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Air Commodore I J Townsend CBE to be promoted Air Vice-Marshal and to be Air Officer Commanding No 22 Group in May 2023 in succession to Air Marshal R C Maddison OBE whose appointment as Deputy Commander Capability, Headquarters Air Command and Air Member for Personnel and Capability has previously
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Air Commodore R C Maddison OBE to be promoted Air Vice-Marshal and to be Air Officer Commanding No 22 Group in August 2020 in succession to Air Vice-Marshal W A W James CBE whose next appointment is yet to be
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with Personnel and Training Command its controlling formation. Prior to 1 April 2006 Training Group held British Government agency status, operating as the
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The current creation of No. 22 Group was established on 30 October 2006, once again as No. 22 (Training) Group. This creation was a renaming of
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On 24 June 1940, No. 22 Group was once again raised to command status and later that year, on 1 December, the new command was expanded to become
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status. However, only just over two months later, on 14 July, the newly created
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Royal Air Force force reductions, No. 22 Group was disbanded on 30 May 1919
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Although No. 22 Group was due to be formed on 1 April 1918, the same day as the
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RAF Force Development, adventurous training, survival and specialist training;
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on the day of Fighter Command's creation. In 1938, the group comprised
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Air Officer Commanding: Air Vice-Marshal Ian 'Cab' Townsend CBE MA RAF
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No. 22 Group. Townsend is responsible to his superior commander, the
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The Defence College of Technical Training (DCTT) consisting of:
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Defence technical training – communications & engineering;
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As of May 2023, No. 22 Group is led by Air Vice-Marshal
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The next creation of No. 22 Group came on 12 April 1926
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was established, it was not activated until 1 July 1918
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is responsible for RAF training policy and controlling the
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Defence College of Communications and Information Systems
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which ceased to exist as No 22 Group was re-established.
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Defence College of Communications and Information Systems
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and Directorate of Recruiting & Individual Training
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The Defence School of Marine Engineering (DSMarE) at
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Training units and formations of the Royal Air Force
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No. 22 Group badge
United Kingdom
HM King Charles III
Royal Air Force
Royal Air Force group
military training
Air Command
RAF High Wycombe
No. 22 Group RAF
AVM
Ian Townsend
groups
Royal Air Force
Air Command
group
Royal Air Force College
stations
Training Group
British Armed Forces
Royal Navy
British Army
Royal Air Force
RAF East Fortune
Stirling
No. 78 Wing RAF
Auldbar
airship
Longside
RAF Machrihanish

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