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WHERE WE ARE NOW HIGHLIGHTS
AIR OPERATIONS
DIRECTORATE
THE VISION AND THE DIRECTION
The Air Operations Directorate serves as the control It ensures that the Air Force has the necessary
command of all air operations of the RJAF, consisting tools and required capabilities to operate in any
of several subdivisions: operations, assessment, air environment, maintain readiness and remain
control and navigation and the recently introduced highly responsive.
Joint Terminal Air Controller (JTAC) Center, whose
mission is to provide guidance and target acquisition The Directorate also directs Air Defense and
to different types of aircraft during combat and ISR units to facilitate their missions, whether
non-combat missions in the theater of operations. operational or training-related.
The Directorate's role is to sustain the full readiness It also coordinates joint operations with the JAF
of all RJAF units to be able to effectively execute the and participates in search and rescue operations,
main mission of the force: defending the Kingdom's whether military or civilian.
skies.
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