Chris Nickols


Chris Nickols

Air Marshal Nickols inspects troops in 2010
Born (1956-07-23) 23 July 1956
AllegianceUnited Kingdom
BranchRoyal Air Force
Service years1974–2012
RankAir Marshal
CommandsAir Warfare Centre
RAF Lossiemouth
No. 2 Squadron
ConflictsKosovo War
Iraq War
AwardsCompanion of the Order of the Bath
Commander of the Order of the British Empire

Air Marshal Christopher Mark Nickols, CB, CBE, DL, FRAeS (born 23 July 1956) is a retired senior officer in the Royal Air Force, whose final appointment was Chief of Defence Intelligence. Prior to that he served as Assistant Chief of the Defence Staff (Operations).