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AIR VICE-MARSHAL A.J. QUAIFE, AM AIR COMMANDER AUSTRALIA
BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS
24 June 2005
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Air Vice-Marshal John Quaife graduated from No 112 Pilots Course in September 1981. After a brief tour flying Canberra aircraft, his operational career focussed on fighter operations. His fighter training was conducted on Mirage IIIO aircraft and he completed F/A-18 conversion training in 1987. He is a Fighter Combat Instructor with in excess of 2000 hours fighter experience and from 1996 to 1998, Air Vice-Marshal Quaife commanded No 77 Squadron.
Between 1992 and 1994, Air Vice-Marshal Quaife served as a fast jet specialist officer in the Force Development Directorate of the Australian Defence Headquarters, primarily in developing the proposal for the acquisition of Hawk aircraft for Lead-in Fighter training. In 1999, Air Vice-Marshal Quaife returned to that headquarters as the Director of Aerospace Combat Development, with responsibility for the development of all ADF air power capabilities.
During 2001, Air Vice-Marshal Quaife directed the project that planned and implemented the amalgamation of RAAF fast jet operations into a single Force Element Group. In January 2002, Air Vice-Marshal Quaife was appointed to command the newly created Air Combat Group. During his tenure, Air Vice-Marshal Quaife commanded the air component forces established to provide air defence for Australian airspace under Operations GUARDIAN and MIATA, and Air Combat Group units deployed for Operations SLIPPER and FALCONER.
In January 2004, Air Vice-Marshal Quaife was appointed the RAAF's first permanent Joint Force Air Component Commander. In this appointment he was responsible for developing Air Operations Centre functionality within the Australian Theatre air component.
Between December 2004 and April 2005, Air Vice-Marshal Quaife served as the Director of the US CENTAF Combined Air Operations Centre. In this role he was responsible for orchestrating the application of coalition air power in Iraq, Afghanistan and the Horn of Africa regions