F7215 SOVIET/RUSSIAN AIRFIELD FIREFIGHTERS (MODERN)

The Armed Forces of the Russian Federation (FR for short) were officially formed in May 1992 and are seen as the heir to the combat traditions and achievements of the Soviet armed forces. Currently, they are recognized as the second most powerful armed forces in the world, second only to US forces. One of their most important elements is the air component, more precisely - the Air Force of the Russian Federation, which is currently part of the Air and Space Forces of the Russian Federation. In 2013, the Russian air force numbered approximately 150,000 soldiers. Of course, the vast majority of these soldiers are the so-called non-flying personnel responsible for the inspection, repair and preparation of combat machines for flight, as well as for the control of these flights. In 1989-2000, the level of training of these personnel was not very high and was similar to that of other types of the armed forces of the Russian Federation. However, it has been changing systematically since 2000. Due to the complexity of the equipment, there is also a noticeable tendency to reduce the number of soldiers in the service of professional soldiers (Russian: contractors). These changes led to a decrease in the number of air accidents in the period 2000-2019 and improvement of the skills of ground personnel. A specific, successful test of the quality he presented was and still is the Russian intervention in the civil war in Syria, which began in 2015.