Air Force Training Group RAAF

Air Force Training Group was established as Training Command at Albert Park, Victoria, on 1 September 1953. It was formed from Southern Area Command, which was the hub of RAAF training services at the time. Training Command merged with Maintenance Command to form Support Command on 7 September 1959. On 7 February 1990, Training Command was re-established as a discrete organisation, headquartered at RAAF Base Point Cook, Victoria. The headquarters re-located to RAAF Williams (Laverton Base) on 1 January 1999. == Responsibilities and bases ==

Air Force Training Group is responsible for the provision of training to members of the RAAF, as well as some personnel from the Royal Australian Navy (RAN), the Australian Army, and overseas defence forces. It also develops training policy and procedures, and supports Air Force public relations activities through the Roulettes aerobatic team, the RAAF Balloon, RAAF Museum, and the Air Force Band. Its units are located at bases in every Australian state and mainland territory. == Structure ==

Air Force Training Group consists of a headquarters and two Academies: Air Academy and Ground Academy. These components oversee several flying units, ground schools, reserve squadrons, and the Air Force Band. oversees flying instruction for RAAF and other Australian Defence Force personnel, training for air combat officers and air traffic controllers, and public flying displays. It controls several units across Australia: No. 32 Squadron operates Beechcraft King Air B350 aircraft, which support the School of Air Warfare. Ground Academy Ground Academy (GA), headquartered at RAAF Base Wagga, New South Wales, is responsible for providing technical and other non-flying training to Air Force personnel. Part of AFTG when the group was formed in 2006, Ground Training Wing merged with RAAF College on 1 January 2008, before being re-raised as a separate wing on 1 December 2009. Ground Training Wing merged with RAAF College again in late 2019 to form Ground Academy. GA controls several schools across Australia: • No. 1 Recruit Training Unit at RAAF Base Wagga • School of Postgraduate Studies at RAAF Base Wagga • Officers' Training School at RAAF Base East Sale • RAAF School of Administration and Logistics Training at RAAF Base Wagga • RAAF School of Technical Training at RAAF Base Wagga • Defence Explosive Ordnance Training School at Defence Establishment Orchard Hills, New South Wales • RAAF Security and Fire School at RAAF Base Amberley, Queensland • Air Force Band at RAAF Williams == Notes ==