. "* Air Commodore George Black CB OBE AFC RAF (1983-1984)"@en . "HM The Queen"@en . . "Royal Observer Corps Ensign"@en . "Nuclear warfare analysis and fallout warning service"@en . . "Civil defence organisation."@en . . . "1991"^^ . . "* Air Commodore John Howe CB CBE AFC RAF (1977-1981)"@en . . . . "RAF Strike Command and UKWMO."@en . "Observer Corps awarded the title Royal by King George VI for service during the Battle of Britain."@en . "ROC"@en . . . "* Air Commodore Clifford Spink CB CBE FCMI FRAeS RAF (1993-1995)"@en . . . "Badge"@en . "Quick March: Skywatch"@en . . . . "* Air Commodore 5th Earl of Bandon GBE CB CVO DSO RAF (1945-1949)"@en . . . "1925"^^ . "Forewarned is Forearmed"@en . . . . "75"^^ . "Stable belt"@en . . . "Aircraft recognition and reporting"@en . "Royal Observer Corps"@en . "Royal banner"@en . "Abbreviation"@en . . . "23"^^ . . . . . "The Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was a civil defence organisation operating in the United Kingdom between 29 October 1925 and 31 December 1995, when the Corps' civilian volunteers were stood down. (ROC headquarters staff at RAF Bentley Priory stood down on 31 March 1996). Composed mainly of civilian spare-time volunteers, ROC personnel wore a Royal Air Force (RAF) style uniform and latterly came under the administrative control of RAF Strike Command and the operational control of the Home Office. Civilian volunteers were trained and administered by a small cadre of professional full-time officers under the command of the Commandant Royal Observer Corps; latterly a serving RAF Air Commodore."@en . . . . . . "Royal Observer Corps"@en . "The Royal Observer Corps (ROC) was a civil defence organisation operating in the United Kingdom between 29 October 1925 and 31 December 1995, when the Corps' civilian volunteers were stood down. (ROC headquarters staff at RAF Bentley Priory stood down on 31 March 1996). Composed mainly of civilian spare-time volunteers, ROC personnel wore a Royal Air Force (RAF) style uniform and latterly came under the administrative control of RAF Strike Command and the operational control of the Home Office. Civilian volunteers were trained and administered by a small cadre of professional full-time officers under the command of the Commandant Royal Observer Corps; latterly a serving RAF Air Commodore."@en . . "Headquarters"@en . . .