Ro Atherton

Rowena Atherton
Allegiance  United Kingdom
Service/branch  Royal Air Force
Rank Group Captain
Commands held A4 FHQ
RAF Wittering
Battles/wars Op HERRICK

Group Captain Rowena Atherton is a serving Royal Air Force Officer.

With a logistics background, Atherton joined the RAF at 17 in 1979 and completed training at RAF Henlow.

She was the first female Station Commander RAF Wittering and was charged with the radical reorganisation of the Royal Air Force's logistics organisation. This included the relocation of the majority of RAF Air Combat Support Units (ACSUs) to the Station and the creation of the A4 Force Headquarters.[1]

Atherton raised a national controversy when she banned RAF Wittering personnel from wearing uniform whilst off duty. This was in response to reports that personnel from the station were receiving abuse due to the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan.[2]

Atherton deployed to Afghanistan in July 2008 as Deputy Commander Joint Force Support Headquarters.[3]

References

Military offices
Preceded by
A D Stevenson
Station Commander RAF Wittering
2006 2008
Succeeded by
P Higgins
Preceded by
New Creation
A4 Force Element Commander
2006 present
Succeeded by
Incumbent
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