# Structure of the Royal Canadian Air Force

This is the structure of the Royal Canadian Air Force, as of November 2020.

## Headquarters, Royal Canadian Air Force

* Headquarters, Royal Canadian Air Force, at Major-General George R. Pearkes Building, Ottawa
** Commander of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Lieutenant-General Eric Kenny
** Chief Warrant Officer of the Air Force, Denis Gaudreault

### Royal Canadian Air Force Aerospace Warfare Centre (RAWC)

* Headquarters, Royal Canadian Air Force Aerospace Warfare Centre – at CFB Trenton
** 434 Operational Test and Evaluation Squadron – at CFB Trenton
** 414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron – On 7 December 2007 approval was received for the squadron to stand up once more, this time as 414 Electronic Warfare Support Squadron. Belonging to the RCAF Aerospace Warfare Centre, the squadron is based in Ottawa and is composed of military electronic warfare officers who fulfil the combat support role, flying on civilian contracted aircraft. The squadron was re-formed at Gatineau Airport, Quebec, on 20 January 2009 to operate the Dassault/Dornier Alpha Jet provided by Top Aces Canada.

## 1 Canadian Air Division

* Headquarters, 1 Canadian Air Division, at CFB Winnipeg
** 1 Wing Kingston, at CFB Kingston
*** 400 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, at CFB Borden, (CH-146 Griffon)
*** 403 Helicopter Operational Training Squadron, at CFB Gagetown, (CH-146 Griffon)
*** 408 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, at CFB Edmonton, (CH-146 Griffon)
*** 430 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, at CFB Valcartier, (CH-146 Griffon)
*** 438 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, at CFB St. Hubert, (CH-146 Griffon)
*** 450 Tactical Helicopter Squadron, at CFB Petawawa, (CH-147F Chinook)
** 3 Wing Bagotville, at CFB Bagotville
*** 3 Air Maintenance Squadron, at CFB Bagotville
*** 12 Radar Squadron, at CFB Bagotville (AN/TPS-77)
*** 425 Tactical Fighter Squadron, at CFB Bagotville, (CF-18 Hornet)
*** 433 Tactical Fighter Squadron, at CFB Bagotville, (CF-18 Hornet)
*** 439 Combat Support Squadron, at CFB Bagotville, (CH-146 Griffon)
*** 3 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at CFB Bagotville
*** Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Iqaluit
** 4 Wing Cold Lake, at CFB Cold Lake
*** 1 Air Maintenance Squadron, at CFB Cold Lake
*** 10 Field Technical Training Squadron, at CFB Cold Lake
*** 42 Radar Squadron, at CFB Cold Lake, (AN/TPS-77)
*** 401 Tactical Fighter Squadron, at CFB Cold Lake, (CF-18 Hornet)
*** 409 Tactical Fighter Squadron, at CFB Cold Lake, (CF-18 Hornet)
*** 410 Tactical Fighter Operational Training Squadron, at CFB Cold Lake, (CF-18 Hornet)
*** 417 Combat Support Squadron, at CFB Cold Lake, (CH-146 Griffon)
*** 4 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at CFB Cold Lake
*** Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Inuvik, at Inuvik (Mike Zubko) Airport
*** Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Rankin Inlet, at Rankin Inlet Airport
*** Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Yellowknife, at Yellowknife Airport
** 5 Wing Goose Bay, at CFB Goose Bay
*** 444 Combat Support Squadron, at CFB Goose Bay, (CH-146 Griffons)
*** 5 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at CFB Goose Bay
*** Canadian NORAD Region Forward Operating Location Goose Bay
** 8 Wing Trenton, at CFB Trenton
*** 2 Air Movements Squadron, at CFB Trenton
*** 8 Air Maintenance Squadron, at CFB Trenton
*** 412 Transport Squadron, at Ottawa International Airport, (CC-144 Challenger)
*** 424 Transport and Rescue Squadron, at CFB Trenton, (C-130H Hercules, CH-146 Griffon)
*** 426 Transport Training Squadron, at CFB Trenton
*** 429 Transport Squadron, at CFB Trenton, (CC-177 Globemaster III)
*** 436 Transport Squadron, at CFB Trenton, (CC-130J Super Hercules)
*** 437 Transport Squadron, at CFB Trenton, (CC-150 Polaris)
*** 440 Transport Squadron, at Yellowknife Airport, (CC-138 DHC-6 Twin Otter)
*** 8 Air Wing Reserve Flight, at CFB Trenton
*** Multi-Engine Utility Flight, at CFB Trenton, (King Air BE350)
*** Canadian Forces Station Alert, at Ellesmere Island
*** Canadian Army Advanced Warfare Centre, at CFB Trenton
*** Joint Rescue Coordination Centre Trenton, at CFB Trenton
*** Search and Rescue Network Operations Communications Centre, at CFB Trenton
** 9 Wing Gander, at CFB Gander
*** 103 Search and Rescue Squadron, at CFB Gander, (CH-149 Cormorant)
*** 9 Wing Reserve Flight, at CFB Gander
**** Air Reserve Flight Detachment Torbay, at CFS St. John's
** 12 Wing Shearwater, at Shearwater Heliport
*** 12 Air Maintenance Squadron, at Shearwater Heliport
*** 406 Maritime Operational Training Squadron, at Shearwater Heliport, (CH-148 Cyclone)
*** 423 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, at Shearwater Heliport, (CH-148 Cyclone)
*** 443 Maritime Helicopter Squadron, at Arundel Castle, (CH-148 Cyclone)
*** 12 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at Shearwater Heliport
** 14 Wing Greenwood, at CFB Greenwood
*** 14 Air Maintenance Squadron, at CFB Greenwood
*** 14 Construction Engineering Squadron, at Bridgewater
*** 404 Long Range Patrol and Training Squadron, at CFB Greenwood
*** 405 Long Range Patrol Squadron, at CFB Greenwood, (CP-140 Aurora)
*** 413 Transport and Rescue Squadron, at CFB Greenwood, (C-130 Hercules, CH-149 Cormorant)
*** 415 Long Range Patrol Force Development Squadron, at CFB Greenwood
*** 14 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at CFB Greenwood
*** 91 Construction Engineering Flight, at CFB Gander
*** 143 Construction Engineering Flight, at Lunenburg
*** 144 Construction Engineering Flight, at Pictou
** 17 Wing Winnipeg, at CFB Winnipeg
*** 402 "City of Winnipeg" Squadron, at CFB Winnipeg
*** 17 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at CFB Winnipeg
*** Royal Canadian Air Force Band, at CFB Winnipeg
** 19 Wing Comox, at CFB Comox
*** 19 Air Maintenance Squadron, at CFB Comox
*** 407 Long Range Patrol Squadron, at CFB Comox, (CP-140 Aurora)
*** 418 Search and Rescue Operational Training Squadron, at CFB Comox
*** 435 "Chinthe" Transport and Rescue Squadron, at CFB Winnipeg, (C-130H Hercules)
*** 442 Transport and Rescue Squadron, at CFB Comox, (DHC-5 Buffalo, CH-149 Cormorant)
*** 19 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at CFB Comox
*** 192 Construction Engineering Flight, at Abbotsford
*** Canadian Forces School of Search and Rescue, at CFB Comox
** 22 Wing North Bay, at CFB North Bay
*** 21 Aerospace Control and Warning Squadron, at CFB North Bay
*** 51 Aerospace Control and Warning Operational Training Squadron, at CFB North Bay
*** 22 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at CFB North Bay
*** Detachment 2, First Air Force (USAF), at CFB North Bay

## 2 Canadian Air Division

* Headquarters, 2 Canadian Air Division, at CFB Winnipeg
** Canadian Forces Aircrew Selection Centre, at CFB Trenton
** 15 Wing Moose Jaw, at CFB Moose Jaw
*** 2 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, at CFB Moose Jaw, (CT-156 Harvard II)
*** 3 Canadian Forces Flying Training School, at Southport Aerospace Centre, (Grob G 120A, Bell CH-139, CH-146 Griffon)
*** 15 Air Traffic Control Squadron, at CFB Moose Jaw
*** 431 Air Demonstration Squadron (Snowbirds), at CFB Moose Jaw, (CT-114 Tutor)
** 16 Wing Borden, at CFB Borden
*** 16 Wing Air Reserve Flight, at CFB Borden
*** Royal Canadian Air Force Academy, at CFB Borden
*** Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Technology and Engineering, at CFB Borden
*** Canadian Forces School of Aerospace Control Operations, at Cornwall

## 3 Canadian Space Division

Officially stood up on 22 July 2022, 3 Canadian Space Division (3 CSD) (3$^e$ Division spatiale du Canada or 3$^e$ DSC) is the Air Force's main agency responsible for delivering space power effects in support of Canadian Armed Forces operations.
The division's primary operational formation is 7 Wing (Space) (7$^e$ Escadre (Espace)), which was originally meant to be the operational base formation at Canadian Forces Base Ottawa before cutbacks in the 1990s saw the base effectively closed. 7 Wing is composed of two operational units:
* 7 Space Operations Squadron (7$^e$ Escadron d'opérations spatiales)
* 7 Operations Support Squadron (7$^e$ Escadron de soutien aux opérations)

## Expeditionary capability

* 2 Wing Bagotville, at CFB Bagotville
** 2 Mission Support Squadron, at CFB Bagotville
** 2 Air Expeditionary Training Squadron, at CFB Bagotville
** 2 Operational Support Squadron, at CFB Bagotville
** 2 Air Support Operations Squadron, at CFB Kingston
** 4 Construction Engineering Squadron, at CFB Cold Lake
** 8 Air Communication and Control Squadron, at CFB Trenton