No. 1 Group RAF
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Number 1 Group of the Royal Air Force
is one of the two operations groups
in Air Command
.
The group is today referred to as the Air Combat Group, as it controls the RAF's combat fast-jet aircraft and has airfields in the UK plus RAF Unit Goose Bay in Canada, which is used extensively as an operational training station. The group is located alongside Air Command at RAF High Wycombe
, Buckinghamshire
.
The current Air Officer Commanding
No 1 Group is Air Vice-Marshal
Stu Atha
DSO MA BSc RAF
The Group was renumbered as No 6 Group on 19 May 1924 at RAF Kenley
, and was reformed on the same day at Kidbrooke
. Two years later on 12 April 1926 the Group disappeared from the order of battle by being renumbered as No 21 Group.
The next year the Group was reformed on 25 August 1937 by the renaming of Air Defence Group. This designation lasted until 1936 when it became No 6 Group again. As in 1924 the Group was reformed the same day, this time as a bomber formation.
By this time the Group had shrunk to ten squadrons, all equipped with Fairey Battle
aircraft and located in pairs at Abingdon, RAF Harwell
, RAF Benson
, Boscombe Down and Bicester. On receipt of orders to move to France
in 1939, Headquarters No 1 Group became Headquarters Advanced Air Striking Force and the station headquarters and associated squadrons became Nos. 71, 72, 74, 75 and 76 Wings respectively. The Group re-emerged a few days later within Bomber Command
on 12 September, but only lasted just over three months, being dropped on 22 December 1939.
It was reformed at RAF Bawtry
on 22 June 1940 where No.1 Group was based for 44 years and has been continuously active in the RAF ever since inception. No.1 Group also operated the Thor ballistic missile between 1958 and August 1963, with ten squadrons each with three missiles being equipped with the weapon. When Bomber Command was subsumed into the new Strike Command
on 1 April 1968, No. 1 Group took on the old role of the command, holding the bomber and strike aircraft of Strike Command. In around 1984, Headquarters No 1 Group moved from RAF Bawtry
to RAF Upavon
in Wiltshire
.
On 1 April 1996 No 2 Group RAF was disbanded by being absorbed into No 1 Group.
In January 2000 the RAF was restructured and the Group took on its present role. The Group is responsible for UK air defence operations through QRA North at RAF Leuchars
and QRA South at RAF Coningsby
. However since the disestablishment of Combined Air Operations Centre
9 at RAF High Wycombe
, actual control of the fighters is now carried out from a NATO Combined Air Operations Centre in Denmark, CAOC 1 at Finderup. However, High Wycombe retains an air defence direction capability, and the UK Representative there could take back control over QRA South if it was necessary to respond to a terrorist threat from the air.
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the British Armed Forces. Formed on 1 April 1918, it is the oldest independent air force in the world...
is one of the two operations groups
Group (air force)
A group is a military aviation unit, a component of military organization and a military formation. Usage of the terms group and wing differ from one country to another, as well as different branches of a defence force, in some cases...
in Air Command
RAF Air Command
Air Command is the only Command currently active in the Royal Air Force. It was formed by the merger of Royal Air Force Strike and Personnel and Training Commands on 1 April 2007, and has its headquarters at RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire....
.
The group is today referred to as the Air Combat Group, as it controls the RAF's combat fast-jet aircraft and has airfields in the UK plus RAF Unit Goose Bay in Canada, which is used extensively as an operational training station. The group is located alongside Air Command at RAF High Wycombe
RAF High Wycombe
RAF High Wycombe is a Royal Air Force station, situated in the village of Walters Ash, near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England. Its purpose is to serve the needs of the RAF Air Command, situated on the site. It is also the headquarters of the European Air Group...
, Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
.
The current Air Officer Commanding
Air Officer Commanding
Air Officer Commanding is a title given in the air forces of Commonwealth nations to an air officer who holds a command appointment. Thus, an air vice marshal might be the AOC 38 Group...
No 1 Group is Air Vice-Marshal
Air Vice-Marshal
Air vice-marshal is a two-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in...
Stu Atha
Stuart Atha
Air Vice Marshal Stuart David Atha DSO ADC is a serving senior officer of the Royal Air Force and is currently Air Officer Commanding No 1 Group.-Military career:Atha joined the RAF after graduating from Glasgow University in 1984...
DSO MA BSc RAF
Subordinate stations
As of January 2011, the following stations and squadrons are under the command of 1 Group:- RAF ConingsbyRAF ConingsbyRAF Coningsby , is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England. It has been commanded by Group Captain Martin Sampson since 10 December 2010.-Operational units:...
: 3(F), 11, 17(R), 29(R)No. 29 Squadron RAFNo. 29 Squadron of the Royal Air Force was first raised in 1915, and is one of the world's oldest fighter squadrons. The second British squadron to receive the Eurofighter Typhoon, it is currently the Operational Conversion Unit for the RAF's newest fighter.-Service in World War I:This unit was...
and 41(F)No. 41 Squadron RAFNo. 41 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is currently the RAF's Test and Evaluation Squadron , based at RAF Coningsby, Lincolnshire. Its official title is "41 TES". The Squadron celebrates its 95th anniversary in 2011, and is one of the oldest RAF squadrons in existence.-First World War, 1916–1919:No...
Squadrons and the Battle of Britain Memorial FlightBattle of Britain Memorial FlightThe Battle of Britain Memorial Flight is a Royal Air Force flight which provides an aerial display group comprising an Avro Lancaster, a Supermarine Spitfire and a Hawker Hurricane...
. - RAF LeemingRAF LeemingRAF Leeming is a Royal Air Force station in North Yorkshire, UK.HRH The Duchess of Cornwall is the Honorary Air Commodore of RAF Leeming. The Station Commander is Group Captain Anthony Innes....
: 100No. 100 Squadron RAFNo. 100 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is based at RAF Leeming in North Yorkshire, UK, and operates the Hawker-Siddeley Hawk.-World War I:No. 100 was established on 23 February 1917 at Hingham in Norfolk as the Royal Flying Corps' first squadron formed specifically as a night bombing unit and...
Squadron - RAF LeucharsRAF LeucharsRAF Leuchars is the most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom. It is located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland, near to the university town of St Andrews.-Operations:...
: 6 SquadronNo. 6 Squadron RAFNo. 6 Squadron of the Royal Air Force operates the Eurofighter Typhoon FGR4 at RAF Leuchars.It was previously equipped with the Jaguar GR.3 in the close air support and tactical reconnaissance roles, and was based at RAF Coltishall, Norfolk until April 2006, moving to RAF Coningsby until... - RAF LossiemouthRAF LossiemouthRAF Lossiemouth is a Royal Air Force station to the west of the town of Lossiemouth in Moray, Scotland. It is one of the RAF's biggest bases and is currently Britain's main base for Tornado GR4s. From 2013 the Northern QRA force of Typhoon F2 will relocate to Lossiemouth following the closure of...
: 12No. 12 Squadron RAFNo. 12 Squadron of the Royal Air Force currently operates the Tornado GR4 from RAF Lossiemouth.-History:No. 12 Squadron Royal Flying Corps was formed in February 1915 from a flight of No. 1 Squadron RFC at Netheravon. The squadron moved to France in September 1915 and operated a variety of aircraft...
, 14No. 14 Squadron RAFNo. 14 Squadron of the Royal Air Force currently operates the Beechcraft Shadow R1 in the ISTAR role from RAF Waddington.-World War I:...
, 15(R) and 617No. 617 Squadron RAFNo. 617 Squadron is a Royal Air Force aircraft squadron based at RAF Lossiemouth in Scotland. It currently operates the Tornado GR4 in the ground attack and reconnaissance role...
Squadrons - RAF MarhamRAF MarhamRoyal Air Force Station Marham, more commonly known as RAF Marham, is a Royal Air Force station; a military airbase, near the village of Marham in the English county of Norfolk, East Anglia....
: II(AC)No. 2 Squadron RAFNo. 2 Squadron of the Royal Air Force is currently one of two RAF squadrons operating in the reconnaissance role with the Tornado GR4A and GR4 and is based at RAF Marham, Norfolk.No. II Squadron holds claim to being "the oldest heavier-than-air flying machine squadron in the world", along with No...
, IX(B), 13 and 31No. 31 Squadron RAFNo. 31 Squadron of the Royal Air Force, known as the 'Goldstars', currently operates the Tornado GR4 from RAF Marham, Norfolk.-History:The squadron was formed at Farnborough on October 11, 1915. Its first deployment was to Risulpur, India with its BE2Cs and Farmans, and during this time it took...
Squadrons - RAF WitteringRAF WitteringRAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station within the unitary authority area of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire. Although Stamford in Lincolnshire is the nearest town, the runways of RAF Wittering cross the boundary between Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire....
: IV(R) Squadrons
History
No 1 Group was originally formed on Saturday 1 April 1918 in No 1 Area, which was renamed the South-Eastern Area on 8 May 1918, Southern Area on 20 September 1919 and Inland Area on 1 April 1920.The Group was renumbered as No 6 Group on 19 May 1924 at RAF Kenley
RAF Kenley
The former Royal Air Force Station Kenley, more commonly known as RAF Kenley was a station of the Royal Flying Corps in World War I and the RAF in World War II. It is located near Kenley, London, England.-History:...
, and was reformed on the same day at Kidbrooke
Kidbrooke
Kidbrooke is a district of South East London, England, located in the London Borough of Greenwich.The district takes its name from the Kyd Brook, a watercourse which runs from Orpington to Lewisham, by which point it is part of the River Quaggy...
. Two years later on 12 April 1926 the Group disappeared from the order of battle by being renumbered as No 21 Group.
The next year the Group was reformed on 25 August 1937 by the renaming of Air Defence Group. This designation lasted until 1936 when it became No 6 Group again. As in 1924 the Group was reformed the same day, this time as a bomber formation.
By this time the Group had shrunk to ten squadrons, all equipped with Fairey Battle
Fairey Battle
The Fairey Battle was a British single-engine light bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company in the late 1930s for the Royal Air Force. The Battle was powered by the same Rolls-Royce Merlin piston engine that gave contemporary British fighters high performance; however, the Battle was weighed...
aircraft and located in pairs at Abingdon, RAF Harwell
RAF Harwell
RAF Harwell was a Royal Air Force airfield in former Berkshire, England, near the village of Harwell, later the site of the Atomic Energy Research Establishment and Rutherford Appleton Laboratory. The site is now in Oxfordshire....
, RAF Benson
RAF Benson
RAF Benson is a Royal Air Force station near Benson in South Oxfordshire, England. It is home to the Royal Air Force's support helicopters, the Aérospatiale Puma and the EH-101 Merlin, known as the Puma HC.Mk 1 and the Merlin HC.Mk 3 and Mk 3a....
, Boscombe Down and Bicester. On receipt of orders to move to France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
in 1939, Headquarters No 1 Group became Headquarters Advanced Air Striking Force and the station headquarters and associated squadrons became Nos. 71, 72, 74, 75 and 76 Wings respectively. The Group re-emerged a few days later within Bomber Command
RAF Bomber Command
RAF Bomber Command controlled the RAF's bomber forces from 1936 to 1968. During World War II the command destroyed a significant proportion of Nazi Germany's industries and many German cities, and in the 1960s stood at the peak of its postwar military power with the V bombers and a supplemental...
on 12 September, but only lasted just over three months, being dropped on 22 December 1939.
It was reformed at RAF Bawtry
RAF Bawtry
RAF Bawtry was a Royal Air Force station located at Bawtry Hall in Bawtry and was No. 1 Group RAF Bomber Command headquarters and administration unit during and following WWII.- History :...
on 22 June 1940 where No.1 Group was based for 44 years and has been continuously active in the RAF ever since inception. No.1 Group also operated the Thor ballistic missile between 1958 and August 1963, with ten squadrons each with three missiles being equipped with the weapon. When Bomber Command was subsumed into the new Strike Command
RAF Strike Command
The Royal Air Force's Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command to form the single Air Command. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1...
on 1 April 1968, No. 1 Group took on the old role of the command, holding the bomber and strike aircraft of Strike Command. In around 1984, Headquarters No 1 Group moved from RAF Bawtry
RAF Bawtry
RAF Bawtry was a Royal Air Force station located at Bawtry Hall in Bawtry and was No. 1 Group RAF Bomber Command headquarters and administration unit during and following WWII.- History :...
to RAF Upavon
RAF Upavon
The former Royal Air Force Station Upavon, more commonly known as RAF Upavon, was a grass airfield, military flight training school, and administrative headquarters of the Royal Air Force....
in Wiltshire
Wiltshire
Wiltshire is a ceremonial county in South West England. It is landlocked and borders the counties of Dorset, Somerset, Hampshire, Gloucestershire, Oxfordshire and Berkshire. It contains the unitary authority of Swindon and covers...
.
On 1 April 1996 No 2 Group RAF was disbanded by being absorbed into No 1 Group.
In January 2000 the RAF was restructured and the Group took on its present role. The Group is responsible for UK air defence operations through QRA North at RAF Leuchars
RAF Leuchars
RAF Leuchars is the most northerly air defence station in the United Kingdom. It is located in Leuchars, Fife, on the east coast of Scotland, near to the university town of St Andrews.-Operations:...
and QRA South at RAF Coningsby
RAF Coningsby
RAF Coningsby , is a Royal Air Force station in Lincolnshire, England. It has been commanded by Group Captain Martin Sampson since 10 December 2010.-Operational units:...
. However since the disestablishment of Combined Air Operations Centre
Air Operations Center
An Air and Space Operations Center is a type of command center used by the United States Air Force. It is the senior agency of the Air Force component commander to provide command and control of air and space operations....
9 at RAF High Wycombe
RAF High Wycombe
RAF High Wycombe is a Royal Air Force station, situated in the village of Walters Ash, near High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire, England. Its purpose is to serve the needs of the RAF Air Command, situated on the site. It is also the headquarters of the European Air Group...
, actual control of the fighters is now carried out from a NATO Combined Air Operations Centre in Denmark, CAOC 1 at Finderup. However, High Wycombe retains an air defence direction capability, and the UK Representative there could take back control over QRA South if it was necessary to respond to a terrorist threat from the air.
Air Officer Commanding
- 1 April 1918 unknown
- 29 February 1920 Group CaptainGroup CaptainGroup captain is a senior commissioned rank in the Royal Air Force and the air forces of many other Commonwealth countries. It ranks above wing commander and immediately below air commodore...
H C T DowdingHugh Dowding, 1st Baron DowdingAir Chief Marshal Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding, 1st Baron Dowding GCB, GCVO, CMG was a British officer in the Royal Air Force... - 27 February 1922 Group Captain E L GerrardEugene GerrardAir Commodore Eugene Louis Gerrard CMG, DSO, RAF was an officer in the Royal Marines and Royal Air Force....
- 1 January 1923 Air CommodoreAir CommodoreAir commodore is an air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
E L Gerrard - 21 July 1924 Group Captain R GordonRobert Gordon (RAF officer)Air Commodore Robert Gordon CB, CMG, DSO, RAF was a Royal Marines officer who held various posts in Royal Naval Air Service during World War I and was a senior officer in Royal Air Force from 1918 onwards...
- 31 December 1924 Group Captain P L W Herbert
- 12 April 1926 – 25 August 1927 Group Disbanded
- 9 August 1927 Air Commodore E L Gerrard
- 11 November 1929 Air Commodore W F M Foster
- 2 January 1934 Air Commodore J E A BaldwinJack Baldwin (RAF officer)Air Marshal Sir John Eustice Arthur Baldwin, KBE, CB, DSO, DL, RAF was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-Early life:...
- 12 August 1935 Air Commodore J C Quinnell
- 1 May 1936 Air Commodore O T BoydOwen Tudor BoydAir Marshal Owen Tudor Boyd CB, OBE, MC, AFC was an officer in the British Royal Flying Corps during most of World War I...
- 7 January 1937 Air Commodore S W Smith
- 17 February 1938 Air Vice-MarshalAir Vice-MarshalAir vice-marshal is a two-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force. The rank is also used by the air forces of many countries which have historical British influence and it is sometimes used as the English translation of an equivalent rank in...
P H L PlayfairPatrick PlayfairAir Marshal Sir Patrick Henry Lyon Playfair KBE CB CVO MC RAF was a commander in the Royal Flying Corps during World War I and a senior commander in the Royal Air Force until his retirement during World War II.... - 24 August 1939 – 12 September 1939 No. 1 Group Renamed Advanced Air Striking Force
- 3 September 1939 Air Vice-Marshal A C Wright
- 22 December 1939 – 22 June 1940 Group Disbanded
- 27 June 1940 Air Commodore *27 June 1940 Air Commodore J J BreenJohn Breen (RAF officer)Air Marshal John Breen, CB, OBE was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force during the Second World War.-Service:...
- 27 November 1940 Air Vice-Marshal R D Oxland
- 24 February 1943 Air Vice-Marshal E A B Rice
- 12 February 1945 Air Vice-Marshal R S BluckeRobert BluckeAir Vice Marshal Robert Stewart Blucke CB CBE DSO AFC & Bar was a Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Transport Command.-RAF career:...
- 15 January 1947 Air Vice-Marshal C E N GuestCharles GuestAir Marshal Sir Charles Edward Neville Guest KBE CB was a Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Transport Command.-RAF career:...
- 24 January 1949 Air Vice-Marshal G H MillsGeorge Mills (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir George Holroyd Mills, GCB, DFC, RAF was a senior Royal Air Force commander. After his retirement from the RAF, Mills served as Black Rod in the Houses of Parliament until 1970...
- 5 April 1951 Air Vice-Marshal D A BoyleDermot BoyleMarshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Dermot Alexander Boyle GCB, KCVO, KBE, AFC, RAF was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force.-RAF career:...
- 27 April 1953 Air Vice-Marshal J R Whitley
- 3 October 1956 Air Vice-Marshal G A WalkerAugustus WalkerAir Chief Marshal Sir George Augustus Walker GCB CBE DSO DFC AFC MA was a Second World War bomber pilot and jet aircraft pioneer, later Inspector-General of the RAF and RAF Air Chief Marshal.-Early life:...
- 14 June 1959 Air Vice-Marshal J G DavisJohn Davis (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir John Gilbert Davis GCB OBE was a Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief at RAF Training Command.-RAF career:Davis joined the Royal Air Force in 1933...
- 1 December 1961 Air Vice-Marshal P H DunnPatrick Dunn (RAF officer)Air Marshal Sir Patrick Hunter Dunn KBE CB DFC was a Royal Air Force officer who became Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief of Flying Training Command.-RAF career:...
- 1 May 1964 Air Vice-Marshal D C Stapleton
- 1 June 1966 Air Vice-Marshal M H LeBas
- 23 December 1968 Air Vice-Marshal R L WadeRuthven WadeAir Chief Marshal Sir Ruthven Lowry Wade KCB DFC was a senior Royal Air Force officer who became Vice-Chief of the Air Staff.-RAF career:...
- 8 February 1971 Air Vice-Marshal B P T HorsleyPeter HorsleyAir Marshal Sir Beresford Peter Torrington Horsley KCB, CBE, LVO, AFC was a senior Royal Air Force commander.-Early life:...
- 3 March 1973 Air Vice-Marshal D G EvansDavid Evans (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir David George Evans GCB, CBE, RAF was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force.-Military career:Born and educated in Canada, Evans was commissioned into the Royal Air Force under an emergency commission in 1944 during World War II...
- 29 November 1975 Air Vice-Marshal P J Lagesen
- 5 July 1978 Air Vice-Marshal D B CraigDavid Craig, Baron Craig of RadleyMarshal of the Royal Air Force David Brownrigg Craig, Baron Craig of Radley, GCB, OBE , is a retired Royal Air Force officer and member of the House of Lords...
- 11 April 1980 Air Vice-Marshal M W P KnightMichael Knight (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael William Patrick Knight KCB AFC is a former senior Royal Air Force commander. He is well respected and renowned for his various charity projects, especially for the ″Vulcan to the Sky″ cause.-RAF career:...
- 18 December 1982 Air Vice-Marshal D Parry-EvansDavid Parry-EvansAir Marshal Sir David George Parry-Evans GCB CBE RAF is a former senior Royal Air Force commander.-RAF career:Educated at Berkhamsted School, Parry-Evans joined the Royal Air Force in 1956. He became Officer Commanding No. 214 Squadron in 1974 and Station Commander at RAF Marham in 1975...
- 17 September 1983 Air Commodore H S Carver
- 1 April 1984 Air Vice-Marshal M G Simmons
- 19 February 1987 Air Vice-Marshal C J ThomsonJohn Thomson (RAF)Air Chief Marshal Sir Charles John Thomson GCB, CBE, AFC usually Sir John Thomson was a senior officer in the Royal Air Force.-RAF service:...
- 24 February 1989 Air Vice-Marshal R A F WilsonAndrew Wilson (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir Ronald Andrew Fellowes Wilson KCB AFC FRAes RAF often known as Sir Andrew Wilson and sometimes known informally as Sir Sandy Wilson is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer.-RAF career:...
- 1991–1993 Air Vice-Marshal R E JohnsRichard JohnsAir Chief Marshal Sir Richard Edward Johns GCB, KCVO, CBE is a retired Royal Air Force officer and former Chief of the Air Staff.- RAF career :...
- 1993–1993 Air Vice-Marshal P T Squire
- 1993–1997 Air Vice-Marshal J R DayJohn Day (RAF officer)Air Chief Marshal Sir John Romney Day KCB, OBE, ADC, BSc is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander and a military advisor to BAE Systems.-Early life and education:...
- 1997–1998 Air Vice-Marshal G E StirrupJock StirrupAir Chief Marshal Graham Eric "Jock" Stirrup, Baron Stirrup, GCB, AFC, FRAeS, FCMI, RAF, is a former senior Royal Air Force commander, who was the Chief of the Defence Staff from 2006 until his retirement in late 2010. He is also a Crossbench member of the House of Lords.As a junior RAF officer,...
- 1998–2000 Air Vice-Marshal J H Thompson
- 2000–2001 Air Vice-Marshal P V Harris
- 2001–2003 Air Vice-Marshal G L TorpyGlenn TorpyAir Chief Marshal Sir Glenn Lester Torpy, GCB, CBE, DSO, ADC is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander. He was a fast jet pilot in the late 1970s and 1980s, a senior officer in the early 1990s and a senior commander in the late 1990s and 2000s...
- 2003–2005 Air Vice-Marshal C H MoranChris MoranAir Chief Marshal Sir Christopher Hugh "Chris" Moran, KCB, OBE, MVO, ADC, FRAeS , was a fast jet pilot and later a senior commander in the Royal Air Force...
- 2005–2007 Air Vice-Marshal D WalkerDavid Walker (RAF officer)Air Marshal David Walker CB CBE AFC is a Royal Air Force officer. He is currently Deputy Commander, Allied Joint Force Command at Brunssum, in the Netherlands, having previously served for over three years as Deputy Commander, Allied Air Component Command at Ramstein in Germany. Prior to that...
- 2007–2009 Air Vice-Marshal C N HarperChris Harper (RAF Officer)Air Marshal Sir Christopher Nigel Harper KBE is a Royal Air Force Officer, and is currently the United Kingdom Military Representative to NATO and the European Union, having served for two years as Deputy Commander Allied Joint Force Command at Brunssum in the Netherlands. Prior to that appointment...
- 2009-2011 Air Vice-Marshal G J Bagwell
- 2011- Air Vice-Marshal Stu AthaStuart AthaAir Vice Marshal Stuart David Atha DSO ADC is a serving senior officer of the Royal Air Force and is currently Air Officer Commanding No 1 Group.-Military career:Atha joined the RAF after graduating from Glasgow University in 1984...