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Andrew Roe

Andrew Roe
Roe, sometime after 2017.
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1992–present
Rank	Major General
Unit	Green Howards
Commands held	Joint Services Command and Staff College 38 (Irish) Brigade 2nd Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment
Battles/wars	The Troubles Bosnian War Iraq War War in Afghanistan
Awards	Companion of the Order of the Bath Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service

Major General Andrew Michael Roe, CB is a senior British Army officer who currently serves as Chief Executive and Commandant of the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom. He has been selected as the next Rector of Exeter College, Oxford.

Roe was commissioned into the Green Howards in April 1992.^[1] He became commanding officer of the 2nd Battalion, the Yorkshire Regiment, in April 2011.^[2] He went on to be commander 38 (Irish) Brigade in August 2015, Assistant Commandant (Land) of the Joint Services Command and Staff College in August 2017 and Commandant of the Joint Services Command and Staff College in May 2019.^[3]

Roe was awarded a Queen's Commendation for Valuable Service in September 2010 for distinguished service in Afghanistan,^[4] and appointed a Companion of the Order of the Bath in the 2022 Birthday Honours.^[5]

In June 2023, Roe was announced as the next Rector of Exeter College, Oxford, starting in October 2024.^[6]

• Roe, Andrew M. (2010). Waging War in Waziristan: The British Struggle in the Land of Bin Laden, 1849–1947. University Press of Kansas. ISBN 978-0700616992.
• Roe, Andrew M.; Cloughley, Brian; Grau, Lester (2015). From Fabric Wings to Supersonic Fighters and Drones: A History of Military Aviation on Both Sides of the North-West Frontier. Helion & Company. ISBN 978-1909982826.

• Roe, Andrew (2012). "Evacuation by Air: The All-But-Forgotten Kabul Airlift of 1928-29". Air Power Review. 15 (1). Air University Press: 21–38. ISSN 1463-6298.