Royal New Zealand???????? Air Force in 2021 || Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Royal_New_Zealand_Air_Force
The Royal New Zealand Air Force (RNZAF) (Māori: Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa, "New Zealand Warriors of the Sky"; previously Te Hokowhitu o Kahurangi, "War Party of the Blue"[6]) is the air force component of the New Zealand Defence Force. It was formed from New Zealand elements of the British Royal Air Force, becoming an independent force in 1923, although many RNZAF aircrew continued to serve in the Royal Air Force until the end of the 1940s.

Royal New Zealand Air Force
Māori: Te Tauaarangi o Aotearoa

Badge of the Royal New Zealand Air Force
Founded
1913 (first military aviation)
1923 (New Zealand Permanent Air Force formed)
1 April 1937 (independent service)
Country
New Zealand
Type
Air force
Role
Maritime patrol, air transport
Size
Available: 2,834
2,516 Full Time
318 Reserves[1]
49 aircraft[2]
Part of
New Zealand Defence Force
Headquarters
Wellington
Motto(s)
Latin: Per Ardua ad Astra
"Through Adversity to the Stars"
March
Royal New Zealand Air Force March Past
Anniversaries
1 April 1937
Engagements
World War II
Berlin Airlift
Malayan Emergency
Indonesia–Malaysia Confrontation
Korean War
Vietnam War
Iran–Iraq War
Sinai
Gulf War
Somalia[3]
Rwanda
East Timor
Bougainville Campaign
Solomon Islands
Operation Enduring Freedom
Website
airforce.mil.nz
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief
Governor-General Dame Patsy Reddy[4]
Chief of the Defence Force
Air Marshal Kevin Short
Chief of the Air Force
Air Vice Marshal Andrew Clark[5]
Deputy Chief of the Air Force
Air Commodore Ian Mower
Insignia
Logo

Roundel

Flag

Aircraft flown
Helicopter
NHIndustries NH90, AgustaWestland A109LUH, Kaman SH-2G(I) Super Seasprite
Patrol
Lockheed P-3 Orion
Trainer
Beechcraft T-6 Texan II, AgustaWestland A109LUH
Transport
Lockheed C-130 Hercules, Boeing 757, Beechcraft Super King Air
The RNZAF fought in World War II, Malaya, Korean War, Vietnam and the Gulf War as well as undertaking various United Nations peacekeeping missions. From a 1945 peak of over 1,000 combat aircraft the RNZAF has shrunk to a strength of around 49 active aircraft in 2021, primarily focusing on maritime patrol and transport duties in support of the Royal New Zealand Navy and the New Zealand Army. The RNZAF's air combat capability ended in 2001, under the Fifth Labour Government with the disbanding of the A-4 Skyhawk and Aermacchi MB-339 based squadrons.

The Air Force is led by an air vice-marshal who holds the appointment of Chief of Air Force.The RNZAF motto is the same as that of the Royal Air Force, Per ardua ad astra, meaning "Through adversity to the stars