Air Officer In Charge Administration or AOA, is a staff role in some

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s, at various organisational levels. The role of AOA emerged in the

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and is most often found in the air forces of the

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India

In India, Air Officer in Charge of Administration, one of the Principal Staff Officers to the Chief Of Air Staff. The post is occupied by an Air Marshal of the Administration Branch of the

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. The AOA is generally either an Air Traffic Controller or Fighter Controller or a pure Administration Branch Officer.

References

*Rolfe. "Organization of the RAF and Its Modification During the War". Military Review. Volume 26. Number 6: September 1946
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