Oz Alashe | |
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Born | London | 8 September 1976
Allegiance | United Kingdom |
Service/ | British Army (Parachute Regiment & UK Special Forces) |
Years of service | 1998–2015 |
Rank | Lieutenant Colonel |
Battles/wars | Operation Banner (Northern Ireland) Operation Palliser (Sierra Leone) Macedonia War in Afghanistan Iraq |
Awards | Member of the Order of the British Empire |
Lieutenant Colonel (Retd) Usman Adewale "Oz" Alashe, MBE is a tech entrepreneur and former British Army officer who served in the Parachute Regiment and United Kingdom Special Forces. He was the first black British officer to serve in both elite military organizations and is a veteran of the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.[1][2][3]