RAF Air Command
| Air Command | |
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| Founded | 1 April 2007 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Role | Military air operations |
| Location | RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Motto(s) | Fortis Ubique Volantis (Flying Bravely Everywhere) |
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| Royal Air Force of the British Armed Forces |
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| History and future |
| Aircraft |
| Personnel |
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| Auxiliary services |
Air Command is the only Command currently active in the Royal Air Force. It was formed by the merger of Royal Air Force Strike and Personnel and Training commands on 1 April 2007, and has its headquarters at RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire.[1]
The equivalent in the Royal Navy is Navy Command Headquarters at Portsmouth and the equivalent in the British Army is Army Headquarters at Andover.
History
[edit]Air Command was formed by the merger of Royal Air Force Strike and Personnel and Training commands on 1 April 2007. Initially, it was under a four-star Air Chief Marshal, Commander-in-Chief, Air Command. At that time, there were two Deputy Commanders of Air Marshal rank: the Deputy Commander-in-Chief (Personnel) and the Deputy Commander-in-Chief (Operations).[2]
Following the implementation of the 2011 Levene Report, the role of Commander-in-Chief, Air Command was discontinued in spring 2012, and the deputy commanders started to report direct to the Chief of the Air Staff.[3] In November 2018, No. 11 Group was formed to create a "multi-domain operations group" as part of RAF Command.[4]
Organisation
[edit]RAF Air Command is led by the Chief of the Air Staff under whom responsibilities are split as follows:[5][6]
- Deputy Chief of the Air Staff, responsible for personnel matters (including No. 22 (Training) Group)
- Air and Space Commander, responsible for air and space operations (including No. 1 Group, No. 2 Group and No. 11 Group)
Commanders-in-Chief (post discontinued in Spring 2012)
[edit]- Air Chief Marshal Sir Clive Loader KCB OBE, 30 March 2007[7] – 2 April 2009 (appointed as C-in-C Strike Command)
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Moran KCB OBE MVO, 3 April 2009[8] – 26 May 2010[9] (Died in office)
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Simon Bryant KCB CBE, 18 June 2010[10] to March 2012
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "RAF Command". Archived from the original on 16 July 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ "Air Command senior, as of September 2012 - GOV.UK". assets.publishing.service.gov.uk.
- ^ Defence Reform Report ("the Levene Report"), June 2011, para 7.7, page 35.
- ^ "Key Battle of Britain Fighter Command group to be reformed". Press Association. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "How Defence Works version 6.0" (PDF). assets.publishing.service.gov.uk. UK Ministry of Defence. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 7 November 2020.
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- ^ "RAF Air Command". Armed Forces. Retrieved 8 December 2023.
- ^ RAF Air Rank Appointments List 08/06 of 25 Sep 2006 retrieved 3 Jan 2011
- ^ RAF Air Rank Appointments List 07/08 of 16 Oct 2008 retrieved 3 Jan 2011
- ^ Announcement of ACM Moran's death retrieved 27 May 2010
- ^ RAF Air Rank Appointments List 04/10 of 18 Jun 2010 retrieved 3 Jan 2011
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