No. 22 Group RAF

No. 22 Group Royal Air Force
Active1 April 1918 – 30 May 1919
12 April – 1 May 1936
14 July 1936 – 23 June 1940
1 August 1943 – 31 January 1972
30 October 2006 – present
Country United Kingdom
AllegianceHM King Charles III
Branch Royal Air Force
TypeRoyal Air Force group
Rolemilitary training[1]
Sizepersonnel:
3,800 military, 1,900 civilian[1]
sites:
53[1]
aircraft:
420[1]
Part ofAir Command
HeadquartersRAF High Wycombe
Motto(s)Semper resurgens
Always rising again[2]
WebsiteNo. 22 Group RAF
Commanders
Current
commander
AVM Ian Townsend[1]

No. 22 Group Royal Air Force (22 Gp) is one of six groups currently active in the Royal Air Force (RAF), falling under the responsibility of Deputy Commander-in-Chief (Personnel) in Air Command. Its previous title up until 2018 was No. 22 (Training) Group. The group is responsible for RAF training policy and controlling the Royal Air Force College and the RAF's training stations. As such, it is the direct successor to Training Group. 22 Group provides training to all three service branches of the British Armed Forces; namely the Royal Air Force, the Royal Navy, and the British Army.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f "No 22 Group". RAF.MoD.uk. Royal Air Force. n.d. Retrieved 26 August 2023. Air Officer Commanding: Air Vice-Marshal Ian 'Cab' Townsend CBE MA RAF
  2. ^ Pine, L.G. (1983). A dictionary of mottoes (1 ed.). London, England: Routledge & Kegan Paul. p. 209. ISBN 0-7100-9339-X.