Commonwealth of Susquehanna Defense Force (1983: Doomsday)

The Commonwealth of Susquehanna maintains a small armed forces. Most of the military units were formed post-Doomsday, with a few pre-Doomsday units training troops after the apocalypse. Military service is mandatory unless the draftee can prove religious objections before a military board. If found reasonable, they will be assigned to the medical corps or a non-combat role.

Much of the equipment operated by the Commonwealth are pre-1960's equipment that can not be replaced due to cost.

The total military strength as of 2012 stands at 250 active members; 1200 reserve; and 800 county militia members.

There is also a 25 man Susquehanna Guard who act as bodyguards to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and other important dignitaries. They also act as the nominal special operations until for the country. They are the most heavily armed and well equips unit in the military.

Commonwealth of Susquehanna Army National Guard
The Commonwealth of Susquehanna Army National Guard is the largest branch of the armed forces, with 225 active soldiers; 1125 reserve, as each county maintains a citizens militia for a total of 800 militia members.

There is also one support regiment, consisting of a medical company, supply company and signals/communications company. There are 75 personnel that are not included.

It is also the oldest, being in existence in some form since the foundation of the nation.

There are three regional regiments.
 * Montour Regiment (25 troops per company)
 * Company 1 (Light Infantry)
 * Company 2 (Scout: Six Modified Pickup Trucks)
 * Susquehanna Regiment (25 troops per company)
 * Company 5 (Light Attack: Five Jeep Raiders)
 * Company 6 (Heavy Infantry)
 * Company 7 (Light Infantry)
 * Company 8 (Light Attack: Five Jeep Raiders)
 * Schukill Regiment (25 troops per company)
 * Company 12 (Light Infantry)
 * Company 13 (Scout: Six Modified Pickup Trucks)
 * Company 14 (Heavy Infantry)

Susquehanna Guard
The Susquehanna Guard is the most specialized unit of the Commonwealth of Susquehanna National Guard. Since the inception of the nation, the government realized the need for a special forces squad, and a security force for the governor and other dignitaries.

They started off as a group of former military and police officers, and have since expanded and specialized.

Presently, there are five squads of men, each squad having five members. One squad is the gubernatorial protection team, one is a communications and logistics team, one bomb squad, and two special forces teams.

List of weapons and equipment:
 * M16A1- 10

Equipment used by each team:
 * Gubernatorial Defense Team
 * Communications and Logistics Squad
 * Explosives and Ordinance Disposal Squad
 * 1st Special Forces Team
 * 2nd Special Forces Team

Commonwealth of Susquehanna Air Patrol
The Commonwealth of Susquehanna Air Patrol operates several aircraft from pre-Doomsday. Several light aircraft were salvaged from the Bloomsburg Area Airport, and Riverside Airport.

The mission of the Air Patrol is to monitor the nation for foreign incursion, provide reconnaissance for the army and logistics and support.

They operate two aircraft, with most of the others stripped for parts and supplies.

There is damage to both aircraft from the EMP blast. None of them has operational electronic navigation systems, relying on non-fried compasses and beacon lights at the two maintained airstrips.

One Cessna 172 was lost in former Schuykill County on February 3rd, 2014 due to insurgent fire during a scouting mission.

To compensate for the loss of one aircraft, the Air Patrol finalized a deal with Canada and Saab. Both Lockheed T-33 Shooting Stars will be refurbished by Saab for $150,000 USD paid by the Commonwealth of Susquehanna over the next ten years, and the other $250,000 USD paid for by the Canadian and North Pennsylvanian governments in exchange for the remaining aircraft to be produced by each nation after blueprints are taken. The other aircraft will be refurbished and returned in late 2014.

The aircraft was shipped out March 22nd, 2014 and is due back by August 22, 2014. Refits include refurbishing the jet engines and converting them to run on natural gas, adding a heavy machine gun, and one pod to each wing to hold bombs or fuel tanks.

Due to the lack of fuel the fleet is mostly grounded, but there are hopes to purchase fuel to improve the usage of the force.

All aircraft are currently grounded due to the shoot down of one of the Cessna 172 scout planes. The two remaining aircraft are undergoing conversion to natural gas, with the presidential aircraft first. Both aircraft are expected to be complete by June of 2014.

There is a hope that eventually the Commonwealth will be able to reactive TRW and build jet engines to power their own combat aircraft, but this will be far into the future, as the Commonwealth does not have the funds, or means, to repair said facility back to operational status.

Waterways Patrol
The Waterways Patrol is the smallest of the branches, not having active personnel, instead relying on volunteers. It acts as a search and rescue unit, with 35 current volunteers to patrol the Susquehanna River. They operate eight kayaks, two canoes and a small flat bottom boat.

In times of war, the government allows them to carry small arms (mainly individually owned handguns and revolvers) and act as a patrol force for the army.

Currently, due to the importance of the river, the government is refurbishing two former motorized pleasure craft. They will each be armed with one of the M1919 Browning machine guns on a forward mount. It will be similar in appearance to the former United States Navy PBR light patrol boat.

Modernization Plans
The Commonwealth government realized in 2012 after a few years of combating raiders that the military needed to be modernized. Since then there have been several proposed acquisitions proposed, with several completed.

Army

 * Acquire 20 M20 Super Bazookas (2014, purchased from Canada through North Pennsylvania on February 12, 2014).
 * Acquire four M101 towed artillery pieces (Currently debating in Congress whether they are needed any longer).
 * Modernize the military service rifle to the XM-20 prototype (OTL: M-16) (2017).

Air Patrol

 * Repair, refurbish and update one Cessna T-37B Tweet jet to a light ground attack role (2014-2016).
 * Acquire, or construct, one propeller cargo plane (2020).
 * Acquire four A-1 Skyhawk ground attack aircraft (2018).
 * Refurbish the old TRW building to construct aircraft engines and light attack and transport aircraft (2015-Unknown).

Waterways Patrol

 * Acquire four lightly armed patrol boats (2016).

Current Missions

 * Operation: Retribution