Kivuian Air Force
| Kivuian Air Force | |
|---|---|
| Kivuische Luftwaffe | |
 | |
| Active | July 14, 1958 |
| Country |  Kivu |
| Type | Air Force |
| Size |
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| Part of | Armed Forces of Kivu |
| Air Force Command | Buchthafen, Kivu |
| Equipment | Equipment |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-chief | Jakob Fitkau |
| Minister of Defense | Johan Kiefer |
| Chief of the Air Force | Aldric Graf |
The Kivuian Air Force (Kivuian: Luftwaffe) is the air and space force of Kivu. Until 1952, the Kivuian Air Force was a part of the Kivuian Army. However, following the conclusion of the South Ecros War, the Kivuian government passed a bill on 17 July, 1952, that established the air force as an independent branch of the Kivuian Armed forces.
As of 2021, between 450 and 550 aircraft are operated by the Kivuian Air Force, which operates the majority of the Kivuian military's aircraft, although both the Army and the Navy also operate aircraft in various roles. In wartime, the air force provides support across a spectrum of operations such as air superiority, precision strikes, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance, air mobility, space surveillance, and humanitarian support. In peacetime, the primary tasks are airspace surveillance and preperation for wartime conditions.
In 2023, the Kivuian Air Force operated 13 air force bases, and presences at two civilian airports. In addition, personnel and equipment are permentantly stationed at bases in multiple Ecrosian countries as a part of Kivu's commitments to ACES. 25,831 active airmen (and women), and 9,657 reservists were enlisted in the Kivuian Air Force, which is up from 18,992 recorded in 2010.
The current Chief of the Kivuian Air Force is Aldric Graf, who was appointed to the role in 2018.
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History
Structure
The Kivuian Air Force is commanded by the Chief of the Air Force, which is currently Lieutenant General Aldric Graf, who has been the Chief of the Air Force since 2017. The Chief of the Air Force serves as the head of Kivu's Air Force Command (Luftwaffenkommando), and is a member of the Armed Forces Council.
Air Force Command, located at BASE near Buchthafen, is a force providing command that was created by the Parliamnet ACT in 1968, it is subordinate to the Kivuian Armed Forces Command. It is responsible for the protection of Kivu's airspace, maintaining and expanding the air force's capabilities, the training of enlisted personnel and necessary support staff, and providing the Armed Forces Command with the personnel and equipment necessary to carry out operations that are unrelated to the defense of Kivu's airspace. For international or offensive operations, command of the particpating units is usually transferred to either the Armed Forces Command or the command of an international military organzation (usually ACES) that Kivu is a member of. In rare cases, units have been placed under the command of an allied nation.
Bases
The Kivuian Air force currently operates 13 bases, all of which are located in Kivu, and maintians a presence at 2 civillian airports, Buchthafen International Airport and Altenberg International Airport.
| Name | ICAO airport code | IATA airport code | Year | Nearest City | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| X | ETNT | – | 1951 | X | X |
Personnel
In 2022, there were 25,831 active personnel and 9,657 reservists enlisted in the Kivuian Air Force.
Women were first allowed to join the air force in non-combat roles beginning in 1974, and have been serving in combat roles since the passage of the PARLIMANTARY ACT in 1992. Currently, women make up about X% of all enlisted personnel and X% of officers. No women have been appointed to Air Force Command, however, RANK NAME was considered in 2016.
Training
New enlistees, undergo eight weeks of mandatory basic training at BASE or BASE. After graduation from basic training, the enlistees are then assigned to BASE to the appropriate units based on their training and skills. Officers may be commissioned after graduation from one of Kivu's two military univeristies UNIVERSITY and UNIVERSITY.
