Chief of the Air Staff

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The Chief of the Air Staff is the professional head and highest-ranking officer of the Royal Air Force, responsible for its overall command and strategic direction.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United Kingdom military office
air force chief position
military appointment
advisedBy Secretary of State for Defence
alsoKnownAs CAS
appliesTo Royal Air Force
appointedBy British monarch
surface form: The Monarch of the United Kingdom
category Military ranks of the Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force appointments
country United Kingdom
domain air power policy
air warfare
firstHolder Lord Trenchard
surface form: Hugh Trenchard
formationYear 1918
formedFrom Chief of the Air Staff self-linksurface differs
surface form: Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Flying Corps
hasAbbreviation CAS
hasPositionInHierarchy Chief of the General Staff
surface form: equivalent to Chief of the General Staff

First Sea Lord
surface form: equivalent to First Sea Lord
inception 1 April 1918
insignia Royal Air Force air chief marshal rank insignia
jurisdiction Royal Air Force
surface form: United Kingdom armed forces air component
locatedIn London, England
surface form: London
memberOf Air Council
surface form: Air Force Board
nominatedBy Prime Ministers of the United Kingdom
surface form: Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
oversees equipment policy of the Royal Air Force
operational readiness of the Royal Air Force
training policy of the Royal Air Force
participatesIn United Kingdom defence planning
partOf Defence Council of the United Kingdom
rank Air Chief Marshal
reportsTo Chief of the Defence Staff (Canada)
surface form: Chief of the Defence Staff

Secretary of State for Defence
responsibleFor overall command of the Royal Air Force
strategic direction of the Royal Air Force
role highest-ranking officer of the Royal Air Force
professional head of the Royal Air Force
scopeOfAuthority all Royal Air Force operations
all Royal Air Force personnel
seat Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall
surface form: Ministry of Defence Main Building, London
serviceBranch Royal Air Force
status senior military post
termLength not fixed

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Royal Air Force commanderTitle Chief of the Air Staff
Royal Canadian Air Force commandStructure Chief of the Air Staff
this entity surface form: Chief of the Air Force Staff
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command subordinateTo Chief of the Air Staff
this entity surface form: Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)
AOC-in-C Fighter Command subordinateTo Chief of the Air Staff
Chief of the Air Staff formedFrom Chief of the Air Staff self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Flying Corps
RAF Police subordinateTo Chief of the Air Staff
Air Council hasMember Chief of the Air Staff
Arthur Tedder positionHeld Chief of the Air Staff
Lord Trenchard positionHeld Chief of the Air Staff
Lord Trenchard positionHeld Chief of the Air Staff
this entity surface form: Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force
Air Command subordinateTo Chief of the Air Staff
Air Marshal Sir John Grandy positionHeld Chief of the Air Staff
subject surface form: John Grandy
Air Marshal Sir John Grandy notableWork Chief of the Air Staff
subject surface form: John Grandy
this entity surface form: Leadership of the Royal Air Force as Chief of the Air Staff
British Chiefs of Staff Committee composedOf Chief of the Air Staff
Air Chief Marshal typicalAppointment Chief of the Air Staff
this entity surface form: Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief reportsTo Chief of the Air Staff
Stanley Goble positionHeld Chief of the Air Staff
this entity surface form: Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force
Royal Air Force personnel commandStructure Chief of the Air Staff
this entity surface form: Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)
Royal Air Force Air Command subordinateTo Chief of the Air Staff
Frederick Sykes positionHeld Chief of the Air Staff
Peter Harding positionHeld Chief of the Air Staff
David Craig positionHeld Chief of the Air Staff
Air Ministry building, London servedAsHeadquartersOf Chief of the Air Staff
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force senior command
strategic direction of the Royal Air Force setBy Chief of the Air Staff
this entity surface form: Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force
Charles Portal positionHeld Chief of the Air Staff
Charles Portal positionHeld Chief of the Air Staff
this entity surface form: Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force
Charles Portal positionHeld Chief of the Air Staff
this entity surface form: Chief of the Air Staff of the United Kingdom
autobiography "Years of Command" hasAuthorOccupation Chief of the Air Staff
subject surface form: Years of Command
this entity surface form: Royal Air Force commander
Chief of the Defence Staff (United Kingdom) isSeniorTo Chief of the Air Staff
this entity surface form: Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)
Air Member for Personnel reportsTo Chief of the Air Staff
Grandy positionHeld Chief of the Air Staff
subject surface form: John Grandy
this entity surface form: Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)
Chief of the General Staff (United Kingdom) worksWith Chief of the Air Staff
this entity surface form: Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)
Vice-Chief of the Air Staff subordinateTo Chief of the Air Staff
Air Chief Marshal Sir John Slessor positionHeld Chief of the Air Staff
subject surface form: John Slessor
Andrew Humphrey positionHeld Chief of the Air Staff
Michael Graydon positionHeld Chief of the Air Staff
UKSC operatesUnder Chief of the Air Staff
subject surface form: UK Space Command
this entity surface form: Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)
Charles Frederick Algernon Portal positionHeld Chief of the Air Staff