Wright joined the Royal Air Force in 1966. He became commanding officer of Number. 9 Squadron based at Royal Air Force Bruggen in 1987, Personal Staff Officer to the Chief of the Air Staff in 1989 and Station Commander at Royal Air Force Bruggen in 1992.
In retirement he became Controller of the Royal Air Force Benevolent Fund.
He went on to be Assistant Chief of Staff, Policy & Plans at North Atlantic Treaty Organization Headquarters at Royal Air Force High Wycombe in 1994, Air Commander Operations at Headquarters Royal Air Force Strike Command in 1995 and Military Advisor to the High Representative for Bosnia and Herzegovina in 1997. After that he became Chief of Staff to the Air Member for Personnel and Deputy Commander-in-Chief Royal Air Force Personnel and Training Command in 1998, Assistant Chief of Staff Policy & Requirements at Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers in Europe in 2000 and United Kingdom Military Representative to North Atlantic Treaty Organization and the European Union in 2002 before retiring in 2006.
