Selena Squadron

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> ### Affiliation
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> Ferral Aerial Combat Service
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> ### Designation
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> 420th Experimental Fighter Squadron
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> ### Leader(s)
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> Jacques Alarie
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> Aiden's ConquestWar in the NFZ
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> *"Non sunt dii in caelo, nisi nostri"*
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> *(No Gods in the Sky, Except our Own)*
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> – Motto of the 420th Experimental Fighter Squadron.
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**Selena Squadron**, officially the **420th Experimental Fighter Squadron**, is an active tactical fighter squadron in service with the **Ferral Aerial Combat Service**, seeing frequent deployment in **the NFZ**. The former squadron leader, **Jacques Alarie**, deserted and now the squadron is nominally commanded by **Aiden Kruger** himself, though practically, the role is juggled around within the squadron dependent on the missions at hand. Selena Squadron is currently composed of 23 aircraft, of which 3 are AI controlled.

The squadron is famous world-wide for its exclusive enrolment of top fighter aces and gains the limelight within the military chain of command, who are willing to give them top priority in terms of equipment and logistics. As an experimental fighter squadron, they have the responsibility of testing prototype next-generation fighter aircraft, most prolifically, they currently employ a new family of omni-role strike jets, commonly known as **the FGOD systems**.

## Etymology

Selena may refer to the ancient Podin Goddess (and direct personification) of the moon Selene, or the Podin name Selena, literally meaning “moon”.

## History

### Cold War

Preceding the formation of the 420th Experimental Fighter Squadron was the 101st Test Flight Squadron of the Ferral Weapon Corporation, which composed test pilots for Alexei Kruger’s upstarting Ferral Aerospace Industry.

### Fourth American Civil War

At the onset of Aiden Kruger’s ambitions to establish a Ferral nation on the North American continent amidst the chaos of the Fourth American Civil War, he began a rapid militarisation and reorganisation of Ferral on the island of Cuba, which he had previously established as his base of operations. The 101st Test Flight Squadron, enlisting elite test pilots responsible for piloting new models of prototype aircraft, as part of the militarisation process, were the first to be employed in the new Ferral Air Service, as the 124th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron.

As a reconnaissance squadron, their combat activities were rather limited but as time went on, Ferral became in more desperate need of talented manpower as attrition rates took a massive toll from their limited air force. In a desperate measure leading to the main offensive on the city of Miami, the 124th ERS was re-equipped with air superiority fighters and reformed as the 420th Tactical Fighter Squadron, first deploying for combat in 2023.

However, unexpectedly, the squadron of test pilots proved themselves as one of the most effective flying formations on both sides of the war, solidifying their reputation after their flight leader, Jacques Alarie, flew a solo sortie that shot down an enemy general during the night, earning the nickname of “Selena” for the entire squadron.

They remained as an elite air squadron of the Ferral Air Service until the end of the war, signing off as one of the most famous air squadrons of the modern period, having never lost a single pilot in over eleven thousand individual sorties.

### Experimental Fighter Squadron

After the conquest, the 420th Tactical Fighter Squadron was de-activated ceremoniously, returned to its original purpose of being a squadron of test pilots, temporarily being labelled the 420th Test Flight Squadron. However, with the onset of the war in the NFZ, they now test their aircraft in active combat duties, so were re-designated as the 420th Experimental Fighter Squadron, which sticks to this day.

## Trivia

Due to Ferral's player nation being a large Ace Combat fan, this squadron includes a few references to the series.

* The 124th Expeditionary Reconnaissance Squadron is a reference to the Strider Squadron, alternatively the 124th Tactical Fighter Squadron, within Ace Combat 7.
* The name Selene Squadron, relating to moon, is also a reference to Sol Squadron within Ace Combat 7, which related to the sun. Sol Squadron within the game also serves as an experimental squadron supporting advanced work with drones.

The squadron also partially includes a few nods towards the original Parabellum! series of NRPs.

* Selene Squadron may also refer to a brief period when it was joked that the Parabellum! community would actively harass a person exclusively with the excuse to defend another character correlated with the moon, under the nominal guidance of the player of the character of Aiden Kruger.
* The 420th designation refers to the highly hypothetical 420th Tactical Fighter Squadron which was nicknamed "Wrong Loopers", referring to a role held temporarily by former members of the Parabellum! NRP.