No. 22 Group RAF
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| 22 (Training) Group | |
|---|---|
| Founded | 30 October 2006 |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Part of | Air Command |
| Headquarters | RAF High Wycombe |
| Motto | Semper resurgens (Latin 'Always rising again') |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Air Vice-Marshal R F Garwood CBE DFC |
Number 22 Group is one of only three groups currently active in the Royal Air Force falling under the responsibility of Deputy Commander-in-Chief Personnel in Air Command. Its current full title is Number 22 (Training) Group and it is responsible for RAF training policy and controlling the Royal Air Force College and the RAF's training stations. As such, it is the direct successor to Training Group.
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[edit] History
Although Number 22 Group was due to be formed on 1 April 1918, the same day as the RAF was established, it was not activated until 1 July 1918 in the RAF's North-Western Area with its HQ at Stirling.[1] The next month on 8 August 1918 it received the designation 'Operations', or possibly 'Marine Operational', making its full title Number 22 (Operations) Group or possibly Number 22 (Marine Operational) Group. With the post World War I reductions in the RAF, No 22 Group was disbanded on 30 May 1919.
The next creation of No 22 Group came on 12 April 1926 when the Group was reformed from No 7 Group within Inland Area. The Group's designation was Number 22 (Army Co-Operation) Group and its HQ was at South Farnborough. On 17 February 1936, No 22 Group was transferred from the control of Inland Area to that of the Air Defence of Great Britain. Later that same year, on 1 May, the group was raised to command status. However, only just over two months later, on 14 July, the newly created command was reduced back to group status[2], becoming part of Fighter Command on the day of Fighter Command's creation. 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 Army Co-Operation Command.
On 1 August 1943 the Group was reestablished as Number 22 (Training) Group in Technical Training Command. The Group continued in its training function for nearly 30 years until it was disbanded 31 January 1972.
The current creation of No 22 Group was established on 30 October 2006, once again as Number 22 (Training) Group.[3] This creation was a renaming of Training Group which ceased to exist as No 22 Group was reestablished.
[edit] Current function
The Group has seven areas of responsibility:
- RAF College Cranwell and Directorate of Recruiting
- Directorate of Flying Training (DFT)
- Directorate of Joint Technical Training (DJTT)
- Air Cadets (ACO)
- Core HQ
- Defence College of Aeronautical Engineering (DCAE)
- Defence College of Communications and Information Systems (DCCIS)
[edit] Commanders
Currently, No 22 (Training) Group is led by Air Vice-Marshal R F Garwood who is Chief of Staff Training and Air Officer Commanding Number 22 (Training) Group. AVM Garwood is responsible to his superior commander, the Air Member for Personnel, who is also Deputy Commander-in-Chief Personnel in Air Command.
[edit] 1918 to 1919
[edit] 1926 to 1940
- 12 April 1926 Air Commodore D le G Pitcher
- 9 April 1929 Air Commodore N D K MacEwen
- 14 September 1931 Air Commodore H LeM Brock
- 30 June 1936 Air Commodore, later Air Vice-Marshal B E Sutton
- 3 July 1939 Air Vice-Marshal C H B Blount
- 15 September 1939 Air Vice-Marshal N D K MacEwen
- 30 May 1940 Air Vice-Marshal C H B Blount
- 23 October 1940 Not Known
- 20 November 1940 Air Marshal Sir Arthur Barratt
[edit] 1943 to 1972
- 1 August 1943 Air Vice-Marshal C E V Porter
- 1946 to 1948 Air Vice-Marshal A C Stevens
- 19 January 1948 Air Vice-Marshal P E Maitland
- 15 June 1950 Air Vice-Marshal B V Reynolds
- 25 August 1952 Air Vice-Marshal W H Merton
- 1 December 1953 Air Vice-Marshal J L F Fuller-Good
- 15 January 1957 Air Vice-Marshal R Faville
- 12 September 1960 Air Vice-Marshal B A Chacksfield
- 12 November 1962 Air Vice-Marshal A A Case
- 15 January 1966 Air Vice-Marshal W V Crawford-Crompton
- 1 July 1968 Air Vice-Marshal G R Magill
- 1 January 1970 Air Vice-Marshal E Plumtree
[edit] 2006 onwards
- 30 October 2006 Air Vice-Marshal J M M Ponsonby
- July 2007 Air Vice-Marshal R F Garwood CBE DFC
[edit] Notes
[edit] References
- Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Group No's 20 - 29
- Number 22 (Training) Group's Web Site
