Mark Mans

Mark Francis Noel Mans
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1974–present
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Regional Forces
Battles/wars	Northern Ireland Gulf War Bosnian War Iraq War
Awards	Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service, 1996 Commander of the Order of the British Empire, 2005 United States Legion of Merit, 2006

Lieutenant-General Mark Francis Noel Mans CBE QCVS is the current Adjutant-General to the Forces of the United Kingdom.

Career

Educated at Berkhamsted School,^[1] Mark Mans was commissioned into the Royal Engineers in 1974.^[2] During the Gulf War he was Officer Commanding 37 Field Support Squadron.^[3] He was later deployed in Bosnia.^[4] In February 2005 he became Deputy Commanding General of the Multi-National Force – Iraq.^[5]

He served as Deputy Adjutant General,^[6] taking up that appointment in 2006, before becoming Military Secretary in March 2008.^[4] In September 2009 he was appointed Commander of Regional Forces at Land Command.^[4] Then in December 2009 he was made Adjutant-General to the Forces with responsibility for both personnel and support.^[7]

He was awarded the Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in 1996,^[8] the CBE in June 2005^[9] and the American Legion of Merit in December 2006.^[10]

References

1. ^ Berkhamsted School Alumnus, 4 July 2007
2. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 46270. p. 5057. 23 April 1974. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
3. ^ Small Wars: Gulf Units
4. ^ ^{a b c} TA Quarterly September 2009
5. ^ U.S. Pushing Roadside, Car-Bomb Awareness Washington Times, 25 May 2005
6. ^ Army Opens New Court Martial Centre Ministry of Defence, 1 August 2006
7. ^ Army conducts top level organisational review Defence News, 9 December 2009
8. ^ London Gazette: no. 54393. p. 6548. 10 May 1996. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
9. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 57665. p. 5. 11 June 2005. Retrieved 19 September 2009.
10. ^ London Gazette: (Supplement) no. 58183. p. 17361. 15 December 2006. Retrieved 19 September 2009.

Military offices
Preceded by Nicholas Cottam	Military Secretary 2008–2009	Succeeded by David Rutherford-Jones
Preceded by Sir Nick Parker	Commander Regional Forces September 2009–December 2009	Succeeded by Post abolished
Preceded by Bill Rollo	Adjutant General 2009–-	Succeeded by incumbent

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