Air Commodore Clive Arthur Bairsto CBE is a Royal Air Force officer and former Air Officer Scotland and Station Commander RAF Leuchars. He was replaced by Air Commodore R J Atkinson on 13 March 2009 and took the post of Head of International Policy and Planning (Military) at the Ministry of Defence on 23 March 2009. Over his career, he has held numerous commands including: Bairsto was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2010 New Year Honours.