Air Marshal Philip Colin Osborn, CBE, FRAeS is a senior Royal Air Force officer who served as Chief of Defence Intelligence from 2015 to 2018.
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.jpg) Air Marshal Osborn in 2019 | |
| Allegiance | United Kingdom |
| Service/ | Royal Air Force |
| Years of service | 1982–2019 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands held | No. 2 Group RAF Marham No. 13 Squadron |
| Battles/wars | Iraq War |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire |
RAF career
Osborn joined the Royal Air Force in 1982.[1] After training as a Tornado navigator, he became commanding officer of No. 13 Squadron and then Station Commander at RAF Marham.[1] He went on to be Air Officer Commanding No. 2 Group in October 2010, Chief of Staff Operations and Support at RAF Air Command in 2012 and Director Capability at Joint Forces Command in 2013.[1] He became Chief of Defence Intelligence in January 2015.[2]
Osborn was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the 2009 New Year Honours.[3] He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS).[4]
Osborn officially retired from the Royal Air Force on 13 October 2019.[5]
Later life
In retirement, Osborn maintained links with the Royal Air Force and became chairman of the RAF Charitable Trust in June 2020,[6][7] and became a non-executive director for Lincolnshire-based defence company, Inzpire, in April 2020.[8]