Vice-Chief of the Air Staff
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The Vice-Chief of the Air Staff is a senior Royal Air Force appointment serving as the deputy to the Chief of the Air Staff and a key figure in directing RAF operations and policy.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chief of the Air Staff canonical | 2 |
| Vice Chief of Air Staff | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United Kingdom defence position
ⓘ
military office ⓘ senior Royal Air Force appointment ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Air Staff
ⓘ
British Armed Forces ⓘ
surface form:
UK Armed Forces
|
| belongsToOrganization |
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
ⓘ
surface form:
UK Ministry of Defence
|
| category |
Military ranks and appointments of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
Royal Air Force appointments ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| field |
defence policy
ⓘ
military aviation ⓘ |
| formationPurpose |
provide a deputy to the Chief of the Air Staff
ⓘ
strengthen high-level direction of RAF operations and policy ⓘ |
| governmentalFunction |
defence
ⓘ
national security ⓘ |
| hierarchicalPosition | deputy to the Chief of the Air Staff ⓘ |
| isDeputyOf | Chief of the Air Staff ⓘ |
| isPositionOf |
Royal Air Force administration
ⓘ
surface form:
Royal Air Force Air Staff
|
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| location |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
|
| militaryBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| officeHolderType | senior air officer ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| positionInChainOfCommand |
second-in-command of the Royal Air Force
ⓘ
senior RAF leadership ⓘ |
| reportsTo | Chief of the Air Staff ⓘ |
| responsibility |
advising on air power aspects of national defence strategy
ⓘ
contributing to resource and force structure decisions for the RAF ⓘ coordinating with other UK service vice-chiefs ⓘ ensuring readiness of RAF forces at strategic level ⓘ supporting development of RAF capability plans ⓘ |
| role |
assisting in strategic leadership of the Royal Air Force
ⓘ
contributing to defence planning for the Royal Air Force ⓘ directing RAF operations ⓘ directing RAF policy ⓘ overseeing implementation of air power policy ⓘ representing the Royal Air Force in senior defence committees ⓘ supporting the Chief of the Air Staff in command responsibilities ⓘ |
| scopeOfAuthority | Royal Air Force-wide ⓘ |
| seat |
Ministry of Defence Main Building, Whitehall
ⓘ
surface form:
Main Building, Ministry of Defence, London
|
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| subordinateTo | Chief of the Air Staff ⓘ |
| typicallyHeldByRank |
Air Chief Marshal
ⓘ
Air Marshal ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
United Kingdom Ministry of Defence ⓘ |
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Denis Smallwood
subject surface form:
John Slessor
this entity surface form:
Vice Chief of Air Staff