After the Returners land on the Floating Continent, Air Force is destroyed, along with the majority of the other ships in the fleet, and they are not mentioned again. Palette swaps called Death Machines appear in Kefka's Tower, one of several apparent former Magitek machines that prowl the tower's factory areas. In the Anthology release, the machines of the Air Force can be seen patrolling Vector and attacking the Blackjack in FMV sequences.