No. 22 Group RAF
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No. 22 Group Royal Air Force (22 Gp) is one of six groups currently active in the Royal Air Force (RAF), falling under the responsibility of Deputy Commander-in-Chief (Personnel) in Air Command. Its previous title up until 2018 was No. 22 (Training) Group. The group is responsible for RAF training policy and controlling the Royal Air Force College and the RAF's training stations. As such, it is the direct successor to Training Group. 22 Group provides training to all three service branches of the British Armed Forces; namely the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy, and the British Army.[1]
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No. 22 Group Royal Air Force | |
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Active | 1 April 1918 – 30 May 1919 12 April – 1 May 1936 14 July 1936 – 23 June 1940 1 August 1943 – 31 January 1972 30 October 2006 – present |
Country | United Kingdom |
Allegiance | HM King Charles III |
Branch | Royal Air Force |
Type | Royal Air Force group |
Role | military training[1] |
Size | personnel: 3,800 military, 1,900 civilian[1] sites: 53[1] aircraft: 420[1] |
Part of | Air Command |
Headquarters | RAF High Wycombe |
Motto(s) | Semper resurgens Always rising again[2] |
Website | No. 22 Group RAF |
Commanders | |
Current commander | AVM Ian Townsend[1] |
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