The 'Assistant Chief of the Air Staff' ('ACAS') is a senior appointment in the
Royal Air Force. The incumbent is in practical terms the deputy to the head of the RAF, the
Chief of the Air Staff.
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.
One of the many duties of the ACAS is to sit on the board of the
Civil Aviation Authority.
The current ACAS is
Air Vice-Marshal Chris Moran.
Assistant chiefs of the air staff
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1985 -
1986 A G Skingsley
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1987 -
1989 M G Simmons
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1989 -
1991 C J Thomson
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1991 -
1992 T Garden
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1992 –
1994 A J C Bagnall
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1994 -
1996 P J Squire
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1996 -
1998 T I Jenner
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1998 -
2000 G E Stirrup
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2000 -
2003 P O Sturley
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2003 –
2005 D Walker
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2005 -
2007 C H Moran
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27 April 2007 T M Anderson
DSO (Designate)
Reference
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Air of Authority - A History of RAF Organisation - Air Council Appointments