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As the Incorporated Sarzonian Air Force began to change its aspirations from merely serving as a defensive arm of the Sarzonian military to being a legitimate source of power projection. Early successes and later challenges have fueled the nation's desire to look to the skies and develop new military and civilian technologies with like-minded nations.

The obvious choice for Sarzonia and newly-appointed Air Force Chief Greg Rodgers was to apply for the Council of Air Powers. Sarzonia had long eyed that alliance since it included several nations with whom Sarzonia had strong relations, including The Zoogie People and especially Praetonia, one of Sarzonia's longest-standing alliances.

However, by the time Parliament and President Mike Sarzo agreed to submit a petition for membership into the CAP, they received word that the alliance had dissolved. The old headquarters (http://s7.invisionfree.com/council_ap) had fallen into disrepair. Sarzo went to Rodgers and told him, "you know what you have to do."

Rodgers then sent out a transmission.

To: All interested parties
From: Greg Rodgers
Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
Subject: Resurrection of the Council of Air Powers

Greetings. We at the Incorporated States of Sarzonia and the Incorporated Air Force are saddened to learn of the demise of the Council of Air Powers. As an emergent air power, we are interested in rectifying that by re-establishing the Council with temporary headquarters in our capital, Woodstock.

Interested parties should contact us via the information listed in this communicade. We hope to see the Council return with a stronger voice than it has ever possessed before.

OOC: Basically, I'm looking to refound the Council of Air Powers. The new board (which is incomplete ATM) is here (http://s13.invisionfree.com/Council_of_AirPowers). If you're interested, please respond on this thread. Thanks.

The Omzian government and the Omzian Forces Air Force, upon the reception of the proposal, is eager about the prospects of a new rebirth of the Council of Air Powers, the same organization that we helped to found but ever since had gradually fallen into disrepair and neglect. Wanting to shy away from this gloomy future, the Omzian government would be more than ecstatic to assist in the latest effort geared to bring the Council of Air Power back to its fullest glory.

The Dominion of DMG is interested in learning more about the Council of Air Powers and as such would be interested in joining at the time being. And indeed, we do maintain a massive aerial force, though it is mostly used in the defense of our nation and our territorial waters.

ooc: sorry for the crappy post but I need to go to bed.

To: Omzian Air Force
From: Greg Rodgers
Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
Subject: Interest in CAP resurrection

The Incoporated Sarzonian Government is delighted to learn of the interest from our friends and staunch allies in the Omzian Republic and we are pleased to accept you as a member of the newly reformed Council of Air Powers. Please send a delegate to Woodstock to begin the discussions toward the formal re-establishment of this alliance. [OOC: Feel free to register for the new board. I'll validate you as soon as I can!]

To: Dominion of DMG
From: Greg Rodgers
Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
Subject: CAP membership

The Council of Air Powers thanks you for your interest and your application for membership and will take the matter under advisement. We will notify you of the decision regarding membership once administrative details are finalised.

[OOC: I'm trying to see if I can get some of the original members back in the fold before I actively seek new members, but I don't think there'll be a problem if you join.]

To: Greg Rodgers
Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
From: Marshall Janice Clubb, Deputy Commander in Chief, Commonwealth of Saint Fedski
Re: Council of Air Powers

The Commonwealth of Saint Fedski is quite interested in the Council of Air Powers. Although it was not a previous member of the previous one, the Security Council has elected me, as Marshall of The Air Force (soon to be retitled Executive Air Marshall) which is the top position the Air Force has to offer, to attend the meetings in Woodstock if so permitted by the Incorporated States of Sarzonia. Admiral Ken Murphy, Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Commonwealth of Saint Fedski has expressed interest in attending the discussion while he plans to visit Sarzonia on a business trip.

To: Marshall Janice Clubb
Deputy Commander in Chief, Commonwealth of Saint Fedski
From: Greg Rodgers
Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
Subject: Council of Air Powers

The Council of Air Powers is pleased to hear of your nation's interest in joining us as we seek to return from our hiatus from the international community. We look forward to your and Admiral Murphy's visit with respect to your visit regarding membership in the CAP and his business ventures in our country.

We look forward to hearing from you. Please be sure to contact our office (http://s13.invisionfree.com/Council_of_AirPowers) to make arrangements.

Official Armed Republic Government Transmission

To: Greg Rodgers
Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
From: The Armed Republic of Soviet Bloc
Subject: Council of the Air Powers



The Armed Republic is highly interested in this refounding of the Council of the Air Powers, and being an original founding member of the original CAP, we believe it is in our best interests to join this new organization, especially in such company as those nations which have already joined. This is our official request for entry, as well as our approval of the rebirth of the Council of the Air Powers. We await any reply or confirmation and look forward to rejoining this prestigious collective of like-minded nations.

Regards,

Signed.
Kagan Viktor R. Dokhturov
-Kagan of the Armed Republic of Soviet Bloc

To: Federate Harsimran Mann,
Federative Republic of Space Union
From: Greg Rodgers
Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
Subject: Admission

The Incorporated Sarzonian Air Force is pleased to learn of your nation's interest in joining the Council of Air Powers. As your nation would be new to the alliance and joining it for the first time, we will take your application into advisement and notify you of the results, though we do not foresee a problem with admitting you into the Council.

We look forward to yet another expression of the strong relationship between our nations!

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To: Kagan Viktor R. Dokhturov
Kagan of the Armed Republic of Soviet Bloc
From: Greg Rodgers
Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
Subject: Admission

The Incorporated Sarzonian Air Force and the Council of Air Powers are delighted to note the Armed Republic's interest in the resurrection of the alliance, and we of course accept your application for membership. We are eager to lay the foundations for a strong alliance in the coming months and years to serve as a major player in the international arena. Having the Armed Republic as a member nation would be a step in the right direction toward our goals.

To: Greg Rodgers
Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
From: Sir Tiberius Polax,
Prime Minister
Subject: The Council of Air Powers

Although the Council of Air Powers appears to have faded away in recent years, we still consider ourselves members and are very interested in your revival of the once-great alliance. I recognise with pleasure the new founding of the CAP, and hope to make Praetonia heavily involved with the new CAP. I wish you luck, therefore, in attracting as many agreeable members as possible to this once-great alliance, and am happy to put my signature forwards for the alliance.

To: Sir Tiberius Polax
Prime Minister, Democratic Imperium of Praetonia
From: Greg Rodgers
Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
Subject: Praetonian membership in the CAP

The Incorporated States of Sarzonia and the newly-reurrected Council of Air Powers are delighted to accept the Praetonian signature for membership into the CAP. We look forward to your contributions, especially in light of the excellent designs your engineers have sent forth such as the L-82 Hussar. We are pleased to set forth yet another chapter in the long history of close relations between our two nations and in writing a new chapter in the existence of the Council of Air Powers.

OOC: Great. I can't wait :) When do you think you will start selecting members?

To:Greg Rodgers
Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
From: Duke James Brandenburg
Air Marshall, Newtdom Air Force
Subject: Admission

The Emperor was pleased to hear of the revival of the Council of Air Powers. Although Newtdom was not a member in the past, the Emperor has always admired this alliance. He now wishes, with the Council's approval, the admittance of Newtdom into this grand alliance.
Sincerely,
James, Duke Brandenburg
Air Marshall of the Newtdom Airforce

OOC: What, if any, would the requirements be; and what obligations would this put on me?

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To: Greg Rodgers, Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
From: Kari Alhoun, Czardaian Foreign Minister

Greetings from the Libertarian Concordance of Czardas! While we have never been a member of this alliance, we are interested in joining. We never had an opportunity to join the former alliance but would be interested in applying for this one. Our air force is indisputably the strong point of our military, and in addition several nations with which we have indirect or direct ties seem to be applying already. Therefore, please let us know if our application is accepted. Thank you and have a pleasant day.

~Kari Alhoun, Czardaian Foreign Minister
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[OOC: Templa, this is essentially an alliance of like-minded nations that are either current air powers or are developing air powers and it's intended to be a mutual defence alliance with a heavy element of technology development/sharing. As it's an alliance of like-minded nations, if your ideals are similar to those of the nations who are applying, that would put you in good stead.

OOC2: Space Union, since a couple of other nations that are friendly to both of us have joined, as far as I'm concerned, you're a member. Welcome. Same goes for everyone else who got a "wait and see" message from me ICly up 'till this post.]

To: Kari Alhoun
Foreign Minister, Libertarian Concordance of Czardas
From: Greg Rodgers
Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
Subject: CAP Membership

The Council of Air Powers is pleased to consider your application to become a member of our alliance as we aim to restore it to its place as a player on the world stage. We in the Incorporated Sarzonian Government would be interested in establishing strong diplomatic ties with Czardas and believe that approval of your membership in the CAP would help achieve that goal. As such, we accept your petition to join.

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To: Duke James Brandenburg
Air Marshall, Newtdom Air Force
From: Greg Rodgers
Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
Subject: Re: Admission

The ISAF is pleased to note your interest in the Council of Air Powers and will gladly consider your membership. Once the current membership have made a decision, we will notify you and should you be accepted, we will provide you with the address of the building that shall house the CAP headquarters.

We than you for your interest in the Council of Air Powers!

To: Greg Rodgers, Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
From: Kara Maddox, Secretary of State, The Silver Sky

Greetings our esteemed allies! While we have never been a member of this alliance or even heard about it until now we would be interested in applying for this one. Although the "Air Force" isn't as highly funded as the navy, that is only because a large amount of naval funds go to the upkeep of planes as we field large numbes of them within the "Naval Air Force". And since several nations we have very strong ties with, including your self, have already applied we see it as wise to apply ourselves. We hope our application is accepted, have a great day.

Your ally,
Kara Maddox
Secretary of State

Thanks, Sarzonia :) I say as the first thing, we should create a new forum. The old one seems to have gone to the deep end. I'll be willing to create you a forum if you don't have time :) But I believe this should be the first thing to do, Agree?

Thanks, Sarzonia :) I say as the first thing, we should create a new forum. The old one seems to have gone to the deep end. I'll be willing to create you a forum if you don't have time :) But I believe this should be the first thing to do, Agree?OOC: I already have (http://s13.invisionfree.com/Council_of_AirPowers).

TO: Greg Rodgers, Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
FROM: USNSEA Minister of Foreign Affairs Joshua Lin
SUBJECT: CAP Membership

Dear Mr. Rodgers,

While we have not heard of the Council of Air Powers, we have been encouraged by our military leaders such as Imperator Rubhar to join this legendary pact, or so we have heard. Upon the approval of the cabinet and the generals, and the Parliament, I request for Southeast Asia to join the CAP. We look forward to modernizing our air force, and to learn on how to enhance ours.

Yours Truly,
His Excellency,
USNSEA Minister of Foreign Affairs
Joshua Lin

TO: Greg Rodgers, Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
FROM: Commander Yuri Devana, Aerial High Commander, Phoenixius
SUBJECT: CAP Membership

We as a nation had forgotten about our membership in the CAP, and our relatively high position (ie moderatorship) in the group. We would be very interested in rejoining such an alliance. We hope you will accept us.


Commander Yuri Devana
[signed]


EDIT: OOC: Just realised that I was classifed as a Founder-in-Ideal if that helps you in anyway to decide etc.

OOC: I would like to join this when I have my government set up and all that. This is mainly just a tag and a notice. Thank you!

[ooc:] So I'm in? Just checking, too lazy to write up a diplomatic response just yet... :p

Signed, up Sarzonia :) Verify me. :)

Signed, up Sarzonia :) Verify me. :)
Same here! :p

Same here! :p

You know, when I was waiting for the page to verify, I was thinking that you would quote my post and say "Same here" followed by the ": p" smilie. I can sense the Force is strong with me today :p

To: Greg Rodgers, Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
From: General Charles Henley, Chief of Staff of the Air Force, the Democratic Imperium of Halberdgardia
Re: Council of Air Powers

In recent years, Halberdgardia has developed a status as a somewhat well-known power on the international stage. We have developed relations of some kind with most of the nations joining this resurrected Council, and we look forward to furthering our relations more through this organization as well. In addition, our own air force, while perhaps not as renowned as, say, that of Praetonia, Sarzonia, or the Omzian Democratic Republic, we have expanded our air force greatly in recent years, culminating with the release of our first domestically-designed aircraft, which now serves proudly in our air force, and in the air forces of other nations as well. It is for the purpose of further developing relations with the members of this organization, as well as to promote aviation technology, that I, on behalf of the Halberdgardian State Department, formally petition for Halberdgardia's admittance into the Council of Air Powers.

Respectfully,
General Charles Henley
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
The Democratic Imperium of Halberdgardia

To: Greg Rodgers, Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
From: Foreign Minister Vjollner

The Templar nation wishes to apply for membership in this council. I do not we believe we existed during the previous one, but we are of the opinion that air power is the hammer of choice.

OOC: Um...yay?

To: Foreign Minister Vjollner
Templa
From: Greg Rodgers
Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
Subject: Council of Air Powers application

The Council of Air Powers thanks you for your interest. Please contact (http://s13.invisionfree.com/Council_of_AirPowers) the Council with more information about your application and we will notify you of our decision following that.

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To: General Charles Henley
Air Force Chief of Staff, Democratic Imperium of Halberdgardia
From: Greg Rodgers
Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
Subject: Council of Air Powers application

The Council of Air Powers thanks our Halberdgardian allies for their application, and we are pleased to accept your request for membership into the Council. Please send your delegation to Woodstock where we can discuss the final details of the founding of the Council.

Welcome to the Council of Air Powers!

[OOC: Please register for the CAP forum linked above and I'll verify you.]

OOC: And my offer?

CAP...I direct your attention to the CAP II forums. SEA, I direct your attention to your TG's. Sarz, gonna make an emerg order from PIW.

TO: Greg Rodgers, Air Force Chief, Incorporated States of Sarzonia
FROM: USNSEA Minister of Foreign Affairs Joshua Lin
SUBJECT: CAP Membership

Dear Mr. Rodgers,

While we have not heard of the Council of Air Powers, we have been encouraged by our military leaders such as Imperator Rubhar to join this legendary pact, or so we have heard. Upon the approval of the cabinet and the generals, and the Parliament, I request for Southeast Asia to join the CAP. We look forward to modernizing our air force, and to learn on how to enhance ours.

Yours Truly,
His Excellency,
USNSEA Minister of Foreign Affairs
Joshua Lin
OOC: ....

bump

[Just found this thread, but I've signed up at the new forums and am awaiting verification.]

*bump*

*bump*

OOC. Goodness. I think the reason CAP keeps dying out is because we try to do too much. I think part of it is just having forums...I don't know, at least for me, too many posting/visiting/time-in-general responsibilities wouldn't work out well, and this effect would be compounded when you're dealing with a group of people.

Not sure what would be an effective way to deal with this. Maybe we can maintain an active list on NSwiki or something which everyone can refer to - and everyone knows that they belong to CAP, or something. So if CAP ever needs to do anything as a group ICly - how often would that be? - we can just call up all the members who can respond.

This way, we don't have to be like "Oh...CAP is deceased...we're all 'former members' now..." Presumably in IC the CAP would hold regular meetings and be active, but in terms of us having the capacity to roleplay everything it does...probably impractical.

I don't know, maybe I'm getting senile and irrational - what do y'all think?

Thanks Southeast Asia for link.

i'm not sure if i noted this thread first time round but now i look at it i do agre with zoogie, a forum might be a bit much essepcailly as the design side of things has pretty much been absorbed by the NS Draftroom.
perhaps as well as wiki lsit we could have a centralised thread for stuff perhaps not as nice as a full forum but easier to live with and remeber about.

(OOC: Is this thread dead? If not, as one of the previous members of CAP, I'd consider joining...)