Cartadanian Air Force
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The Cartadanian Air Force (Cartadanian: Força Aérea Cartadaniana;IFA) is Cartadania's aerial warfare force. Formed at the beginning of the Galician War on 9 March 1921, it is the oldest independent air force in the world. Since its formation, the IFA has taken a significant role in Cartadanian military history. In particular, it played a large part in Cartadania's fight during the Great War.
| Cartadanian Air Force | |
|---|---|
| Força Aérea Cartadaniana | |
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Logo of the Cartadanian Air Force | |
| Founded | 9 March 1921; 99 years ago |
| Country | Cartadania |
| Type | Air force |
| Role | Aerial warfare |
| Size | 327,858 active duty airmen
108,061 civilians 371,050 reserve airmen 113,015 air national guard airmen 5,229 manned aircraft 492 ICBMs 100 satellites |
| Part of | Cartadanian Armed Forces |
| Headquarters | Aguiar-Carrillo Defense Campus
Cara County, Verona, Cartadania |
| Motto(s) | Latin: Superbia. Honor. Iustitiae.
"Pride. Honor. Justice." |
| White, Golden yellow, and Tropic blue
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| March | A Força Aérea |
| Website | ifa.fa.ca |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-Chief | President Laura Cardoso |
| Secretary of Defense | Romeu M. Vieira |
| Secretary of the Air Force | Luciana V. Bezerra |
| Chief of Staff | Gen Tatiana A. Serrano |
| Vice Chief of Staff | Gen Juliano R. Ruiz |
| Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force | CMSAF Vítor V. Marques |
| Insignia | |
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| Seal of the Department of the Air Force | Error creating thumbnail: File missing |
| Roundel | |
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| Aircraft flown | |
| Attack | A-10, AC-130, MQ-9 |
| Bomber | B-1B, B-2 |
| Electronic
warfare |
E-3, E-8, EC-130 |
| Fighter | AF15C, AF15E, AF16, AF22, F-26, AF35A |
| Helicopter | HH-60, UH-1N |
| Reconnaissance | MC-12, RC-135, RQ-4, RQ-170, U-28 |
| Trainer | T-1, T-6, T-38, T-53, TG-16 |
| Transport | C-5M, C-12, C-17, C-21, C-32, C-37, C-130, C-40, CV-22, VC-25 |
| Tanker | KC-10, KC-135 |
Contents
- 1 History
- 1.1 Origins
- 1.2 Luso Wars
- 1.3 Great War era
- 1.4 Recent history
- 2 Structure
- 2.1 Groups
- 2.2 Stations
- 2.3 Wings
- 2.4 Squadrons
- 2.5 Training Schools
- 2.6 Flights
- 3 Personnel
- 3.1 Officers
- 3.2 Other ranks
- 3.3 Specialist training and education
- 4 Aircraft
- 4.1 Attack
- 4.2 Bombers
- 4.3 Transport
- 4.4 Special Electronic
- 4.5 Fighter
- 4.6 Search and rescue
- 4.7 Tanker
- 4.8 Multi-mission
- 4.9 Observation
- 4.10 Reconnaissance
- 4.11 Trainer
- 4.12 Trainer gliders
- 4.13 Utility
- 4.14 VIP staff transport
- 4.15 Weather reconnaissance
- 4.16 Undesignated foreign aircraft
- 4.17 Ballistic missile
- 4.18 Future
- 5 Symbols, flags, emblems and uniform
- 6 Current deployments
- 7 See also