Warrant Officer of the Air Force

Warrant Officer of the
Royal Australian Air Force
(WOFF-AF)
=
Incumbent
Robert Swanwick
since 1 December 2015
Style Warrant Officer of the Air Force (Warrant Officer)
Term length 3 years
Inaugural holder Richard ('Dick') Newton

Warrant Officer of the Air Force (WOFF-AF) is the most senior Warrant Officer in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). It is a singular appointment – it is only held by one person at any time. The special insignia for the WOFF-AF is the Australian coat of arms with a wreath around it. The current Warrant Officer of the Air Force[1] is Robert Swanwick.

Based on the United States Air Force practice of appointing a Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force, the WOFF-AF is responsible to the Chief of Air Force (CAF).

The appointment is the equivalent of the Regimental Sergeant Major of the Army (RSM-A) in the Australian Army and Warrant Officer of the Navy (WO-N) in the Royal Australian Navy.

The post was created by the then Chief of the Air Staff, Air Marshal I.B. Gration, to provide a conduit between Air Force’s senior leadership and the airman ranks.[2]

Appointees

#
Name
Term
began
Term
ended
Notes
1Richard ('Dick') Newton AM15 February 19931996[2]
2Bryan Tuckey OAM19961999
3John BoydellJune 19992 August 2002[3][4]
4Peter Hall AM2 August 20022005[3]
5Ray Woolnough AM20052008[5][6]
6John ('JJ') Millar AM16 December 20084 November 2011Promoted to Squadron Leader on leaving post[6][7]
7Mark Pentreath CSM4 November 20111 December 2015[1][8]
8Robert Swanwick1 December 2015Incumbent

Memorabilia

Challenge Coin of the Warrant Officer of the Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force; Specifically, WOFF-AF Mark Pentreath.

The WOFF-AF has some items that may be presented on occasion, such as the Challenge Coin.

References

  1. 1 2 "Warrant Officer of the Air Force". Our People. RAAF. Retrieved 22 January 2013.
  2. 1 2 "Warrant Officer of the Air Force" (PDF). Oral History Program - Snippets: No.3. Office of Air Force History.
  3. 1 2 "Our new WOFF". Air Force. 44 (11). June 2002. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  4. ↑ "Revved up for Retirement". Air Force. 44 (14). August 2002. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  5. ↑ "Last air mail for WOFF-AF" (PDF). Air Force. 50 (21): 2. November 2008.
  6. 1 2 "NEW WARRANT OFFICER OF THE AIR FORCE". Media Release MSPA 404/08. Ministerial Support and Public Affairs, Department of Defence. 16 December 2008. Retrieved 2013-04-23.
  7. ↑ "Was a great ride, but JJ now on to next challenge" (PDF). Air Force. 53 (22): 2. November 2011.
  8. ↑ "WOFF-AF new ground" (PDF). Air Force. 53 (22): 2. November 2011.


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