U.S. Air Force academy

The United States Air Force Academy (USAFA) provides education and training for future leaders of the U.S. Air Force. Located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USAFA has about 4,000 cadets who train each summer for either active duty or national defense service upon graduation. It is the world’s only undergraduate military academy and remains a family-oriented community with more than 50,000 graduates serving in roles as diverse as astronaut and aviator to soldier, diplomat and scientist.”

U.S. Air Force recruiting

The U.S. Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces. It is one of the four military branches of the United States Department of Defense and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States. The USAF is organized into five major components: active duty, Guard/Reserve, Air National Guard/Reserve, civil service and civilian personnel, numbered Air Force1 (AF1).As an independent service branch it is governed by currently applicable federal law, Title 10 U.S.C., § 176a

U.S. Air Force bases

The U.S. Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the U.S. Armed Forces and one of the seven American uniformed services. In practice, the term “military” has often been used interchangeably with “armed forces”. The Air Force executes its mission through 16,500 service members in more than 1,200 active duty aircraft, 780 civilian employees and roughly 1,000 U.S. Air Force Reserve Command and Air National Guard personnel located at nearly 200 bases around the world

U.S. Air Force ranks

U.S. Air Force ranks are the same ranks used in the United States Air Force, Army and Marines, for commissioned officers and enlisted service members. Officers hold their rank as long as they continue to serve in the best interests of their country. The table below shows a summary of the different grades and pay rates for enlisted men and women.

U.S. Air Force logo

The u.s. air force uniform was designed as an alternative to the standard army uniform, incorporating many different aspects of service life into a single suit of clothing. The ulyanovsk coat, named after Mikhail L’vovich Ulyanovskiy (1826–80), is representative of this effort.

U.S. Air Force uniform

The USAF uniform is designed to be worn by personnel of the United States Air Force, made up of two parts: the Class A and B uniforms (black-and-white uniforms) and the Flight or Dress uniform. The first official uniform was introduced in 1949 with a slim-cut flight suit design. A new design was adopted on December 6, 1966, with numerous changes in trim and waist features. However, these modifications were not well received because of their apparent lack of utility for most airmen’s duties.

U.S. Air Force museum

The United States Air Force Museum is located at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Dayton, Ohio and is a part of the National Museum of the United States Air Force. It was opened to the public in 1976. The interactive museum features many aircraft types from World War I through Cold War, including historic planes, rockets, and bombers. All are on display for visitors.

U.S. Air Force planes

The United States Air Force (USAF) is a military service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven American uniformed military services. Established in 1907 as an independent service, the USAF was a separate organization until it was disbanded and became a direct report to the Secretary of Defense in 1947. It is the oldest active duty aviation service, having been established during World War I —along with the present-day U.S. Army Air Force —as an independent combatant arm of the newly formed Army after being separate from both the Navy and Marines during World War II. As of 2017, it has over 400 aircraft in its active inventory, with more than 1.300 stationed at various locations worldwide

U.S. Air Force song

The United States Air Force Song (commonly known as the Air Force Anthem), also known as the USAF Hymn, was written by Bernard R. Gibb in 1959. It was adopted by the United States Air Force in 1960, and has become a classic in American popular culture.

 

U.S. Air Force bases map

The U.S. Air Force Map is a map of United States Air Force bases, including military installations and other areas, owned officially or unofficially by the United States Air Force, located in both military and non-military locations throughout the world. The largest U.S. Air Force base website, Air Forcebaseinfo.com offers detailed information on United States Military Bases and how to get to them, such as lodging and other useful travel information.

U.S. Air Force reserve

The U.S. Air Force Reserve is an active-duty component of the United States Air Force. Like the Army Reserve and Army National Guard, the Air Force Reserve’s mission is to “provide strategic and theater military tactical airlift, aerial port and communications support, aeromedical evacuation, atmospheric campaign support and civil engineering assistance.” The Air Force Reserve was created in 1920 as the 87th Pursuit Squadron at Fort Sam Houston, Texas.

U.S. Air Force aircraft

U.S Air Force aircraft range from strategic bombers to transports and fighters. The USAF also has a wide variety of support aircraft including helicopters and tanker/transport aircraft. All types are built at the Boeing plant in Seattle, Washington (B-52 Stratofortress; X-32A Omegawave; KC-135 Stratotankers), Boeing Field in Seattle, Washington (C-17 Globemasters; KC-10 Extenders), Palmdale, California (B-1 Lancer) or Orlando, Florida (B-2 Spirit).

U.S. Air Force thunderbirds

The Thunderbirds was the official name of the U.S. Air Force demonstration squadron based at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada, United States. It was active from 1962 to 1994, flying the F-105 Thunderchief, a supersonic fighter-bomber aircraft used in air exercises and ground support operations throughout the world.