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In the days that the Military Command Council ran Woodbridge, their military forces became known as the Woodbridge Air Force (WAF). To the amusement of the British citizens, this sounded a lot like WRAF. When the civilian government took over in 2001, the WAF was divided into land forces under the name of the Army of Woodbridge (AW) and a small air force called the Air Force of Woodbridge (AFW). The AW was originally based around the USAF 81st Security (Air) Police Squadron, which acted as the military police and ground defence force of RAFs Woodbridge and Bentwaters. The AFW basically consists of the aircraft of the old 67th Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron.

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  • Military of Woodbridge (1983: Doomsday)
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  • In the days that the Military Command Council ran Woodbridge, their military forces became known as the Woodbridge Air Force (WAF). To the amusement of the British citizens, this sounded a lot like WRAF. When the civilian government took over in 2001, the WAF was divided into land forces under the name of the Army of Woodbridge (AW) and a small air force called the Air Force of Woodbridge (AFW). The AW was originally based around the USAF 81st Security (Air) Police Squadron, which acted as the military police and ground defence force of RAFs Woodbridge and Bentwaters. The AFW basically consists of the aircraft of the old 67th Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron.
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  • In the days that the Military Command Council ran Woodbridge, their military forces became known as the Woodbridge Air Force (WAF). To the amusement of the British citizens, this sounded a lot like WRAF. When the civilian government took over in 2001, the WAF was divided into land forces under the name of the Army of Woodbridge (AW) and a small air force called the Air Force of Woodbridge (AFW). The AW was originally based around the USAF 81st Security (Air) Police Squadron, which acted as the military police and ground defence force of RAFs Woodbridge and Bentwaters. The AFW basically consists of the aircraft of the old 67th Air Rescue and Recovery Squadron. The military forces of Woodbridge are a mix of volunteers and conscripts. All citizens of Woodbridge, once they reach the age of 16, can volunteer to serve in one of the branches of the military. Those who don't volunteer are obliged, when they reach 18, to undertake a 3 year period of service in the military. University students can defer their national service until they have finished their studies. If a person can persuade a mixed military/civilian panel that ,due to moral or religious beliefs, they feel unable to take up arms, they are allowed to serve in one of the non-combatant branches, such as the medical or supply corps. There are no gender restrictions within the Woodbridge military. Women can serve on the frontline, and two of the eight infantry battalions are commanded by women. Woodbridge does not currently have much in the way of a navy apart from a handful of converted trawlers, although some larger boats are now being constructed at Lowestoft. In 2010, Woodbridge and Essex signed a joint trade deal with Sweden and Norway where those two countries agreed to provide them with a total of 12 old freighters in exchange for various manufactured goods and foodstuffs. Those freighters were converted to be used for trade, exploration, and military purposes.
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