Viet Nam Air Force

Viet Nam Air Force 	Viet Nam Air Force
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Active 	1955 -
Country 	http://i249.photobucket.com/albums/gg229/minnesota_iceman/cuteVNflag.png Republic of Viet Nam
Branch 	Air Force
Size 	85,000 active personnel2,075 aircraft
Motto 	Tổ Quốc - Không Gian(Fatherland - Space)
Anniversaries 	July 1
Commanders 	Commanders
Commander-in-Chief 	President Nguyễn Thị Mai Dương
Commander 	General Trần Tiến Xuân
Insignia 	Insignia
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The Viet Nam Air Force (Vietnamese: Không Quân Việt Nam), commonly referred to be its English language acronym VNAF, is the aerial warfare branch of the Vietnamese armed forces. It operates a wide variety of fixed-wing and rotary-wing aircraft to accomplish its missions, including, but not limited to, aerial reconnaissance, close air support, and transport.
The VNAF employs both modern aircraft and older ones; the latter have been extensively modernized to meet the VNAF's needs in the 21st century.
Viet Nam purchases aircraft from a variety of sources, but its largest suppliers are the United States, the Russian Second Republic, and the Republic of China.
Many members of the VNAF receive advance training in countries friendly to Viet Nam, so its performance is largely regarded as satisfactory.
As of 2008, the VNAF has an estimated 85,000 personnel and over 2,000 aircraft. General Trần Tiến Xuân has served as commander of the air force since 2005.
The VNAF's current agenda is improving its air defenses against a potential attack by the People's Republic of China. The majority of Viet Nam's air bases are in the northern half of the country, in case of such an eventuality.
==Organization==
Squadron 	Wing 	Division 	Aircraft operated
110th Liaison Squadron 	41st Tactical Wing 	1st Air Division 	Cessna 180, O-2A Skymaster, RC-12G Huron
112th Liaison Squadron 	23rd Tactical Wing 	3rd Air Division 	Cessna 180, O-2A Skymaster, RC-12G Huron
114th Liaison Squadron 	62nd Tactical Wing 	2nd Air Division 	Cessna 180, O-2A Skymaster
116th Liaison Squadron 	74th Tactical Wing 	4th Air Division 	Cessna 180, O-2A Skymaster
118th Liaison Squadron 	72nd Tactical Wing 	6th Air Division 	Cessna 180, O-2A Skymaster, RC-12G Huron
120th Liaison Squadron 	41st Tactical Wing 	1st Air Division 	Cessna 180, O-2A Skymaster
122nd Liaison Squadron 	74th Tactical Wing 	4th Air Division 	Cessna 180, O-2A Skymaster
124th Liaison Squadron 	23rd Tactical Wing 	3rd Air Division 	Cessna 180, O-2A Skymaster, RC-12G Huron
211th Helicopter Squadron 	84th Tactical Wing 	4th Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
213th Helicopter Squadron 	51st Tactical Wing 	1st Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
215th Helicopter Squadron 	92nd Tactical Wing 	2nd Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
217th Helicopter Squadron 	74th Tactical Wing 	4th Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
219th Helicopter Squadron 	62nd Tactical Wing 	2nd Air Division 	UH-1N Twin Huey, UH-60A Black Hawk
221st Helicopter Squadron 	43rd Tactical Wing 	3rd Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
223rd Helicopter Squadron 	43rd Tactical Wing 	3rd Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
225th Helicopter Squadron 	84th Tactical Wing 	4th Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
227th Helicopter Squadron 	84th Tactical Wing 	4th Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
229th Helicopter Squadron 	72nd Tactical Wing 	6th Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
231st Helicopter Squadron 	43rd Tactical Wing 	3rd Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
233rd Helicopter Squadron 	51st Tactical Wing 	1st Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
235th Helicopter Squadron 	72nd Tactical Wing 	6th Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
237th Helicopter Squadron 	43rd Tactical Wing 	3rd Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
239th Helicopter Squadron 	51st Tactical Wing 	1st Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
241st Helicopter Squadron 	82nd Tactical Wing 	6th Air Division 	CH-47D Chinook
243rd Helicopter Squadron 	82nd Tactical Wing 	6th Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
245th Helicopter Squadron 	43rd Tactical Wing 	3rd Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
247th Helicopter Squadron 	51st Tactical Wing 	1st Air Division 	CH-47D Chinook
249th Helicopter Squadron 	84th Tactical Wing 	4th Air Division 	CH-47D Chinook
251st Helicopter Squadron 	43rd Tactical Wing 	3rd Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
253rd Helicopter Squadron 	92nd Tactical Wing 	2nd Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
255th Helicopter Squadron 	84th Tactical Wing 	4th Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
257th Helicopter Squadron 	51st Tactical Wing 	1st Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
259th Helicopter Squadron 	53rd Tactical Wing 	5th Air Division 	UH-60A Black Hawk
314th Special Mission Squadron	33rd Tactical Wing 	5th Air Division 	C-53D Skytrooper, Cessna 180, UH-60A Black Hawk, DC-6B, Aero Commander 560A
413th Transport Squadron 	53rd Tactical Wing 	5th Air Division 	C-130H Hercules
415th Transport Squadron 	33rd Tactical Wing 	5th Air Division 	C-53D Skytrooper
421st Transport Squadron 	53rd Tactical Wing 	5th Air Division 	C-27A Spartan
423rd Transport Squadron 	53rd Tactical Wing 	5th Air Division 	C-27A Spartan
425th Transport Squadron 	53rd Tactical Wing 	5th Air Division 	C-27A Spartan
427th Transport Squadron 	51st Tactical Wing 	1st Air Division 	C-7B Caribou
429th Transport Squadron 	82nd Tactical Wing 	6th Air Division 	C-7B Caribou
431st Transport Squadron 	82nd Tactical Wing 	6th Air Division 	C-7B Caribou
435th Transport Squadron 	53rd Tactical Wing 	5th Air Division 	C-130J Super Hercules
437th Transport Squadron 	53rd Tactical Wing 	5th Air Division 	C-130J Super Hercules
514th Fighter Squadron 	23rd Tactical Wing 	3rd Air Division 	Su-30MK2V
516th Fighter Squadron 	61st Tactical Wing 	1st Air Division 	F-CK-1 Ching-kuo
518th Fighter Squadron 	23rd Tactical Wing 	3rd Air Division 	Su-30MK2V
520th Fighter Squadron 	74th Tactical Wing 	4th Air Division 	F-CK-1 Ching-kuo
522nd Fighter Squadron 	63rd Tactical Wing 	3rd Air Division 	F-16C, RF-16C Fighting Falcon
524th Fighter Squadron 	62nd Tactical Wing 	2nd Air Division 	F-CK-1 Ching-kuo
526th Fighter Squadron 	74th Tactical Wing 	4th Air Division 	F-CK-1 Ching-kuo
528th Fighter Squadron 	41st Tactical Wing 	1st Air Division 	F-CK-1 Ching-kuo
530th Fighter Squadron 	72nd Tactical Wing 	6th Air Division 	Su-30MK2V
532nd Fighter Squadron 	82nd Tactical Wing 	6th Air Division 	F-CK-1 Ching-kuo
534th Fighter Squadron 	62nd Tactical Wing 	2nd Air Division 	F-CK-1 Ching-kuo
536th Fighter Squadron 	23rd Tactical Wing 	3rd Air Division 	F-16C Fighting Falcon
538th Fighter Squadron 	41st Tactical Wing 	1st Air Division 	F-16C Fighting Falcon
540th Fighter Squadron 	82nd Tactical Wing 	6th Air Division 	F-16C Fighting Falcon
542nd Fighter Squadron 	23rd Tactical Wing 	3rd Air Division 	F-16C Fighting Falcon
544th Fighter Squadron 	23rd Tactical Wing 	3rd Air Division 	F-16C Fighting Falcon
546th Fighter Squadron 	74th Tactical Wing 	4th Air Division 	F-CK-1 Ching-kuo
548th Fighter Squadron 	62nd Tactical Wing 	2nd Air Division 	F-CK-1 Ching-kuo
550th Fighter Squadron 	41st Tactical Wing 	1st Air Division 	F-CK-1 Ching-kuo
716th Reconnaissance Squadron 	33rd Tactical Wing 	5th Air Division 	T-41A Mescalero, EC-47D Dakota, CV-2A Caribou, RF-16C Fighting Falcon
718th Reconnaissance Squadron 	41st Tactical Wing 	1st Air Division 	EC-47D Dakota
720th Reconnaissance Squadron 	33rd Tactical Wing 	5th Air Division 	E-3B Sentry
817th Attack Squadron 	62nd Tactical Wing 	2nd Air Division 	MiG-27K
819th Attack Squadron 	53rd Tactical Wing 	5th Air Division 	Su-25T
821st Attack Squadron 	53rd Tactical Wing 	5th Air Division 	Su-25KM
912th Training Squadron 	Air Training Center	Air Training Center	T-6B Texan II
918th Training Squadron 	Air Training Center	Air Training Center	Tucano T1
920th Training Squadron 	Air Training Center	Air Training Center	T-CH-1 Chung Hsing, AT-3 Tzu Chung
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