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officers, a small number may come from the Army. While holding these positions at the Academy, these officers are still referred to as "Air Officers Commanding" despite their being
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An air officer heading a particularly large or important command may be called an air officer commanding-in-chief (AOC-in-C).
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who holds a command appointment which typically comprises a large, organized collection of air force assets. Thus, an
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are styled air officer commanding, followed by the name of the group. Currently, there are five AOCs:
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might be the AOC 38 Group. The equivalent term for army officers is
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Although the vast majority of AOCs at the academy are, logically,
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Title for Air Force officers holding certain command appointments
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are styled as Air Officer Commanding (AOC). Similarly,
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Index

Air Officer Commanding
Commonwealth
air officer
air vice marshal
general officer commanding
RAF
group
1 Group
2 Group
11 Group
22 Group
No. 83 Expeditionary Air Group
IAF
Air Commodore
Wings
Air Bases
Air Vice Marshals
Groups
Air Marshals
Central Air Command
Eastern Air Command
Southern Air Command
South Western Air Command
Western Air Command
Training Command
Maintenance Command

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