| Headquarters Air Command | |
|---|---|
 Air Command Badge | |
| Founded | 1 April 2007 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Headquarters | RAF High Wycombe |
| Motto(s) | Fortis Ubique Volantis (Flying Bravely Everywhere) |
Headquarters 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]
Air Command is commanded by the Chief of the Air Staff. Formerly, it was under a four-star Air Chief Marshal but this structure was discontinued due to the 2011 Levine Report.[2] The Chief of Air Staff retains command himself[3] in contrast with the Royal Navy (where command is delegated to the Fleet Commander) or the British Army (where command is delegated to the Commander Land Forces). There are two Deputy Commanders of Air Marshal rank. The Deputy Commander (Operations) has responsibility for the two Groups inherited from Strike Command, No. 1 Group and No. 2 Group; the Deputy Commander (Personnel) has responsibility for the Group inherited from Personnel and Training Command, No. 22 (Training) Group.
The equivalent in the Royal Navy is Navy Command Headquarters at Portsmouth and the equivalent in the British Army is Army Headquarters at Andover.
Deputy Commanders (Operations)[]
Deputy Commanders-in-Chief (Operations)
- Air Marshal I W McNicoll CB CBE, 26 February 2007[4] – 13 April 2010 (appointed as DC-in-C Strike Command)
- Air Marshal R F Garwood CB CBE DFC, 14 April 2010[5][6] to Spring 2012
Deputy Commanders (Operations)
- Air Marshal R F Garwood CB CBE DFC, Spring 2012 to April 2013
- Air Marshal G J Bagwell CB CBE, 16 April 2013 to Present[7]
Deputy Commanders (Personnel)[]
This appointment is held concurrently with the Air Member for Personnel.
Deputy Commanders-in-Chief (Personnel)
- Air Marshal S G G Dalton CB, 1 May 2007[8] – 31 March 2009
- Air Marshal S Bryant CBE, 1 April 2009[9] – 17 June 2010
- Air Marshal A D Pulford CBE, 1 September 2010[6] to Spring 2012
Deputy Commanders (Personnel)
- Air Marshal Sir A D Pulford KCB, CBE, Spring 2012 to Present
- Air Marshal B M North OBE, 3 May 2013 to Present[7]
Former Commanders-in-Chief (post discontinued in Spring 2012)[]
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Clive Loader KCB OBE, 30 March 2007[4] – 2 April 2009 (appointed as C-in-C Strike Command)
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Moran KCB OBE MVO, 3 April 2009[9] – 26 May 2010[10] (Died in office)
- Air Chief Marshal Sir Simon Bryant KCB CBE, 18 June 2010[6] to March 2012
References[]
- ↑ http://www.raf.mod.uk/organisation/rafcommand.cfm
- ↑ Defence Reform Report ("the Levene Report")
- ↑ RAF Air Command: Structure
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 RAF Air Rank Appointments List 08/06 of 25 Sep 2006 retrieved 3 Jan 2011
- ↑ RAF Air Rank Appointments List 02/10 of 31 Mar 2010 retrieved 3 Jan 2011
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 RAF Air Rank Appointments List 04/10 of 18 Jun 2010 retrieved 3 Jan 2011
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Ups and outs July 2013". Defence Viewpoints. http://www.defenceviewpoints.co.uk/defence-news/ups-and-outs-july-2013. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ↑ RAF Air Rank Appointments List 01/07 of 16 Jan 2007 retrieved 3 Jan 2011
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 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
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