The Royal Air Force's

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...

 Strike Command was the military formation which controlled the majority of the United Kingdom

United Kingdom

The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...

's bomber and fighter aircraft from 1968 until 2007: it was merged with Personnel and Training Command

RAF Personnel and Training Command

Personnel and Training Command was one of two commands of the Royal Air Force that were merged to form Air Command on 1 April 2007.- Formation :...

 to form the single 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....

. It latterly consisted of two formations - No. 1 Group RAF

No. 1 Group RAF

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...

 and No. 2 Group RAF

No. 2 Group RAF

Number 2 Group is a Group of the Royal Air Force which was first activated in 1918, served from 1918–20, from 1936 through the Second World War to 1947, from 1948 to 1958, from 1993 to 1996, was reactivated in 2000, and is today part of Air Command....

. The last Commander-in-Chief was Air Chief Marshal

Air Chief Marshal

Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...

 Sir

Sir

Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...

 Joe French.

History

Strike Command was formed on 30 April 1968 by the merger of 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...

 and Fighter Command

RAF Fighter Command

RAF Fighter Command was one of three functional commands of the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1936 to allow more specialised control of fighter aircraft. It served throughout the Second World War, gaining recognition in the Battle of Britain. The Command continued until 17 November 1943, when...

, which became No. 1 Group

No. 1 Group RAF

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...

 and No. 11 Group

No. 11 Group RAF

No. 11 Group was a group in the Royal Air Force for various periods in the 20th century, finally disbanding in 1996. Its most famous service was during 1940 when it defended London and the south-east against the attacks of the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain.-First World War:No. 11 Group was...

 respectively. Signals Command

RAF Signals Command

Signals Command was the RAF's command responsible for control of signals units from 1958 to 1969. It was based at RAF Medmenham near Marlow, Buckinghamshire.-History:The Command was formed on 3 November 1958 by raising No. 90 Group to Command status...

 was absorbed on 1 January 1969, Coastal Command

RAF Coastal Command

RAF Coastal Command was a formation within the Royal Air Force . Founded in 1936, it was the RAF's premier maritime arm, after the Royal Navy's secondment of the Fleet Air Arm in 1937. Naval aviation was neglected in the inter-war period, 1919–1939, and as a consequence the service did not receive...

 was absorbed on 28 November 1969 and Air Support Command

RAF Air Support Command

Air Support Command of the Royal Air Force was formed on 1 August 1967 by the redesignation of Transport Command. Its change of name reflected the change of emphasis of the Command from merely transporting materials and men around the world to providing general support to RAF operations around the...

 (formerly Transport Command

RAF Transport Command

RAF Transport Command was a Royal Air Force command that controlled all transport aircraft of the RAF. It was established on 25 March 1943 by the renaming of the RAF Ferry Command, and was subsequently renamed RAF Air Support Command in 1967.-History:...

) was absorbed on 1 September 1972.

In 1975, the Command acquired a NATO title, Commander-in-Chief United Kingdom Air Forces - CINCUKAIR. RAF Germany

Royal Air Force Germany

The former Royal Air Force Germany was a command of the Royal Air Force and part of British Forces Germany, consisting of those units located in Germany initially as part of the occupation following World War II, and later as part of the RAF's commitment to the defence of Europe during the Cold...

 was absorbed as No. 2 (Bomber) Group

No. 2 Group RAF

Number 2 Group is a Group of the Royal Air Force which was first activated in 1918, served from 1918–20, from 1936 through the Second World War to 1947, from 1948 to 1958, from 1993 to 1996, was reactivated in 2000, and is today part of Air Command....

 on 1 April 1993.

The RAF's Process and Organisation Review concluded that Strike Command and Personnel and Training Command

RAF Personnel and Training Command

Personnel and Training Command was one of two commands of the Royal Air Force that were merged to form Air Command on 1 April 2007.- Formation :...

 should be co-located at a single command headquarters: it was subsequently decided that both commands should be located at 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...

 and in 2007 Strike Command and Personnel and Training Command were merged into a single command - 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....

.

Structure

Headquarters Strike Command (often abbreviated to HQSTC) was located 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...

 in 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 Command was divided into a number of Groups, which at first reflected the function of the old Fighter, Bomber and Coastal Command. Subsequent reorganisations changed things greatly and before the final reorganization, the two Groups which made up Strike Command were:

• No. 1 Group RAF
  No. 1 Group RAF
  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...
  
   - the "Air Combat Group"
• No. 2 Group RAF
  No. 2 Group RAF
  Number 2 Group is a Group of the Royal Air Force which was first activated in 1918, served from 1918–20, from 1936 through the Second World War to 1947, from 1948 to 1958, from 1993 to 1996, was reactivated in 2000, and is today part of Air Command....
  
   - the "Air Combat Support Group"

Component groups of Strike Command included:

• No. 1 Group RAF
  No. 1 Group RAF
  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...
  
   1 April 1968 - 1 April 2007
• No. 2 Group RAF
  No. 2 Group RAF
  Number 2 Group is a Group of the Royal Air Force which was first activated in 1918, served from 1918–20, from 1936 through the Second World War to 1947, from 1948 to 1958, from 1993 to 1996, was reactivated in 2000, and is today part of Air Command....
  
   1 April 1993 - 1 April 1996, 7 January 2000 - 1 April 2007
• No. 3 Group RAF
  No. 3 Group RAF
  Number 3 Group of the Royal Air Force was an RAF group first active in 1918, again in 1923-26, part of RAF Bomber Command from 1936 to 1967, and part of RAF Strike Command from 2000 until it disbanded on 1 April 2006.-The 1930s and World War II:...
  
   1 April 2000 - 1 April 2006
• No. 11 Group RAF
  No. 11 Group RAF
  No. 11 Group was a group in the Royal Air Force for various periods in the 20th century, finally disbanding in 1996. Its most famous service was during 1940 when it defended London and the south-east against the attacks of the Luftwaffe during the Battle of Britain.-First World War:No. 11 Group was...
  
   1 April 1968 - 1 April 1996
• No. 18 Group RAF
  No. 18 Group RAF
  No. 18 Group of the Royal Air Force was a group active from 1918 to 1919, and from 1938 to 1996.- 1918 - 1919 :The Group was initially formed on 1 April 1918 in No 4 Area. It was transferred to North-Eastern Area, 8 May 1918...
  
   28 November 1969 - 1 April 1996
• No. 11/18 Group RAF
  No. 11/18 Group RAF
  No. 11/18 Group was a short-lived formation of Strike Command in the Royal Air Force. It was formed in 1996 as part of the post-Cold War reorganisation of the RAF. It absorbed the forces of No. 11 and No. 18 Groups, which were descended from the old Fighter Command and Coastal Command functional...
  
   1 April 1996 - 7 January 2000
• No. 38 Group RAF
  No. 38 Group RAF
  No 38 Group RAF was formed on 6 November 1943 from nine squadrons as part of Fighter Command. It was finally disbanded on 1 April 2000.-History:...
  
   1 July 1972 - 17 November 1983
• No. 46 Group RAF 1 September 1972 - 1 January 1976
• Royal Observer Corps
  Royal Observer Corps
  The Royal Observer Corps was a civil defence organisation operating in the United Kingdom between 29 October 1925 and 31 December 1995, when the Corps' civilian volunteers were stood down....
  
   1 April 1968 - 31 December 1995

Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief

Air Officers Commanding-in-Chief included:

• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Wallace Kyle
  Wallace Kyle
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Wallace Hart Kyle GCB, KCVO, CBE, DSO, DFC, RAF was a senior Royal Air Force commander and the Governor of Western Australia from 1975 to 1980.-Career:...
  
   1968–1968
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Denis Spotswood
  Denis Spotswood
  Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Denis Frank Spotswood GCB, CBE, DSO, DFC, RAF was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force.-RAF career:...
  
   1968–1971
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Andrew Humphrey
  Andrew Humphrey
  Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Andrew Henry Humphrey GCB, OBE, DFC, AFC, RAF was a senior commander in the British Royal Air Force...
  
   1971–1974
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Denis Smallwood
  Denis Smallwood
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Denis Graham Smallwood GBE, KCB, DSO, DFC, FRAeS, FRSA, was a senior Royal Air Force commander.-RAF career:Educated at King Edward VI School in Birmingham, Smallwood joined the Royal Air Force in 1938....
  
   1974–1976
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Nigel Maynard
  Nigel Maynard
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Nigel Martin Maynard KCB, CBE, DFC, AFC, RAF was a senior Royal Air Force commander.-RAF career:...
  
   1976–1977
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   David Evans
  David 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...
  
   1977–1980
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Keith Williamson
  Keith Williamson
  Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Keith Alec Williamson, GCB, AFC , is a retired senior officer in the Royal Air Force. He was Chief of the Air Staff from 1982 to 1985.-RAF career:...
  
   1980–1982
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   David Craig
  David Craig, Baron Craig of Radley
  Marshal 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...
  
   1982–1985
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Peter Harding
  Peter Harding
  Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Peter Robin Harding, GCB is a retired Royal Air Force Chief of the Air Staff, and Chief of Defence Staff.-RAF career:...
  
   1985–1988
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Patrick Hine
  Patrick Hine
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Patrick "Paddy" Bardon Hine GCB, GBE is a former senior Royal Air Force commander. Most notably, he was joint commander of all British forces during the first Gulf War.-RAF career:...
  
   1988–1991
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Michael Graydon
  Michael Graydon
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Michael James Graydon GCB, CBE, ADC is a retired RAF officer. He was a fast jet pilot in the 1960s and 1970s and a senior RAF commander in the 1980s until his retirement in 1997...
  
   1991–1992
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   John Thomson
  John 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:...
  
   1992–1994
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Richard Johns
  Richard Johns
  Air 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 :...
  
   1994
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   William Wratten 1994–1997
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   John Allison 1997–1999
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Peter Squire 1999–2000
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Anthony Bagnall
  Anthony Bagnall
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Anthony John Crowther "Tony" Bagnall, GBE, KCB, FRAeS is a retired senior Royal Air Force officer and former Vice-Chief of the Defence Staff.- Flying career :...
  
   2000–2001
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   John Day
  John 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:...
  
   2001–2003
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Brian Burridge
  Brian Burridge
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Kevin Burridge KCB, CBE, ADC, FCMI, FRAeS is a retired Royal Air Force officer...
  
   2003–2006
• Air Chief Marshal
  Air Chief Marshal
  Air chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Joe French 2006–2007

Deputy Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief

• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Nigel Maynard
  Nigel Maynard
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Nigel Martin Maynard KCB, CBE, DFC, AFC, RAF was a senior Royal Air Force commander.-RAF career:...
  
   1972–1973
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Peter Horsley
  Peter Horsley
  Air Marshal Sir Beresford Peter Torrington Horsley KCB, CBE, LVO, AFC was a senior Royal Air Force commander.-Early life:...
  
   1973–1975
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Michael Beetham
  Michael Beetham
  Marshal of the Royal Air Force Sir Michael James Beetham GCB, CBE, DFC, AFC, DL is a former World War II bomber pilot and a high-ranking commander in the Royal Air Force from the 1960s to the 1980s....
  
   1975–1976
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   John Stacey
  John Stacey
  Air Chief Marshal Sir John Stacey KCB, CBE, FRAeS, RAF, was a senior commander in the Royal Air Force in the 1970s and until his sudden death in 1981.-RAF career:...
  
   1976–1977
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Alan Davies
  Alan Davies (RAF officer)
  Air Marshal Sir Alan Cyril Davies KCB CBE was a Royal Air Force officer who became Deputy Commander of RAF Strike Command.-RAF career:...
  
   1977
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Alfred Ball
  Alfred Ball
  Air Marshal Sir Alfred Henry Wynne Ball KCB DSO DFC is a former Royal Air Force officer who became Deputy Commander of RAF Strike Command.-RAF career:...
  
   1977–1978
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Robert Freer
  Robert Freer
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Robert William George Freer GBE KCB is a former Royal Air Force officer who became Deputy Commander of RAF Strike Command.-RAF career:...
  
   1978–1979
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Thomas Kennedy
  Thomas Kennedy (RAF officer)
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Thomas Lawrie Kennedy GCB AFC DL is a former Royal Air Force officer who became Deputy Commander of RAF Strike Command.-RAF career:...
  
   1979–1981
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Peter Bairsto
  Peter Bairsto
  Air Marshal Sir Peter Edward Bairsto KBE CB AFC DL is a former Royal Air Force officer who became Deputy Commander of RAF Strike Command.-RAF career:...
  
   1981–1984
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Joseph Gilbert
  Joseph Gilbert (RAF officer)
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Joseph Alfred Gilbert KCB CBE is a former Royal Air Force officer who became Deputy Commander of RAF Strike Command.-RAF career:...
  
   1984–1986
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Brendan Jackson
  Brendan Jackson
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Brendan Jackson GCB was a Royal Air Force officer who became Deputy Commander of RAF Strike Command.-RAF career:...
  
   1986–1988
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Kenneth Hayr
  Kenneth Hayr
  Air Marshal Sir Kenneth William Hayr KCB, KBE, AFC & Bar was a former Deputy Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command and Deputy Chief of the Defence Staff .-Early Life and Flying Career:...
  
   1988–1989
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   John Kemball
  John Kemball
  Air Marshal Sir John Kemball, KCB, CBE, DL is a former Royal Air Force officer who became Deputy Commander of Strike Command.-RAF career:...
  
   1989–1993
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Richard Johns
  Richard Johns
  Air 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 :...
  
   1993–1994
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   John Allison 1994–1996
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Graeme Robertson
  Graeme Robertson (RAF officer)
  Air Marshal Graeme Alan Robertson CBE is a former Royal Air Force commander who since retirement has worked for BAE Systems.-RAF career:...
  
   1996–1998
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Timothy Jenner
  Timothy Jenner
  Air Marshal Sir Timothy Ivo Jenner KCB, FRAeS, RAF , is a retired senior Royal Air Force commander who since retirement has worked for Serco Group.-RAF career:...
  
   1998–2000
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Jock Stirrup
  Jock Stirrup
  Air 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,...
  
   2000–2002
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Brian Burridge
  Brian Burridge
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Kevin Burridge KCB, CBE, ADC, FCMI, FRAeS is a retired Royal Air Force officer...
  
   2002–2003
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Glenn Torpy
  Glenn Torpy
  Air 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...
  
   2003–2004
• Air Marshal
  Air Marshal
  Air marshal is a three-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
  
   Sir
  Sir
  Sir is an honorific used as a title , or as a courtesy title to address a man without using his given or family name in many English speaking cultures...
  
   Clive Loader
  Clive Loader
  Air Chief Marshal Sir Clive Robert Loader KCB OBE ADC FRAeS RAF is a retired Royal Air Force Officer and was the first Commander-in-Chief Air Command .-RAF career:...
  
   2004–2007

External links

• Royal Air Force Web Site - Strike Command

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