Chief of the Air Staff

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United Kingdom military office air force chief position military appointment

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.

Aliases (8)

Statements (42)

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	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	Hugh Trenchard →
formationYear	1918 →
formedFrom	Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Flying Corps →
hasAbbreviation	CAS →
hasPositionInHierarchy	equivalent to Chief of the General Staff → equivalent to First Sea Lord →
inception	1 April 1918 →
insignia	Royal Air Force air chief marshal rank insignia →
jurisdiction	United Kingdom armed forces air component →
locatedIn	London →
memberOf	Air Force Board →
nominatedBy	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 → 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, London →
serviceBranch	Royal Air Force →
status	senior military post →
termLength	not fixed →

Referenced by (29)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Arthur Tedder → Charles Portal → Charles Portal ("Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force") → Charles Portal ("Chief of the Air Staff of the United Kingdom") → David Craig → Frederick Sykes → John Grandy → Lord Trenchard → Lord Trenchard ("Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force") → Peter Harding → Stanley Goble ("Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force") →	positionHeld
AOC-in-C Fighter Command → Air Command → Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Fighter Command ("Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)") → RAF Police → Royal Air Force Air Command →	subordinateTo
Royal Air Force personnel ("Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)") → Royal Canadian Air Force ("Chief of the Air Force Staff") →	commandStructure
Royal Air Force →	commanderTitle
British Chiefs of Staff Committee →	composedOf
Chief of the Air Staff ("Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Flying Corps") →	formedFrom
Air Council →	hasMember
Defence Council of the United Kingdom →	includesMember
John Grandy ("Leadership of the Royal Air Force as Chief of the Air Staff") →	notableWork
Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force →	precededBy
Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief →	reportsTo
Air Ministry building, London ("Royal Air Force senior command") →	servedAsHeadquartersOf
strategic direction of the Royal Air Force ("Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force") →	setBy
Air Chief Marshal ("Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)") →	typicalAppointment