Deputy Chief of Air Force (Australia)
| Deputy Chief of Air Force | |
|---|---|
|
Incumbent Waren McDonald since July 2015 | |
| Style | Air Vice Marshal |
| Member of | Australian Defence Force |
| Reports to | Chief of Air Force |
| Inaugural holder |
Air Commodore William Bostock |
| Formation | 1939 |
Deputy Chief of Air Force (DCAF) is the second most senior appointment in the Royal Australian Air Force, responsible to the Chief of Air Force (CAF). The rank associated with the position is Air Vice Marshal (two-star). DCAF acts as the manager of the Air Force Headquarters (AFHQ), which provides oversight of activities in the raising, training and sustaining of assigned RAAF capabilities. The position provides strategic leadership to the RAAF as a whole, as well as policy guidance in regard to Air Force activities to the rest of the Defence organisation and Government.[1] Before 1997 the position was entitled Deputy Chief of the Air Staff. The current Deputy Chief of Air Force is Air Vice Marshal Leo Davies.
Appointees
The following list chronologically records those who have held the post of Deputy Chief of Air Force or its preceding position of Deputy Chief of the Air Staff. The rank and honours are as at the completion of the commander's term.[2][3][4][5]
| Rank | Name | Post- Nominals | Term began | Term ended | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Chief of the Air Staff | |||||
| Air Commodore | Bostock, WilliamWilliam Bostock | OBE | 1939 | 1941 | |
| Air Commodore | McCauley, JohnJohn McCauley | CBE | 1942 | 1944 | |
| Air Commodore | Bladin, FrankFrank Bladin | CBE | 1944 | 1946 | |
| Air Commodore | McCauley, JohnJohn McCauley | CBE | 1946 | 1947 | |
| Air Commodore | Scherger, FrederickFrederick Scherger | CBE, DSO, AFC | 1947 | 1951 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Hancock, ValstonValston Hancock | OBE, DFC | 1951 | 1952 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Hely, WilliamWilliam Hely | CBE, AFC | 1953 | 1955 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Candy, DouglasDouglas Candy | CBE | 1956 | 1958 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Murdoch, AlisterAlister Murdoch | CBE | 1958 | 1959 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | McLachlan, IanIan McLachlan | CBE, DFC | 1959 | 1961 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Hannah, ColinColin Hannah | CB, CBE | 1961 | 1965 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Headlam, FrankFrank Headlam | CB, CBE | 1965 | 1966 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Eaton, BrianBrian Eaton | CBE, DSO & Two Bars, DFC | 1966 | 1967 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Townsend, WilliamWilliam Townsend | CBE | 1967 | 1969 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Read, CharlesCharles Read | CBE, DFC, AFC | 1970 | 1972 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Newstead, GeoffreyGeoffrey Newstead | CBE | 1972 | 1973 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Robey, FrederickFrederick Robey | CBE | 1973 | 1974 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Hurditch, DouglasDouglas Hurditch | CBE | 1974 | 1975 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | McNamara, NevilleNeville McNamara | AO, CBE, AFC | 1975 | 1979 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Barnes, FrederickFrederick Barnes | AO, DFC, AFC | 1979 | 1981 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Hughes, HenryHenry Hughes | AO, DFC | 1981 | 1983 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Newham, JohnJohn Newham | AO | 1983 | 1985 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Collings, BillieBillie Collings | AO, AFC | 1985 | 1987 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Bradford, RichardRichard Bradford | AO | 1987 | 1990 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Radford, EdwardEdward Radford | AO | 1990 | 1990 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | O'Brien, ThomasThomas O'Brien | AO, AFC | 1990 | 1993 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Fisher, LesLes Fisher | AO | 1993 | 1994 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Rogers, DavidDavid Rogers | AM | 1994 | 1997 | |
| Deputy Chief of Air Force | |||||
| Air Vice Marshal | Richardson, RobertRobert Richardson | AO, AFC | 1997 | 1997 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | McCormack, ErrolErrol McCormack | AM | 1997 | 1998 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Espeland, BrentBrent Espeland | AM | 1998 | 1999 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Titheridge, AlanAlan Titheridge | AO | 1999 | 2001 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Spence, ChristopherChristopher Spence | AO | 2001 | 2004 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | McLennan, RoxleyRoxley McLennan | AM | 2004 | 2005 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Blackburn, JohnJohn Blackburn | AO | 2005 | 2008 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Brown, GeoffGeoff Brown | AM | 2008 | 2011 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | Hart, NeilNeil Hart | 2011 | 2012 | ||
| Air Vice Marshal | Davies, LeoLeo Davies | AO, CSC | 2012 | 2015 | |
| Air Vice Marshal | McDonald, WarenWaren McDonald | AM, CSC | 2015 | Incumbent | |
References
- ↑ RAAF AFHQ Official website. Retrieved 10 May 2011.
- ↑ "Air Chief Marshals". Air Marshals of the RAAF. Royal Australian Air Force Air Power Development Centre. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ↑ "Air Marshals". Air Marshals of the RAAF. Royal Australian Air Force Air Power Development Centre. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ↑ "Air Vice Marshals A–K". Air Marshals of the RAAF. Royal Australian Air Force Air Power Development Centre. Retrieved 17 May 2011.
- ↑ "Air Vice Marshals L–Z". Air Marshals of the RAAF. Royal Australian Air Force Air Power Development Centre. Retrieved 17 May 2011.