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1. Uncontrolled copy not subject to amendment RAF & DEFENCE ORGANISATION

2. OBJECTIVES Describe the UK higher Defence Organisation Describe the organisation of the RAF Describe the organisation of a typical RAF station Outline the migration to the ‘Future RAF Station Structure’

3. THE DEFENCE MISSION “To deliver security for the people of the United Kingdom and the Overseas Territories by defending them, including against Terrorism and to act as a force for good, by strengthening international peace and security.” 2003 Defence White Paper

4. DEFENCEORGANISATION CHIEF OF DEFENCE STAFF 4* (CDS) Chief of General Staff 4* (CGS) Chief of Naval Staff 4* (CNS) Chief of Air Staff 4* (CAS)

5. STAR-RANKED OFFICERS RAF ARMY ROYAL NAVY 1*= Air Commodore (Air Cdre) 1* =Brigadier (Brig) 1* = Commodore(Cdre) 2*=Air Vice-Marshal (AVM) 2* =Major General (Maj Gen) 2* = Rear Admiral (R Adm) 3*=Air Marshal (Air Mshl) 3* =Lieutenant General (Lt Gen) 3* = Vice Admiral (V Adm) 4*=Air Chief Marshal (Air Chf Mshl) 4* =General (Gen) 4* = Admiral (Adm)

6. RAF COMMAND STRUCTURE CAS AIR FORCE BOARD AIR COMMAND (High Wycombe) OPERATIONS PERSONNEL

7. HQ AIR COMMAND ORGANISATION CINCAIR 4* Air Chf Mshl DCINC OPERATIONS 3* Air Mshl DCINC PERSONNEL & AMP 3* Air Mshl AOC 1 Gp 2* AVM AOC 2 Gp 2* AVM COMBAT STRIKE COMBAT SUPPORT Air Sec AOC 22 Gp Dir Gen Med Servs Dir Legal Servs Dir Gen Chaplaincy Servs

8. DCINC OPS COMAIRSTRIKE JFAC HQ UK Airspace Surveillance & Control HQ Elements Air Combat Service Support Units (ACSSUs)

9. 1 GP COMBAT STRIKE TYPHOON TORNADO F3 TORNADO GR HAWK

10. 2 GP COMBAT SUPPORT VC-10 TRISTAR C-17 C-130 K & J BAE 146 BAE 125 RAF Regt E-3D R-1 ASTOR (Sentinel) MR-2 SAR Helicopters

11. DCINC PERS AIR MEMBER FOR PERSONNEL (AMP) Training Manning Legal, Medical, Chaplains

12. JOINT ORGANISATIONS

13. JOINT ORGANISATIONS Joint Rapid Reaction Forces (JRRF) Joint Helicopter Command (JHC) Joint Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear Regt (Jt CBRN) Joint Defence Logistics Organization (DLO) Permanent Joint Headquarters (PJHQ) Joint Doctrine & Concepts Centre (JDCC)

14. RAF STATION STRUCTURE

15. 3 PILLAR STN ORGANISATION (TYPICAL ON SOME RAF STNS) STN CDR OC Operations Wing (OC Ops Wg) OC Forward Support Wing (OC Fwd Spt Wg) OC Base Support Wing (OC BSW) Sqns Sqns Sqns Wg Cdr = Staff Officer 1 (SO1)

16. OPS WG (TYPICAL ON SOME RAF STNS) OC Ops Wg OC Ops Sqn SATCO OC Flying Sqn Flt Ops Flt Planning Int Met Air Traffic Airfield Control Fire Section Bird Control Sqn Ldr = SO2 Flt Lt = SO3

17. FORWARD SUPPORT WG (TYPICAL ON SOME RAF STNS) OC Fwd Spt Wg Eng Ops Sqn (EOS) Mech Eng (Air) Sqn (ME(A)S) Electrical Eng Sqn (EES) Mech Eng (Gnd) Sqn (ME(G)S Supply & Movement Sqn (S&M Sqn) Eng Plans & Records Flt (EP&R Flt) Eng Wg HQ Flt Ac Maintenance Flt (AMF) Propulsion Flt (Prop Flt) Mech Components Flt (MCF) Avionics Flt Ac Electrical Sup Flt(AESF) CIS Eng Flt Arm Eng Flt (AEF) General Eng Flt (GEF) SCAF TSF MT Flt DSF

18. BASE SUPPORT WING (TYPICAL ON SOME RAF STNS) OC BSW OC Personnel Management Sqn (PMS) OC Force Development Sqn (FDS) OC Base Support Sqn (BSS) Stn Medical Centre (SMC)) OC PSF (P1 & P2) OC Accts Flt Trg Dev Flt Regt Flt PEd Flt Stn Adjt OC Police Flt Stn Catering Offr SWO SMO SDO

19. FUTURE STN STRUCTURE (PROJECT TRENCHARD)

20. EXPEDITIONARY AIR OPERATIONS RAF is now an Expeditionary Air Force RAF stn structures must be reorganised to enable: • * Delivery of Operational Outputs • * Support Expeditionary capability Future Main Operating Base (MOB) structure in UK should mirror our overseas Deployed Operating Bases (DOBs) Introduction of an ‘agile Air Force’ 2-Pillar stn model

21. RAF ‘2-PILLAR’ STN STRUCTURE(TRENCHARD MODEL) Stn Cdr ILOC Base Sp A1, A8, A9 Depth Sp A4 Depth DLO OC Ops Wg A2, A3, A5, A6, A7 OC Fwd Sp Wg A4 Force Elements (FE) Rear Depth Fwd ILOC = INTEGRATED LOGISTICS OPERATIONS CENTRE

22. A1 to A9 WHAT DOES IT MEAN? A1 - Personnel & Administration A2 - Intelligence A3 - Operations A4 - Logistics A5 - Plans/Contingency A6 - Communications & Information Systems (CIS) A7 - Doctrine & Training A8 - Resources & Finances A9 - Secretariat The ARMY and the RN also have functions 1-9 ARMY = G 1-9 (Ground) : RN = M 1-9 (Maritime)

23. 2-PILLAR STN STRUCTURE(TRENCHARD MODEL) The planned timetable for change is as follows: FY 06/07 – Stand up of the ‘TRENCHARD’ initial Stn structure (OC Ops Wg, OC Fwd Spt Wg, OC Base Spt Wg) FY 08/09 – Migration to a 2-pillar structure complete, comprising OC Ops Wg and OC Fwd Spt Wg (Base support functions then integrated within Base Spt Sqn) FY 09/10 – Last migration to SO2 command of Base Spt takes place (OC Fwd Spt Wg de-regulated to SO1 GD Any)

24. RAF TRANSFORMATION EXPEDITIONARY AIR WING (EAW) IDENTITIES UK MOBs OVERSEAS JOINT OPERATIONAL BASES RAF Coningsby - 121 EAW RAF Cottesmore - 122 EAW RAF Kinloss - 325 EAW RAF Leeming - 135 EAW RAF Leuchars - 125 EAW RAF Lossiemouth - 140 EAW RAF Lyneham - 38 EAW RAF Marham - 138 EAW RAF Waddington - 34 EAW 901 EAW - Al Udeid & Bahrain 902 EAW - Seeb 903 EAW - Basrah 904 EAW - Kandahar 905 EAW - Falklands 83 Expeditionary Air Group (EAG) - UK ACHQ, Al Udeid

25. AIR COMMAND MOBs - 2012 STRATEGIC HQ AT/AAR High Wycombe RAF Brize Norton COMBAT AIR A4 / LOGS Lossiemouth Kinloss RAF Wittering RAF Coningsby RAF Cottesmore RAF Leuchars RAF Lossiemouth RAF Marham A6 / CIS Leuchars RAF Leeming FORCE PROTECTION ISTAR RAF Honington Leeming RAF Kinloss RAF Waddington Waddington Coningsby COMMS FLEET Cottesmore RAF Northolt Marham Wittering Honington High Wycombe Northolt Brize Norton

30. STATION PILLAR STATUS RAF Linton-on-Ouse RAF Lyneham RAF Lossiemouth RAF Marham RAF Northolt RAF Odiham RAF Shawbury RAF Spadeadam RAF St Mawgan RAF Valley RAF Waddington 2 Pillar Remaining within 3 Pillar structure Remaining with 3 Pillar structure Probably remaining within 3 Pillar structure 2 Pillar 2 Pillar 2 Pillar 2 Pillar by Apr 08 2 Pillar (airfield closure- Aug 08) 2 Pillar by Apr 08 Remaining with 3 Pillar structure