The Air Force Board of the
Defence Council is responsible for the management of the
Royal Air Force
The Royal Air Force (RAF) is the Air force, air and space force of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies. It was formed towards the end of the World War I, First World War on 1 April 1918, on the merger of t ...
.
Prior to the creation of the current UK
Ministry of Defence in 1964, the administration of the RAF and its personnel was undertaken by the
Air Force Council, part of the
Air Ministry
The Air Ministry was a department of the Government of the United Kingdom with the responsibility of managing the affairs of the Royal Air Force and civil aviation that existed from 1918 to 1964. It was under the political authority of the ...
. In 1964, the
Defence Council took over this role, but the day-to-day management of the three services was delegated to the three single service boards, of which the Air Force Board is one.
Membership of the Board
The composition is as follows:
*Civilian
**
Secretary of State for Defence
**
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for the Armed Forces
**
Minister of State for Defence Procurement and Industry
**
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Veterans and People
**Director of Resources
**Second Permanent Under-Secretary of State for Defence (Secretary of the Air Force Board)
*Military
**
Chief of the Air Staff
**
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
**
Air and Space Commander
**
Assistant Chief of the Air Staff
**
Air Member for Materiel
See also
*
Army Board
*
Admiralty Board (United Kingdom)
Notes and references
Royal Air Force
Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)
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