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{{Hellenic Air Force}}
The '''Hellenic Air Force''' ('''HAF'''; {{Lang-el|Πολεμική Αεροπορία|Polemikí Aeroporía|Military Aviation}}, sometimes abbreviated as '''ΠΑ''') is the [[air force]] of [[Greece]] (''Hellenic'' being the [[endonym]] for ''Greek'' in the [[Greek language]]).
The Hellenic Air Force is one of the three branches of the [[Greek military|Hellenic Armed Forces]], and its mission is to guard and protect Greek airspace, provide air assistance and support to the [[Hellenic Army]] and the [[Hellenic Navy]], and to provide humanitarian aid in Greece and around the world. The Hellenic Air Force includes approximately 33,000 active troops, of whom 11,750 are career [[officer]]s, 14,000 are professional [[Airman|soldiers]] (ΕΠ.ΟΠ.), 7,250 are volunteer conscripts, and 1,100 are women. The motto of the Hellenic Air Force is the [[ancient Greek]] phrase {{Lang|el|Αἰὲν Ὑψικρατεῖν}} ({{transliteration|el|Aièn Hypsikrateîn}}, 'Always Dominate the Heights'), and the HAF emblem represents a flying eagle in front of the Hellenic Air Force [[roundel]]. The General Air Staff (GEA) is based at the Papagou Camp in the Municipality of Filothei - Psychiko of the Prefecture of Attica.
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