The Royal Australian Air Force provides air and space power for Australia's security. It is the youngest of the three armed Services in the Australian Defence Force (ADF), the uniformed part of the Australian Government Department of Defence.
The Royal Australian Air Force is the second-oldest independent and permanent air force in the world (after Britain's Royal Air Force). Our origins can be found in the Australian Flying Corps of World War I, but the Air Force was not established as a separate organisation until 1921. During World War II, the RAAF peaked at over 182,000 personnel and 6,200 aircraft in 61 squadrons - meaning that in 1945 Australia vied with Canada in having the fourth-largest air force in the world (after the USA, USSR and UK). We have since served with distinction in Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq. We are also very proud of our role in peace-keeping and humanitarian missions throughout the world, including Bougainville, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Solomon Islands and Somalia.
Air Force Headquarters is located in Canberra. Air Force employs about 13,500 men and women, supported by 2,800 Air Force Reservists and 900 civilian public servants, at 11 major bases and a host of offices across Australia. Air Force works closely with the Navy, Army and allied forces.
The Royal Australian Air Force is the second-oldest independent and permanent air force in the world (after Britain's Royal Air Force). Our origins can be found in the Australian Flying Corps of World War I, but the Air Force was not established as a separate organisation until 1921. During World War II, the RAAF peaked at over 182,000 personnel and 6,200 aircraft in 61 squadrons - meaning that in 1945 Australia vied with Canada in having the fourth-largest air force in the world (after the USA, USSR and UK). We have since served with distinction in Korea, Malaya, Vietnam, Afghanistan and Iraq. We are also very proud of our role in peace-keeping and humanitarian missions throughout the world, including Bougainville, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Rwanda, Solomon Islands and Somalia.
Air Force Headquarters is located in Canberra. Air Force employs about 13,500 men and women, supported by 2,800 Air Force Reservists and 900 civilian public servants, at 11 major bases and a host of offices across Australia. Air Force works closely with the Navy, Army and allied forces.
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