Air Vice Marshal (Ret.) Gary Waterfall

Gary served for 34 years in Royal Air Force. He flew as a Harrier pilot from land and sea, both in peace and on operations, and was a member of The Royal Air Force Aerobatic Team, The Red Arrows. In higher command, he led the UK air contribution to the UNSCR backed operation in Libya in 2011, oversaw the air security for London Olympics 2012, and commanded the Typhoon Force. On promotion to Air Vice-Marshal, he commanded RAF's No1 Group and was Deputy Chief at The UK Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ), responsible for the planning and execution of UK global joint operations.

On leaving the RAF in 2019, he set up his own advisory company, Pegasus Potential, advising UK Defence facing companies globally. Away from work he is a Gentleman Usher to HM The King, Deputy Lieutenant to the County of Lincolnshire, and a proud ambassador to The Royal Air Forces Association – helping the RAF family of yesterday and today