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.
All labels observed (10)
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 |
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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (42)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Chief of the Air Force Staff
this entity surface form:
Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)
this entity surface form:
Chief of the Air Staff, Royal Flying Corps
this entity surface form:
Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force
subject surface form:
John Grandy
subject surface form:
John Grandy
this entity surface form:
Leadership of the Royal Air Force as Chief of the Air Staff
this entity surface form:
Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)
this entity surface form:
Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Australian Air Force
this entity surface form:
Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)
this entity surface form:
Royal Air Force senior command
this entity surface form:
Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force
this entity surface form:
Chief of the Air Staff of the Royal Air Force
this entity surface form:
Chief of the Air Staff of the United Kingdom
subject surface form:
Years of Command
this entity surface form:
Royal Air Force commander
this entity surface form:
Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)
subject surface form:
John Grandy
this entity surface form:
Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)
this entity surface form:
Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)
subject surface form:
John Slessor
subject surface form:
UK Space Command
this entity surface form:
Chief of the Air Staff (United Kingdom)