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The entirety of Arcer Fighter Group 1, as well as Fighter Group 2 were went overseas, and saw daily combat sorties against Caphirian air forces. Beginning with their first sortie June of 1939, Greene scored ten aerial victories from 1 June 1939 to 1 August 1939, bringing his total victories to twenty nine. Due to the ongoing military crisis in Burgundie, Arcer Fighter Group 1 was sent to support Burgundie against [[Deric Republic|the Deric Republic]]. No.30 Squadron arrived in Burgundie in the fall of 1939, and supported Levantine forces until mid-1940. Due to combat losses and a lack of spare parts, there was a lack of ability to effectively sortie aircraft, leading Greene to petition the Chief of Staff of the Air Force through official channels to rotate experienced pilots back to Arcerion to ensure that the limited flight hours available for combat missions were being given to junior officers who had yet to gain experience. This was ultimately denied, and No.30 Squadron's morale continued to lower as it was able to fly less and less sorties, due to spare parts and maintenance issues owing to the inability to receive timely reinforcement convoys from Crona due to the raging naval war. | The entirety of Arcer Fighter Group 1, as well as Fighter Group 2 were went overseas, and saw daily combat sorties against Caphirian air forces. Beginning with their first sortie June of 1939, Greene scored ten aerial victories from 1 June 1939 to 1 August 1939, bringing his total victories to twenty nine. Due to the ongoing military crisis in Burgundie, Arcer Fighter Group 1 was sent to support Burgundie against [[Deric Republic|the Deric Republic]]. No.30 Squadron arrived in Burgundie in the fall of 1939, and supported Levantine forces until mid-1940. Due to combat losses and a lack of spare parts, there was a lack of ability to effectively sortie aircraft, leading Greene to petition the Chief of Staff of the Air Force through official channels to rotate experienced pilots back to Arcerion to ensure that the limited flight hours available for combat missions were being given to junior officers who had yet to gain experience. This was ultimately denied, and No.30 Squadron's morale continued to lower as it was able to fly less and less sorties, due to spare parts and maintenance issues owing to the inability to receive timely reinforcement convoys from Crona due to the raging naval war. | ||
By the end of 1940, No.30 Squadron was rotated back to Crona and Arcerion for the remainder of the war, posted to Southern Istrenya. Greene passed command of No.30 Squadron to Squadron Commander John Bates, and was posted to Kurst and the Air Force Operations Staff, where he served the remainder of the war. He assisted with the planning of the air campaign to ensure St. Brendan's Strait remained open until his eventual discharge into the Air Force Reserve in 1943 with the war's end. | By the end of 1940, No.30 Squadron was rotated back to Crona and Arcerion for the remainder of the war, posted to Southern Istrenya. Greene passed command of No.30 Squadron to Squadron Commander John Bates, and was posted to [[Kurst Capital Region|Kurst]] and the Air Force Operations Staff, where he served the remainder of the war. He assisted with the planning of the air campaign to ensure St. Brendan's Strait remained open. Greene was instrumental in working to have Arcer fighter and interceptor squadrons, as well as maritime patrol aircraft from the [[Royal Arcerion Naval Service|Royal Arcerion Naval Service's]] Naval Air Arm sent to Burgoignesc [[Equatorial Ostiecia]]. By posting multiple squadrons, maintenance crews, and logistical facilities at the Burgoignesc airfields there, they were able to shoulder a significant amount of the air combat burden from Burgundie, which was stretched thin between commitments at home in Levantia and the ongoing campaigns in [[Sarpedon]]. Greene served with distinction in this staff and planning role until his eventual discharge into the Air Force Reserve in 1943 with the war's end. | ||
== Interwar Period == | == Interwar Period == | ||