Chief of Air Force

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

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air force chief
military position
appointedBy Governor-General of Australia
country Australia
formationYear 1922
hasAbbreviation CAF
hasDomain air power
hasResponsibility implementation of Australian air power policy
management of Royal Australian Air Force resources
preparedness of the Royal Australian Air Force
isPartOf Australian Defence Force
Australian Defence Organisation
jurisdiction Commonwealth of Australia
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Australian Capital Territory
memberOf Australian Defence Force leadership
nativeLabel CAF
nominatedBy Prime Minister of Australia
officeType service chief
oversees Royal Australian Air Force capability development
Royal Australian Air Force operations
Royal Australian Air Force personnel
Royal Australian Air Force training
partOfChainOfCommand Australian Defence Force chain of command
positionHeldBy highest-ranking officer of the Royal Australian Air Force
precededBy Chief of the Air Staff
rankHeldByOfficeholder Air Marshal
reportsTo Chief of the Defence Force
responsibleFor capability of the Royal Australian Air Force
command of the Royal Australian Air Force
strategic direction of the Royal Australian Air Force
seat Canberra
serviceBranch Royal Australian Air Force
shortName CAF

Referenced by (2)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Royal Australian Air Force
employer
Stanley Goble ("Chief of the Air Staff")
positionHeld

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