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Karelia Air Wing

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is the operational unit of the Karelia Air Wing. During Peace-time, its main duty is to guard its assigned air space, and if needed, to prevent unpermitted use of it. In order to be able to do so, it is equipped with some twenty F-18 Hornet fighters. The wing also operates an F-18 weapons training
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and six radar stations. The unit has about 600 personnel, of whom 450 are commissioned officers, NCOs and professional enlisted men and the other 150 are conscripts. The Headquarters no 7 is also located at the air force base.
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In 2023 the English name for Karelia Air Command was changed to Karelia Air Wing along with the two other Air Commands.
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would take charge of 31 Squadron as the first female commander of a Finnish fighter squadron, starting in 2019.
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unit responsible for the protection of the airspace of Eastern and South-Eastern
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platform, called WTSAT or "Weapons Tactics and Situational Awareness Trainer".
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Military units and formations of the Finnish Air Force
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Karelian Wing

Finland
Finnish Air Force
F-18 Hornet
Rissala
Kuopio Airport

Finnish
Swedish
Finnish Air Force
Finland
Karelia
Savonia
Northern Savonia
Kuopio Airport
Siilinjärvi
F-18 Hornets
No. 31 Sqn
Lento-Osasto II
World War II
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2
3
Fouga Magisters
MiG-21s
F-18 Hornets
No. 31 Squadron, Finnish Air Force

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