DEFENCE
As new Air Force Chief begins role, new leaders appointed With Air Vice-Marshal Darryn Webb officially commencing duties as the new Chief of Air Force, new appointees step into the Deputy Chief and Air Component Commander positions.
According to a 03 October NZDF report, Air Vice-Marshal Darryn Webb has officially commenced his duties as the new Chief of Air Force. Predecessor Air ViceMarshal Andrew Clark has been appointed as the Director of the Government Communications Security Bureau. AVM Webb has served in the RNZAF for 33 years and has accumulated more than 6,000 hours of flying, conducting multiple operational missions and deployments. He was Head of Managed Isolation and Quarantine, seconded into the All of Government response.
Courtesy of NZDF.
Courtesy of NZDF.
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He was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit (MNZM) in the 2022 New Year Honours list for services to the Defence Force in recognition of this role. “My connections with the Air Force runs deep and it’s an absolute privilege to stand here this afternoon.” He said at the formal Change of Command parade recently at RNZAF Base Ohakea. “We continue to stand on the shoulders of those who have gone
before us, and we benefit from their effort and contribution,” he said, addressing aviators in attendance. “But now it’s our turn, it’s your turn to add your own stitch or thread to the tapestry that is the RNZAF.” “I ask you to make that stitch vibrant, make it strong and make it last. The future has many challenges coming at us across the horizon. It will probably require us to be concurrently deployed around the world, it will require us to work even more closely with our critical partners.” Line of Defence
