Template:Canadian Air Force

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Air Command
Air Force Ensign of Canada.svg
Flag of Air Command
Active1924 -
CountryCanada
BranchAir Force
Role"To generate and maintain combat capable, multi-purpose, air forces to meet Canada's defence objectives."
Part ofDepartment of National Defence
Motto(s)"At all times professional, In all things ethical, To all people respectful."
EngagementsWorld War II
Korean War
Operation Desert Storm
Operation Deliberate Force
Operation Desert Fox
Operation Allied Force
Operation Enduring Freedom
Commanders
Current
commander
Governor General Michaëlle Jean
(Commander-in-Chief)
Peter MacKay
(Minister of National Defence)
Military leadershipLieutenant-General Angus Watt
(The Chief of the Air Staff)
Insignia
RoundelRoundel of Canada.svg
Aircraft flown
FighterCF-188 Hornet
PatrolCP-140 Aurora, CP-140A Arcturus, CH-124 Sea King, CH-146 Griffon, CH-148 Cyclone, CH-149 Cormorant
ReconnaissanceCU-161 Sperwer
TrainerCT-114 Tutor, CH-139 JetRanger, CT-142 Dash-8, CT-155 Hawk, CT-156 Harvard II
TransportCC-115 Buffalo, CC-130 Hercules, CC-138 Twin Otter, CC-144 Challenger, CC-150 Polaris, CC-177 Globemaster