- "I want you to know, Sir, that I personally requested this transfer. After my many years of service with Russian Air Force I…I feel confident that I can make a positive contribution to Stargate Command."
- ―Colonel Alexi Vaselov[src]
The Russian Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the Armed Forces of Russia. The Air Force was formed from parts of the former Soviet Air Forces after the dissolution of the Soviet Union in 1991–92. (TCG: "System Lords")