Lieutenant Colonel Mark Luson

Lt Col Mark Luson joined the Army in 2005 and commissioned into the Royal Tank Regiment. Initially an Armoured Troop Leader on Challenger 2, he was also the Reconnaissance Troop Leader. He has also held junior staff appointments as Intelligence Officer and Adjutant with the Joint CBRN Regiment and First Royal Tank Regiment.

In 2013 he spent two years as the Assistant Military Adviser in the British High Commission in Pakistan. Following Intermediate Command and Staff College (Land) he moved to the Operations Directorate in the Ministry of Defence as the policy lead for North Africa and the Mediterranean. He commanded BADGER Squadron from 2017-2019 and then spent two years as the Military Assistant to Director Joint Warfare in UK Strategic Command.

Following attendance at the Advanced Command and Staff Course (2021) he spent a year as SO1 Work Force Plans in the Army Headquarters. He assumed Command of the Royal Tank Regiment in October 2023. He has deployed on operations and exercises in Iraq, Afghanistan, Australia, Belize, Germany and Canada.

He is married to Gemma and has a young son, Beaumont.