The Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff is a senior British military officer who reports to the Chief of the Defence Staff and Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff. Early Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff These were: 1957 – 1960 – Lieutenant-General Sir Roderick McLeod 1960 – 1962 – Air Marshal Sir Alfred Earle 1962 – 1964 – Lieutenant-General Sir Denis O’Connor Note: This single "Deputy Chief" role was redesignated Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff after 1964. Current arrangements There are currently three people with the post of Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (DCDS) at any one time. These are: Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations) Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Capability) Chief of Defence People Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Military Strategy and Operations) In 1989–91, the Defence Operations Executive, led by the Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments) and including the Assistant Chiefs of the Naval, General, and Air Staffs, supervised the Joint Operations Centre which in turn passed orders to the forces in Cyprus, Belize, the Falklands, and Hong Kong. These commands consisted of units of all three services and were commanded by one or 2-star rank flag officers. Commander British Forces (CBF) British Forces Cyprus was a rotational post between the Army and RAF, at two-star level; CBF British Forces Belize was an Army brigadier; CBF Falklands was a rotational post between all three services at two-star level; and CBF Hong Kong was an Army major general. These were: Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff (Commitments) 1985 – 1987 Vice-Admiral Sir John Woodward 1987 – 1989 Lieutenant-General Sir Antony Walker 1989 – 1992 Air Marshal Sir Kenneth Hayr 1992 – 1995 Vice-Admiral the Hon. Sir Nicholas Hill-Norton 1995 – 1997 Lieutenant-General Sir Alexander Harley 1997 – 2000 Air Marshal Sir John Day 2000 – 2003 Lieutenant-General Sir Anthony Pigott 2003 – 2006 Lieutenant-General Sir Robert Fry 2006 – 2007 Vice-Admiral Charles Style 2007 – 2009 Lieutenant-General Sir Peter Wall Current title: Deputy Chief of Defence Staff (Military Strategy & Operations) 2009 – 2011 Lieutenant-General Simon Mayall 2011 – 2013 Lieutenant-General Richard Barrons 2013 – 2014 Lieutenant-General James Everard 2014 – 2016 Lieutenant-General Gordon Messenger 2016 – 2018 Lieutenant-General Mark Carleton-Smith 2018 – 2021 Lieutenant General Douglas Chalmers 2021 – present Lieutenant General Sir Roland Walker Deputy Chiefs of the Defence Staff (Personnel and Training) / Deputy Chiefs