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This is the structure of the Royal Air Force, as of October 2020.
Air Command
Air Command was formed as a merger of
Strike Command, and
Personnel and Training Command to administer the majority of operational units within the
RAF. It does not have an overall commander, but instead two deputy commanders– one for Operations and one for Capability. The Deputy Commander (Operations) has been
Air MarshalGerry Mayhew, since May 2019; and the Deputy Commander (Capability) has been Air Marshal
Andrew Turner, also since May 2019.
No. 1 Group is one of two operations groups within Air Command, controlling the RAF's fast combat aircraft and the associated airfields. The
AOC has been
Air Vice MarshalIan Duguid, since he took up the appointment in November 2021.[4]
Headquarters,
No. 1 Group, at RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire[5]
Intelligence, Surveillance, Target Acquisition, and Reconnaissance (ISTAR) Force, at RAF Waddington[23][24][25] – formed part of the combined NATO Airborne Electronic Warfare Force[23]
Following the disbandment of
No. 38 Group RAF on 31 December 2020, all units of the former group were moved under a new 1-star 'RAF Support Force', which now forms part of No. 2 Group.[45]
As of early 2023, No. 2 Group comprises the following stations and units.[46][47][48][49][50] Unless indicated otherwise, subordinate units are located at the same location as the unit they report to.
No. 7630 (VR) Intelligence Squadron (Royal Auxiliary Air Force)
No. 11 Group
No. 11 Group is the newest group formed in the RAF, having only been reformed in late 2018 as a "multi-domain operations group." Air Vice-Marshal
Philip Robinson has been the AOC, since December 2021.
No. 22 Group is the direct successor to the
Training Group, and so is responsible for RAF training policy and training establishments. It has been commanded by Air Vice Marshal
Richard Maddison since August 2020.[54]
No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group is the collation of all of the RAF's assets that support operations in the Middle East, i.e.,
Op Kipion, and
Op Shader. The Group has been commanded by
Air Commodore Simon Strasdin since September 2020.
^"Senior Appointments 10th February 2020". raf.mod.uk. Royal Air Force. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020. Air Commodore R C Maddison OBE to be promoted Air Vice-Marshal and to be Air Officer Commanding No 22 Group in August 2020 in succession to Air Vice-Marshal W A W James CBE whose next appointment is yet to be announced.