The Air Force Reserve or RAAF Reserve is the common, collective name given to the
reserve units of the
Royal Australian Air Force
The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) is the principal Air force, aerial warfare force of Australia, a part of the Australian Defence Force (ADF) along with the Royal Australian Navy and the Australian Army. Constitutionally the Governor-Gener ...
(RAAF). The reserve component has also been known as the Citizen Air Force (CAF).
In 1919, in his ''Outline Policy for the Military Air Force of Australia'', Major General
J. G. Legge proposed: "The Military Air Force of Australia should mainly be composed from Citizen Forces with a proportion of permanent troops. The latter to provide for the instruction of the force and the maintenance of equipment."
[Royal Australian Air Force, 2015, "Reserves History"](_blank)
(18 August 2015).
While the RAAF was established in 1921, it was not until April 1936 that CAF units were raised in Adelaide, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth and Sydney.
In 1981, the active reserve – as opposed to the inactive or standby component – of the Citizen Air Force was renamed the RAAF Active Reserve. At around the same time, it began accepting female members.
Combat Reserve Wing, later renamed
Reserve Training Wing, became responsible for recruiting and training members of the Air Force Reserve on 18 May 1998.
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