Originally created on 1 August 1907, as a part of the United States Army Signal Corps, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the United States Armed Forces in 1947 with the enactment of the National Security Act of 1947.
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13 hours ago · The Academy was established in 1954 (70 years ago this year, on 1 April), and its first graduating class consisted of 207 students, with all but one of them ( ...
4 days ago · On July 26, 1947, the National Security Act created the independent U.S. Air Force. The National Security Act Amendments of 1949 reorganized the military ...
May 16, 2024 · Two years later, in 1947, the Air Force began life as a separate service and inherited 305,000 former Army Air Force members, among whom were 1,200 warrant ...
May 15, 2024 · The official website of the U.S. Air Force. AF.MIL delivers the latest breaking news and information on the U.S. Air Force including top stories, features, ...
3 days ago · History ; The Indian Air Force was established on 8 October 1932 in British India ; During World War II ; The IAF was mainly involved in strike ; In addition to the ...
May 15, 2024 · The Eisenhower era saw Air Force One brought into the jet age. In August 1959 Eisenhower first flew aboard VC-137A, a Boeing 707 Stratoliner nicknamed “Queenie” ...
May 16, 2024 · The first 306 Air Force Academy cadets were sworn in on July 11, 1955. These first cadets began their training at a temporary facility at Lowry Air Force ...
4 days ago · LOCATIONS. The Commemorative Air Force has several locations of airbases, wings, squadrons and other unit types.
6 days ago · The Tuskegee Airmen were the first African American military aviators in the U.S. armed forces. Five of the original Tuskegee Airmen were present for the ...