Structure of the RAAF 3955198 224898287 2008-07-10T22:14:04Z Stepat 7325585 {{RAAF}} The [[Royal Australian Air Force]] is organised into a number of operational, support and training formations located at bases across [[Australia]]. ==Air Force structure== ===Formations=== {| border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=5 |- valign=top align=left bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! FORMATION    ! COMMANDER    ! RANK    |- valign=top | Air Force | [[Chief of Air Force (Australia)|Chief of Air Force (CAF)]] | [[Air Marshal]] |- valign=top | Command | Commander | [[Air Vice Marshal]] |- valign=top | [[Group (air force)|Group]] | Commander | [[Air Commodore]] |- valign=top | [[Wing (air force unit)|Wing]] | [[Officer Commanding]] | [[Group Captain]] |- valign=top | [[Squadron]]/Unit | [[Commanding Officer]] | [[Wing Commander (rank)|Wing Commander]] |- valign=top | Flight | Flight Commander | [[Squadron Leader]] |- valign=top | Section | Officer in Charge | Junior officer~ |} ~A junior officer is a [[Pilot Officer]], [[Flying Officer]] or [[Flight Lieutenant]] ===Other appointments=== *[[Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)|Chief of the Defence Force (CDF)]] – [[Air Chief Marshal]] (when RAAF officer) *[[Vice Chief of the Defence Force (Australia)|Vice Chief of the Defence Force (VCDF)]] – Air Marshal (when RAAF officer) *Deputy Chief of Air Force (DCAF) – Air Vice Marshal ==Air Force Headquarters== {| border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=5 |- valign=top align=left ! UNIT    ! FULL NAME    ! LOCATION    ! AIRCRAFT    |- valign=top | CAF | Office of the Chief of Air Force | [[Russell Offices]] | |- valign=top | WOFF-AF | Warrant Officer of the Air Force | Russell Offices | |- valign=top | AFHQ | Air Force Headquarters | Russell Offices | |- ! colspan=4 align=left | ==[[RAAF Air Command|Air Command]]== |- valign=top | HQAC | Headquarters Air Command | [[RAAF Base Glenbrook]] | |- ! colspan=4 align=left | ===[[Air Combat Group RAAF|Air Combat Group]]=== |- valign=top | '''UNIT''' | '''FULL NAME''' | '''LOCATION''' | '''AIRCRAFT''' |- valign=top | HQACG | Headquarters Air Combat Group | [[RAAF Base Williamtown]] | |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[No. 78 Wing RAAF|78 Wing]] |- valign=top | HQ78WG | Headquarters No. 78 Wing | RAAF Base Williamtown | |- valign=top | 76SQN | [[No. 76 Squadron RAAF|No. 76 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Williamtown | [[Hawker-Siddeley Hawk|BAe Hawk 127]] |- valign=top | 79SQN | [[No. 79 Squadron RAAF|No. 79 Squadron]] | [[RAAF Base Pearce]] | BAe Hawk 127 |- valign=top | 2OCU | [[No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit RAAF|No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit]] | RAAF Base Williamtown | [[F/A-18 Hornet]] |- valign=top | 278SQN | No. 278 Squadron | RAAF Base Williamtown | |- valign=top | 278SQN DET TDL | No. 278 Squadron Detachment Tindal | [[RAAF Base Tindal]] | |- valign=top | 278SQN DET AMB | No. 278 Squadron Detachment Amberley | [[RAAF Base Amberley]] | |- valign=top | 278SQN DET PEA | No. 278 Squadron Detachment Pearce | RAAF Base Pearce | |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[No. 81 Wing RAAF|81 Wing]] |- valign=top | HQ81WG | Headquarters No. 81 Wing | RAAF Base Williamtown | |- valign=top | 3SQN | [[No. 3 Squadron RAAF|No. 3 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Williamtown | F/A-18 Hornet |- valign=top | 75SQN | [[No. 75 Squadron RAAF|No. 75 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Tindal | F/A-18 Hornet |- valign=top | 77SQN | [[No. 77 Squadron RAAF|No. 77 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Williamtown | F/A-18 Hornet |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[No. 82 Wing RAAF|82 Wing]] |- valign=top | HQ82WG | Headquarters No. 82 Wing | RAAF Base Amberley | |- valign=top | 1SQN | [[No. 1 Squadron RAAF|No. 1 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Amberley | [[General Dynamics F-111|F-111]] |- valign=top | 6SQN | [[No. 6 Squadron RAAF|No. 6 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Amberley | F-111 |- valign=top | FACDU | [[Forward Air Control Development Unit RAAF|Forward Air Control Development Unit]] | RAAF Base Williamtown | [[Pilatus PC-9]] |- ! colspan=4 align=left | ===[[Air Lift Group RAAF|Air Lift Group]]=== |- valign=top | '''UNIT''' | '''FULL NAME''' | '''LOCATION''' | '''AIRCRAFT''' |- valign=top | HQALG | Headquarters Air Lift Group | [[RAAF Base Richmond]] | |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[No. 84 Wing RAAF|84 Wing]] |- valign=top | HQ84WG | Headquarters No. 84 Wing | RAAF Base Richmond | |- valign=top | 33SQN | [[No. 33 Squadron RAAF|No. 33 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Richmond | [[Airbus A330 MRTT|A330 MRTT]] |- valign=top | 34SQN | [[No. 34 Squadron RAAF|No. 34 Squadron]] | [[Defence Establishment Fairbairn]] | [[Boeing Business Jet|B737 BBJ]] / [[Bombardier Challenger 600|CL604]] |- valign=top | 285SQN | [[No. 285 Squadron RAAF|No. 285 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Richmond | |- valign=top | AMTDU | Air Movements Training & Development Unit | RAAF Base Richmond | |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[No. 86 Wing RAAF|86 Wing]] |- valign=top | HQ86G | Headquarters No. 86 Wing | RAAF Base Richmond | |- valign=top | 36SQN | [[No. 36 Squadron RAAF|No. 36 Squadron]] | [[RAAF Base Amberley]] | [[C-17 Globemaster III]] |- valign=top | 37SQN | [[No. 37 Squadron RAAF|No. 37 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Richmond | [[C-130 Hercules|C-130H/J Hercules]] |- valign=top | 38SQN | [[No. 38 Squadron RAAF|No. 38 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Amberley | [[De Havilland Canada DHC-4 Caribou|DCH-4 Caribou]] |- valign=top | 38SQN DET B | No. 38 Squadron Detachment B | [[RAAF Base Townsville]] | DCH-4 Caribou |- ! colspan=4 align=left | ===[[Surveillance and Response Group RAAF|Surveillance and Response Group]]=== |- valign=top | '''UNIT''' | '''FULL NAME''' | '''LOCATION''' | '''AIRCRAFT''' |- valign=top | HQSRG | Headquarters Surveillance and Response Group | [[RAAF Base Williamtown]] | |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[No. 41 Wing RAAF|41 Wing]] |- valign=top | HQ41WG | Headquarters No. 41 Wing | RAAF Base Williamtown | |- valign=top | 1RSU | [[No. 1 Radar Surveillance Unit RAAF|No. 1 Radar Surveillance Unit]] | [[RAAF Base Edinburgh]] | |- valign=top | 3CRU | No. 3 Control and Reporting Unit | RAAF Base Williamtown | |- valign=top | 114MCRU | No. 114 Mobile Control and Reporting Unit | [[RAAF Base Darwin]] | |- valign=top | 114MCRU DET | No. 114 Mobile Control and Reporting Unit Detachment | [[RAAF Base Tindal]] | |- valign=top | SACTU | Surveillance and Control Training Unit | RAAF Base Williamtown | |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[No. 42 Wing RAAF|42 Wing]] |- valign=top | HQ44WG | Headquarters No. 42 Wing | RAAF Base Williamtown | |- valign=top | 2SQN | [[No. 2 Squadron RAAF|No. 2 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Williamtown | [[Boeing Wedgetail|B737 AEW&C]] |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[No. 44 Wing RAAF|44 Wing]] |- valign=top | HQ44WG | Headquarters No. 44 Wing | RAAF Base Williamtown | |- valign=top | 44WG DET AMB | No. 44 Wing Detachment Amberley | [[RAAF Base Amberley]] | |- valign=top | 44WG DET DAR | No. 44 Wing Detachment Darwin | RAAF Base Darwin | |- valign=top | 44WG DET EDN | No. 44 Wing Detachment Edinburgh | RAAF Base Edinburgh | |- valign=top | 44WG DET ESL | No. 44 Wing Detachment East Sale | [[RAAF Base East Sale]] | |- valign=top | 44WG DET NWA | No. 44 Wing Detachment Nowra | [[HMAS Albatross (air station)|HMAS Albatross]] | |- valign=top | 44WG DET OAK | No. 44 Wing Detachment Oakey | [[Oakey Army Aviation Centre]] | |- valign=top | 44WG DET PEA | No. 44 Wing Detachment Pearce | [[RAAF Base Pearce]] | |- valign=top | 44WG DET RIC | No. 44 Wing Detachment Richmond | [[RAAF Base Richmond]] | |- valign=top | 44WG DET TDL | No. 44 Wing Detachment Tindal | RAAF Base Tindal | |- valign=top | 44WG DET TVL | No. 44 Wing Detachment Townsville | [[RAAF Base Townsville]] | |- valign=top | 44WG DET WLM | No. 44 Wing Detachment Williamtown | RAAF Base Williamtown | |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[No. 92 Wing RAAF|92 Wing]] |- valign=top | HQ92WG | Headquarters No. 92 Wing | RAAF Base Edinburgh | |- valign=top | 92WG DET A | No. 92 Wing Detachment A | [[RMAF Base Butterworth]] | [[P-3 Orion|AP-3C Orion]] |- valign=top | 92WG DET B | No. 92 Wing Detachment B | RAAF Base Darwin | AP-3C Orion |- valign=top | 10SQN | [[No. 10 Squadron RAAF|No. 10 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Edinburgh | AP-3C Orion |- valign=top | 11SQN | [[No. 11 Squadron RAAF|No. 11 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Edinburgh | AP-3C Orion |- valign=top | 292SQN | [[No. 292 Squadron RAAF|No. 292 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Edinburgh | AP-3C Orion |- ! colspan=4 align=left | ===[[Combat Support Group RAAF|Combat Support Group]]=== |- valign=top | '''UNIT''' | '''FULL NAME''' | '''LOCATION''' | '''AIRCRAFT''' |- valign=top | HQCSG | Headquarters Combat Support Group | [[RAAF Base Amberley]] | |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[No. 395 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing RAAF|395 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing]] |- valign=top | HQ395ECSW | Headquarters No. 395 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing | [[RAAF Base Townsville]] | |- valign=top | 381ECSS | No. 381 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron | [[RAAF Base Williamtown]] | |- valign=top | 382ECSS | No. 382 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron | RAAF Base Amberley | |- valign=top | 1AFDS | No 1 Airfield Defence Squadron | RAAF Base Edinburgh | |- valign=top | 2AFDS | No 2 Airfield Defence Squadron | RAAF Base Amberley | |- valign=top | CSU-AMB | Combat Support Unit - Amberley | RAAF Base Amberley | |- valign=top | CSU-RIC | Combat Support Unit - Richmond | RAAF Base Richmond | |- valign=top | CSU-WLM | Combat Support Unit - Williamtown | RAAF Base Williamtown | |- valign=top | CSU-ESL | Combat Support Unit - East Sale | RAAF Base East Sale | |- valign=top | CSU-WIL | Combat Support Unit - Williams | RAAF Base Laverton | |- valign=top | CSU-WAG | Combat Support Unit - Wagga | RAAF Base Wagga | |- valign=top | CSU-GBK | Combat Support Unit - Glenbrook | RAAF Base Glenbrook | |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[No. 396 Combat Support Wing RAAF|396 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing]] |- valign=top | HQ396CSW | Headquarters No. 396 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing | RAAF Base Darwin | |- valign=top | 321ECSS | No. 321 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron | RAAF Base Darwin | |- valign=top | 322ECSS | No. 322 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron | RAAF Base Tindal | |- valign=top | | [[RAAF Bare Bases|Bare Base Management Flight]] | [[RAAF Curtin]] | |- valign=top | | [[RAAF Bare Bases|Bare Base Management Flight]] | [[RAAF Learmonth]] | |- valign=top | | [[RAAF Bare Bases|Bare Base Management Flight]] | [[RAAF Scherger]] | |- valign=top | 323ECSS | No. 323 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron | RAAF Base Townsville | |- valign=top | 324CSS | No. 324 Combat Support Squadron | [[RMAF Base Butterworth]] | |- valign=top | 1CCS | No. 1 Combat Communications Squadron | RAAF Base Richmond | |- valign=top | CSU-EDN | No 1 Airfield Operations Support Squadron | [[RAAF Base Amberley]] | |- valign=top | CSU-EDN | Combat Support Unit - Edinburgh | [[RAAF Base Edinburgh]] | |- valign=top | CSU-EDN | Combat Support Unit - Pearce | [[RAAF Base Pearce]] | |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[Health Services Wing RAAF|Health Services Wing]] |- valign=top | HQHSW | Headquarters Health Services Wing | RAAF Base Amberley | |- valign=top | 1ATHS | No. 1 Air Transportable Health Squadron | RAAF Base Amberley | |- valign=top | 2ATHS | No. 2 Air Transportable Health Squadron | RAAF Base Williamtown | |- valign=top | 3CSH | No. 3 Combat Support Hospital | RAAF Base Richmond | |- ! colspan=4 align=left | ===[[Aerospace Operational Support Group RAAF|Aerospace Operational Support Group]]=== |- valign=top | '''UNIT''' | '''FULL NAME''' | '''LOCATION''' | '''AIRCRAFT''' |- valign=top | HQAOSG | Headquarters Aerospace Operational Support Group | [[RAAF Base Edinburgh]] | |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[Air Systems Development and Test Wing RAAF|Air Systems Development and Test Wing]] |- valign=top | ARDU | Aircraft Research and Development Unit | RAAF Base Edinburgh | |- valign=top | AFTS | Flight Test Squadron | RAAF Base Edinburgh | |- valign=top | ASES | ARDU Systems Engineering Squadron | RAAF Base Edinburgh | |- valign=top | AVMED | RAAF Institute of Aviation Medicine | RAAF Base Edinburgh | |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[Information Warfare Wing RAAF|Information Warfare Wing]] |- valign=top | JEWOSU | Joint Electronic Warfare Operational Support Unit | RAAF Base Edinburgh | |- valign=top | AIS | RAAF Aeronautical Information Service () | RAAF Base Edinburgh | |- valign=top | ASCENG | Aircraft Stores Compatibility Engineering Agency | RAAF Base Edinburgh | |- valign=top | 462SQN | [[No. 462 Squadron RAAF|No. 462 Squadron]] | [[Russell Offices]] | |- valign=top | 87SQN | [[No. 87 Squadron RAAF|No. 87 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Edinburgh | |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[Woomera Test Facility|Woomera Test Facility]] |- ! colspan=4 align=left | ===[[Air Force Training Group RAAF|Air Force Training Group]]=== |- valign=top | '''UNIT''' | '''FULL NAME''' | '''LOCATION''' | '''AIRCRAFT''' |- valign=top | HQAFTG | Headquarters Air Force Training Group | [[RAAF Williams]] | |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[Air Training Wing RAAF|Air Training Wing]] |- valign=top | HQATW | Headquarters Air Training Wing | [[RAAF Base East Sale]] | |- valign=top | ADFBFTS | Basic Flying Training School | Tamworth | [[PAC CT/4|CT/4 Airtrainer]] |- valign=top | 2FTS | [[No. 2 Flying Training School, RAAF|No. 2 Flying Training School]] | [[RAAF Base Pearce]] | [[Pilatus PC-9]] |- valign=top | CFS | [[Central Flying School RAAF|Central Flying School]] | RAAF Base East Sale | Pilatus PC-9 |- valign=top | SAW | School of Aviation Warfare | RAAF Base East Sale | |- valign=top | SATC | School of Air Traffic Control | RAAF Base East Sale | |- valign=top | 32SQN | No 32 Squadron | RAAF Base East Sale | King Air 350's |- valign=top | CSTS | Combat Survival Training School | [[RAAF Base Townsville]] | |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[Ground Training Wing RAAF|Ground Training Wing]] |- valign=top | HQGTW | Headquarters Ground Training Wing | [[RAAF Base Wagga]] | |- valign=top | ADFLANGS | ADF School of Languages | RAAF Williams | |- valign=top | DITC | Defence International Training Centre | RAAF Williams | |- valign=top | DITC | RAAF School of Administration and Logistics Training | RAAF Wagga | |- valign=top | RAAFSTT | RAAF School of Technical Training | RAAF Base Wagga | |- valign=top | RAAFSFS | RAAF Security and Fire School | [[RAAF Base Amberley]] | |- valign=top | EOTS | RAAF Explosive Ordnance Training School | [[Defence Establishment Orchard Hills]] | |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | [[Reserve Training Wing RAAF|Reserve Training Wing]] |- valign=top | HQ RTW | Headquarters Reserve Training Wing | RAAF Base Amberley | |- valign=top | 13SQN | [[No. 13 Squadron RAAF|No. 13 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Darwin | |- valign=top | 21SQN | [[No. 21 Squadron RAAF|No. 21 Squadron]] | [[RAAF Williams]] | |- valign=top | 22SQN | [[No. 22 Squadron RAAF|No. 22 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Richmond | |- valign=top | 23SQN | [[No. 23 Squadron RAAF|No. 23 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Amberley | |- valign=top | 24SQN | [[No. 24 Squadron RAAF|No. 24 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Edinburgh | |- valign=top | 25SQN | [[No. 25 Squadron RAAF|No. 25 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Pearce | |- valign=top | 26SQN | [[No. 26 Squadron RAAF|No. 26 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Williamtown | |- valign=top | 27SQN | [[No. 27 Squadron RAAF|No. 27 Squadron]] | RAAF Base Townsville | |- valign=top | 28SQN | [[No. 28 Squadron RAAF|No. 28 Squadron]] | [[HMAS Harman]], [[Canberra]] | |- valign=top | 29SQN | [[No. 29 Squadron RAAF|No. 29 Squadron]] | [[Anglesea Barracks]], [[Hobart]] | |- bgcolor=#dcdcdc ! colspan=4 align=left | RAAF College |- valign=top | RAAFCOL | Headquarters RAAF College | RAAF Williams | |- valign=top | 1RTU | 1 Recruit Training Unit | RAAF Base Wagga | |- valign=top | OTS | [[Officer Training School RAAF|Officer Training School]] | RAAF Base East Sale | |- valign=top | SPS | School of Postgraduate Studies | RAAF Base Wagga | |- valign=top | MUSEUM | RAAF Museum | RAAF Williams | |- valign=top | RAAFBAND | Royal Australian Air Force Band | RAAF Williams | |} [[Category:Royal Australian Air Force]]