Continental Air Force

United States Air Force
Military service mark of the United States Air Force
Founded	18 September 1947 (70 years, 4 months) 1 August 1907 (first antecedent) (110 years, 5 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	Department of Defense Department of the Air Force
Headquarters	The Pentagon Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
Motto(s)	"Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win" "Integrity first, Service before self, Excellence in all we do"
Colors	Ultramarine blue, Golden yellow
March	The U.S. Air Force  Play
Anniversaries	18 September
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
Commander-in-Chief	President Donald Trump
Secretary of Defense	James Mattis
Secretary of the Air Force	Heather Wilson
Chief of Staff	Gen David L. Goldfein
Vice Chief of Staff	Gen 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
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

Department of Defense

Ultramarine blue, Golden yellow

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 most technologically advanced air force in the world. The service articulates its core functions as nuclear deterrence operations, air supremacy, 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.