ɪn dʒuːlˈaɪ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː, hiː wʌz ɐpˈɔɪntᵻd ɐ nˈaɪt kəmˈændɚɹ ʌvðɪ ˈɔːɹdɚɹ ʌvðə bˈæθ fɔːɹ hɪz sˈɜːvɪsᵻz æz dᵻɹˈɛktɚɹ ʌv ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənz ɪnðə mˈoʊ dˈiː, ænd wʌz mˌeɪd ˈɑːfɪsɚɹ ʌvðə juːnˈaɪɾᵻd stˈeɪts lˈiːdʒən ʌv mˈɛɹɪt ɪn tˈuː θˈaʊzənd sˈɪks fɔːɹ hɪz fˈaɪnəl ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənəl tˈʊɹ æz dˈɛpjuːɾi kəmˈændɪŋ dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ʌv kˌoʊəlˈɪʃən fˈoːɹsᵻz ɪn ɪɹˈæk.
In July 2003, he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath for his services as Director of Operations in the MoD, and was made Officer of the United States' Legion of Merit in 2006 for his final operational tour as Deputy Commanding General of coalition forces in Iraq.