Assistant Chief of the Air Staff

The Assistant Chief of the Air Staff (ACAS) is a senior appointment in the Royal Air Force.

The ACAS post was established in 1985 by eliminating the Vice Chief of the Air Staff and combining the Policy and Operations two star assistant chiefs. In 1992, ACAS became a member of the Air Force Board. The ACAS is responsible for "Assisting the Chief of the Air Staff in generating a balanced and integrated Royal Air Force capability and for maintaining the fighting effectiveness and morale of the Service including the development of policy."^[1] One of the many duties of the ACAS is to sit on the board of the Civil Aviation Authority as a non-executive member.^[2]

Assistant chiefs of the air staff

• 1985 – 1986 Anthony Skingsley
• 1987 – 1989 Michael Simmons
• 1989 – 1991 John Thomson
• 1991 – 1992 Timothy Garden
• 1992 – 1994 Anthony Bagnall
• 1994 – 1996 Peter Squire
• 1996 – 1998 Timothy Jenner
• 1998 – 2000 Jock Stirrup
• 2000 – 2003 Philip Sturley
• 2003 – 2005 David Walker
• 2005 – 2007 Chris Moran
• 27 April 2007 Tim Anderson
• 1 March 2010 Barry North^[3]
• 5 April 2013 Edward Stringer^[4]
• 23 January 2015 Richard Knighton^[5]

References

1. https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/505524/Air_Sep_15_senior_data.csv/preview
2. "Assistant Chief of Air Staff (ACAS)". Senior Commanders. Royal Air Force. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
3. Royal Air Force Air Rank Appointments List 08/09 retrieved 27 October 2009
4. Royal Air Force Air Rank Appointments List 03/13 retrieved 8 May 2013
5. "AIR RANK AND COMMAND APPOINTMENTS LIST 11.14". Senior Appointments. Royal Air Force. 9 December 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2015.

External links

• Air of Authority – A History of RAF Organisation – Air Council Appointments
• Royal Air Force – Assistant Chief of the Air Staff