Republic of China Air Force - Organization

Organization

Low visibility roundels of the ROC Air Force.

Like most of the other branches of the ROC armed forces, much of the ROCAF's structure and organization is patterned after the United States Air Force. Like the USAF, the ROCAF used to have a wing → group → squadron structure. After November 2004, tactical fighter wing switch to wing → Tactical Fighter Group, with some fighter squadron stood down, with each tactical fighter group, still pretty much the same size as squadron, now commanded by a full Colonel.

  • Air Force General Headquarters (空軍總司令部)
Air Force GHQ is subordinate to the General Staff (military), the Minister of Defense (civilian), and the ROC President.
  • Internal Units: Personnel, Combat Readiness & Training, Logistics, Planning, Communications, Electronics & Information, General Affairs, Comptroller, Inspector General, Political Warfare.
  • Air Force Combatant Command (作戰司令部)
  • Weather Wing (氣象聯隊): Tamsui, New Taipei City
  • Communications, Air Traffic Control & Information Wing (通信航管資訊聯隊): Taipei City
  • Air Tactical Control Wing (戰術管制聯隊)
  • Ground fixed and mobile long range air search radar sites, consist of various TPS-117, TPS-75V, FPS-117, GE-592 and HADR radars, plus 1 PAVE PAWS(Phased Array Warning System) early warning radar site in northern Taiwan, will enter service late 2012.
  • Air Defense Artillery Command (防空砲兵指揮部)
  • 4 Air Defense Missile & Artillery brigades, 951st (Taipei), 952nd (Taichung), 953rd (Kaoshung), 954th (Hualien)
  • 4 Air Defense Missile I-HAWK battalions, 621st, 622nd, 662nd, and 664th battalions, with 12 Phase III and 7 Phase I batteries.
  • 1 TK-1/2 Air Defense Missile battalion, 951st Brigade, 611st battalion(九五一旅六一一營) with 6 companies/batteries.
  • 1 Patriot PAC-2+ GEM/PAC-3 Air Defense/Anti-Ballistic Missile battalion, with 3 mixed companies/batteries that are all upgrading to PAC-3 standard, with 7 more PAC 3 companies/batteries on order.
  • 1 Skyguard Short Range Airbase Air Defense battalion, with 6 companies/batteries and 24 radar sub units with OTO 35mm AAA, spread out around all airbases for short range airbase defense.
  • 2 Antelope Short Range Airbase Air Defense battalions, with unknown companies/batteries, spread out around all airbases for short range airbase defense.
  • At least 2 AAA Air Defense Artillery battalions, with 40mm/L60 and 12.7mm AAA guns.
  • Air Defense Artillery Training Center (國軍防空砲兵訓練中心): Pingtung
    • Target Service Squadron
    • Education Service Support Company
    • First training company
    • Second training company
    • Third training company
  • Education, Training & Doctrine Command (教育訓練暨準則發展司令部)
  • Logistics Command (後勤司令部)
  • Combat Wings (作戰聯隊)
  • 401st Tactical Fighter Wing (401聯隊): Hualien AB flying F-16A/B
    • 17th Tactical Fighter Group "Thor"
    • 26th Tactical Fighter Group "Witch"
    • 27th Tactical Fighter Group "Black Dragon"
    • 12th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron "Tiger Gazer" (operates both RF-16A/B and 6 RF-5E)
  • 427th Tactical Fighter Wing (427聯隊): Ching Chuan Kang/CCK AB flying F-CK-1A/B
    • 7th Tactical Fighter Group "Wolf"
    • Stood down: 8th Fighter Squadron "Flying Dragon"
    • 28th Tactical Fighter Group "Baby Dragon"
  • 439th Combined Wing (439聯隊): Pingtung AB flying C-130H,: E-2T/2000, and C-130HE
    • 10th Tactical Airlift Group
      • 101st Airlift Squadron
      • 102st Airlift Squadron
    • 20th Electronic Warfare Group
      • 6th Electronic Warfare Squadron
      • 2nd Early Warning Squadron
  • 443rd Tactical Fighter Wing (443聯隊): Tainan Air Base flying F-CK-1A/B
    • 1st Tactical Fighter Group
    • 3rd Tactical Fighter Group
    • 9th Tactical Fighter Group
  • 455th Tactical Fighter Wing (455聯隊): Chiayi AB flying F-16A/B and S-70C
    • Air Rescue Group
    • 21st Tactical Fighter Group
    • 22nd Tactical Fighter Group
    • 23rd Tactical Fighter Group
  • 499th Tactical Fighter Wing (499聯隊): Hsinchu AB flying Mirage 2000-5Di/Ei
    • 41st Tactical Fighter Group "Holy Shield"
    • 42nd Tactical Fighter Group "Cobra"
    • 48th Training Group "Holy Eagle"
  • 737th Fighter Training Wing (737聯隊): Taitung AB flying F-5E/F
    • 44th Fighter Squadron
    • 45th Fighter Squadron
    • 46th Fighter Squadron (believed this unit had stood down around 2004/2005, due to shortage of pilots)
  • Makung Air Base Command : Has one squadron of F-CK-1 from either CCK or Tainan AB on detachment every year from April to October
  • Air Force Base Command (基地指揮部)
  • Sungshan Base Command (松山基地指揮部)
    • VIP Transport Squadron, with Boeing 737(Air Force One), Fokker 50, and B-1900.
  • Air Force Academy (空軍官校): Kangshan AB
    • Basic Training Group, with T-34
    • Advance Jet/Fighter Training Group, with AT-3
    • Transport Training Group, with several of Sungshan air base's VIP Transport Squadron B-1900s.

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