Structure of the Royal Australian Air Force
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
| FORMATION | COMMANDER | RANK |
|---|---|---|
| Air Force | Chief of Air Force (CAF) | Air Marshal |
| Air Force Headquarters/HQ Air Command | DCAF/Air Commander | Air Vice Marshal |
| Force Element Group/Branch | Commander/Director General | Air Commodore |
| Wing/Directorate | Officer Commanding/Director | Group Captain/EL2 Wing Commander/EL1* |
| Squadron/Unit/Department | Commanding Officer/Deputy Director/Senior Manager | Wing Commander/EL1 Squadron Leader/APS6* |
| Flight | Flight Commander/Manager | Squadron Leader/Flight Lieutenant/APS6* |
| Section | Officer in Charge/Coordinator | Junior officer~/APS5 |
Note: Only select formations as promulgated by CAF are designated as official command (Military) or directorial (APS) appointments
- *Rank/Title depends on size/complexity/purpose of the formation
- ~A junior officer of the Air Force is a Pilot Officer(O1), Flying Officer (O2) or Flight Lieutenant (O3). Air Force Warrant Officers (WOFF/E9) hold similar standing to a Flying Officer or Flight Lieutenant - depending on time/experience in rank.
- ~Air Force public servant non-executive leaders, depending on roles, are designated as; Manager (APS6 - FLTLT/SQNLDR responsibility depending on size/complexity), Coordinators (APS5 - WOFF/FLGOFF responsibility), and Officer (APS4 - FSGT/PLTOFF responsibility)
- Air Force senior officers are Squadron Leader (O4), Wing Commander (O5), Group Captain (O6).
- ~Air Force executive public servant officers are designated Senior Managers or Deputy Directors (EL1/O5), Director (EL2) or Executive Director (EL2.1/O6) depending on role and level of responsibilities.
- ~Air Force public servant non-executive leaders, depending on roles, are designated as; Manager (APS6 - FLTLT/SQNLDR responsibility depending on size/complexity), Coordinators (APS5 - WOFF/FLGOFF responsibility), and Officer (APS4 - FSGT/PLTOFF responsibility)
- Air Force 'Air Officers' (Flag Rank (Navy), General Rank (Army) are Air Commodore (1*), Air Vice Marshal (2*), Air Marshal (3*) and Air Chief Marshal (4*).
- Air Force public servants of equivalent air officer rank are; (1*) - SES Band-1/Assistant Secretary, (2*) - SES Band-2/First Assistant Secretary, Deputy Secretary (DEPSEC - 3*), and Secretary (SEC - 4*)
Other appointments
- Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) – Air Chief Marshal (when RAAF officer)
- Vice Chief of the Defence Force (VCDF) – Air Marshal (when RAAF officer)
- Chief of Joint Operations (CJOPS) – Air Marshal (when RAAF officer)
- Chief Capability Development Group (CCDG) – Air Marshal (when RAAF officer)
- Deputy Chief of Air Force (DCAF) – Air Vice Marshal
- Commander Integrated Air Defence System (CDR IADS) – Air Vice Marshal
- Deputy Chief of Joint Operations (DCJOPS)/Chief of Staff Headquarters Joint Operations Command (COS HQJOC) – Air Vice Marshal (when RAAF officer)
- Chief Joint Logistics (CJLOG) – Air Vice Marshal (when RAAF officer)
- Chief Information Officer (CIO) – Air Vice Marshal (when RAAF officer)
- Commander Joint Health (CJHLTH)- Air Vice Marshal (when RAAF officer)
Air Force Headquarters
| UNIT | FULL NAME | LOCATION | AIRCRAFT | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CAF | Office of the Chief of Air Force | Russell Offices | |||
| WOFF-AF | Warrant Officer of the Air Force | Russell Offices | |||
| AFHQ | Air Force Headquarters | Russell Offices | |||
| 28SQN | No. 28 Squadron | HMAS Harman, Canberra | |||
| HQAC | Headquarters Air Command | RAAF Base Glenbrook | |||
| UNIT | FULL NAME | LOCATION | EQUIPMENT | ||
| HQACG | Headquarters Air Combat Group | RAAF Base Williamtown | |||
| 78 Wing | |||||
| HQ78WG | Headquarters No. 78 Wing | RAAF Base Williamtown | |||
| 76SQN | No. 76 Squadron | RAAF Base Williamtown | BAe Hawk 127 | ||
| 79SQN | No. 79 Squadron | RAAF Base Pearce | BAe Hawk 127 | ||
| 278SQN | No. 278 Squadron | RAAF Base Williamtown | |||
| 278SQN DET TDL | No. 278 Squadron Detachment Tindal | RAAF Base Tindal | |||
| 278SQN DET AMB | No. 278 Squadron Detachment Amberley | RAAF Base Amberley | |||
| 278SQN DET PEA | No. 278 Squadron Detachment Pearce | RAAF Base Pearce | |||
| 81 Wing | |||||
| HQ81WG | Headquarters No. 81 Wing | RAAF Base Williamtown | |||
| 2OCU | No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit | RAAF Base Williamtown | F/A-18 Hornet | ||
| 3SQN | No. 3 Squadron | RAAF Base Williamtown | F/A-18 Hornet | ||
| 75SQN | No. 75 Squadron | RAAF Base Tindal | F/A-18 Hornet | ||
| 77SQN | No. 77 Squadron | RAAF Base Williamtown | F/A-18 Hornet | ||
| 82 Wing | |||||
| HQ82WG | Headquarters No. 82 Wing | RAAF Base Amberley | |||
| 1SQN | No. 1 Squadron | RAAF Base Amberley | F/A-18F Super Hornet | ||
| 4SQN | No. 4 Squadron | RAAF Base Williamtown | PC-9 | ||
| 6SQN | No. 6 Squadron | RAAF Base Amberley | F/A-18F Super Hornet | ||
| 5FLT | No. 5 Flight | RAAF Base Amberley | IAI Heron | ||
| UNIT | FULL NAME | LOCATION | AIRCRAFT | ||
| HQAMG | Headquarters Air Mobility Group | RAAF Base Richmond | |||
| 84 Wing | |||||
| HQ84WG | Headquarters No. 84 Wing | RAAF Base Richmond | |||
| 34SQN | No. 34 Squadron | Defence Establishment Fairbairn | B737 BBJ / CL604 | ||
| 35SQN | No. 35 Squadron | RAAF Base Richmond | C-27J Spartan | ||
| 37SQN | No. 37 Squadron | RAAF Base Richmond | C-130J Hercules | ||
| 285SQN | No. 285 Squadron | RAAF Base Richmond | |||
| AMTDU | Air Movements Training & Development Unit | RAAF Base Richmond | |||
| 86 Wing | |||||
| HQ86G | Headquarters No. 86 Wing | RAAF Base Richmond | |||
| 33SQN | No. 33 Squadron | RAAF Base Amberley | KC-30A | ||
| 36SQN | No. 36 Squadron | RAAF Base Amberley | C-17 Globemaster III | ||
| 38SQN | No. 38 Squadron | RAAF Base Townsville | King Air 350 | ||
| UNIT | FULL NAME | LOCATION | EQUIPMENT | ||
| HQSRG | Headquarters Surveillance and Response Group | RAAF Base Williamtown | |||
| 41 Wing | |||||
| HQ41WG | Headquarters No. 41 Wing | RAAF Base Williamtown | |||
| 1RSU | No. 1 Radar Surveillance Unit | RAAF Base Edinburgh | |||
| 3CRU | No. 3 Control and Reporting Unit | RAAF Base Williamtown | |||
| 114MCRU | No. 114 Mobile Control and Reporting Unit | RAAF Base Darwin | |||
| 114MCRU DET | No. 114 Mobile Control and Reporting Unit Detachment | RAAF Base Tindal | |||
| SACTU | Surveillance and Control Training Unit | RAAF Base Williamtown | |||
| 42 Wing | |||||
| HQ42WG | Headquarters No. 42 Wing | RAAF Base Williamtown | |||
| 2SQN | No. 2 Squadron | RAAF Base Williamtown | B737 AEW&C | ||
| 44 Wing | |||||
| HQ44WG | Headquarters No. 44 Wing | RAAF Base Williamtown | ATC radars etc. | ||
| 452SQN | No. 452 Squadron | RAAF Base Darwin | |||
| 452SQN DET AMB | No. 452 Squadron Detachment Amberley | RAAF Base Amberley | |||
| 452SQN DET DAR | No. 452 Squadron Detachment Darwin | RAAF Base Darwin | |||
| 452SQN DET OAK | No. 452 Squadron Detachment Oakey | Oakey Army Aviation Centre | |||
| 452SQN DET TDL | No. 452 Squadron Detachment Tindal | RAAF Base Tindal | |||
| 452SQN DET TVL | No. 452 Squadron Detachment Townsville | RAAF Base Townsville | |||
| 453SQN | No. 453 Squadron | RAAF Base Williamtown | |||
| 453SQN DET ESL | No. 453 Squadron Detachment East Sale | RAAF Base East Sale | |||
| 453SQN DET EDN | No. 453 Squadron Detachment Edinburgh | RAAF Base Edinburgh | |||
| 453SQN DET NWA | No. 453 Squadron Detachment Nowra | HMAS Albatross | |||
| 453SQN DET PEA | No. 453 Squadron Detachment Pearce | RAAF Base Pearce | |||
| 453SQN DET RIC | No. 453 Squadron Detachment Richmond | RAAF Base Richmond | |||
| 453SQN DET WLM | No. 453 Squadron Detachment Williamtown | RAAF Base Williamtown | |||
| 92 Wing | |||||
| HQ92WG | Headquarters No. 92 Wing | RAAF Base Edinburgh | |||
| 92WG DET A | No. 92 Wing Detachment A | RMAF Base Butterworth | AP-3C Orion | ||
| 92WG DET B | No. 92 Wing Detachment B | RAAF Base Darwin | AP-3C Orion | ||
| 10SQN | No. 10 Squadron | RAAF Base Edinburgh | AP-3C Orion | ||
| 11SQN | No. 11 Squadron | RAAF Base Edinburgh | AP-3C Orion | ||
| 292SQN | No. 292 Squadron | RAAF Base Edinburgh | AP-3C Orion | ||
| UNIT | FULL NAME | LOCATION | AIRCRAFT | ||
| HQCSG | Headquarters Combat Support Group | RAAF Base Amberley | |||
| 95 Wing RAAF | |||||
| HQ395ECSW | Headquarters 95 Expeditionary Wing | RAAF Base Amberley | |||
| 381ECSS | No. 381 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron | RAAF Base Williamtown | |||
| 382ECSS | No. 382 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron | RAAF Base Amberley | |||
| 321ECSS | No. 321 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron | RAAF Base Darwin | |||
| 322ECSS | No. 322 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron | RAAF Base Tindal | |||
| Bare Base Management Flight | RAAF Curtin | ||||
| Bare Base Management Flight | RAAF Learmonth | ||||
| Bare Base Management Flight | RAAF Scherger | ||||
| 323ECSS | No. 323 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron | RAAF Base Townsville | |||
| 324CSS | No. 324 Combat Support Squadron | RMAF Base Butterworth | |||
| 325ECSS | No. 325 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron | RAAF Base Richmond | |||
| 1AOSS | No 1 Airfield Operations Support Squadron | RAAF Base Amberley | |||
| 1CCS | No. 1 Combat Communications Squadron | RAAF Base Richmond | |||
| 1AFDS | No. 1 Airfield Defence Squadron | RAAF Base Amberley | |||
| 2AFDS | No. 2 Airfield Defence Squadron | RAAF Base Amberley | |||
| 396 Combat Support Wing | |||||
| HQ396CSW | Headquarters No. 396 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing | RAAF Base Darwin | |||
| 13SQN | No. 13 Squadron | RAAF Base Darwin | |||
| 20SQN | No. 20 Squadron | RAAF Base Woomera (With Effect 1 April 2015) | |||
| 21SQN | No. 21 Squadron | RAAF Williams | |||
| 22SQN | No. 22 Squadron | RAAF Base Richmond | |||
| 23SQN | No. 23 Squadron | RAAF Base Amberley | |||
| 24SQN | No. 24 Squadron | RAAF Base Edinburgh | |||
| 25SQN | No. 25 Squadron | RAAF Base Pearce | |||
| 26SQN | No. 26 Squadron | RAAF Base Williamtown | |||
| 27SQN | No. 27 Squadron | RAAF Base Townsville | |||
| 29SQN | No. 29 Squadron | Anglesea Barracks, Hobart | |||
| 30SQN | No. 30 Squadron | RAAF Base East Sale | |||
| 31SQN | No. 31 Squadron | RAAF Base Wagga | |||
| Health Services Wing | |||||
| HQHSW | Headquarters Health Services Wing | RAAF Base Amberley | |||
| 1ATHS | No. 1 Air Transportable Health Squadron | RAAF Base Amberley | |||
| 2ATHS | No. 2 Air Transportable Health Squadron | RAAF Base Williamtown | |||
| 3CSH | No. 3 Combat Support Hospital | RAAF Base Richmond | |||
| UNIT | FULL NAME | LOCATION | EQUIPMENT/ROLE | ||
| AWC | RAAF Air Warfare Centre | RAAF Base Edinburgh | Integrated Group Command Formation | ||
| AWC Integrated Mission Support Directorate | |||||
| IMSD | AWC Integrated Mission Support Directorate | RAAF Base Edinburgh | Development, coordination and delivery of integrated air warfare solutions | ||
| IMS-T | AWC Integrated Mission Support Tasking Branch | RAAF Base Edinburgh | Centralised tasking function for all AWC units | ||
| IMS-I | AWC Integrated Mission Support Integrated Projects Branch | RAAF Base Edinburgh | Coordination of AWC integrated air warfare projects | ||
| AWC Information Warfare Directorate | |||||
| JEWOSU | Joint Electronic Warfare Operational Support Unit | RAAF Base Edinburgh | Joint service electronic warfare support | ||
| 87SQN | No. 87 Squadron | RAAF Base Edinburgh | Air intelligence | ||
| 460SQN | No. 460 Squadron | Russell Offices Canberra | |||
| 462SQN | No. 462 Squadron | Werriwa Facility Canberra | Information operations | ||
| AWC Tactics & Training Directorate | |||||
| TTD | AWC Tactics & Training Directorate | RAAF Base Williamtown | TTD operational capability management | ||
| AWC Test and Development Directorate | |||||
| ARDU | Aircraft Research and Development Unit | RAAF Base Edinburgh with detachments at RAAF Bases Amberley and Williamtown | Defence Aerospace Systems Test & Evaluation (Air Platforms Systems Testing) | ||
| AWESQN | Air Warfare Engineering Squadron | RAAF Base Edinburgh | Aircraft Test and Evaluation Design & Engineering | Aircraft Stores Compatibility Clearance | |
| IAM | RAAF Institute of Aviation Medicine | RAAF Base Edinburgh | Defence Aviation Medicine Training and Systems Testing | ||
| AIS | RAAF Aeronautical Information Service | Victoria Barracks, Melbourne | Australian aeronautical information services | ||
| AWC Air Force Ranges Directorate | |||||
| AFRD | Air Force Ranges Directorate | RAAF Base Edinburgh | AFRD operational capability management | ||
| WTR SQN | Woomera Test Range Squadron | RAAF Base Edinburgh with a permanent detachment at RAAF Base Woomera | Squadron-level formation responsible for the day to day conduct of Defence activities at the WTR | ||
| WRC | Woomera Range Complex | RAAF Woomera Test Range and RAAF Base Woomera | Specialist defence systems test facility (122,000sqkm) | ||
| UNIT | FULL NAME | LOCATION | AIRCRAFT | ||
| HQAFTG | Headquarters Air Force Training Group | RAAF Williams | |||
| Air Training Wing | |||||
| HQATW | Headquarters Air Training Wing | RAAF Base East Sale | |||
| ADFBFTS | Basic Flying Training School | Tamworth, NSW | CT/4 Airtrainer | ||
| 2FTS | No. 2 Flying Training School | RAAF Base Pearce | Pilatus PC-9 | ||
| CFS | Central Flying School | RAAF Base East Sale | Pilatus PC-9 | ||
| 1FTS | No. 1 Flying Training School | RAAF Base East Sale | |||
| SATC | School of Air Traffic Control | RAAF Base East Sale | |||
| 32SQN | No. 32 Squadron | RAAF Base East Sale | King Air 350 | ||
| CSTS | Combat Survival Training School | RAAF Base Townsville | |||
| Ground Training Wing | |||||
| Ground Training Wing | HQ Ground Training Wing | RAAF Base Wagga | |||
| ADFLANGS | ADF School of Languages | RAAF Williams | |||
| DITC | Defence International Training Centre | RAAF Williams | |||
| DITC | RAAF School of Administration and Logistics Training | RAAF Base Wagga | |||
| RAAFSTT | RAAF School of Technical Training | RAAF Base Wagga | |||
| RAAFSFS | RAAF Security and Fire School | RAAF Base Amberley | |||
| EOTS | RAAF Explosive Ordnance Training School | Defence Establishment Orchard Hills | |||
| RAAF College | |||||
| RAAFCOL | Headquarters RAAF College | RAAF Base Wagga | |||
| 1RTU | 1 Recruit Training Unit | RAAF Base Wagga | |||
| OTS | Officer Training School | RAAF Base East Sale | |||
| SPS | School of Postgraduate Studies | RAAF Base Wagga | |||
| MUSEUM | RAAF Museum | RAAF Williams | |||
| RAAFBAND | Royal Australian Air Force Band | RAAF Williams | |||
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