American Air Force

United States Air Force
Symbol of the United States Air Force
Founded	18 September 1947 (70 years, 1 month) 1 August 1907 (first antecedent) (110 years, 3 months)
Country	United States of America
Type	Air and space force
Role	air, space, and cyberspace warfare
Size	318,415 active personnel 140,169 full-time employees 69,200 reserve personnel 105,700 air guard personnel 5,500 aircraft 406 ICBMs 170 satellites
Part of	U.S. Department of Defense Department of the Air Force
Headquarters	The Pentagon Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Motto(s)	"Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win"
Colors	Ultramarine Blue and Golden Yellow
March	The U.S. Air Force  Play
Engagements	See list Mexican Expedition (As Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps) World War I (As Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps and Army Air Service) World War II (As USAAF) Korean War Lebanon Crisis Second Taiwan Strait Crisis Quemoy and Matsu Islands Vietnam Assistance Congo Crisis Berlin Crisis Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cuban Missile Crisis Congo - Operation Dragon Rouge Dominican Civil War - Operation Power Pack Korean DMZ Conflict Cambodian Campaign Communist insurgency in Thailand Cambodia - Operation Eagle Pull Vietnam - Operation Frequent Wind Mayaguez Operation Grenada - Operation Urgent Fury Lebanese Civil War Persian Gulf - Operation Earnest Will Libya - Operation El Dorado Canyon Panama - Operation Just Cause Southwest Asia Conflict Somali Civil War Haiti - Operation Uphold Democracy Kosovo Campaign Afghanistan Campaign Global War on Terrorism Iraq Campaign Operation Inherent Resolve
Website	www.af.mil www.airforce.com
Commanders
President	President Donald Trump
Secretary of Defense	Secretary James Mattis
Secretary of the Air Force	Secretary Heather Wilson
Chief of Staff	General David L. Goldfein
Vice Chief of Staff	General Stephen W. Wilson
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force	CMSAF Kaleth O. Wright
Insignia
Flag
Seal of the Department of the Air Force
Roundel
USAF "Hap" Arnold Symbol
Aircraft flown
Attack	A-10, AC-130, MQ-1, MQ-9
Bomber	B-1B, B-2, B-52H
Electronic warfare	E-3, E-8, EC-130
Fighter	F-15C, F-15E, F-16, F-22, F-35A
Helicopter	HH-60, UH-1N
Reconnaissance	MC-12, RC-135, RQ-4, RQ-170, U-2, U-28
Trainer	T-1, T-6, T-38, T-41, T-51, T-53, TG-16
Transport	C-5, C-12, C-17, C-21, C-32, C-37, C-130, C-40, CV-22, VC-25
Tanker	KC-10, KC-135

U.S. Department of Defense

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the U.S. Armed Forces on 18 September 1947 under the National Security Act of 1947. It is the most recent branch of the U.S. Armed Forces to be formed. The USAF is the largest and one of the most technologically advanced air forces in the world. The service articulates its core functions as Nuclear Deterrence Operations, Air Superiority, Space Superiority, Cyberspace Superiority, Command and Control, Global Integrated ISR, Global Precision Attack, Special Operations, Rapid Global Mobility, Personnel Recovery, Agile Combat Support, and Building Partnerships.

The U.S. Air Force is a military service organized within the Department of the Air Force, one of the three military departments of the Department of Defense. The Air Force is headed by the civilian Secretary of the Air Force, who reports to the Secretary of Defense, and is appointed by the President with Senate confirmation. The highest-ranking military officer in the Department of the Air Force is the Chief of Staff of the Air Force, who exercises supervision over Air Force units, and serves as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Air Force combat and mobility forces are assigned, as directed by the Secretary of Defense, to the Combatant Commanders, and neither the Secretary of the Air Force nor the Chief of Staff have operational command authority over them.