[1] It was formed from Southern Area Command, which was the hub of RAAF training services at the time.

[1][3] On 7 February 1990, Training Command was re-established as a discrete organisation, headquartered at RAAF Base Point Cook, Victoria.

These components oversee several flying units, ground schools, reserve squadrons, and the Air Force Band.

Headquarters Air Force Training Group (HQ AFTG) is located at RAAF Williams (Laverton Base), Victoria.

1 FTS was re-formed in January 2019 at RAAF Base East Sale to conduct basic flying training on the Pilatus PC-21.

[8] Ground Academy (GA), headquartered at RAAF Base Wagga, New South Wales,[9] is responsible for providing technical and other non-flying training to Air Force personnel.