Template:Canadian Air Force
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| Air Command | |
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 Flag of Air Command |
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| Active | 1975 - |
| Country |  Canada |
| Branch | Air Force |
| Role | "To generate and maintain combat capable, multi-purpose, air forces to meet Canada's defence objectives." |
| Size | 14,500 (regular), 2,600 (reserve) |
| Part of | Department of National Defence |
| Headquarters | National Defence Headquarters |
| Motto | "At all times professional, In all things ethical, To all people respectful." |
| Engagements | Operation Desert Storm Operation Deliberate Force Operation Desert Fox Operation Allied Force Operation Enduring Freedom Operation APOLLO Operation Anaconda |
| Commanders | |
| Current commander |
Governor General Michaëlle Jean (Commander-in-Chief) Hon. Peter MacKay (Minister of National Defence) |
| Military leadership | Lieutenant-General Angus Watt (The Chief of the Air Staff) |
| Insignia | |
| Roundel |   |
| Aircraft flown | |
| Fighter | CF-188 Hornet |
| Helicopter | CH-124 Sea King, CH-139 JetRanger, CH-146 Griffon, CH-148 Cyclone, CH-149 Cormorant |
| Patrol | CP-140 Aurora, CP-140A Arcturus |
| Reconnaissance | CU-161 Sperwer |
| Trainer | CT-114 Tutor, CT-142 Dash-8, CT-155 Hawk, CT-156 Harvard II |
| Transport | CC-115 Buffalo, CC-130 Hercules, CC-138 Twin Otter, CC-144 Challenger, CC-150 Polaris, CC-177 Globemaster |
