KEY - Based on United States Military 1-230 = 1st Battalion, 230th Regiment (regiment obsolete but important for designation purposes), AVN = Aviation, VF/FS = Fighter Squadron, VFA = Strike Fighter Squadron, VAW = Airborne Early Warning Squadron, VAQ = Electronic Warfare Squadron, HS = Helicopter Squadron, VS = Sea Control Squadron, BS = (Strategic) Bomber Squadron, AS = Airlift Squadron, ARS = Ariel Refuelling Squadron, ACCS = Airborne Command and Control Squadron, RQS = Rescue Squadron, PS = Patrol Squadron, RS = Reconnaissance Squadron, ECS = Electronic Combat Squadron. ARMY- In an Army Aviation Brigade, there are three battalions, each equipped with 30 aircraft consisting of 10 attack helicopter's, 10 reconnaissance helicopter's, and 10 assault helicopter's in the same regiment. Aviation Brigade- 1-230 AVN ([10] AH-64, [10] OH-58, [10] UH-60) 2-230 AVN ([10] AH-64, [10] OH-58, [10] UH-60) 3-230 AVN ([10] AH-64, [10] OH-58, [10] UH-60) NAVY- I would recommend Naval aircraft being organised into Carrier Air Wing's (CAW). This is helpful in that whenever an Aircraft Carrier is operational, it carries one CAW. A typical CAW consists of- VF-1 ([14] F-14) VFA-2 ([12] F/A-18) VFA-3 ([12] F/A-18) VFA-4 ([12] F/A-18) VAW-5 ([4] E-2) VAQ-6 ([4] EA-6) VS-7 ([8] S-3) HS-8 ([6] SH-60, [2] HH-60 OR [8] MH-60R) The number's after each squadron (ie VF-1) are simply a guide, you can put any number after them. AIR FORCE- In large Air Forces' such as the USAF, there are a number of 'Air Force's' inside the larger organisation to control certain Air Force capabilities. An example is- 1st, 2nd Air Force - Tactical operations along with Airborne Early Warning. (ie FS, ACCS, RQS, HS, PS, RS, ECS) 3rd Air Force - Strategic operations. Normally consists exclusively of Strategic Bomber assets, but can also include Command & Control (E-4) and Strategic Reconnaissance (SR-71) assets. (ie RS, ACCS) 4th Air Force - Transport and In-flight Refuelling operations. (ie AS, ARS) There can also be separate Air Force's to control training, space etc assets. In every separate Air Force, there are a number of wings'. The composition of each wing is normally 3 (max approximately 5) squadrons of aircraft, with each squadron consisting of approximately 10-12 aircraft. The different squadrons are- 1. FS - any tactical combat aircraft (F-22, A-10, F-16 etc) 2. BS - bomber's of any kind (B-2, Tu-22M/Tu-26, B-1 etc) 3. RQS - any rescue aircraft/helicopter's (Catalina, HH-53 etc) 4. PS - any patrol aircraft (P-3 etc) 5. ACCS - any airborne early warning aircraft (E-3, E-8, E-4, OA-37, E-767 etc) 6. ECS - any electronic warfare aircraft (EA-6, EC-135, Tornado ECR etc) 7. HS - any general purpose helicopter's (UH-1, CH-47 etc) - normally in army 8. RS - any reconnaissance aircraft (SR-71, Mirage F1CR etc) 9. FTS - any training aircraft (T-33, F-16D etc) 10. AS - any transport aircraft (C-130, C-5 etc) 11. ARS - any air refuelling aircraft (KC-10, MRTT series, KC-33 etc) There are also unique titles that are used for each sort of wing with different squadrons. 1. Fighter Wing - FS 2. Bombardment Wing - BS 3. Rescue Wing - RQS 4. Patrol Wing - PS 5. Airborne Control Wing - ACCS 6. Electronic Combat Wing - ECS (not 100%) 7. Helicopter Wing - HS (not 100%) 8. Reconnaissance Wing - RS 9. Flying Training Wing - FTS 10. Airlift Wing - AS 11. Air Refuelling Wing - ARS 12. Air Mobility Wing - combination of AS and ARS 13. Wing - any combination of different squadron's Some example of these would be- 1st Fighter Wing- 1st FS ([12] F-22) 2nd FS ([12] F-22) or- 1st FighterWing- 1st FS ([12] A-10) 2nd FS ([12] F-22) 1st Bombardment Wing- 1st BS ([12] B-2) 2nd BS ([12] B-2) 1st Wing- 1st FS ([12] F-22) 2nd FS ([12] F-22) 3rd BS ([10] B-52) 4th RS ([12] SR-71) 1st Air Mobility Wing- 1st AS (C-130) 2nd ARS (KC-33)