Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group RAF
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The Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group RAF is the senior Royal Air Force commander responsible for the service’s frontline fast-jet and air combat forces within No. 1 Group.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Air Officer Commanding No. 1 Group RAF canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
military commander role
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senior Royal Air Force appointment ⓘ |
| associatedWithOperationType |
air policing operations
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combat air patrols ⓘ expeditionary strike missions ⓘ joint and combined air operations ⓘ |
| associatedWithUnitType |
airborne early warning aircraft
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combat support aircraft ⓘ fighter squadrons ⓘ intelligence, surveillance, target acquisition and reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ strike squadrons ⓘ |
| commands | No. 1 Group RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| formationContext | First World War era expansion of the Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| formationYear | 1918 ⓘ |
| garrison |
Air Command headquarters
NERFINISHED
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RAF High Wycombe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| insigniaType | Royal Air Force air officer rank insignia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalFramework | United Kingdom defence regulations ⓘ |
| notableResponsibility |
generation of combat air power for UK defence
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support to NATO air operations ⓘ support to coalition air operations ⓘ |
| overseesCapability |
Quick Reaction Alert fighter forces
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airborne command and control ⓘ airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance ⓘ defensive counter-air capability ⓘ offensive counter-air capability ⓘ precision strike from the air ⓘ suppression of enemy air defences ⓘ |
| partOf | Royal Air Force command structure ⓘ |
| rank | Air Vice-Marshal NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo |
Air Command, Royal Air Force
NERFINISHED
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Deputy Commander Operations (Royal Air Force) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibleFor |
air combat forces within No. 1 Group RAF
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air defence operations assigned to No. 1 Group RAF ⓘ frontline fast-jet forces of the Royal Air Force ⓘ offensive air operations assigned to No. 1 Group RAF ⓘ |
| role |
responsible for deployment of No. 1 Group RAF forces on operations
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responsible for readiness of No. 1 Group RAF units ⓘ responsible for training standards of No. 1 Group RAF combat air units ⓘ senior operational commander for RAF combat air forces ⓘ |
| scope |
United Kingdom airspace defence
NERFINISHED
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expeditionary air operations overseas ⓘ |
| selectionBy | Air Force Board of the Defence Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tradition | Royal Air Force group commander appointments ⓘ |
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