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United States Air Force

United States Air Force
Seal of the US Air Force.svg
Seal of the Department of the Air Force
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Active 18 September 1947 – present
(69 years, 4 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
~5,137 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

Korean War
Puerto Rican Nationalist Party revolts of the 1950s
Vietnam War
Communist insurgency in Thailand
Korean DMZ Conflict
Shaba II
Iranian hostage rescue
Invasion of Grenada
Bombing of Libya
Invasion of Panama
Gulf War
Iraqi no-fly zones
Operation Deliberate Force
1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Operation Enduring Freedom

Iraq War
War in North-West Pakistan
Pakistan-United States skirmishes
Operation Odyssey Dawn
Military intervention against ISIL
War in Afghanistan (2015–present)
Website http://www.af.mil/
Commanders
Commander-in-Chief President Donald Trump
Secretary of Defense The Honorable James Mattis
Secretary of the Air Force The Honorable Deborah Lee James
Chief of Staff Gen David L. Goldfein
Vice Chief of Staff Gen Stephen W. Wilson
Chief Master Sergeant CMSAF James A. Cody
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

Korean War
Puerto Rican Nationalist Party revolts of the 1950s
Vietnam War
Communist insurgency in Thailand
Korean DMZ Conflict
Shaba II
Iranian hostage rescue
Invasion of Grenada
Bombing of Libya
Invasion of Panama
Gulf War
Iraqi no-fly zones
Operation Deliberate Force
1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia
Operation Enduring Freedom

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.


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