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US Airforce

United States Air Force
Seal of the US Air Force.svg
Seal of the Department of the Air Force
Active 18 September 1947 – present
(69 years, 5 months)
Country  United States of America
Type Air force
Size 308,606 active personnel
177,221 civilian personnel
69,200 reserve personnel
105,500 air guard personnel
$161 billion budget
5,000+ aircraft
450 ICBMs
63 satellites
Part of

U.S. Department of Defense

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 About this sound Play 
Engagements
Website af.mil
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief President Donald Trump
Secretary of Defense James Mattis
Secretary of the Air Force Lisa S. Disbrow (Acting)
Chief of Staff Gen David L. Goldfein
Vice Chief of Staff Gen Stephen W. Wilson
Chief Master Sergeant CMSAF Kaleth O. Wright
Insignia
Flag Flag of the United States Air Force.svg
Roundel Roundel of the USAF.svg
Symbol USAF logo.png
USAF "Hap" Arnold Symbol US Army Air Corps Hap Arnold Wings.svg
Aircraft flown
Attack A-10, AC-130
Bomber B-52H, B-1B, B-2
Electronic
warfare
E-3, E-8, EC-130
Fighter F-15C, F-15E, F-16, F-22, F-35A
Helicopter UH-1N, HH-60
Reconnaissance U-2, RC-135, MC-12 Liberty, RQ-1/MQ-1, RQ-4, MQ-9, RQ-170, U-28
Trainer T-6, T-38, T-1, TG-16, T-53, T-41, T-51
Transport C-130, C-5, C-17, VC-25, C-32, C-37, C-21, C-12, C-40, CV-22
Tanker KC-10, KC-135

U.S. Department of Defense

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial 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 military on 18 September 1947 under the National Security Act of 1947. It is the most recent branch of the U.S. military to be formed, and is the largest and one of the world's most technologically advanced air forces. The USAF articulates its core functions as Nuclear Deterrence Operations, Special Operations, Air Superiority, Global Integrated ISR, Space Superiority, Command and Control, Cyberspace Superiority, Personnel Recovery, Global Precision Attack, Building Partnerships, Rapid Global Mobility and Agile Combat Support.

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.


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