Air Force The Air Force is a boss in " Final Fantasy VI " . It is flanked by Laser Gun and Missile Bay , and attacks the party during their first flight to the Floating Continent . Battle . Air Force and its attachments use mostly magical attacks , so summoning Zona Seeker is not a bad opener to protect the party . Summoning Kirin for Regen can be helpful as well . The Missile Bay should be defeated first , as it attacks with Missile , which can cause Sap , and Launcher which puts the entire party in Critical status . Locke can steal a rare Debilitator from it if he is in the party . Laser Gun should be killed next . It uses powerful magic such as Atomic Rays that affects all characters , as well as Magitek Laser . When it gets low on HP it begins using Diffractive Laser instead of Atomic Rays , which is actually weaker . During this time , Air Force itself uses Magitek Laser and Diffractive Laser until both of its allies are defeated . Once both Missile Bay and Laser Gun are defeated , Air Force launches a Bit . The Bit does not attack ; it is essentially a permanent Runic and prevents any Magic from being used . Once the Bit is launched , Air Force will begin counting down from six without attacking , and when it reaches zero , it uses Wave Cannon , a powerful Lightning - elemental attack against all characters . It then resets the counter , but starts at three instead . The player should quickly dispatch the Bit and try to defeat Air Force before it finishes the countdown . Strategy . The same basic strategy should be used against all three parts . Thundara spells work well , as does Wind Rhapsody . Mog can also try Water Harmony , as El Niño can deal a lot more damage than Wind Slash due to weaknesses , and Plasma shows up more frequently . Wind Song is the area ' s home dance , so it does not have a chance of failing . If Gau is in the party , he can use Chimera for Aqua Breath , which Strago can also use . Due to its high defenses the player should use Defense - ignoring attacks like Chainsaw , any damaging Blitz ability , Fang , or Ultima Weapon to kill it . The battle script ( below ) shows that Air Force is meant to gain the Haste status after Laser Gun is defeated , however , due to the way Haste and Slow statuses work in " Final Fantasy VI " , the status will not actually be applied , as being immune to Slow makes a unit also immune to the effects of Haste . AI script . Attack Turns : 1st Turn : Magitek Laser ( 66 % ) or Nothing ( 33 % ) If 2 monsters are alive : Magitek Laser ( 33 % ) or Diffractive Laser ( 33 % ) If Laser Gun is dead : Other appearances . " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Air Force appears as an enemy in " Final Fantasy Record Keeper " . Etymology . An , also known in some countries as an air army , is in the broadest sense , the national military organization that primarily conducts aerial warfare . More specifically , it is the branch of a nation ' s armed services that is responsible for aerial warfare as distinct from an army , navy , or a marine corps . Typically , air forces are responsible for gaining control of the air , carrying out strategic and tactical bombing missions , and providing support to land and naval forces .