Where was Royal Military Academy and Royal Air Force College based?
Royal Air Force College Cranwell The Royal Air Force College (RAFC) is the Royal Air Force training and education academy which provides initial training to all RAF personnel who are preparing to be commissioned officers. The College also provides initial training to aircrew cadets and is responsible for all RAF recruiting along with officer and aircrew selection. Originally established as a naval aviation training centre during World War I, the College was established as the world's first air academy in 1919. During World War II, the College was closed and its facilities were used as a flying training school. Reopening after the War, the College absorbed the Royal Air Force Technical College in 1966.
Joint Ground Based Air Defence Headquarters The UK's Joint Ground Based Air Defence HQ or Jt GBAD is a Joint (non deployable), force generating, formation under the operational command of Air Command, sitting under 1 Group RAF. All of the HQs subordinate units are drawn from the Royal Regiment of Artillery and 90% of its HQ staff, including its commander (a full colonel), are tied Royal Regiment of Artillery posts. As most of the formations personnel and equipment are Army, as are most of its outputs; the formation comes under the British Armies Force Troops Command for Budgetary and Coordination purposes, although there is no command relationship with this organisation. Jt GBAD Commands all the Ground Based Air Defence (surface-to-air) units in the United Kingdom's Armed Forces, with the exception of the Air Defence Troop Royal Marines who are part of No 30 Commando Royal Marines under the Operational Command of the Royal Navy, sitting under 3 Commando Brigade Royal Marines.