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|unit_name=Cascadian Air Force
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|dates=1996 - Present
|country= [[Cascadia]]
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|motto=''Nos fugere defendere libertatem''<br><small>(Latin: ''We fly to defend our freedom'')</small>
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|march=''Eagle Squadron''
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== History ==
===Early Years===
===21st Century===

== Structure ==
== Personnel ==
== Ranks ==


== Aircraft ==
=== Current Inventory ===
{| class="wikitable"
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Image
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|Aircraft
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Origin
! style="text-align:l center; background:#acc;"|Type
! style="text-align:left; background:#acc;"|Variant
! style="text-align:center; background:#acc;"|In service
! style="text-align: center; background:#acc;"|Notes
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| {{wp|Military aircraft#Combat aircraft|Combat Aircraft}}
|-
|
| General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
| United States
| Multirole/Air Superiority Fighter
| F-16C Block 52
|36
|To be replaced by KAI KF-21 by 2025. 12 aircraft purchased from various sources since 1996.
|-
|
| McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
| United States
| Air Superiority Fighter
| F-15C
|8 
|10 aircraft retired between 2000 and 2005 and are used as parts aircraft
|-
|
| McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
| United States
| Strike Fighter
| F-15E
|18
|
|-
|
| Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II
| United States
| CAS Attack Aircraft
| A-10A
|28
|10 additional aircraft purchased from West Florida circa 2005
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | {{wp|Electronic-warfare aircraft|Electronic warfare}}
|-
|
| Northrop Grumman EA-6B Prowler
| United States/Cascadia
| Electronic Warfare
| EA-6B SLEP+
|4
|Ten retired and used as parts aircraft. Remaining four aircraft given a Service Life Extension in 2010, with a replacement expected ~2025
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| {{wp|Reconnaissance aircraft|Reconnaissance}}
|-
|
| Lockheed EP-3
| United States
| SIGINT 
| EP-3E ARIES II
|4
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| {{wp|Airborne early warning and control|AEW&C}}
|-
|
| Boeing 737 AEW&C
| Cascadia
| AEW&C
| E-7A
|2
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| {{wp|Military transport aircraft|Transport}}
|-
|[[Image:Boeing C-135D (Cascadia) 58-0129.png]]
| Boeing C-135 Stratolifter
| United States/Cascadia
| Transport
| C-135D
|4
|KC-135R/Ts converted into pure transports for palletized cargo and VIPs
|
|-
|[[Image:Boeing VC-46A (Cascadia) 07-0139.png]]
| Boeing C-46 
| Cascadia
| VIP Transport
| VC-46A
|2
|
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| {{wp|Aerial refueling|Tanker Aircraft}}
|-
|[[Image:Boeing KC-135R (Cascadia) 58-0118.png]]
| Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker
| United States
| Aerial Refueling/Transport
| KC-135R/T
|5
|Of the original 29 acquired by Cascadia in 1996, only five remain in service in their original form. All 14 KC-135Es have been retired, four KC-135R/Ts have been converted into C-135Ds, and the rest have been put into reserve for parts. Three additional aircraft were operated until approximately 2010, when the oldest of the fleet were retired
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6"| {{wp|Trainer (aircraft)|Trainer Aircraft}}
|-
|
| Glasair GlaStar
| United States/Cascadia
| Basic Trainer
| T-1 GlaStar II
|30
|
|-
|
| Lancair Legacy
| United States/Cascadia
| Complex Trainer
| Legacy RG 550
|15
|
|
|-
|
| Boeing-Pilatus T-4 Chehalis
| Switzerland/Cascadia
| Primary Trainer
| T-4A
|20
|
|
|-
|
| Bombardier (Gates) Learjet
| United States/Canada
| Heavy Trainer/Transport
| Learjet 40
|4
|
|
|-
|
| Northrop T-46 Eaglet
| California/Cascadia
| Advanced Trainer/Light Attack
| T-46A
|30
|
|
|-
|
| General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon
| United States
| Conversion Trainer
| F-16D Block 52
|10
|
|
|-
|
| McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle
| United States
| Conversion Trainer
| F-15D
|4
|
|-
! style="align: center; background: lavender;" colspan="6" | {{wp|Unmanned Aerial Vehicle|UAV}}
|-
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| Name
| Country
| Role
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=== Retired Aircraft ===

== Symbols, flags, emblems and uniform ==

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