8th Air Wing

8th Air Wing
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Active	1957-Present
Country	Aquitayne
Allegiance	Aquitayne
Branch	Air Force
Type	Air Wing
Role	National Defense
Size	9,600 active 2,192 civilian personnel 0 reserve personnel 241 aircraft
Air Base	Feiyer Air Base, Cape Town Aquitayne
Nickname(s)	"Fighting Few"
Motto(s)	"Uno Ab Alto (One over all)"
Colors	White, Blue
Mascot(s)	Bull
Anniversaries	28 September, 1957
Engagements	Battle of Helm, Humanitarian Intervention of Pangus
Decorations	Royal Merit (x1) Parliamentary Citation (x2) Great War
Commanders
8th Wing Commander	Colonel Lars Neilsson
8th Wing Executive Officer	Lieutenant Colonel Borei Mangla
Insignia
8th Air Wing Emblem	File:8thfighter.jpg

The 8th Air Wing (8 FW) is an Aquitaynian Air Force unit, assigned to Colonial Command (COLCOM), and by extension the United Insulan Command (UICOM) Operations Group. It is stationed at Freiyer Air Force Base, Cape Town. The 8th flies the F-29 Warrior, M.Cs 82 Illusion, and GM-25 Cuirassier air supremacy fighters.

Overview

The 8th Air Wing "Fightin' Few" maintain combat readiness to deploy worldwide in accordance with Ministry of Defense tasking. Operating a multitude of aircraft, the air wing is one of the foremost units within Colonial Command's structure and sphere of influence, and is capable of responding to high-threat situations and areas.

Assignments

• GHQ Air Force, 28 September, 1956
• NORTIER, 16 December 1956

Attached to Interceptor Command, 16 December 1956 - 22 March 1960

• Interceptor Command 16 December 1956

Remained attached to IV Interceptor Squadron entire time

• V Bomber Command, 10 November 1965
• 350th Composite Wing, 1 June 1968
• 8th Fighter Group (later 8th Air Wing), 18 August 1970 - 11 December 1987

Attached to: 19th Bomber Wing 7 August - 30 September 1988

Attached to: 6149th Tactical Support Wing, 1 October - 30 November 1990

Attached to: 58th Fighter-Bomber Wing, 16 – 31 March 1993

Attached to: Metropolitan Air Defense Force, 2 November 1993 – 31 August 1996

Attached to: Fifth Air Force, 1 September 1996 – 15 April 1999

• 8th Air Wing, 20 May - Present

Components

• 121st Fighter Squadron
• 122nd Fighter Squadron
• 123rd Fighter Squadron
• 124th Fighter Squadron
• 125th Fighter Squadron
• 126th Fighter Squadron
• 127th Fighter Squadron
• 128th Fighter Squadron
• 129th Fighter Squadron
• 130th Fighter Squadron
• 121st Reconnaissance Squadron
• 122nd Reconnaissance Drone (later, Manned) Squadron
• 121st Special Operations Squadron
• 122nd Special Operations Squadron
• 123rd Special Operations Squadron
• 124th Special Operations Squadron
• 121st Logistics Squadron
• 122nd Logistics Squadron
• 123rd Logistics Squadron
• 124th Logistics Squadron
• 125th Logistics Squadron
• 121st Aerial Refueling Squadron
• 122nd Aerial Refueling Squadron

Stations

• Kei-Tan Air Base, Tacor, Ceria Province, Aquitayne
• Baer Air Base, Falkas, Grados Province, Aquitayne
• Kagram Air Base,Aqines, Seue Province, Aquitayne
• Victory Field Air Base, Atlium, Urand Province, Aquitayne
• Freiyer Air Base, Cape Town, Insula Fera, Aquitayne

Aircraft

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