Kuwait Air Force

Kuwait Air Force
القوات الجوية الكويتية al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya
Emblem of the Kuwait Air Force
Founded	1953
Country	Kuwait
Type	Air force
Role	Aerial warfare
Size	8,000 personnel 132 aircraft
Part of	Kuwait Military Forces
Garrison/HQ	Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base
Motto(s)	الله والوطن والامير "God, Country, and Emir"
Anniversaries	25/26 February (National and Liberation Day)
Engagements	Operation Vantage 1973 Samita border skirmish Invasion of Kuwait Operation Desert Storm War on Terror War in Afghanistan War in Iraq Syrian civil war 2015 military intervention in Yemen
Commanders
Chief of the General Staff	Lieutenant general Mohammed Khaled Al-Khadher
Insignia
Roundel
Fin flash
Aircraft flown
Fighter	F/A-18 Hornet, F/A-18 Super Hornet, Eurofighter Typhoon
Helicopter	Boeing AH-64 Apache, Aerospatiale Gazelle
Interceptor	F/A-18 Hornet, Eurofighter Typhoon
Trainer	Short Tucano, BAE Hawk
Transport	Boeing C-17 Globemaster III, Lockheed L-100 Hercules, Eurocopter AS332 Super Puma, C-130
Tanker	KC-130J

The Kuwait Air Force (Arabic: القوات الجوية الكويتية, romanized: al-Quwwat al-Jawwiya al-Kuwaitiya) is the air arm of the Armed Forces of Kuwait. The Air Force headquarters is located at Abdullah Al-Mubarak Air Base, with the remaining forces stationed at Air Defense Brigades, Ali Al Salem Air Base and Ahmad al-Jaber Air Base. The Kuwait Air Force numbers approximately 2,500 officers and enlisted personnel.