One of the first units established under the reinstituted Monarchy of Erusea following the Continental War, the 5th Tactical Fighter Squadron ‘Orleans’ faced some scrutiny from both external ISAF observers as well as the Erusean Leadership. Their first Commander, Colonel Eugene DeRais, and many of their original squadron staff had ties to the 1431st Weapons and Tactics squadron, a controversial unit known for its hardliner stance on internal Air Force politics. During the interwar years the unit would master the state-of-the-art Su-35 ‘Flanker’. In time for the Lighthouse War; during which Orleans would be tasked with defending the Amber Mountains region.
Following the war, the unit would be one of the first signs of peace for the new world with Erusea, deploying on goodwill exchanges with Osea during the ‘Chaldea Exercise’ in 2022 and Emmeria during the “Eagle Invitational’ in 2023. Today the unit still operates the Flanker as a sign of Erusean strength in the changing world.
