SAS WING COMMAND
ActiveThe Deck
Full-spectrum package. The wing staff that plans operations, owns the board and runs the debrief.
Air wing database
Shadow Ace SquadronThe Deck
Five squadrons under one wing command. Each suit owns a mission set, an airframe and a livery, and they all push together when an operation is on the board.
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Squadrons
Embarked units
Gravediggers
F-16C Block 50 ViperThe lead hand. First across the line, killing SAMs so everyone else gets home. Wing lead squadron. HARM and DEAD packages, sweep escort when the threat is air.
SEAD / StrikeActive
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Sledgehammers
F/A-18C HornetThe hammer. Precision strike off the boat and back aboard before the coffee's cold. Carrier-based strike and anti-ship. Case I recoveries graded on the LSO sheet.
Strike fighterActive
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Heartbreakers
F-14B TomcatTop cover. Long sticks, two seats, and a habit of breaking hearts at 60 miles. Barrier CAP and fighter sweep. Human RIOs welcome; Jester flies the back seat otherwise.
Fleet defenseActive
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Diamondbacks
A-10C II / AH-64DLow, slow and venomous. Nothing on the ground is safe when the snakes are on station. CAS, JTAC coordination and armed overwatch. Standing up with Hog and Apache crews.
Close air supportForming
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Wild Cards
F-16C Viper (training)Where new pilots learn the deck. Formation, tanking, comms, and how not to die on the first SAM. Intake flights and the training syllabus. Graduates pick their suit.
Flight trainingActive
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Order of battle
How a package forms
Step 1Plan
T-7DAYS
Op posted
Wing command posts the operation, the package and the step time on the board and in Discord.
Step 2Fill
T-1DAY
Squadrons sign up
Pilots claim seats by squadron. Flight leads build elements from the roster.
Step 3Fly
T-0STEP
Brief, push, debrief
Brief on comms, step, push on time, then a Tacview debrief before anyone logs off.