College for the Norwegian Air Force
Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy |
Motto | For Luftforsvarets fremtid |
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Type | Military college |
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Established | 1. October, 1949 |
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Address | Luftkrigsskolen, Persauneveien 61, 7045 Trondheim , , |
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Website | Official website |
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The Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy (RNoAFA) is the Norwegian Air Force's college which conducts officer training for the RNoAF and the Norwegian Armed Forces. The school was established in 1949 and is one of the Armed Forces´ three military academies. The two others are the Army Academy and the Naval Academy. The students at the Armed Forces´ Academies are referred to as cadets and have full salary during education. The cadets at the RNoAFA have their own association, the Cadet Society (Kadettsamfunnet). The RNoAFA has a staff of 40 and a student body of 80 cadets and has since 1961 been located in Trondheim. The Commandant of the Royal Norwegian Air Force Academy is (from Autumn 2009) Colonel Ole Asbjørn Fauske.