Commanding Official: General Declan Lloyd
Active: 18 September 1947 – present
(68 years, 7 months)
Country United States of America
Allegiance: United States Constitution
Type: Air force
Part of U.S. Department of Defense
Headquarters: The Pentagon
Motto(s)"Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win"
The United States Air Force is the primary aerial warfare branch of the United States Armed Forces. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military of September 18th, 1947, under the National Security Act of 1947. It is the most recent branch of the US Military to be formed, and is the most technologically advanced air force in the world. 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.
According to the National Security Act of 1947, which created the United States Air Force:
"In general the United States Air Force shall include aviation forces both combat and service not otherwise assigned. It shall be organized, trained and equipped primarily for prompt and sustained offensive and defensive air operations. The Air Force shall be responsible for the preparation of the air forces necessary for the effective prosecution of war except as otherwise assigned and, in accordance with integrated joint mobilization plans, for the expansion of the peacetime components of the Air Force to meet the needs of war."
§8062 of Title 10 US Code - Purpose of the United States Air Force:
Active: 18 September 1947 – present
(68 years, 7 months)
Country United States of America
Allegiance: United States Constitution
Type: Air force
Part of U.S. Department of Defense
Headquarters: The Pentagon
Motto(s)"Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win"
The United States Air Force is the primary aerial warfare branch of the United States Armed Forces. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military of September 18th, 1947, under the National Security Act of 1947. It is the most recent branch of the US Military to be formed, and is the most technologically advanced air force in the world. 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.
According to the National Security Act of 1947, which created the United States Air Force:
"In general the United States Air Force shall include aviation forces both combat and service not otherwise assigned. It shall be organized, trained and equipped primarily for prompt and sustained offensive and defensive air operations. The Air Force shall be responsible for the preparation of the air forces necessary for the effective prosecution of war except as otherwise assigned and, in accordance with integrated joint mobilization plans, for the expansion of the peacetime components of the Air Force to meet the needs of war."
§8062 of Title 10 US Code - Purpose of the United States Air Force:
- To preserve the peace and security, and provide for the defense, of the United States, the Territories, Commonwealths, and possessions, and any areas occupied by the United States.
- To support national policy
- To implement national objectives
- To overcome any nations responsible for aggressive acts that imperil the peace and secuirty of the United States.
Units of the United States Air Force:
Headquarters - Air Force
Ninth Air Force
Twelfth Air Force
Twenty-Fifth Air Force
United States Air Forces Central
United States Air Forces Warfare Center
Nineteenth Air Force
Air University
Wilford Hall Medical Center
Air Force Recruiting Service
Twentieth Air Force
Air Force Test Center
Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center
Air Force Research Laboratory
Tenth Air Force
Twenty-Second Air Force
Air Reserve Personnel Center
Twenty-Fourth Air Force
Space and Missile Systems Center
Air Force Network Integration Center
United States Air Force Expditionary Center
Seventh Air Force
Eleventh Air Force
Air National Guard Readiness Center
I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center
Headquarters - Air Force
- Office of the Secretary of the Air Force
- The Air Staff
- Air Combat Command (ACC)
Ninth Air Force
Twelfth Air Force
Twenty-Fifth Air Force
United States Air Forces Central
United States Air Forces Warfare Center
- Air Education and Training Command (AETC)
Nineteenth Air Force
Air University
Wilford Hall Medical Center
Air Force Recruiting Service
- Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC)
Twentieth Air Force
- Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC)
Air Force Test Center
Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center
Air Force Research Laboratory
- Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)
Tenth Air Force
Twenty-Second Air Force
Air Reserve Personnel Center
- Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)
Twenty-Fourth Air Force
Space and Missile Systems Center
Air Force Network Integration Center
- Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
- Air Mobility Command (AMC)
United States Air Force Expditionary Center
- U.S. Air Forces in Europe - Air Forces Africa (USAFE)
- Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)
Seventh Air Force
Eleventh Air Force
- Air National Guard (ANG)
Air National Guard Readiness Center
I.G. Brown Air National Guard Training and Education Center