- Founded
- 18 September 1947(79 years)
- Country
- United States
- Type
- Air force
- Role
- Aerial warfare
- Size
- 321,848 active duty personnel ; 105,104 Air National Guard personnel ; 68,927 Air Force Reserve personnel ; 495,879 total uniformed personnel ; 147,879 civilians ; approx 70,000 Civil Air Patrol auxiliariesapprox. 5,500 combat aircraftapprox. 400 ICBMs
- Part of
- United States Armed Forces ; Department of the Air Force
- Headquarters
- The Pentagon ; Arlington County, Virginia, U.S.
- Mottos
- "Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win" ; "Integrity first, Service before self, Excellence in all we do"
- Colors
- Ultramarine blue, golden yellow
- March
- "The U.S. Air Force" Play
- Anniversaries
- 18 September
- Equipment
- List of equipment of the United States Air Force
- Engagements
- See list Mexican Expedition (As Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps)World War I (As Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps and Army Air Service)World War II (As USAAF)Korean WarLebanon CrisisSecond Taiwan Strait CrisisQuemoy and Matsu IslandsVietnam AssistanceCongo CrisisBerlin CrisisVietnam WarLaotian Civil WarCuban Missile CrisisCongo – Operation Dragon RougeDominican Civil War – Operation Power Pa
- Website
- af.mil
- Attack
- A-10, A-29, AC-130J, MQ-9A, OA-1K
- Bomber
- B-1B, B-2A, B-52H
- Electronicwarfare
- E-3G, E-4B, E-9A, E-11A, EA-37B, EC-130J
- Fighter
- F-15C/D, F-15E, F-15EX, F-16C/D/CG/DG/CJ/DJ, F-22A, F-35A
- Helicopter
- HH-60G/U/W, MH-139, UH-1N
- Reconnaissance
- RC-135S/U/V/W, RQ-4B, RQ-11, RQ-170, RQ-180, RQ-20, U-2S, U-28, WC-130J, WC-135C/W
- Trainer
- T-1A, T-6A, T-38A/B/C, T-41D, T-51A, T-53A, TC-135W, TG-15A, TG-15B, TG-16, TH-1H, TU-2S
- Transport
- C-5M, C-12C/D/F/J, C-17A, CN-235, C-21A, C-32A/B, C-37A, C-37B, C-40B/C, C-130H, C-130J, HC-130J, LC-130H, MC-130J, C-146A, VC-25A, CV-22B
- Tanker
- KC-46A, KC-135R/T, HC-130, MC-130
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