RAF Support Command

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Support Command of the Royal Air Force was formed on 31 August 1973 by the renaming of Maintenance Command, with No. 90 (Signals) Group being added to it. Its responsibilities included all logistical and maintenance support requirements of the RAF. It was renamed as RAF Support Command, and its role further increased, on 13 June 1977 when it absorbed Training Command, making it additionally responsible for all RAF ground and aircrew training.

In 1994 the Command was split up, with many of its functions merging with those of the RAF Personnel Management Centre to form Personnel and Training Command, and others being hived off into Logistics Command.

[edit] Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief

31 Aug 1973 - Air Marshal Sir Reginald Harland
31 Jan 1976 - Air Marshal Sir Rex Roe
30 Aug 1978 - Air Marshal Sir Keith Williamson
3 May 1980 - Air Marshal Sir John Gingell
27 Apr 1981 - Air Marshal Sir Michael Beavis
15 Feb 1984 - Air Marshal Sir David Harcourt-Smith
2 Jan 1986 - Air Marshal Sir John Sutton
5 Apr 1989 - Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael Graydon
1991 - Air Chief Marshal Sir John Thomson
5 Oct 1992 - Air Chief Marshal Sir John Willis

Preceded by Maintenance Command	Support Command 1973–1994	Succeeded by Personnel and Training Command
Preceded by Training Command Absorbed on 13 June 1977	Support Command 1973–1994	Succeeded by Logistics Command