Lumenic Air Force

Lumenic Air Force Aeronautica Militare
Several Rigoli A.89 Tigre attack aircraft from the 513° Gruppo Attacco, 51° Stormo at Scanna Royal Air Base
Active	1923 - Present
Country	Luminerra
Commanders
King	Lorenzo III
Legatus	Amore Stavola
Colonnello generale	Nevio Capozzi
Insignia
Flag of the Lumenic Air Force
Roundel of the Lumenic Air Force
Low-visibility roundel of the Lumenic Air Force
Fin flash of the Lumenic Air Force

The Lumenic Air Force (Nova Lumenic Aeronautica Luminerra) is the aerial component of the Lumenic Legion and is the youngest of the three branches of the Legion, having been established as an independent branch of service in 1923 following the separation of the Lumenic Army Air Corps from the Lumenic Army.

Organization

• Tactical Air Command
  • 32° Stormo "Avanguardia" at Cardoso Royal Air Force Base, Notteri
    • 321°, 322°, and 323° Squadrone Caccia with C.11 Spettro
    • 324° Gruppo Medico
    • 325° Gruppo Operazioni
    • 326° Gruppo Logistico
    • 327° Gruppo Forze Sicurezza
  • 77° Stormo "Canaglia" at Cardoso Royal Air Force Base, Notteri
    • 771°, 772°, 773° Squadrone Cacciabombardieri with C.96 Squalo
    • 775° Gruppo Logistico
    • 211° Gruppo di Supporto with P.87 Vichingo
  • 51° Stromo "Cavallo di Battaglia" at Scanna Royal Air Force Base, Notteri
    • 511°, 512°, and 513° Squadrone Attacco with A.89 Tigre
    • 67° Squadrone Soppressione Suolo with A.06 Argento
    • 514° Gruppo Logistico
    • 515° Gruppo Operazioni
  • 26° Stormo at Bagini Royal Air Force Base, Pirago
    • 261°, 262°, and 263° Squadrone Attacco with A.89 Tigre
    • 264° Gruppo Logistico
    • 265° Gruppo Operazioni
  • 58° Stormo at Varco Royal Air Force Base, Arola
    • 581° and 582° Squadrone Attacco with A.89 Tigre
    • 583° Squadrone Attacco (Currently deployed to Vidrá Army Air Base in Cruzar Tierra, Costa Mejis)
    • 584° Gruppo Logistico
    • 585° Gruppo Operazioni
  • 70° Stormo "Mago" at Vallona Royal Air Force Base, Librari
    • 711° Squadrone Comando Aereo with Rigoli E.94 Vichingo Elettrico at Cardoso Royal Air Force Base, Notteri
    • 712° Squadrone Comando Aereo with E.94 Vichingo Elettrico at Saleit Royal Air Force Base, Pasa
    • 41° Squadrone Elettronica with Altomare E.93 Ciclone
    • 715° Gruppo Logistico
    • 7160° Squadrone di Sicurezza
  • 37° Stormo at Sisinni Royal Air Force Base, Pirago
    • 371°, 372°, and 373° Squadrone Cacciabombardieri with C.96 Squalo
    • 374° Gruppo Logistico
    • 375° Gruppo Operazioni
  • 14° Stormo "Giullare" at Saleit Royal Air Force Base, Pasa
    • 141°, 142°, 143° Squadrone Sciopero with A.79 Ciclone
    • 36° Squadrone Guerra Elettronica with Altomare E.93 Ciclone
    • 312° Squadrone di Supporto with P.87 Vichingo
    • 144° Gruppo Logistico
    • 145° Gruppo Operazioni
  • 4° Stormo "Stregone" at Terni Royal Air Force Base, Istia
    • 41°, 42°, 43° Squadrone Cacciabombardieri with C.96 Squalo
    • 29° Squadrone Guerra Elettronica with E.93 Ciclone
    • 44° Gruppo Logistico
    • 45° Gruppo Operazioni
  • 33° Stormo "Vanguardia" at Asaro Royal Air Force Base, Valora
    • 331°, 332° Squadrone Caccia with C.96 Squalo
    • 333° Squadrone Caccia with C.11 Spettro
    • 154° Squadrone Ricognizione Meteorologica with WB.54 Avvoltoio
    • 334° Gruppo Logistico
    • 335° Gruppo Operazioni
  • 1° Squadrone da Osservazione "Caelum Custodes" at Asaro Royal Air Force Base, Valora
    • 1° Squadrone da Osservazione with Tancredi G.06GG Argento
  • 3° Stormo at Cetta Royal Air Force Base, Valora
    • 25° Squadrone Navi Cisterna with P.11 Impianto
    • 11° Squadrone Supporto Elettronico with E.06 Argento
    • 15° Squadrone Soccorso with U.06 Argento
    • 301° Gruppo Logistico
    • 305° Gruppo Operazioni

• Tactical Mobility Command

• Tactical Training Command
  • 18° Stormo at Illora Royal Air Force Base, Sibari
    • 1181° Squadrone Aggressore with C.96 Squalo
    • 1182° Squadrone di Addestramento
    • 1801° Gruppo Logistico
    • 1805° Gruppo Operazioni
  • 104° Stormo Falco Rosso at Ardall Field, Sibari
    • 1041° Squadrone Supporto Forza
    • 1042° Gruppo Logistico
    • 1043° Gruppo Operazioni
  • 21° Stormo at Colla Royal Air Force Base, Rota
    • 201°, 202°, 203° Squadrone di Addestramento
    • 2011° Gruppo Logistico
    • 2012° Gruppo Operazioni

Ranks

Commissioned

Officer's in the Lumenic Air Force occupy positions of leadership and responsibility, assuming direct command responsibility for formations, and instillations of the service. Commissioned officers are considered commanding officers under royal authority and are directly commissioned by the King of Luminerra. A superior officer is an officer with a higher rank than another officer, who is a subordinate officer relative to the superior.

Officers may receive commissions within the Lumenic Air Force through a number of methods, including attending the Lumenic War College or the Lumenic Royal Air Force Academy, attending a four year university which sponsors a Lumenic Air Force officer training program, or attending a officers candidate school sponsored by the Lumenic Air Force. This latter option is the preferred method for enlisted servicemen and women to advance into commissioned officer ranks, though being a current member of the Lumenic Air Force is not a requirement to attending OCS, however, all applicants, both existing service and new inductees, must possess a four year degree from an accredited university. In some rare cases, a two year degree in a specialized field may be accepted for OCS applicants. Graduates of either an officer training program from a four year university, or from either the Lumenic War College or Air Force Academy, will receive their degrees prior to commission, and will then attend an abbreviated officer candidate school designed to provide them with training deemed necessary for military applications.

In rare cases, are appointed by superior officers from enlisted or non-commissioned officer ranks through a process known as direct commissioning, which can occur as a battlefield promotion or be granted to a certified civilian professionals such as scientists, pharmacists, physicians, nurses, clergy, and attorneys. These airmen will bv directly commissioned upon entry into the Lumenic Air Force. However, these officers generally do not exercise command authority outside of their specific branches, and are highly regulated along their career tracks.

Officers of the Lumenic Air Force can be divided into three levels; junior officers, senior officers, and general officers. Junior officers, sometimes referred to as flight officers, consist of officers in ranks E-1 through E-3. These officers preform a variety of functions, often overseeing enlisted members of the Lumenic Air Force in the execution of tasks. Senior officers are officers ranked E-4 and E-5. These officers generally hold staff positions for senior officers, squadron or wing level commands, or are tasked with overseeing a group of junior officers and enlisted personal assigned to a specialized mission. General officers consist of officers ranking between E-6 and E-9 and command large elements of the Air Force, such as air groups or entire Air Force instillations, and command missions and programs of great responsibility.

Grade	Image	Rank
C-1	No insignia	Aspirante
		Sottotenente
C-2		Tenente
C-3		Capitano
C-4		Maggiore
C-5		Tenente Colonnello
C-6		Colonnello
C-7		Tenente generale
C-8		Capitano generale
C-9		Maggiore generale
C-10		Colonnello generale

Warrant Officer

In the Lumenic Air Force, warrant officers are known as sottufficiale and are considered to be non-commissioned officers, outranking the senior-most enlisted ranks but ranking below the officer grade of C‑1. They are primarily utilized to handle the upper administrative tasks of the Lumenic Air Force, serving as senior non-commissioned officers at the wing and air division level. Warrant officers of the S-1, S-2 and S-3 grade do not receive a commission from the King of Luminerra, as commissioned officers do, but instead are appointed to their rank by the Legatos of the Lumenic Legion.  Warrant officers holding the ranks of S-4 and S-5 are, however, do receive their commission from the King of Luminerra and are therefore considered to be commissioned officers.

Sottufficiales are often employed in highly skilled, single-track specialty roles. In general, the Lumenic Army utilizes Sottufficiales in two ways; as aviators and technical specialists. Sottufficiales aviators will command both fixed wing and rotar wing aircraft, as well as lead, coach, train, and counsel subordinates. In some cases, a Sottufficiales may also command detachments, units, activities, vessels, aircraft, and armored vehicles. A Sottufficiale technical specialist would be primarily tasked to serve as a technical expert, providing valuable skills, guidance, and expertise to commanders and organizations in their particular field.

One special exception to this general rule is the rank of Maresciallo dell'aviazione or Marshal of the Air Force, who serves as the senior most non-commissioned officer in the Lumenic Air Force. The Maresciallo dell'aviazione is appointed to serve as a spokesman to address the issues of enlisted soldiers to all officers, from other Sottufficiales and Sottotenente's to the Air Force's highest positions. in effect making the Maresciallo dell'aviazione the senior most enlisted advisor to the Generale dell'aviazione, or the General of the Air Force. The exact duties vary depending on the Air Force's current Generale dell'aviazione, though much of the Maresciallo dell'aviazione's time is spent traveling throughout the nation to various Air Force bases and facilities, observing training and talking with soldiers and their families.

Grade	Image	Rank
S-1		Maresciallo Terza
S-2		Maresciallo Seconda
S-3		Maresciallo Prima
		Maresciallo dell'aviazione
S-4		Maresciallo Superiore
S-5		Maresciallo Capo

Non-Commissioned and Enlisted

Grade	Image	Rank
A-1	No insignia	Aviere
		Aviere Scelto
A-2		Primo Aviere
A-3		Aviere Capo
A-4		Sergente
A-5		Sergente Primo
A-6		Sergente Maggiore

Aircraft

Name	Origin	Number	Notes
Fighters
Altomare C.11 Spettro	Luminerra	C.11: 72
Scorza C.96 Squalo	Luminerra	C.96E: 120 C.96F: 48
Attack
Scorza A.82 Leone	Luminerra	A.82 48
Rigoli A.89 Tigre	Luminerra	A.89: 216
Altomare A.79 Ciclone	Luminerra	A.79B: 72
Tancredi A.06 Argento	Luminerra	A.06: 12
Reconnaissance
Belloli B.54 Avvoltoio	Luminerra	RB.54: WB.54: 12
Tancredi G.06 Argento	Luminerra	G.06GG: 5	Only used for Caelum Custodia missions
Trainer
Scorza F.82 Leone	Luminerra	F.82
Rigoli F.84 Mela	Luminerra	F.84
Rigoli F.15 Bacca	Luminerra	F.15
Transport
Rigoli G.90	Luminerra	G.90:
Tancredi G.70 Avorio	Luminerra	G.70:
Tancredi G.06 Argento	Luminerra	G.06:
Tancredi G.09 Alce	Luminerra	G.09:
Electronic warfare and support
Rigoli E.94 Vichingo Elettrico	Luminerra	E.94: 24
Altomare E.93 Ciclone	Luminerra	E.93: 24
Tancredi E.06 Argento	Luminerra	E.06: 12 U.06:
Utility
Rigoli P.87 Vichingo	Luminerra	P.87: 16
Surface to air missiles systems
TIM-04 Patriota	Trinovantum	TIM:04C: