first major reorganization. The two operational Air Force Group Commands – Command North and Command South were both split into two mixed Air Force divisions...
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The Oberkommando der Luftwaffe (lit. 'Upper Command of the Air Force'; abbreviated OKL) was the high command of the air force (Luftwaffe) of Nazi Germany...
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General Command of the Air Force (Pashto: د هوايي ځواک عمومي قومندان, Dari: فرماندهی کل نیروی هوایی) also referred to as the Islamic Emirate Air Force and...
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The Israeli Air Force (IAF; Hebrew: זְרוֹעַ הָאֲוִיר וְהֶחָלָל, romanized: Zroa HaAvir VeHahalal, lit. 'tl', "Air and Space Arm", commonly known as חֵיל...
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called Fifth Generation Air Force (5e generatie luchtmacht) and in addition to the reshuffling of the RNLAF in four major commands the concept plans for:...
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The Swiss Air Force (‹See Tfd›German: Schweizer Luftwaffe; French: Forces aériennes suisses; Italian: Forze aeree svizzere; Romansh: Aviatica militara...
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The United States Air Force and the Turkish Air Force are the primary users of the air base, although it is at times also used by the Royal Air Force and...
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Mitchell (June 14, 1914 – November 15, 1995) was an officer of the United States Air Force, a flying ace and the leader of Operation Vengeance, the mission...
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Ramstein Air Base (IATA: RMS, ICAO: ETAR) is a United States Air Force installation located in Rhineland-Palatinate, southwestern Germany. It serves as...
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Europe and Africa. The two commands were consolidated on November 20, 2020. The European Theater of Operations, United States Army (ETOUSA) was a Theater...
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Holloman Air Force Base (IATA: HMN, ICAO: KHMN, FAA LID: HMN) is a United States Air Force base established in 1942 located six miles (10 km) southwest...
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oversight over the individual high commands of the country's armed forces: the army (Heer), navy (Kriegsmarine), and air force (Luftwaffe). Rivalry with the...
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The Austrian Air Force (‹See Tfd›German: Österreichische Luftstreitkräfte, lit. 'Austrian Air Combat Force') is a component part of the Austrian Armed...
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civilian personnel. FAA commander in chief is Brigadier Major Fernando Mengo. The Air Force's history began with the establishment of the Army Aviation...
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Chimoré. Major commands included the following: General Command Systems Department in La Paz, equipped with sophisticated computers. Group of Air-Defense...
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Until 1963, Carrier Air Wings were known as Carrier Air Groups (CVGs). Carrier Air Wings are what the United States Air Force would call "composite"...
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The Royal Danish Air Force (Danish: Flyvevåbnet, lit. 'The Flying weapon') (RDAF) is the aerial warfare force of the Kingdom of Denmark and one of the...
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forces: the US Ninth Air Force and the RAF Second Tactical Air Force. Allied strategic bomber forces in the UK also came under its command during Operation...
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Exercise Red Flag (redirect from Red Flag (United States Air Force))
the United States Air Force (USAF). It aims to offer realistic air-combat training for military pilots and other flight crew members from the United States...
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correctional facility located on Fort Leavenworth, a United States Army post in Kansas. It is one of two major prisons built on Fort Leavenworth property, the...
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the Allied Command Europe Mobile Force from Belgium, the Netherlands, West Germany, Italy, Luxembourg, the United Kingdom and the United States participated...
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needed] United Kingdom – Troops were deployed in Helmand Province under Operation Herrick. The Royal Air Force and Army Air Corps had a major presence...
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Austrian Armed Forces (redirect from Austrian Defence Force)
the air force fields 10 OH-58B Kiowa as light scout helicopters. After Austria had to request assistance from the United States Army, Swiss Air Force, French...
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Dassault Rafale (section French Air and Space Force)
Egyptian Air Force, the Indian Air Force, the Indian Navy, the Qatar Air Force, the Hellenic Air Force, the Croatian Air Force, the Indonesian Air Force and...
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Air Force, placing under it all air combat units within the continental United States. This provided another, limited step toward an autonomous air force...
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The Estonian Air Force (Estonian: Õhuvägi, [ˈɤhuvæki] ) is the aviation branch of the Estonian Defence Forces. The air force traces its history to 1918...
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Boeing P-8 Poseidon (category 2000s United States patrol aircraft)
by the United States Navy, the Indian Navy, the Royal Australian Air Force, the United Kingdom's Royal Air Force, the Royal Norwegian Air Force and the...
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Cyberwarfare (redirect from Cyberwarfare in the United Kingdom)
Horizon United States Cyber Command Air Force Cyber Command Fleet Cyber Command Marine Corps Cyberspace Command United States Army Cyber Command Virtual...
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List of military special forces units (redirect from Norwegian Special Force)
Development Group (DEVGRU or "SEAL Team Six") United States Air Force 24th Special Tactics Squadron (24th STS) 66th Air Operations Squadron (66th AOS) 427th Special...
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Strategic bombing during World War II (redirect from Air bombing on Germany)
brand-new Fifteenth Air Force based in Italy, command of the U.S. Air Forces in Europe was consolidated into the United States Strategic Air Forces (USSTAF)...
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