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| Founded | 1 April 2007 |
| Country |  United Kingdom |
| Branch |  Royal Air Force |
| Role | Military air operations |
| Location | RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire |
| Motto(s) | Fortis Ubique Volantis (Flying Bravely Everywhere) |
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.[1]
The equivalent in the Royal NavyisNavy Command HeadquartersatPortsmouth and the equivalent in the British ArmyisArmy HeadquartersatAndover.
Air Command was formed by the merger of Royal Air Force Strike and Personnel and Training commands on 1 April 2007. Initially, it was under a four-star Air Chief Marshal, Commander-in-Chief, Air Command. At that time, there were two Deputy Commanders of Air Marshal rank: the Deputy Commander-in-Chief (Personnel) and the Deputy Commander-in-Chief (Operations).[2]
Following the implementation of the 2011 Levene Report, the role of Commander-in-Chief, Air Command was discontinued in spring 2012, and the deputy commanders started to report direct to the Chief of the Air Staff.[3] In November 2018, No. 11 Group was formed to create a "multi-domain operations group" as part of RAF Command.[4]
RAF Air Command is led by the Chief of the Air Staff under whom responsibilities are split as follows:[5][6]
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| Preceded by | Air Command 2007– |
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