Joint Force Air Component Headquarters

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Joint Force Air Component Headquarters
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CountryFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  United Kingdom
BranchEnsign of the Royal Air Force.svg  Royal Air Force
TypeDeployable headquarters
Role Aerial warfare command and control
Part of No. 11 Group
Home station RAF High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire
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AbbreviationJFACHQ

The Joint Force Air Component Headquarters (JFACHQ) is the United Kingdom's deployable air command and control unit. The JFACHQ is run by the Royal Air Force with representation from the other services. [1]

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The JFACHQ has members from the operations and operations support branches of the RAF to both plan and execute the air war as well as support the deployed air components from A1 to A9.

The unit is based at RAF High Wycombe. It can deploy worldwide at short notice to run an air campaign.

The constituent parts of the JFAC are broken down according to the Continental staff system:

Further reading

References

  1. "Command and Control". Archived from the original on 2 June 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.