Nick Carter (British Army officer)
General Sir Nicholas Patrick Carter, is a retired senior British Army officer who served as Chief of the Defence Staff from June 2018 to November 2021.
Official portrait
The Ibar River Bridge where Carter commanded a group of peacekeepers
Carter (right) with other service chiefs at the RAF 100 celebrations in 2018
Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)
The Chief of the Defence Staff (CDS) is the professional head of the British Armed Forces and the most senior uniformed military adviser to the Secretary of State for Defence and the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. The chief of the defence staff is based at the Ministry of Defence and works alongside the Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence, the ministry's senior civil servant. The Chief of Defence is the highest ranking officer to currently serve in the armed forces.
Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom)
Image: Air Vice Marshal Dickson near Venafro, Italy (cropped)
Image: Lord Mountbatten Naval in colour Allan Warren
Image: General Sir Richard Hull speaks to officers (cropped)