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Cascadian Air Force | |
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Active | 1996 - Present |
Country | Cascadia |
Type | Air force |
Motto(s) |
Nos fugere defendere libertatem (Latin: We fly to defend our freedom) |
March | Eagle Squadron |
Contents
History
Early Years
21st Century
Structure
Personnel
Ranks
Aircraft
Current Inventory
Image | Aircraft | Origin | Type | Variant | In service | Notes | |
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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 | ||
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 | ||
Reconnaissance | |||||||
Lockheed EP-3 | United States | SIGINT | EP-3E ARIES II | 4 | |||
AEW&C | |||||||
Boeing 737 AEW&C | Cascadia | AEW&C | E-7A | 2 | |||
Transport | |||||||
Boeing C-135 Stratolifter | United States/Cascadia | Transport | C-135D | 4 | KC-135R/Ts converted into pure transports for palletized cargo and VIPs | ||
Boeing C-46 | Cascadia | VIP Transport | VC-46A | 2 | |||
Tanker Aircraft | |||||||
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 | ||
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 | |||
UAV | |||||||
Name | Country | Role | Variant | ## | ## |