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While established in 1977, the 254th ‘Road Runners’ trace their lineage back to the 1940s with the 2774th Fighter Group of the same name, which flew P-47 Thunderbolts in the Ground attack role against Belkan forces during the conflict. Now, eighty years later,  the OA-10s of the 245th bear similar markings and the notable red and white checkered pattern to honor their tank busting heritage.

As a Tactical Air Support Squadron, the Road Runners Primary mission is Forward Air Control, marking targets for other A-10s to attack. While not officially used, the term ‘Fast FAC’, adorns many pieces of squadron esprit de corps, in reference to the first pilots assigned to the 254th who had been Fast FAC F-4 pilots during Verusea.

Today the Road Runners operate out of Shiloh, and have deployed both in Yuktobania and Verusea to support OADF operations in both theatres.

Hailing from Shiloh, the capital of the Osean State of Kenton, the “10 of Spades'' Squadron is one of the few Mirage F-1 operators left within the Air Defense Force. Despite its advanced age and overall limitations, the 110th Fighter Squadron proved that the F1 was still an effective fighter during the defense of Shiloh in the opening minutes of the Lighthouse War.

As Erusean MQ-99 drones attacked the city and its infrastructure, two Mirage F1s launched and intercepted the CUAVs, and in using their superior climb and speed advantages, were able to down the Erusean aircraft using slash attacks against the smaller subsonic aircraft.

Despite initial successes, the Squadron would remain in Shiloh during the remainder of the conflict, though their successes have positioned them to receive the F-35A in 2030 with the full retirement of the Mirage F1.

Unlike most units that were granted to the States from the Osean Air Defense Force’s existing squadrons, the 170th Air Refueling Squadron was instead granted to Kenton in 1972 from a fellow States Air National Guard component. Stood up in 1956 for the Nassau Air National Guard, the Gargoyles started life flying the KC-97, before transitioning to the KC-135 in 1962. With the Nassau Air Guard wanting to focus on becoming a fighter force to support the Oured Air Guard, the OADF was at an impasse still wanting to keep a localized tanker force available. Kenton Air Guard, looking to expand its own wing, petitioned the OADF to move north to the heartland.

Now assigned to the 122nd Wing in Shiloh, the Gargoyles would act as a critical support element to fighter training from nearby bases. In 1995, the Gargoyles would be one of the many squadrons deployed to Osea’s Eastern border to support the ongoing war effort, and would fly multiple sorties over Ustio during the conflict.