Uncontrolled copy not subject to amendment RAF & DEFENCE ORGANISATION

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’

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

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

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)

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

Dir Gen Chaplaincy Servs 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

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

1 GP COMBAT STRIKE TYPHOON TORNADO F3 TORNADO GR HAWK

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

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

JOINT ORGANISATIONS

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)

RAF STATION STRUCTURE

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)

(TYPICAL ON SOME RAF STNS) 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

OC Fwd Spt Wg (TYPICAL ON SOME RAF STNS) Eng Ops Sqn Mech Eng (Air) 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

(TYPICAL ON SOME RAF STNS) 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

FUTURE STN STRUCTURE (PROJECT TRENCHARD)

RAF is now an Expeditionary Air Force 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

ILOC = INTEGRATED LOGISTICS OPERATIONS CENTRE 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

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)

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)

EXPEDITIONARY AIR WING (EAW) IDENTITIES JOINT OPERATIONAL BASES 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

AIR COMMAND MOBs - 2012 RAF Brize Norton STRATEGIC HQ AT/AAR High Wycombe RAF Brize Norton COMBAT AIR A4 / LOGS Lossiemouth Kinloss RAF Coningsby RAF Cottesmore RAF Leuchars RAF Lossiemouth RAF Marham RAF Wittering 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

STATION RAF Boulmer 2 Pillar structure RAF Brize Norton RAF Cranwell Remaining with 4 Pillar structure – incl APOE Wg RAF Cranwell 2 Pillar by Apr 08 RAF Coningsby Remaining within 3 Pillar structure RAF Cottesmore Remaining with 3 Pillar structure beyond Apr 09 RAF Fylingdales 3 Pillar – but SO1 Stn Cdr and SO2s in cmd posts

Probably returning to 3 Pillar structure STATION PILLAR STRUCTURE RAF Halton 2 Pillar by Apr 08 RAF Honington Unique structure RAF Kinloss Probably returning to 3 Pillar structure RAF Leeming Future structure not yet known RAF Leuchars Remaining with4 Pillar structure – incl Depth Sp Wg RAF Linton-on-Ouse 2 Pillar

STATION RAF Lyneham RAF Lossiemouth RAF Marham RAF Northolt 2 Pillar PILLAR STRUCTURE RAF Lyneham Remaining within 3 Pillar structure RAF Lossiemouth RAF Marham Probably remaining within 3 Pillar structure RAF Northolt 2 Pillar RAF Odiham RAF Shawbury RAF Spadeadam

2 Pillar – Airfield closed RAF Valley 2 Pillar RAF Waddington STATION PILLAR STRUCTURE RAF St Mawgan 2 Pillar – Airfield closed RAF Valley 2 Pillar RAF Waddington Remaining with 3 Pillar structure

STATION PILLAR STATUS 2 Pillar RAF Lyneham 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 by Apr 08 2 Pillar (airfield closure- Aug 08)