Katona Armed Forces

The **Katona Armed Forces** are the military forces of Katona. The armed forces of Katona consists of three branches, and one unified combatant command. The branches consist of the Army, Air Force, and the Katona Navy. The unified combatant command is the Katona Special Operations Command, charged with overseeing the various special operations component command of the Army, Air Force, and Navy of the Katona Armed Forces. Katona's military capability shadows that of the United States of America with a huge military budget and an armed combat force that is able to rival several world superpowers.

## Service Branches

The Katona Armed Forces is composed of three coequal military service branches and one unified combatant command. The three branches include the Katona Army, Katona Air Force, and the Katona Navy, with the Katona Special Operations Command being the unified combatant command.

### Army

The Katona Army is the land service branch of the Katona Armed Forces. The Army's core competencies are to conduct:

* Prompt and sustained land combat
* Combined arms maneuver and wide area security
* Armoured and mechanised operations
* Airborne and air assault operations

The Army's main fighting force is its Air-Ground Task Force

* Katona Special Expeditionary Corps (KSEC): Largest Army Air-Ground Task Force (AGTF), consisting of three army divisions, an air wing, and a logistics group under a headquarters group (~20,000-90,000 soldier, and airmen) commanded by a Lieutenant General.

### Air Force

The Katona Air Force (KAF) is the air service branch of the Katona Armed Forces, whose core competencies are to conduct:

* Air superiority
* Global integrated intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance
* Rapid global mobility
* Global strike

### Navy

The Katona Navy (KN) is the maritime branch of the Katona Armed Forces and can be broken down into several subdivisions under the operating force:

* **Task Group:** Individual Carrier Strike Group, Amphibious Ready Group, Surface Strike Group within a given Fleet
* **Task Unit:** Units operating together for specific tasks (e.g. Air defence units with a Carrier Strike Group)
* **Task Element:** Individual units within a task unit

The Katona Navy's airborne component can also be broken down into a Squadron (consisting of several aircraft) and a Carrier Air Wing (consisting of 4 strike fighter squadrons, 1 electronic attack squadron, 1 carrier airborne early warning squadron, on helicopter sea combat squadron, 1 helicopter maritime strike squadron, and 1 fleet logistics support squadron).

### Special Operations Command

The Katona Special Operations Command (KSOC) is the united combatant command of the Katona Armed Forces. KSOC is a joint command charged to study special operations requirements and techniques to ensure interoperability and equipment standardisation; to plan and conduct special operations exercises and training; to develop joint special operations tactics; and to execute special operations missions world wide. KSOC is involved in clandestine activity such as:

* Direct action
* Special reconnaissance
* Counter-terrorism
* Foreign internal defence
* Unconventional warfare
* Psychological warfare