| Cygnian Air Force | |
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 Badge of the Cygnian Air Force | |
| Founded | 3 March 1918 (103 years ago) |
| Country |  Cygnia
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| Type | Air force |
| Size | 313,242 active duty personnel 141,197 civilian personnel 69,200 reserve personnel 102,104 air guard personnel 5,000+ aircraft 406 ICBMs 75 satellites |
| Part of | Ministry of Defence |
| Headquarters | Defence Complex, Northam, TS |
| Motto | "Ad caeli finis" (Latin: The sky's the limit) |
| Colours | Black and Gold |
| March | "Cygnian Air Force March Past"  Play (help·info)
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| Engagements | World War II World War III Indian Civil War Gulf War War on Terror |
| Website | www.airforce.mod |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Carmen Lawrence |
| Minister for Defence | Richard Marles |
| Secretary for the Air Force | Quincy Kingsley |
| Chief of the Air Force | Air Marshal Mel Hupfeld |
| Insignia | |
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The Cygnian Air Force (CAF) is Cygnia's aerial warfare force. Formed toward the end of World War II on 3 March 1918, it is the oldest and largest independent air force in the world.
The CAF's mission is to support the objectives of the Cygnian Ministry of Defence (MoD), which are to "provide the capabilities needed: to ensure the security and defence of the Union, including against terrorism; to support the Government's foreign policy objects particularly in promoting international peace and security." The CAF describe its mission statement as "... [to provide] An agile, adaptable and capable Air Force that, person for person, is second to none, and that makes a decisive air power contribution in support of the Cygnian Defence Mission." The mission statement is supported by the CAF's definition of air power, which guides its strategy. Air power is defined as "the ability to project power from the air and space to influence the behaviour of people or the course of events."
Today, the Cygnian Air Force maintains an operational fleet of various types of aircraft, described by the CAF as being "leading-edge" in terms of technology. These include: fighter and strike aircraft, airborne early warning and control aircraft, ISTAR and SIGINT aircraft, aerial refueling aircraft, strategic and tactical transport aircraft, and a number of rotary-wing aircraft. Most of the CAF's aircraft and personnel are based in Cygnia, with many others serving on operations. Although the CAF is the principal Cygnian air power arm, the Cygnian Navy's Fleet Air Arm and the Cygnian Army's Army Air Corps also deliver air power which is integrated into the maritime, littoral and land environments.
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