The Hellenic Air Force General Staff is the highest organ of the Hellenic Air Force, operating under the command of the Hellenic National Defence General Staff.[1] The HAFGS in turn supervises the Hellenic Tactical Air Force Command, the Hellenic Air Force Support Command, and the Hellenic Air Force Training Command.[1]
The Hellenic Air Force General Staff itself is headed by the Chief of the HAFGS (Αρχηγός ΓΕΑ, Α/ΓΕΑ), assisted by a Deputy Chief (Υπαρχηγός ΓΕΑ), an Inspectorate-General (Γενική Επιθεώρηση), the Flight and Ground Safety Centre (ΚΕΑΠΕ), the Legal Counsel Office, and the secretariat of the Supreme Air Force Council.[2]
The Deputy Chief of the HAFGS oversees a staff office, the secretariat of the HAFGS, the Medical Directorate, and the four branches that comprise the HAFGS itself:[2]
- I Branch, Operations, with five directorates and the national Operations Centre (ΚΕΠΙΧ)
- II Branch, Personnel, with five directorates
- III Branch, Support, with five directorates
- IV Branch, Policy and Planning, with four directorates
The HAFGS further has direct supervision over a number of special-purpose units and formations, such as the Hellenic Air Force Academy, the 251 Air Force Hospital, and the Hellenic National Meteorological Service.[2]
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