da academy
London
Air Marshal Ian Gale was appointed Director General Joint Force Development and
Defence Academy in April 2021, responsible for the conceptual element of UK
fighting power: concepts and doctrine, training and education, exercise and
experimentation, lessons learned and innovation. Before that he was Assistant
Chief of the Air Staff from April 2019, responsible for the coherence and
coordination of the Royal Air Force, international relations, strategic
engagement and parliamentary business on behalf of the chief.