Deputy Chief of Air Force (DCAF) is the second most senior appointment in the Royal Australian Air Force, responsible to the Chief of Air Force (CAF). Before 1997 the position was entitled Deputy Chief of the Air Staff (DCAS). The rank associated with the position is air vice marshal (two-star). DCAF acts as the manager of the Air Force Headquarters (AFHQ), which provides oversight of activities in the raising, training and sustaining of assigned RAAF capabilities. The position provides strategic leadership to the RAAF as a whole, as well as policy guidance in regard to Air Force activities to the rest of the Defence organisation and Government.RAAF AFHQ Official website. Retrieved 10 May 2011. The current Deputy Chief of Air Force is Air Vice Marshal Steve Pesce.

Appointees The following list chronologically records those who have held the post of Deputy Chief of Air Force or its preceding position of Deputy Chief of the Air Staff. The rank and honours are as at the completion of the commander's term.

Rank Name Post-Nominals Term began Term ended Deputy Chief of the Air Staff Air Commodore 1939 1941 Air Commodore 1942 1944 Air Commodore 1944 1946 Air Commodore 1946 1947 Air Commodore 1947 1951 Air Vice Marshal 1951 1952 Air Vice Marshal 1953 1955 Air Vice Marshal 1956 1958 Air Vice Marshal 1958 1959 Air Vice Marshal 1959 1961 Air Vice Marshal 1961 1965 Air Vice Marshal 1965 1966 Air Vice Marshal 1966 1967 Air Vice Marshal 1967 1969 Air Vice Marshal 1970 1972 Air Vice Marshal 1972 1973 Air Vice Marshal 1973 1974 Air Vice Marshal 1974 1975 Air Vice Marshal 1975 1979 Air Vice Marshal 1979 1981 Air Vice Marshal 1981 1983 Air Vice Marshal 1983 1985 Air Vice Marshal 1985 1987 Air Vice Marshal 1987 1990 Air Vice Marshal 1990 1990 Air Vice Marshal 1990 1993 Air Vice Marshal 1993 1994 Air Vice Marshal 1994 1997 Deputy Chief of Air Force Air Vice Marshal 1997 1997 Air Vice Marshal 1997 1998 Air Vice Marshal 1998 1999 Air Vice Marshal 1999 2001 Air Vice Marshal 2001 2004 Air Vice Marshal 2004 2005 Air Vice Marshal 2005 2008 Air Vice Marshal 2008 2011 Air Vice Marshal 2011 2012 Air Vice Marshal 2012 2015 Air Vice Marshal 2015 2017 Air Vice Marshal 2017 2019 Air Vice Marshal 2019 2023 Air Vice Marshal 2023 2023 Air Vice Marshal 2023 2026 Air Vice Marshal 2026 Incumbent

References

External links Official RAAF Deputy Chief of Air Force Biography page