Australia Air Force – Summary Orbat
v.1.11 October 21, 2002

Eric Forucade and Ravi Rikhye

[Thanks to Greg Lyons for corrections]

 RAAF HQ – Glenbrock (North of Sydney) 

Unit

Station

Aircraft

Tactical Fighter Group

Williamtown, NSW

 

81st Wing

 

 

No. 2 Squadron (OCU)

Williamtown, NSW

F-18/PC-9

No. 3 Squadron

Williamtown, NSW

F-18

No. 75 Squadron

Tindal, NT

F-18

No. 76 Squadron

Williamtown, NSW

Hawk Mk. 127

No. 79 Squadron

Williamstown, NSW

Hawk Mk. 127

 

 

 

Strike/Reconnaissance Group

Amberley, Queensland

 

82nd Wing

 

 

No. 1 Squadron

Amberley, Queensland

F-111C/RF-111C

No. 6 Squadron

Amberley, Queensland

F-111C/G

 

 

 

Maritime Patrol Group

Edinburg, SA

 

92nd Wing

 

 

No. 10 Squadron

Edinburg, SA

P-3C, TAP-3C

No. 11 Squadron

Edinburg, SA

P-3C, TAP-3C

No. 292 Squadron

Edinburg, SA

P-3C, TAP-3C

 

 

 

Airlift Group

Richmond, NSW

 

84th Wing

East Sale

 

No. 32 Squadron

East Sale

HS-748-200, Be-200

No. 34 Squadron

Fairbairn

Challanger 604

86th Wing

 

 

No. 33 Squadron

Richmond, NSW

5 B-707-338C (4 tankers)

No. 36 Squadron

Richmond, NSW

C-130H (12+)

No. 37 Squadron

Richmond, NSW

C-130J-30

No. 38 Squadron

Amberley, Queensland

DHC-4

 

 

 

Surveillance & Control Group

 

 

No. 41 Wing

 

 

No. 3 CRU

Williamtown, NSW

 

Surveillance & Control Trg Unit

Williamtown, NSW

 

No. 2 CRU

Darwin

 

No. 1 Radar Surveillance Unit

 

 

No. 114 Mobile CRU

Tindal, NT

 

RAAF ATC Flights

 

 

 

 

 

Combat Support Group

Queensland

 

P-3 detachment at Tindal, Scherger, Pearce

 

NT = Northern Territories

NSW = New South Wales

SA = Southern Australia

WA = Western Australia

Training Command, Williams Pt Cook

Air Training Wing

Defense Force Basic Flying Training School

Central Flying School, East Sale (PC-9)

And RAAF Roulettes

Combat Support Force East Sale

Combat Survival Training School

Institute of Aviation Medicine

2nd Flying Training School, Pearce ( PC-9 )

School of Air Navigation, East Sale (B-200, HS-748)

School of Air Traffic Control

School Helicopter, Fairbairn (AB-206)

RAAF, Balloon

Ground Training Wing

Australian Defense Force School of Languages

Combat Support Unit Fairbairn

Combat Support Unit Wagga

Defense International Training Center

RAAF School of Management and Training Technology

RAAF School of Technical Training, Wagga Wagga

RAAF Security and Fire School

School of Photography

RAAF College

1st Recruit Training Unit

Officers' Training School

School of Postgraduate Studies

RAAF Staff College

Force Support Combat, Pearce

Combat Unit, Pearce

Combat Support Unit,  Williams Pt Cook

RAAF Band

RAAF Museum

Training HQ Command 

Directorate of the Office of the Commander

Directorate of Policy

Directorate of Training

Accreditation

Directorate Personnel

Directorate of Chaplainry Services

Other

Transit and Reserve Base :

- Alice Spring

- Curtin ( Broone )

- Learmonth ( Noth West  Cape )

- Scherger ( Weipa, Presqu’ile de Yorck )

- Point Cook

- Williams

 Protection and Surveillance of Air Force Bases

1st Wing

 2nd and 4th   Squadrons

1st Squadron (Reserve), Edinburgh

                                   92 h.

3rd Squadron (Reserve)

            Flight Support

Section, Logistic, Communication, Support, Reconnaissance

2 Squadron of Protection and Surveillance

            3 Rifle Flight  (Commando)

            1 Rifle Flight  (Motorized Commando, Fire, VIP, Intervention)

Composition of Squadron

 

F-111

12 Aircraft

F-18

18 Aircraft

Hawk

23 Aircraft

P-3

9 Aircraft

C-130

12 Aircraft

DHC-4

10 Aircraft

PC-9

10 Aircraft


Strength  of  Royal Australian Air Force

 

2000-01

2001-02

Flag Officers

38

36

Officers

486

471

Chief Warrant Officer

3 334

3 662

Enlisted

9 623

9 020

Total Active

13 481

13 189

Reserve

2 031

2 020

Total

15 512

15 209

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