Royal Air Force Air Command

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Royal Air Force Air Command is the primary operational command of the RAF, responsible for directing and overseeing the United Kingdom’s air and space power.


Statements (47)
Predicate Object
instanceOf Royal Air Force formation
military command
operational command
abbreviation Air Command
allies NATO
United States Air Force
other allied and coalition air forces
branchColor light blue
commands RAF air mobility forces
RAF combat air forces
RAF front-line air forces
RAF intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance assets
RAF space operations elements
RAF support forces
country United Kingdom
dateFormed 2007
formedByMergerOf RAF Personnel and Training Command
RAF Strike Command
garrison RAF High Wycombe
garrisonCountry United Kingdom NERFINISHED
garrisonCounty Buckinghamshire NERFINISHED
garrisonTown High Wycombe
hasComponent No. 1 Group RAF
No. 11 Group (historical/heritage role)
No. 2 Group RAF
headquartersLocation RAF High Wycombe
jurisdiction United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
mission deliver air and space power for the UK Ministry of Defence
generate, prepare and sustain RAF forces for operations
operatesInDomain air
space
oversees RAF operations in the United Kingdom
RAF operations overseas
parentOrganization United Kingdom Ministry of Defence
partOf Royal Air Force
responsibleFor United Kingdom air operations
United Kingdom space operations
air and space power projection
air defence of the United Kingdom
support to joint and coalition operations
role direction of UK air power
direction of UK space power
operational command and control
serviceBranch Royal Air Force
subordinateTo Air Force Board
Chief of the Air Staff
usesLanguage English

Referenced by (22)
Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
No. 29 Squadron RAF ("RAF Air Command")
RAF Fairford ("RAF Air Command")
RAF High Wycombe ("Royal Air Force command structure")
RAF Honington ("RAF Air Command")
RAF Waddington ("RAF Air Command")
RAFAT
partOf
Fighter Ground attack Reconnaissance Mark 4 ("RAF Air Command")
Nimrod MR2 ("RAF Air Command")
Panavia Tornado GR4
Raytheon Sentinel R1
serviceBranch
RAF Ascension Island
belongsTo
No. 2 Group RAF ("RAF Air Command")
commandStructure
RAF High Wycombe
controlledBy
strategic direction of the Royal Air Force ("Air Command of the Royal Air Force")
implementedBy
RAF High Wycombe
isAssociatedWith
RAF High Wycombe ("RAF Air Command")
isHeadquartersFor
No. 617 Squadron RAF ("RAF Air Command")
laterPartOf
RAF Strike Command ("RAF Air Command")
mergedInto
No. 6 Squadron RAF
service
David Craig ("Royal Air Force high command")
sphereOfActivity
No. 1 Group RAF ("Air Command RAF")
subordinateTo
FGR4 ("RAF Air Command")
usedByMilitaryBranch

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