Hellenic Air Force General Staff
The Hellenic Air Force General Staff is the general staff of the Hellenic Air Force, the air component of the Greek Armed Forces. It was established in 1934. Since 1950, the HAFGS is subordinated to the Hellenic National Defence General Staff. The Chief of the HAFGS is the head of the Hellenic Air Force.
Structure
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. The HAFGS in turn supervises the Hellenic Tactical Air Force Command, the Hellenic Air Force Support Command, and the Hellenic Air Force Training Command.The Hellenic Air Force General Staff itself is headed by the Chief of the HAFGS, assisted by a Deputy Chief, an Inspectorate-General, the Flight and Ground Safety Centre, the Legal Counsel Office, and the secretariat of the Supreme Air Force Council.
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:
- I Branch, Operations, with five directorates and the national Operations Centre
- II Branch, Personnel, with five directorates
- III Branch, Support, with five directorates
- IV Branch, Policy and Planning, with four directorates