Structure of the Royal Canadian Air Force

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This is the structure of the Royal Canadian Air Force, as of November 2020.

Headquarters, Royal Canadian Air Force

Royal Canadian Air Force Aerospace Warfare Centre (RAWC)

  • Headquarters, Royal Canadian Air Force Aerospace Warfare Centre, at CFB Trenton[3]
    • 434 Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron, at CFB Trenton[4]
    • 414 EWS (Electronic Warfare Support) Squadron, On 7 December 2007 approval was received for the squadron to stand up once more, this time as 414 EWS (Electronic Warfare Support) Squadron. Belonging to the RCAF Aerospace Warfare Centre, the squadron is based in Ottawa and is composed of military Electronic Warfare Officers who fulfil the combat support role, flying on civilian contracted aircraft. The squadron was re-formed at Gatineau Airport, Quebec, on 20 January 2009 to operate the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet provided by Top Aces Canada.

1 Canadian Air Division

2 Canadian Air Division

3 Canadian Space Division

Officially stood up on 22 July 2022,[84] 3 Canadian Space Division (3 CSD) (3e Division spatiale du Canada or 3e DSC) is the Air Force's main agency responsible for delivering space power effects in support of Canadian Armed Forces operations.

The division's primary operational formation is 7 Wing (7e Escadre),[85] which was originally meant to be the operational base formation at Canadian Forces Base Ottawa before cutbacks in the 1990s saw the base effectively closed. 7 Wing is composed of two operational units:

  • 7 Space Operations Squadron (7e Escadron d'opérations spatiales)[86]
  • 7 Operations Support Squadron (7e Escadron de soutien aux opérations)[87]

Expeditionary capability

  • 2 Wing Bagotville, at CFB Bagotville[88]
    • 2 Mission Support Squadron, at CFB Bagotville[89]
    • 2 Air Expeditionary Training Squadron, at CFB Bagotville[90]
    • 2 Operational Support Squadron, at CFB Bagotville[91]
    • 2 Air Support Operations Squadron, at CFB Kingston[92]
    • 4 Construction Engineering Squadron, at CFB Cold Lake[93]
    • 8 Air Communication and Control Squadron, at CFB Trenton[94]

References

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