airmen. Following initial training, entrants are posted to the Joint Intelligence Training Group (JITG) Chicksands, in Shefford, Bedfordshire for specialist training. The Air Intelligence Wing of the Defence School of Intelligence (DSI) delivers the Joint Air Intelligence Course (JAIC) to officers and the Operational Air Intelligence Course (OpAIC) to airmen. These courses prepare the individual for posting to intelligence roles. After completion of the first tour of duty, airmen can choose to further specialise in Imagery or Signals Analysis. These Phase 2 specialist courses are delivered in the joint environment alongside intelligence specialists of the Royal Navy, British Army or Ministry of Defence civil servants. Further training courses are provided throughout a career, in; Intelligence Mission Support, Collections Management, Cyber Warfare, Human Intelligence, PsyOps, ISR Management; including the QWI ISR Course and Targeting. Staff roles and trades Entrants to the branch are initially trained as general intelligence analysts and can later sub-specialise in one of a number of trades. Personnel in each sub-specialisation can be employed in a number of locations. Officer sub-specialisation Generalist Air Intelligence officer: Squadron Intelligence Officer, Station Intelligence Officer, Air Intelligence Centre (AIC) Analyst Staff Officer (Intelligence): JFC, JFIG, PJHQ, Air Command, AWC, 1 Group, JFACHQ Command Officer (Intelligence) Intelligence, Surveillance & Reconnaissance (ISR) Manager Collections Manager Human Intelligence (HUMINT) Operator Targeteer: Kinetic Targets and Information Operations Airmen/Non-commissioned officer sub-specialisation Generalist air intelligence analyst Generalist Joint intelligence analyst Imagery analyst Mission Intelligence Coordinator Signal intelligence analyst Human intelligence operator Linguist (Int An (V)) As with all RAF trades and sub-specialisations personnel can be employed in a range of locations within the trade or in the wider organisation. These can include: Defence Intelligence Operational HQ Intelligence – PJHQ, JFACHQ, NATO, other service exchange Air Warfare Centre Joint Force Intelligence Group – Defence Intelligence Fusion Centre Station Intelligence – Air Command flying stations Squadron Intelligence – Flying squadrons Defence HUMINT Unit (DHU) Instructional duties Heads of RAF Intelligence Heads of RAF Intelligence have been: Air Vice-Marshal Charles E.H. Medhurst (March 1941 – October 1942) Air Vice-Marshal Francis F. Inglis (October 1942 – August 1945) Air Vice-Marshal Sir Thomas W. Elmhirst (August 1945 – January 1947) Air Vice-Marshal Lawrence F. Pendred (January 1947 – January 1950) Air Vice-Marshal Neill C. Ogilvie-Forbes (January 1950 – May 1952) Air Vice-Marshal Francis J. Fressanges (May 1952 – September 1954) Air Vice-Marshal William M.L. MacDonald (September 1954 – August 1958) Air Vice-Marshal Sidney