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The Royal Air Force's Strike Command is the military organization which controls the majority of the United Kingdom's combat aircraft. Strike Command is the larger of only two Commands in the RAF, the other being Personnel And Training Command . HISTORY Strike Command was formed on 30 April 1968 by the merger of Bomber Command and Fighter Command . Coastal Command was absorbed on 28 November the same year and Signals Command on 1 January 1969 . Air Support Command (formerly Transport Command ) was absorbed 1 September 1972 . RAF Germany was absorbed as No 2 (Bomber) Group on 1 April 1993 . STRUCTURE Headquarters Strike Command (often abbreviated to HQSTC) is located at RAF High Wycombe in Buckinghamshire . The Command is divided into a number of Groups, which at first reflected the function of the old Fighter, Bomber and Coastal Command. Subsequent reorganisations have changed things greatly. Currently, the three Groups which make up the command are
All three groups have their headquarters located at RAF High Wycombe. OTHER INFORMATION Air Chief Marshal Sir Joe French took over command from Air Chief Marshal Sir Brian Burridge on 13 January 2006 as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Strike Command. The RAF's Process and Organisation Review has concluded that Strike Command and Personnel and Training Command will be co-located at a single command headquarters by 1 April 2008. Also, the existing 3 Group structure of Strike Command will be condensed to 2 Groups with effect from 1 April 2006. AIR OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF
DEPUTY AIR OFFICER COMMANDING-IN-CHIEF
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