Structure of the RAAF
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{{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]]