ɪɾ ɪz hˈɛdᵻd baɪ ðɪ ˈɛɹ kəmˈændɚɹ ɔːstɹˈeɪliə, hˌuːz ɹˈoʊl ɪz tə mˈænɪdʒ ænd kəmˈænd ðə ɹˈɑːf fˈoːɹs ˈɛlɪmənt ɡɹˈuːps fˈɛɡz, wˌɪtʃ kəntˈeɪn ðɪ ˌɑːpɚɹˈeɪʃənəl kˌeɪpəbˈɪlᵻɾi ʌvðɪ ˈɛɹ fˈoːɹs.
It is headed by the Air Commander Australia, whose role is to manage and command the RAAF's Force Element Groups (FEGs), which contain the operational capability of the Air Force.