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US Air Force
The US Air Force (USAF) is the aviation
branch of the armed forces in the United States. It is responsible for air-based
warfare. It carries out assaults on targets in air, on water and on land using
an array of flying machines. The armory of the US Air Force includes a wide
variety of fighters, bombers, helicopters and other aircrafts. The mission of
the US Air Force is "to defend the United States through the control
and exploitation of air and space."
The US Air Force originated from the Army Air Corps in 1947. It comprises of
three components today. These include- the Air Force, the US Air Force Reserve
and Air National Guards of the several states, territories and the District
of Columbia.
The United States Department of the Air Force controls the
US Air Force. The secretary of the air force commands this department. The
US Air Force comprises of nine major commands. Each command has a number of
air forces and each air force comprises of two or more air divisions. Two or
more wings make up a division. A division has two or more wings. The smallest
unit is the squadron. A wing comprises of four or more squadrons.
The US Air force functions as an “air and space”
force. Its responsibility is to defend the United States through control of
air and space. The operations of the US Air Force include bombing enemy targets,
deploying aircrafts to fight enemy aircrafts, providing reconnaissance and transporting
troops for the other armed services.
The US Air Force transports troops and equipment of other branches to combat
zones. Its superior airlift capability gives the entire United States defense
mechanism an edge over the combat forces of many other countries. It maintains
strategic bombers capable of delivering nuclear weapons and land-based nuclear
missiles on any target in the world. Besides that, the US Air Force launches
and maintains satellites for different military purposes ranging from spying
to weather studies.
US Air Force
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