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| unit_name = Arcerion Air Force | | unit_name = Arcerion Air Force | ||
| native_name = Arcer Air Force, Air Force | | native_name = Arcer Air Force, Air Force | ||
| image = | | image = Arcer Air Force Flag.PNG | ||
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| type = {{wp|Air Force}} | | type = {{wp|Air Force}} | ||
| role = {{wp|Aerial Warfare|Expeditionary Operations|Support to Civil Authority|Internal Security|Humanitarian Relief Operations}} | | role = {{wp|Aerial Warfare|Expeditionary Operations|Support to Civil Authority|Internal Security|Humanitarian Relief Operations}} | ||
| size = As of 2025, | | size = As of 2025, 296,550 total personnel. | ||
| command_structure = | | command_structure = | ||
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| identification_symbol = [[File:AAF Roundel.png|border|100px]] | | identification_symbol = [[File:AAF Roundel.png|border|100px]] | ||
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The '''Arcer Air Force (AAF)''' is the air service branch of the [[Armed Forces of Arcerion]], and one of the four distinct elements of the uniformed services. Founded shortly after the First Great War during a periodn of revolutionary military changes in Arcerion, it was established originally as part of the [[Royal Arcerion Naval Service|Royal Arcer Naval Service]] for the purposes of maritime patrol and catapult aircraft from larger capital ships. After it had expanded to several squadrons and its role began to grow it was established as a distinct branch of the military in April of 1929. The core missions of the air force is to set conditions for air superiority, conduct surveillance and intelligence operations in support of other Armed Services, assist with power projection through the use of forward basing and strategic airlift, and assist with the command and control of aerial forces during deployed operations. | |||
The Arcer Air Force is subordinate to the Ministry of Defense, and comprises both uniformed military members in the Regular and Reserve component, as well as civilian bureaucrats and civil servants. The Air Force is commanded by the Commander of the Air Staff, which is a senior General Officer appointment that commands the Air Force writ large, but is subordinate to the [[Arcer General Staff|General Staff of Arcerion]]. Some Air Force units are subordinate to other service branches, such is the case with the ground attack controller squadrons and special operations airlift assets seconded to the [[Arcerion Special Operations Command]]. | |||
The Air Force currently has 296,550 members in service, spread across Regular, Reserve and civil servant categories. It conducts independent expeditionary operations, liaises with partners, provides defense attache and Air Liaison Officers, supporting the [[Arcer Army]] and [[Royal Arcerion Naval Service]], and other assigned tasks from the Minister of Defense. As of 2026, the service operates a number of multirole fighter aircraft, military cargo transport aircraft, helicopters, unmanned drones, and larger surface-to-air missile systems, as well as radar installations/early warning systems. It is one of the largest air forces in Crona, and played a pivotal role in the [[Second Great War]], [[Istrenyan Crisis]], [[Arcer Bush Wars|Fourth Bush War]], [[Telekonese Conflict]], and the [[Final War of the Deluge]]. | |||
== History == | == History == | ||
=== Origins === | === Origins === | ||
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=== Air Command === | === Air Command === | ||
Air Command represents the overall higher headquarters for the Arcer Air Force, with its headquarters in Kurst, Arcerion. Currently under the command of General Isaac Richards, it is for the first time not under the command of a pilot, as Richards by trade is an Aerospace Control Officer, dedicating his career to AWACS and the strategic implementation of aerospace defense. The Headquarters manages the operational and sustainment activities of the air force. | Air Command represents the overall higher headquarters for the Arcer Air Force, with its headquarters in Kurst, Arcerion. Currently under the command of General Isaac Richards, it is for the first time not under the command of a pilot, as Richards by trade is an Aerospace Control Officer, dedicating his career to AWACS and the strategic implementation of aerospace defense. The Headquarters manages the operational and sustainment activities of the air force. | ||
== Aircraft == | == Aircraft == | ||
=== Combat Air === | === Combat Air === | ||