No. 1 Air Control Centre RAF
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| Country | United Kingdom |
| Branch | Royal Air Force |
| Type | Non-flying unit |
| Role | Deployable Air Surveillance and Control system (ASACS) capability |
| Part of | Air Command and Control Force |
| Station | RAF Boulmer |
| Motto | Ever Alert |
No. 1 Air Control Centre (also known as 1 ACC) is a deployable mobile command and control unit of the Royal Air Force that is currently based at RAF Boulmer in Northumberland. The unit acts in conjunction with the Control and Reporting Centre (CRC) also at RAF Boulmer, but also detaches staff to overseas locations when the Royal Air Force is engaged in operations. Some of these postings are permanent, such as in the Falklands Islands and at Cyprus.
1 ACC's remit is to protect the United Kingdom's, and deployed airspace, from hostile aircraft.