Structure of the RAAF

The Royal Australian Air Force is organised into a number of operational, support and training formations located at bases across Australia.

Formations
Note: Only select formations as promulgated by CAF are designated as official command appointments
 * * Rank depends on size/complexity of the formation
 * ~A junior officer is a Pilot Officer, Flying Officer or Flight Lieutenant

Other appointments

 * Chief of the Defence Force (CDF) – Air Chief Marshal (when RAAF officer)
 * Vice Chief of the Defence Force (VCDF) – Air Marshal (when RAAF officer)
 * Chief of Joint Operations (CJOPS) - Air Marshal (when RAAF officer)
 * Chief Capability Development Group (CCDG) - Air Marshal (when RAAF officer)
 * Deputy Chief of Air Force (DCAF) – Air Vice Marshal
 * Commander Integrated Air Defence System (CDR IADS) - Air Vice Marshal
 * Deputy Chief of Joint Operations (DCJOPS)/Chief of Staff Headquarters Joint Operations Command (COS HQJOC) - Air Vice Marshal (when RAAF officer)
 * Chief Joint Logistics (CJLOG) - Air Vice Marshal (when RAAF officer)
 * Chief Information Officer (CIO) - Air Vice Marshal (when RAAF officer)
 * Chief of Joint Health - Air Vice Marshal (when RAAF officer)

Air Force Headquarters
{| border=0 cellpadding=0 cellspacing=5 ! UNIT ! FULL NAME ! LOCATION ! AIRCRAFT ! colspan=4 align=left |
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 * CAF
 * Office of the Chief of Air Force
 * Russell Offices
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 * WOFF-AF
 * Warrant Officer of the Air Force
 * Russell Offices
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 * AFHQ
 * Air Force Headquarters
 * Russell Offices
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 * 28SQN
 * No. 28 Squadron
 * HMAS Harman, Canberra
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 * No. 28 Squadron
 * HMAS Harman, Canberra
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Air Command
! colspan=4 align=left |
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 * HQAC
 * Headquarters Air Command
 * RAAF Base Glenbrook

Air Combat Group
! colspan=4 align=left | 78 Wing ! colspan=4 align=left | 81 Wing ! colspan=4 align=left | 82 Wing ! colspan=4 align=left |
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 * UNIT
 * FULL NAME
 * LOCATION
 * EQUIPMENT
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 * HQACG
 * Headquarters Air Combat Group
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
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 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
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 * HQ78WG
 * Headquarters No. 78 Wing
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
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 * 76SQN
 * No. 76 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
 * BAe Hawk 127
 * - valign=top
 * 79SQN
 * No. 79 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Pearce
 * BAe Hawk 127
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 * 278SQN
 * No. 278 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
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 * 278SQN DET TDL
 * No. 278 Squadron Detachment Tindal
 * RAAF Base Tindal
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 * 278SQN DET AMB
 * No. 278 Squadron Detachment Amberley
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * - valign=top
 * 278SQN DET PEA
 * No. 278 Squadron Detachment Pearce
 * RAAF Base Pearce
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * 278SQN DET PEA
 * No. 278 Squadron Detachment Pearce
 * RAAF Base Pearce
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
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 * HQ81WG
 * Headquarters No. 81 Wing
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
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 * 2OCU
 * No. 2 Operational Conversion Unit
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
 * F/A-18 Hornet
 * - valign=top
 * 3SQN
 * No. 3 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
 * F/A-18 Hornet
 * - valign=top
 * 75SQN
 * No. 75 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Tindal
 * F/A-18 Hornet
 * - valign=top
 * 77SQN
 * No. 77 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
 * F/A-18 Hornet
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * HQ82WG
 * Headquarters No. 82 Wing
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * - valign=top
 * 1SQN
 * No. 1 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * F/A-18F Super Hornet
 * - valign=top
 * 4SQN
 * No. 4 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
 * PC-9
 * - valign=top
 * 6SQN
 * No. 6 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * F/A-18F Super Hornet
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 * 5FLT
 * No. 5 Flight
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * IAI Heron
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 * - valign=top

Air Lift Group
! colspan=4 align=left | 84 Wing ! colspan=4 align=left | 86 Wing ! colspan=4 align=left |
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 * UNIT
 * FULL NAME
 * LOCATION
 * AIRCRAFT
 * - valign=top
 * HQALG
 * Headquarters Air Lift Group
 * RAAF Base Richmond
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * HQ84WG
 * Headquarters No. 84 Wing
 * RAAF Base Richmond
 * - valign=top
 * 33SQN
 * No. 33 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * KC-30A
 * - valign=top
 * 34SQN
 * No. 34 Squadron
 * Defence Establishment Fairbairn
 * B737 BBJ / CL604
 * - valign=top
 * 285SQN
 * No. 285 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Richmond
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 * AMTDU
 * Air Movements Training & Development Unit
 * RAAF Base Richmond
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * RAAF Base Richmond
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * HQ86G
 * Headquarters No. 86 Wing
 * RAAF Base Richmond
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 * 36SQN
 * No. 36 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * C-17 Globemaster III
 * - valign=top
 * 37SQN
 * No. 37 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Richmond
 * C-130H/J Hercules
 * - valign=top
 * 38SQN
 * No. 38 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Townsville
 * King Air 350
 * King Air 350

Surveillance and Response Group
! colspan=4 align=left | 41 Wing ! colspan=4 align=left | 42 Wing ! colspan=4 align=left | 44 Wing ! colspan=4 align=left | 92 Wing ! colspan=4 align=left |
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 * UNIT
 * FULL NAME
 * LOCATION
 * EQUIPMENT
 * - valign=top
 * HQSRG
 * Headquarters Surveillance and Response Group
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * HQ41WG
 * Headquarters No. 41 Wing
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
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 * 1RSU
 * No. 1 Radar Surveillance Unit
 * RAAF Base Edinburgh
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 * 3CRU
 * No. 3 Control and Reporting Unit
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
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 * 114MCRU
 * No. 114 Mobile Control and Reporting Unit
 * RAAF Base Darwin
 * - valign=top
 * 114MCRU DET
 * No. 114 Mobile Control and Reporting Unit Detachment
 * RAAF Base Tindal
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 * SACTU
 * Surveillance and Control Training Unit
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * SACTU
 * Surveillance and Control Training Unit
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * HQ42WG
 * Headquarters No. 42 Wing
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
 * - valign=top
 * 2SQN
 * No. 2 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
 * B737 AEW&C
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * HQ44WG
 * Headquarters No. 44 Wing
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
 * ATC radars etc.
 * - valign=top
 * 452SQN
 * No. 452 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Darwin
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 * 452SQN DET AMB
 * No. 452 Squadron Detachment Amberley
 * RAAF Base Amberley
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 * 452SQN DET DAR
 * No. 452 Squadron Detachment Darwin
 * RAAF Base Darwin
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 * 452SQN DET OAK
 * No. 452 Squadron Detachment Oakey
 * Oakey Army Aviation Centre
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 * 452SQN DET TDL
 * No. 452 Squadron Detachment Tindal
 * RAAF Base Tindal
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 * 452SQN DET TVL
 * No. 452 Squadron Detachment Townsville
 * RAAF Base Townsville
 * - valign=top
 * 453SQN
 * No. 453 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
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 * 453SQN DET ESL
 * No. 453 Squadron Detachment East Sale
 * RAAF Base East Sale
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 * 453SQN DET EDN
 * No. 453 Squadron Detachment Edinburgh
 * RAAF Base Edinburgh
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 * 453SQN DET NWA
 * No. 453 Squadron Detachment Nowra
 * HMAS Albatross
 * - valign=top
 * 453SQN DET PEA
 * No. 453 Squadron Detachment Pearce
 * RAAF Base Pearce
 * - valign=top
 * 453SQN DET RIC
 * No. 453 Squadron Detachment Richmond
 * RAAF Base Richmond
 * - valign=top
 * 453SQN DET WLM
 * No. 453 Squadron Detachment Williamtown
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * RAAF Base Pearce
 * - valign=top
 * 453SQN DET RIC
 * No. 453 Squadron Detachment Richmond
 * RAAF Base Richmond
 * - valign=top
 * 453SQN DET WLM
 * No. 453 Squadron Detachment Williamtown
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * HQ92WG
 * Headquarters No. 92 Wing
 * RAAF Base Edinburgh
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 * 92WG DET A
 * No. 92 Wing Detachment A
 * RMAF Base Butterworth
 * AP-3C Orion
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 * 92WG DET B
 * No. 92 Wing Detachment B
 * RAAF Base Darwin
 * AP-3C Orion
 * - valign=top
 * 10SQN
 * No. 10 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Edinburgh
 * AP-3C Orion
 * - valign=top
 * 11SQN
 * No. 11 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Edinburgh
 * AP-3C Orion
 * - valign=top
 * 292SQN
 * No. 292 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Edinburgh
 * AP-3C Orion
 * AP-3C Orion

Combat Support Group
! colspan=4 align=left | 395 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing | ! colspan=4 align=left | 396 Combat Support Wing ! colspan=4 align=left | Health Services Wing ! colspan=4 align=left |
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 * UNIT
 * FULL NAME
 * LOCATION
 * AIRCRAFT
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 * HQCSG
 * Headquarters Combat Support Group
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * HQ395ECSW
 * Headquarters No. 395 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * - valign=top
 * 381ECSS
 * No. 381 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
 * - valign=top
 * 382ECSS
 * No. 382 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * - valign=top
 * 321ECSS
 * No. 321 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron
 * RAAF Base Darwin
 * - valign=top
 * 322ECSS
 * No. 322 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron
 * RAAF Base Tindal
 * - valign=top
 * 322ECSS
 * No. 322 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron
 * RAAF Base Tindal
 * - valign=top
 * - valign=top
 * Bare Base Management Flight
 * RAAF Curtin
 * - valign=top
 * Bare Base Management Flight
 * RAAF Learmonth
 * - valign=top
 * Bare Base Management Flight
 * RAAF Scherger
 * - valign=top
 * 323ECSS
 * No. 323 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron
 * RAAF Base Townsville
 * - valign=top
 * 324CSS
 * No. 324 Combat Support Squadron
 * RMAF Base Butterworth
 * - valign=top
 * 325ECSS
 * No. 325 Expeditionary Combat Support Squadron
 * RAAF Base Richmond
 * - valign=top
 * 1AOSS
 * No 1 Airfield Operations Support Squadron
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * - valign=top
 * 1CCS
 * No. 1 Combat Communications Squadron
 * RAAF Base Richmond
 * - valign=top
 * 1AFDS
 * No. 1 Airfield Defence Squadron
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * - valign=top
 * 2AFDS
 * No. 2 Airfield Defence Squadron
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * - valign=top
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * 1AFDS
 * No. 1 Airfield Defence Squadron
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * - valign=top
 * 2AFDS
 * No. 2 Airfield Defence Squadron
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * - valign=top
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * HQ396CSW
 * Headquarters No. 396 Expeditionary Combat Support Wing
 * RAAF Base Darwin
 * - valign=top
 * 13SQN
 * No. 13 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Darwin
 * - valign=top
 * 21SQN
 * No. 21 Squadron
 * RAAF Williams
 * - valign=top
 * 22SQN
 * No. 22 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Richmond
 * - valign=top
 * 23SQN
 * No. 23 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * - valign=top
 * 24SQN
 * No. 24 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Edinburgh
 * - valign=top
 * 25SQN
 * No. 25 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Pearce
 * - valign=top
 * 26SQN
 * No. 26 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
 * - valign=top
 * 27SQN
 * No. 27 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Townsville
 * - valign=top
 * 29SQN
 * No. 29 Squadron
 * Anglesea Barracks, Hobart
 * - valign=top
 * 30SQN
 * No. 30 Squadron
 * RAAF Base East Sale
 * - valign=top
 * 31SQN
 * No. 31 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Wagga
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * 30SQN
 * No. 30 Squadron
 * RAAF Base East Sale
 * - valign=top
 * 31SQN
 * No. 31 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Wagga
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * RAAF Base Wagga
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * HQHSW
 * Headquarters Health Services Wing
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * - valign=top
 * 1ATHS
 * No. 1 Air Transportable Health Squadron
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * - valign=top
 * 2ATHS
 * No. 2 Air Transportable Health Squadron
 * RAAF Base Williamtown
 * - valign=top
 * 3CSH
 * No. 3 Combat Support Hospital
 * RAAF Base Richmond
 * 3CSH
 * No. 3 Combat Support Hospital
 * RAAF Base Richmond

Aerospace Operational Support Group
! colspan=4 align=left | Development and Test Wing ! colspan=4 align=left | Information Warfare Wing ! colspan=4 align=left | RAAF Woomera Test Range ! colspan=4 align=left |
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 * UNIT
 * FULL NAME
 * LOCATION
 * EQUIPMENT/ROLE
 * - valign=top
 * HQAOSG
 * Headquarters Aerospace Operational Support Group
 * RAAF Base Edinburgh
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * ARDU
 * Aircraft Research and Development Unit
 * RAAF Base Edinburgh
 * - valign=top
 * ASCENG
 * Aircraft Stores Compatibility Engineering Agency
 * RAAF Base Edinburgh
 * RAAF Base Edinburgh
 * - valign=top
 * ASES
 * ARDU Systems Engineering Squadron
 * RAAF Base Edinburgh
 * - valign=top
 * AVMED
 * RAAF Institute of Aviation Medicine
 * RAAF Base Edinburgh
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * JEWOSU
 * Joint Electronic Warfare Operational Support Unit
 * RAAF Base Edinburgh
 * - valign=top
 * AIS
 * RAAF Aeronautical Information Service
 * RAAF Base Edinburgh
 * - valign=top
 * 87SQN
 * No. 87 Squadron
 * RAAF Base Edinburgh
 * Air intelligence
 * - valign=top
 * - valign=top
 * 460SQN
 * No. 460 Squadron
 * Russell Offices Canberra
 * - valign=top
 * 462SQN
 * No. 462 Squadron
 * Werriwa Facility Canberra
 * Information operations
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * Information operations
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * HQ WTR
 * Headquarters, Woomera Test Range
 * RAAF Base Edinburgh
 * Range Headquarters (Adelaide)
 * - valign=top
 * WTR-OSS
 * Woomera Test Range - Operations Support Office
 * Woomera Village
 * HQ WTR Woomera Office
 * - valign=top
 * WTR-AOC
 * RAAF Woomera Airfield
 * Woomera Test Range - Woomera
 * Woomera Airbase Control
 * - valign=top
 * WTR-ROC
 * RAAF Woomera Range Operations Centre
 * Woomera Test Range - Woomera
 * Woomera Range Control
 * - valign=top
 * BSC-WRA
 * Base Services Centre - Woomera (DSG)
 * Woomera Village
 * Range Base Support Centre
 * - valign=top
 * WTR-WPA
 * Woomera Prohibited Area (HQ WTR Controlled)
 * Woomera Test Range - Woomera
 * Prohibited Access Area (127,000sqkm)

Air Force Training Group
! colspan=4 align=left | Air Training Wing ! colspan=4 align=left | Ground Training Wing ! colspan=4 align=left | RAAF College
 * - valign=top
 * UNIT
 * FULL NAME
 * LOCATION
 * AIRCRAFT
 * - valign=top
 * HQAFTG
 * Headquarters Air Force Training Group
 * RAAF Williams
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * HQATW
 * Headquarters Air Training Wing
 * RAAF Base East Sale
 * - valign=top
 * ADFBFTS
 * Basic Flying Training School
 * Tamworth, NSW
 * CT/4 Airtrainer
 * - valign=top
 * 2FTS
 * No. 2 Flying Training School
 * RAAF Base Pearce
 * Pilatus PC-9
 * - valign=top
 * CFS
 * Central Flying School
 * RAAF Base East Sale
 * Pilatus PC-9
 * - valign=top
 * SAW
 * School of Aviation Warfare
 * RAAF Base East Sale
 * - valign=top
 * SATC
 * School of Air Traffic Control
 * RAAF Base East Sale
 * - valign=top
 * 32SQN
 * No. 32 Squadron
 * RAAF Base East Sale
 * King Air 350
 * - valign=top
 * CSTS
 * Combat Survival Training School
 * RAAF Base Townsville
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * Combat Survival Training School
 * RAAF Base Townsville
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * Ground Training Wing
 * HQ Ground Training Wing
 * RAAF Base Wagga
 * - valign=top
 * ADFLANGS
 * ADF School of Languages
 * RAAF Williams
 * - valign=top
 * DITC
 * Defence International Training Centre
 * RAAF Williams
 * - valign=top
 * DITC
 * RAAF School of Administration and Logistics Training
 * RAAF Base Wagga
 * - valign=top
 * RAAFSTT
 * RAAF School of Technical Training
 * RAAF Base Wagga
 * - valign=top
 * RAAFSFS
 * RAAF Security and Fire School
 * RAAF Base Amberley
 * - valign=top
 * EOTS
 * RAAF Explosive Ordnance Training School
 * Defence Establishment Orchard Hills
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * EOTS
 * RAAF Explosive Ordnance Training School
 * Defence Establishment Orchard Hills
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - bgcolor=#dcdcdc
 * - valign=top
 * RAAFCOL
 * Headquarters RAAF College
 * RAAF Base Wagga
 * - valign=top
 * 1RTU
 * 1 Recruit Training Unit
 * RAAF Base Wagga
 * - valign=top
 * OTS
 * Officer Training School
 * RAAF Base East Sale
 * - valign=top
 * SPS
 * School of Postgraduate Studies
 * RAAF Base Wagga
 * - valign=top
 * MUSEUM
 * RAAF Museum
 * RAAF Williams
 * - valign=top
 * RAAFBAND
 * Royal Australian Air Force Band
 * RAAF Williams
 * }
 * - valign=top
 * RAAFBAND
 * Royal Australian Air Force Band
 * RAAF Williams
 * }
 * }