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{{infoBoxStateUnit
| image = [[Image:Alliance Air Wing 2nd logo.png|150px|Insignia of the 2nd Alliance Air Wing]]
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| image   = [[File:2nd Alliance Air Wing.jpg|191px]]
| Designation = Second Alliance Air Wing
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| nickname = The Thunderbirds
| Formed = [[2902]]
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| parent formation = [[Alliance Military Corps]]
| Disbanded =
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| formed  = [[2902]]
| Previous Designation =
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| year    = 3062
| Nickname = The Thunderbirds
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| unitname = 2nd Alliance Air Wing
| Affiliation = [[Outworlds Alliance]]
 
| Parent Command = [[Alliance Military Corps]]
 
| Sub-Command =  
 
 
}}
 
}}
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==History==
 
==History==
What started as the only regiment of [[Dneiper]] Planetary Militia had grown to a full wing by 2902.  The unit has remained on Dneiper and is still fanatical about protecting the planet and the surrounding systems from pirate incursions.
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What started as the only regiment of Dneiper Planetary Militia had grown to a full wing by 2902.  The unit has remained on [[Dneiper]] and is still fanatical about protecting the planet and the surrounding systems from pirate incursions.
  
 
==Officers==
 
==Officers==
{| class="wikitable"
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[[Chairman]] Devon Newman is the current commander of the 2nd. His unique research into aerial tactics has resulted in some failure, but often catches his foes off guard.
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Rank
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Chairman Seymore Harris commands the ground forces of the 2nd. His background as a mercenary and mech pilot has made him the object of derision.  This has not hampered his efforts to keep the units morale high in spite of the rapid growth of the ground forces from two companies to a mixed regiment.
! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Name
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! scope="col" width="220" style="background: #dedede;" | Command
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In [[3145]] the commanding officer is Chairman Vicente Gupta<ref name=FM:3145p174>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 174, "Clan Force Deployments - Alliance Militia Corps"</ref>
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| colspan="4" style="background: #efefef;" | '''Commanding Officers of the 2nd Alliance Air Wing'''
 
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| [[Chairman]]||[[Philip Definne]]||[[3025]]<ref name=PryBk1stEdp115/>
 
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| Chairman||[[Devon Newman]]||[[3062]]<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 94</ref>
 
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| Chairman||[[Vicente Gupta]]||[[3145]]<ref name=FM:3145p174>''Field Manual: 3145'', p. 174, "Clan Force Deployments - Alliance Militia Corps"</ref>
 
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|}
 
  
 
==Tactics==
 
==Tactics==
Unknown.
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{{sectionstub}}
  
 
==Composition History==
 
==Composition History==
 
===3025===
 
===3025===
 
'''Second Air Regiment'''<ref name=PryBk1stEdp115>''Periphery 1st Edition'', p.115 </ref>  
 
'''Second Air Regiment'''<ref name=PryBk1stEdp115>''Periphery 1st Edition'', p.115 </ref>  
* CO: Chairman [[Philip Definne]]
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* CO: Chairman Philip Definne
  
 
'''First Air Wing''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=PryBk1stEdp115/>
 
'''First Air Wing''' (Regular/Fanatical)<ref name=PryBk1stEdp115/>
* CO: Chairman [[Jorge Aguillez]]
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* CO: Chairman Jorge Aguillez  
  
 
'''Second Air Wing''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=PryBk1stEdp115/>  
 
'''Second Air Wing''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=PryBk1stEdp115/>  
* CO: Chairman [[Sando Ipar]]
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* CO: Chairman Sando Ipar  
  
 
'''Third Air Wing''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=PryBk1stEdp115/>  
 
'''Third Air Wing''' (Regular/Reliable)<ref name=PryBk1stEdp115/>  
* CO: Chairman [[Elliot Sandburg]]
 
  
 
===3062===
 
===3062===
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- Built around light fighters the unit is almost always used for scouting and bombing missions, rather than interception and dogfighting.
 
- Built around light fighters the unit is almost always used for scouting and bombing missions, rather than interception and dogfighting.
  
<span id="First Long Road Legion Command Battalion">'''First Long Road Legion Command Battalion (Shooting Stars)'''</span> ([[Battalion]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 94</ref><br />
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'''First Long Road Legion Command Battalion (Shooting Stars)''' ([[Battalion]]/Regular/Reliable)<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 94</ref><br />
 
* CO: Chairman Seymore Hares
 
* CO: Chairman Seymore Hares
 
- The unit is composed mostly of medium 'Mechs with the occasional fast heavy sprinkled in.  Around ten percent of the unit has received upgrade kits, but more are expected by the end of the year.
 
- The unit is composed mostly of medium 'Mechs with the occasional fast heavy sprinkled in.  Around ten percent of the unit has received upgrade kits, but more are expected by the end of the year.
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===3145===
 
===3145===
 
'''Second Alliance Air Wing Command Regiment''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3145p174/>
 
'''Second Alliance Air Wing Command Regiment''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3145p174/>
* CO: Chairman [[Vicente Gupta]]
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* CO: Chairman Vicente Gupta
  
 
'''Second Regiment''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3145p174/>
 
'''Second Regiment''' (Veteran/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3145p174/>
* CO: Chairman [[Maximiano Mendes]]
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* CO: Chairman Maximiano Mendes
  
 
'''Third Regiment''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3145p174/>
 
'''Third Regiment''' (Elite/Fanatical)<ref name=FM:3145p174/>
* CO: Chairman [[Heriberto Dortch]]
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* CO: Chairman Heriberto Dortch
  
 
==Notes==
 
==Notes==
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===Game Notes===
 
===Game Notes===
The Second Wing/First Long Road Legion receive a +1 Initiative bonus when both ground and aerospace assets of the units are active.  Second Wing fighters receive a -1 to-hit modifier when performing dive-bombing and level-bombing attacks.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 153</ref>  
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The Second Wing/First Long Road Legion receive a +1 Initiative bonus when both ground and aerospace assets of the units are active.  Second Wing fighters recieve a -1 to-hit modifier when performing dive-bombing and level-bombing attacks.<ref>''Field Manual: Periphery'', p. 153</ref>  
 
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</div>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==
 
<references />
 
<references />
 
 
==Bibliography==
 
==Bibliography==
 
*''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
*''[[Field Manual: 3145]]''
 
*''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
 
*''[[Field Manual: Periphery]]''
  
[[Category:Outworlds Alliance Commands|Alliance Air Wing, 2nd]]
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[[Category:Outworld Alliance Commands|Alliance Air Wing, 2nd]]
[[Category:Raven Alliance Commands|Alliance Air Wing, 2nd]]
 

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