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THE NATO AREA
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Command and Control
35. Improved flexibility in the use of NATO air forces in the Central Region should result from a re-organisation of arrange- ments for their command and control. A new headquarters called Allied Air Forces Central Europe (AAFCE), manned from the staffs of existing formations in the Central Region, is being set up to enable SACEUR to make more efficient use of his air resources throughout the region.
Commander-in-Chief United Kingdom Air Forces
36. The Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief RAF Strike Command, with
March 1975,] has been appointed a NATO Major
effect from
from [1
Subordinate Commander with the title of Commander-in-Chief United
Kingdom Air Forces (CINCUKAIR). This appointment
extends his previous responsibilities as
Commander nited Kingdom Air Defence Region, a title which now
lapses. It places the AOC-in-C at a more effective level in the
NATO chain of command and will enable him to discharge his
responsibilities more effectively. This change is particularly
important in view of the geographical position of the United
Kingdom as a bridge between NATO's European and Atlantic areas
of responsibility.
Surveillance and Interception
37. Ships of the Fleet and Royal Naval aircraft, together with
RAF Nimrod and Vulcan aircraft, have continued to
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