Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force


The Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force is the highest-ranking officer of the Royal Netherlands Air Force. He reports directly to the Chief of the Netherlands Defence Staff.
The position of C-LSK was created on 5 September 2005 as part of a thorough reorganization within the Dutch Ministry of Defence in which the staffs where reduced in size and an entire organizational layer was dropped. Before September 2005 the commanding officer of the Air Force was the Bevelhebber der Luchtstrijdkrachten.
The Commander of the Royal Netherlands Air Force is statutorily a lieutenant general and is the head of the Air Force Command. He is responsible for preparation, operational command and completion of Air Force operations. In addition, at the request of the CDS, the C-LSK can take command of air operations carried out together with other branches of the Dutch armed forces or foreign militaries. And, also at the request of the CDS, he is permitted to render Air Force support to civilian authorities to maintain the rule of law, combat disasters and provide humanitarian aid, transport patients or fight fires.

Commanders of the Royal Netherlands Air Force

;1954 - 2005
;2005 - present