NV Norvish Air Force

Norvish Air Force
Flag & Coat of arms
Founded	1 July 1928 (1928-07-01)
Country	Norvinia
Type	Air force
Role	Aerial warfare Air policing Search and rescue
Size	14,320 personnel 294+ aircraft 180 Air Force 63 Ground Force 51 Navy
Part of	NV Norvish Armed Forces
Headquarters	Trelmen
Motto(s)	Vanguard of the sky
Anniversaries	1 July
Commanders
Chief of Staff	Chestley Mosfield
Chief of Air Force	Jay Gallagher
Deputy Chief of Air Force	Reuben Steviano
Air Marshall	Rhys Owen Harnett
Air Vice Marshall	Mylo Walsh
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash

The Norvish Air Force (NAF) is the principal aerial fighting branch of the Norvish Armed Forces, along with the Navy and the Ground Forces. The remote origins of the NAF go back to the early 20th century with the establishment of the first military air unit in 1926, the Military Aeronautics School in 1928, alongside the Ground, and the Navy aviation service. The NAF is commanded by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, a subordinate of the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces for operational matters and a direct subordinate of the Minister of National Defense for all other matters. The Chief of Staffs are the only officer in the Air Force with the rank of general (four-star rank).

Presently, the NAF is an entirely professional force made of career personnel (officers and NCOs) and of volunteer personnel (officers, NCOs, and enlisted ranks). As of 2022, the NAF employed a total of 14,320 active personnel consisting of pilots, infantry, staffs, maintenance worker, engineers, airfield defense unit and so on. Additionally, the Air Force further included 1,800 reservist and 562 civilian employees.

It operates the majority of the country's fixed wing aircraft, numbering 180+ assets. The other 114 aircraft belongs to the Ground force and Navy aviation command, which works under their respective branches for specific tasks. And altough both the Ground and Navy aviation also operates rotary-wing aircraft for transporting, patrols, logistics etc, The authority of using large aircraft assets is directed under the Air Force Command such as the capabilites of long range bombing and maintaning overall air securities in the country. The NAF provides support across a spectrum of operations such as air superiority, precision strikes, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance, air mobility, space surveillance, and humanitarian support.

Organization

Command Structure

The new general organization presently in force for the Norvish Air Force was introduced in December 2013. Accordingly, with this organization, the NAF is commanded by the Chief of Staff of the Air Force and includes:

1. Main Headquarters, located in Trelmen
   1. Theathre Command, Trelment & Caerleon
   2. Logistic Support Directorate
   3. Personnel and Employment Directorate
   4. Economic Affairs Directorate

1. Subordinate Elements:
   1. Combat Wings – active in commanding specific air wings
   2. Air Mobility Group – air lift and aerial refuelling capability
   3. Air Doctrine Directorate – information warfare, intelligence and capability development
   4. Combat Support Group – combat support and air base operations security
   5. Surveillance and Response Group – surveillance and reconnaissance capability
   6. Air Force Training Group – air force training capability and development

Force Structure

The main operational formation of the NAF is the "Wing", roughly equivalent to an army brigade or regiment. A wing is normally composed of 2/3 operational groups (army battalion equivalents) including the aviation squadrons and a flight operations support squadron. An operations group is normally composed of two or three active squadrons, each one normally consisting of 18 to 24 aircraft. For example, the 3rd wing, with its base in Trelmen Air Base, is formed by three squadrons with 18 XXX each. Another group within the wing is the Material Unit, providing maintenance and repairs to the aircraft, their weapons and systems. The group completes the typical wing structure and it is the air base group, providing the functioning of the air base as a military installation. Each squadrons designated with different missions, therefore most squadron contain the multi-mission fighter role, while the rest operates in non-combat missions.

For a long period of time the combat units of the Norvish Air Force were organized into a 1st Air Theatre (deployed in the western part of the country and headquartered in Trelmen) and a 2nd Air Force (deployed in the eastern part of the country and headquartered in Caerleon). The two separate command section primarily intended for easier organization, as such, the 1st Theatre can mobilize air units in case of impending Bakyernn's invasion to the southwest Harthorne and protect the armed forces integrity near the Norrteric sea. While the 2nd Theatre maintain air supperiority with less burden around Grimburg Isles.

List of Active Air Force Wings

Insignia	Unit Name	Aircraft Flown	Location
	1st Strike Wing	46,000	20,000
	6th Fighter Wing	1,800	562
	8th Air Wing	9,300	4,611
	13th Air Wing	3,000	4,000
File:ROKA 3rd Infantry Division Insignia(White Skull).png	14th Fighter Wing	N/A
	15th Fighter Wing	N/A	6,200
	20th Fighter Wing	N/A	4,730
	25th Air Wing	35,100	21,402

Ranks

The rank structure of the NAF was established to ensure that the service remained separate from the Army and Navy. The service's predecessors, the Ground Aviation and the Naval Avatiation, had used the Army's rank structure. In January 1941 it was decided by the Chief Of Staffs that the NAF would adopt the new structure that will be adopted by itself. As a result, the Air Force's rank structure until today came to be: Aircraftman, Leading Aircraftman, Corporal, Sergeant, Flight Sergeant, Warrant Officer, Officer Cadet, Pilot Officer, Flying Officer, Flight Lieutenant, Squadron Leader, Wing Commander, Group Captain, Air Commodore, Air Vice-Marshal, Air Marshal, etc.

Officer insignia

Rank Grouping	General/Flag Officers					Field/Senior Officers			Junior Officers			Officer Cadet
Code	OF-10	OF-9	OF-8	OF-7	OF-6	OF-5	OF-4	OF-3	OF-2	OF-1		OF-D
Norvinia Officer rank insignia
Rank Title:	Marshal of the NAF	Air Chief Marshal	Air Marshal	Air Vice Marshal	Air Commodore	Group Captain	Wing Commander	Squadron Leader	Flight Lieutenant	Flying Officer	Pilot Officer	Officer Cadet

Other ranks insignia

Rank Group	Non-commissioned officer							Other ranks
Code	OR-9		OR-8	OR-7	OR-6	OR-5	OR-4	OR-3	OR-2	OR-1
Norvinia Other Insignia										No insignia
Rank Title:	Warrant Officer of the Air Force	Warrant Officer	Flight Sergeant	Sergeant		Corporal		Leading Aircraftman	Aircraftman	Recruit