RAF Air Command

Air Command

Air Command Badge
Founded 1 April 2007
Country United Kingdom
Branch Royal Air Force
Headquarters RAF High Wycombe
Motto Fortis Ubique Volantis (Flying Bravely Everywhere)
Commanders
Current
commander		 Sir Simon Bryant

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.

The Commander-in-Chief is an Air Chief Marshal and reports directly to the Chief of the Air Staff. The current Commander-in-Chief is ACM Sir Simon Bryant, who was appointed following the death of ACM Sir Christopher Moran on 26 May 2010 during a triathlon at RAF Brize Norton[1].

There are two Deputy Commanders-in-Chief, of Air Marshal rank. The Deputy Commander-in-Chief Operations has responsibility for the two Groups inherited from Strike Command, No. 1 Group and No. 2 Group; the Deputy Commander-in-Chief Personnel has responsibility for the Group inherited from Personnel and Training Command, No. 22 (Training) Group.

Contents

Commanders-in-Chief

Deputy Commanders-in-Chief (Operations)

Deputy Commanders-in-Chief (Personnel)

This appointment is held concurrently with the Air Member for Personnel.

References

  1. ^ BBC report on ACM Moran's death retrieved 27 May 2010
  2. ^ a b RAF Air Rank Appointments List 08/06 of 25 Sep 2006 retrieved 3 Jan 2011
  3. ^ a b RAF Air Rank Appointments List 07/08 of 16 Oct 2008 retrieved 3 Jan 2011
  4. ^ Announcement of ACM Moran's death retrieved 27 May 2010
  5. ^ a b c RAF Air Rank Appointments List 04/10 of 18 Jun 2010 retrieved 3 Jan 2011
  6. ^ RAF Air Rank Appointments List 02/10 of 31 Mar 2010 retrieved 3 Jan 2011
  7. ^ RAF Air Rank Appointments List 01/07 of 16 Jan 2007 retrieved 3 Jan 2011

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Preceded by
Strike Command		 Air Command
2007–		 Succeeded by
Command extant
Preceded by
Personnel and Training Command