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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.

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rdfs:comment	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.
foaf:name	Royal Observer Corps
foaf:depiction
active years end year	1996-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
active years start year	1925-01-01(xsd:dateTime)
battle	dbpedia:Cold_War World War II
command structure	Strike Command United Kingdom Warning and Monitoring Organisation
country	United Kingdom
garrison	Royal Air Force Bentley Priory
identification symbol	ROC 100px\|ROC Stable Belt 75px\|100px\|Royal Observer Corps Badge
march	dbpedia:Skywatch_march
military unit size	1991: c. 10,500 personnel
motto	Forewarned is Forearmed
notable commander	Bandon, Percy Bernard, 5th Earl of Alfred Drummond Warrington-Morris Howe, John Frederick George Black, George Phillip Clifford Rodney Spink
role	Aircraft recognitionand reporting (1925–1955) Nuclear warfareanalysis andfalloutwarning service (1955–1996)
thumbnail	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Ensign_of_the_Royal_Observer_Corps_(1952-1995).png?width=300
type	dbpedia:Civil_defense
is rdfs:seeAlso of	Royal Air Force Bentley Priory
is military branch of	Edward Masterman
is occupation of	James Dalgleish Pollock VC Alfred Drummond Warrington-Morris Ashmore, Edward Bailey Sir Stanley Vincent Edward Masterman

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