Latvian Air Force

Latvian Air Force
Latvijas Gaisa spēki
Emblem of the Latvian Air Force
Active1919–1940
1992 – present
Country Latvia
TypeAir force
RoleAerial warfare
Size
  • 251 personnel
Part ofLatvian National Armed Forces
Motto(s)
  • Visu par Latviju
  • (English: "All for Latvia")
Commanders
Current
commander
Colonel Viesturs Masulis[1]
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
HelicopterUH-60 Black Hawk
TrainerPelegrin Tarragon
TransportAn-2

Latvian Air Force (Latvian: Latvijas Gaisa spēki) is the aviation branch of the National Armed Forces.[2] The first air force (AF) units were established in 1919 and re-established in 1992. It has no air combat capability, thus the defense of Latvian air space is maintained by NATO, with rotating detachments of four aircraft to Lithuania at four-monthly intervals (see Baltic Air Policing).

  1. ^ "Gaisa spēku komandiera amatā stāsies pulkvežleitnants Viesturs Masulis". mil.lv (in Latvian). 21 January 2020.
  2. ^ "Contact". Archived from the original on 2015-10-18. Retrieved 2015-10-31.