Deputy Chief of Air Force (Australia)
Encyclopedia
Deputy Chief of Air Force (DCAF) is the second most senior appointment in the Royal Australian Air Force
, responsible to the Chief of Air Force (CAF). The rank associated with the position is Air Vice Marshal (2-star). DCAF acts as the manager of the Air Force Headquarters (AFHQ), which provides oversight of activities in the raising, training and sustaining of assigned RAAF capabilities. The position provides strategic leadership to the RAAF as a whole, as well as policy guidance in regard to Air Force activities to the rest of the Defence organisation and Government. Before 1997 the position was entitled Deputy Chief of the Air Staff. The current Deputy Chief of Air Force is Air Vice Marshal Neil Hart.
Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force is the air force branch of the Australian Defence Force. The RAAF was formed in March 1921. It continues the traditions of the Australian Flying Corps , which was formed on 22 October 1912. The RAAF has taken part in many of the 20th century's major conflicts...
, responsible to the Chief of Air Force (CAF). The rank associated with the position is Air Vice Marshal (2-star). DCAF acts as the manager of the Air Force Headquarters (AFHQ), which provides oversight of activities in the raising, training and sustaining of assigned RAAF capabilities. The position provides strategic leadership to the RAAF as a whole, as well as policy guidance in regard to Air Force activities to the rest of the Defence organisation and Government. Before 1997 the position was entitled Deputy Chief of the Air Staff. The current Deputy Chief of Air Force is Air Vice Marshal Neil Hart.
Previous commanders
The following list chronologically records those who have held the post of Deputy Chief of Air Force or its preceding position of Deputy Chief of the Air Staff. The rank and honours are as at the completion of the commander's term.| Rank | Name | Post- Nominals | Term began | Term ended | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Chief of the Air Staff | |||||
| Air Commodore Air Commodore Air commodore is an air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force... |
OBE | 1939 | 1941 | ||
| Air Commodore | CBE | 1942 | 1944 | ||
| Air Commodore | CBE | 1944 | 1946 | ||
| Air Commodore | CBE | 1946 | 1947 | ||
| Air Commodore | CBE, DSO, AFC Air Force Cross (United Kingdom) The Air Force Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom Armed Forces, and formerly also to officers of the other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying, though not in active operations against the enemy"... |
1947 | 1951 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | OBE, DFC Distinguished Flying Cross (United Kingdom) The Distinguished Flying Cross is a military decoration awarded to personnel of the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force and other services, and formerly to officers of other Commonwealth countries, for "an act or acts of valour, courage or devotion to duty whilst flying in active operations against... |
1951 | 1952 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | CBE, AFC | 1953 | 1955 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | CBE | 1956 | 1958 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | CBE | 1958 | 1959 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | CBE, DFC | 1959 | 1961 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | CB, CBE | 1961 | 1965 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | CB, CBE | 1965 | 1966 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | CBE, DSO & Bar, DFC | 1966 | 1967 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | CBE | 1967 | 1969 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | CBE, DFC, AFC | 1970 | 1972 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | CBE | 1972 | 1973 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | CBE | 1973 | 1974 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | CBE | 1974 | 1975 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | AO, CBE, AFC | 1975 | 1979 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | AO, DFC, AFC | 1979 | 1981 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | AO, DFC | 1981 | 1983 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | AO | 1983 | 1985 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | AO, AFC | 1985 | 1987 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | AO | 1987 | 1990 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | AO | 1990 | 1990 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | AO, AFC | 1990 | 1993 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | AO | 1993 | 1994 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | AM | 1994 | 1997 | ||
| Deputy Chief of Air Force | |||||
| Air Vice Marshal | AO, AFC | 1997 | 1997 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | AM | 1997 | 1998 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | AM | 1998 | 1999 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | AO | 1999 | 2001 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | AO | 2001 | 2004 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | AM | 2004 | 2005 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | AO | 2005 | 2008 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | AM | 2008 | 2011 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | 2011 | Incumbent | |||