CAS

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CAS is the commonly used abbreviation for the Chief of the Air Staff, the professional head of an air force in several countries.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf air force chief position
military appointment
abbreviation CAS
countryUsage Bangladesh
Ghana
India
Nigeria
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
United Kingdom (historical title)
domain air force
military
equivalentRank air chief marshal (in several Commonwealth air forces)
hasAlternativeTitle Chief of Air Force (in some countries)
Chief of Air Staff (variant form)
hasJurisdictionOver air force operations
memberOf chiefs of staff committee (in some countries)
national defence leadership
militaryBranch air force
positionType four-star level post (in many countries)
service chief
reportsTo Chief of Defence Staff (in some countries)
Minister of Defence (in many countries)
responsibility advising the government on air power
air force capability development
air power policy and strategy
overall command of the air force
personnel management of the air force
readiness of air force units
role professional head of an air force
selectionBy national government
standsFor Chief of the Air Staff
usedIn Commonwealth air forces

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Subject (surface form when different) Predicate
Chief of the Air Staff
alsoKnownAs
Chief of the Air Staff
hasAbbreviation

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