Warrant Officer of the Air Force

Warrant Officer of the
Royal Australian Air Force
(WOFF-AF)
=
Incumbent
Mark Pentreath
since November 2011
Style Warrant Officer of the Air Force (Warrant Officer)
Term length 3 years
Inaugural holder Richard ('Dick') Newton

Warrant Officer of the Air Force (WOFF-AF) is the most senior Warrant Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It is a singular appointment – it is only held by one person at any time. The special insignia for the WOFF-AF is the Australian coat of arms with a wreath around it. The current Warrant Officer of the Air Force[1] is Mark Pentreath.

Based on the United States Air Force practice of appointing a Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, the WOFF-AF is responsible to the Chief of Air Force (CAF).

The appointment is the equivalent of the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (RSM-A) in the Australian Army and Warrant Officer of the Navy (WO-N) in the Royal Australian Navy.

The post was created by the then Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal I.B. Gration, to provide a conduit between Air Force’s senior leadership and the airman ranks.[2]

Appointees

#
 Name
 Term
began
 Term
ended
 Notes
1 Newton, Richard ('Dick')Richard ('Dick') Newton AM 15 February 1993 1996 [2]
2 Tuckey, BryanBryan Tuckey OAM 1996 1999
3 Boydell, JohnJohn Boydell June 1999 2 August 2002 [3][4]
4 Hall, PeterPeter Hall AM 2 August 2002 2005 [3]
5 Woolnough, RayRay Woolnough AM 2005 2008 [5][6]
6 Millar, John ('JJ')John ('JJ') Millar AM 16 December 2008 4 November 2011 Promoted to Squadron Leader on leaving post[6][7]
7 Pentreath, MarkMark Pentreath CSM 4 November 2011 Incumbent [1][8]

Memorabilia

Challenge Coin of the Warrant Officer of the Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force; Specifically, WOFF-AF Mark Pentreath.

The WOFF-AF has some items that may be presented on occasion, such as the Challenge Coin.

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Warrant Officer of the Air Force". Our People. RAAF. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Warrant Officer of the Air Force". Oral History Program - Snippets: No.3. Office of Air Force History.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Our new WOFF". Air Force 44 (11). June 2002. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Revved up for Retirement". Air Force 44 (14). August 2002. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Last air mail for WOFF-AF". Air Force 50 (21): 2. November 2008.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "NEW WARRANT OFFICER OF THE AIR FORCE". Media Release MSPA 404/08. Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  7. ↑ "Was a great ride, but JJ now on to next challenge". Air Force 53 (22): 2. November 2011.
  8. ↑ "WOFF-AF new ground". Air Force 53 (22): 2. November 2011.