Education
Lacey was educated at John Ruskin Grammar School, University of Cambridge, the Royal Air Force College Cranwell and the Royal College of Defence Studies.
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Air Vice-Marshal Richard Howard Lacey, Commander of the Order of the British Empire was the Commander of British Forces Cyprus and former United Kingdom National Military Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Headquarters at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe in Belgium.
Career
He trained as a helicopter flying instructor in 1984 and on promotion to squadron leader in 1985, he returned to operational flying in Northern Ireland as a Flight Commander with Number 72 Squadron. He became Commanding Officer of Number. 33 Squadron Royal Air Force in 1992, a staff officer for Air Plans and Programmes at the Ministry of Defence in 1994 and Station Commander at Royal Air Force Benson in 1997.
After that he attended the Royal College of Defence Studies whereupon he was made Director of North Atlantic Treaty Organization Policy at the Ministry of Defence in 2000, Commander of British Forces on the Falkland Islands in 2003 and United Kingdom Military Representative to Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe in Belgium in 2005.
His last appointment was as Commander of British Forces Cyprus and Administrator of the Sovereign Base Areas in 2006 before retiring in 2009. After retirement, Lacey became Director of Strategy at Sodexo Defence Limited.
He is currently a Gentleman Usher to Queen Elizabeth World War II
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