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The Royal Air Service of Burgundie ([[Burgoignesc language|Burg]]: ''Servis d'aerie real de Burgundie'') is the {{wp|air force}} and {{wp|space force}} of the [[Burgoignesc Security Forces]]. It was the first military aviation force in history, formed in [[1893]] as the [[Royal Air Service of Burgundie#Royal Balloon Observation Corps|Royal Balloon Observation Corps]], a service arm of the [[Navy of Burgundie]]; it became an independent military branch in [[1945]] as the Royal Air Service. | The '''Royal Air Service of Burgundie''' ([[Burgoignesc language|Burg]]: ''Servis d'aerie real de Burgundie'') is the {{wp|air force}} and {{wp|space force}} of the [[Burgoignesc Security Forces]]. It was the first military aviation force in history, formed in [[1893]] as the [[Royal Air Service of Burgundie#Royal Balloon Observation Corps|Royal Balloon Observation Corps]], a service arm of the [[Navy of Burgundie]]; it became an independent military branch in [[1945]] as the Royal Air Service. | ||
It has 184,980 uniformed members (126,349 active duty members and 58,631 reservists), maintains ~2,000 aircraft, and ~142 (non-nuclear) ICBMs. | It has 184,980 uniformed members (126,349 active duty members and 58,631 reservists), maintains ~2,000 aircraft, and ~142 (non-nuclear) ICBMs. | ||
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=Structure= | =Structure= | ||
==Air Fleet== | |||
==Strategic Airlift Command== | |||
==Fusiliers Commandos de l'Aire== | |||
The '''''Fusiliers Commandos de l'Aire''''' (English: Fusilier Commandos of the Air Force) of the Royal Air Service of Burgundie. They are airmen armed and trained as infantry, who provide ground defense of air bases and secure forward base areas. They also participate in forward air control, combat search and rescue missions, and as air assault ground soldiers. | |||
=Air bases = | =Air bases = | ||
=Inventory= | =Inventory= | ||