National Space Force
| National Space Force | |
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| Active | 2030 |
The National Space Force (NSF) is the space service branch of the Federal Republican Armed Forces.
Military
The Armed Forces of the Federation of Everett is made up of four branches of military agencies. The Air Force, Navy and Ground Forces were commissioned under the Department of Defense in August of 2003, and the fourth branch, the Space Forces, was commissioned in June of 2020. The combined man-power of the Armed Forces is approximately 4.7 million active personnel and 1.1 million reserve personnel. The Homeland Defense System consists of an additional 61 million civilian personnel. As well, limited artificial intelligence controlled drones and droids make up approximately 1.25 million automated military personnel units. The military is primarily divided into two main branches of military forces, the terrestrial forces, which function within the atmospheres or on the surfaces of planets, such as Earth, Flora, Mars and Venelia. The second division, the space forces, function primarily in orbit, in outer space or in deep space. Space forces units serve aboard space vessels or aboard space stations.
Terrestrial Forces
Terrestrial units include the Air Force, Ground Forces and the Navy. These three branches exist primarily on Earth, however, terrestrial units are stationed on Flora.
The combined Federation Air Force maintains 19,212 combat and other military aircraft, and employs 825,000 personnel. It also maintains 75,000 general-use fusion warheads, 2,500 fusion weapons and controls 850 ICBM launch sites. 18,460 of the Air Force's aircraft are stationed on Earth. The other 750 are stationed on Flora. There are no ICBM's, nor Air Force fusion weapons on Flora, however 250 general-use fusion warheads are stationed on Flora.
The Federation Ground Forces employ 2.5 million Marines and one million reserve Marines. It maintains approximately 875,000 military ground vehicles and 15,000 helicopters and drop-ships. The Ground Forces also employs 50,000 Militant Forces special forces operatives. 75,000 Marines are stationed on active duty on Flora and 100,000 reserve Marines are also stationed on Flora. The Militant Forces maintains 2,500 operatives on Flora. 500 Militant Forces operatives are stationed on Mars and 250 stationed on Destiny under Space Forces authority.
The Federation Navy has become the smallest branch of the military, reducing the nation's Navy's size from its peak size of 375 sea-faring vessels in 2021 to 101 sea-faring vessels in 2052. The Navy maintains primarily aircraft carriers, battleships, submarines and littoral combat ships. Amphibious landing ships were made redundant in 2033 and Air Force and Space Force technology made the use of destroyers, frigates and guided missile cruisers redundant in 2038. Much of the Federation's Navy is a reserve force or partially active duty. The Navy employs 275,000 personnel, controls 500 fusion weapons, and 10,000 general-use fusion warheads. The Navy maintains 1,500 aircraft, which are stationed aboard the Federation's 21 aircraft carriers. The entirety of the Federation Navy is based on Earth.
The command structure of the Republic Navy was further broken down as follows:
Republic Navy: Consisting of hundreds of fleets, the Navy was under the leadership of Commander-in-Chief Supreme Chancellor Palpatine after the passage of the Security Act amendment.
Armada: An Armada was an administrative formation representing all forces allocated to a specific theater of war, generally numbering between 1,000 to 5,000 warships plus support units. It was commanded by a High Jedi General, such as a member of the Jedi High Council.
Fleet: A Fleet was commanded by a Fleet Admiral. It was generally composed of 3 to 6 Battle Groups numbering between 100 to 300 warships plus support units.
Battle Group: A Battle Group was commanded by an Admiral or Jedi General and consisted of 2 to 4 Squadrons. Numbering between 48 to 72 warships plus support units, a Battle Group was considered to have enough force to take all but the most heavily fortified enemy strongholds.
Squadron: A Squadron was commanded by a Commodore or Jedi General and consisted of 3 to 4 Sections, or roughly 12 to 36 warships, plus support units. Each Section was meant to compliment each other, such as a group of escorts providing a defensive screen for larger warships.
Section: A Section was usually commanded by the most senior Captain, unless there was a Jedi Commander present. The exact role of a Section determined how many ships it contained. Large warships, such as battleships and cruisers, operated in "lines" of 3 to 4 vessels. Smaller craft, such as corvettes, operated in "flotillas" of 6 to 12 vessels.
Element: The technical name given to a single ship, each ship was normally commanded by a Captain. Rarely was a Jedi Commander given command of a ship.