This included the creation of the national air command, headed by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and, under it, the creation of the Operational Command of the Air Force ( COFA ), by the transformation of the 1st Air Region Command.
12.
Groove guide ( shown in Fig . 5 ) is a low-loss open waveguide for millimeter waves, somewhat similar to the NRD guide : the dielectric central region is replaced by an air region of larger width ( greater than ? 0 / 2 ).
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With the advent of Strike Command the former 18 Group became the Northern Maritime Air Region, and Coastal Command was renamed 18 Group, both changes happening on 28 Nov 1969 . Within Strike Command the new group's title was No . 18 ( Maritime ) Group.
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He was promoted to Air Vice-Marshal in February 1969, and became Commander of the Northern Maritime Air Region, and Air Officer Scotland and Northern Ireland ( AOSNI ), based at Pitreavie Castle in Fife, where he was responsible for the squadrons that tracked Russian forces in the North Atlantic.
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But the panel speculated that natural causes including two massive volcanic eruptions during the past 20 years and depletion of the ozone layer, may have had a cooling effect in the upper air region, as opposed to surface temperatures, during the time period where satellite data have been available.
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So, the 1st Air Region ( North Atlantic air command ) commanded the BCP 11 based in European Portugal and the BCP 12 based in Portuguese Guinea, 2nd Air Region ( South Atlantic air command ) commanded the BCP 21 based in Angola and the 3rd Air Region ( Indian Ocean air command ) commanded the BCP 31 and BCP 32 both based in Mozambique.
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So, the 1st Air Region ( North Atlantic air command ) commanded the BCP 11 based in European Portugal and the BCP 12 based in Portuguese Guinea, 2nd Air Region ( South Atlantic air command ) commanded the BCP 21 based in Angola and the 3rd Air Region ( Indian Ocean air command ) commanded the BCP 31 and BCP 32 both based in Mozambique.
18.
So, the 1st Air Region ( North Atlantic air command ) commanded the BCP 11 based in European Portugal and the BCP 12 based in Portuguese Guinea, 2nd Air Region ( South Atlantic air command ) commanded the BCP 21 based in Angola and the 3rd Air Region ( Indian Ocean air command ) commanded the BCP 31 and BCP 32 both based in Mozambique.
