Air Officer In Charge Administration or AOA, is a staff role in some

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s, at various organisational levels. The role of AOA emerged in the

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and is most often found in the air forces of the

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India

In India, Air Officer in Charge of Administration, one of the Principal Staff Officers to the Chief Of Air Staff. The post is occupied by an Air Marshal of the Administration Branch of the

Indian Air Force The Indian Air Force (IAF) is the air arm of the Indian Armed Forces. Its complement of personnel and aircraft assets ranks third amongst the air forces of the world. Its primary mission is to secure Indian airspace and to conduct aerial w ...

. The AOA is generally either an Air Traffic Controller or Fighter Controller or a pure Administration Branch Officer. {{mil-aviation-stub Indian Air Force appointments Air force organization Royal Air Force appointments