Unitit States Air Force
| Unitit States Air Force | |
|---|---|
 Seal o the Depairtment o the Air Force | |
| Active | 18 September 1947 – present (77 years, 3 months)[1] |
| Kintra |  Unitit States o Americae |
| Allegiance | Constitution o the Unitit States |
| Teep | Air force |
| Size | 332,854 active personnel 185,522 ceevilian personnel 71,400 reserve personnel 106,700 air guard personnel $140 billion budget 5,484 aircraft 450 ICBMs 63 satellites[2] |
| Pairt o | Depairtment o the Air Force |
| Heidquarters | The Pentagon |
| Motto(s) | "Aim High ... Fly-Fecht-Win"[3] |
| Colours | Ultramarine Blue an Air Force Yellae[4] |
| Mairch | The U.S. Air Force Audio file "The Air Force Song.ogg" nae foond |
| Engagements | Korean War Vietnam War Iranian Hostage Rescue Invasion o Grenada Bombin o Libie (1986) Invasion o Panama Persian Gulf War Somali Ceevil War Bosnie War Kosovo War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Bombin o Libie (2011) |
| Wabsteid | http://www.af.mil/ |
| Commanders | |
| Commander-in-Chief | Preses Donald Trump |
| Secretar o Defence | The Honourable James Mattis |
| Secretar o the Air Force | The Honourable Deborah Lee James |
| Chief o Staff | Gen David L. Goldfein |
| Vice Chief o Staff | Gen Stephen W. Wilson |
| Chief Master Sergeant | CMSAF James A. Cody |
| Insignia | |
| Unitit States Air Force flag |  |
| Unitit States Air Force seembol |  |
| USAF "Hap" Arnold Seembol |  |
| U.S. Air Force Pipe Band Tartan |  |
| Roundel |  |
| Aircraft flewn | |
| Attack | A-10, AC-130 |
| Bomber | B-52H, B-1B, B-2 |
| Electronicwarfare | E-3, E-8, EC-130 |
| Fechter | F-15C, F-15E, F-16, F-22 |
| Helicopter | UH-1N, HH-60 |
| Reconnaissance | U-2, RC-135, MC-12 Liberty, RQ/MQ-1, RQ-4, RQ-170 |
| Trainer | T-6, T-38, T-1, TG-16, T-53 |
| Transport | C-130, C-135, C-5, C-9, C-17, VC-25, C-32, C-37, C-21, C-12, C-40, CV-22 |
| Tanker | KC-10, KC-135 |
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare service branch o the Unitit States Airmed Forces an ane o the seiven American uniformed services. Initially pairt o the Unitit States Airmy, the USAF wis furmed as a separate branch o the militar on 18 September 1947 unner the Naitional Security Act o 1947.[5] It is the maist recent branch o the U.S. militar tae be furmed, an is the lairgest an ane o the warld's maist technologically advanced air forces. The USAF articulates its core functions as Nuclear Deterrence Operations, Special Operations, Air Superiority, Global Integrated ISR, Space Superiority, Command an Control, Cyberspace Superiority, Personnel Recovery, Global Precision Attack, Biggin Partnerships, Rapid Global Mobility an Agile Combat Support.[6]
References
- ↑ http://www.airforce.com/learn-about/history/part2/ Archived 2015-10-16 at the Wayback Machine Missions Part Two: Air Power Comes of Age in World War II, U.S. Air Force.
- ↑ http://www.airforce-magazine.com/MagazineArchive/Magazine%20Documents/2012/May%202012/0512facts_figs.pdf
- ↑ "Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win to be Air Force motto USAF". United States Air Force. 7 October 2010. Archived frae the original on 19 Julie 2012. Retrieved 19 October 2010.
- ↑ "The Air Force Flag" (PDF). Air Force Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. 24 Mairch 2007. Archived frae the original (PDF) on 2 September 2013. Retrieved 27 Mairch 2009.
- ↑ United States Air Force (2009). "The U.S. Air Force". United States Air Force website. Washington, DC: U.S. Air Force. Archived frae the original on 27 Mey 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2009. Unknown parameter
|month=ignored (help) - ↑ 2010 United States Air Force Posture Statement Archived 2015-08-10 at the Wayback Machine. USAF, 9 February 2010.