Missions
According to the National Security Act of 1947 (61 Stat. 502), which created the USAF:
In general, the United States Air Force shall include aviation forces

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The U.S. War Department created the first antecedent of the U.S. Air Force, as a part of the U.S. Army, on 1 August 1907, which through a succession of changes of organization, titles, and missions advanced toward eventual independence 40 years later. In

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The culture of the United States Air Force is primarily driven by pilots, at first those piloting bombers (driven originally by the Bomber Mafia), followed by fighters (Fighter Mafia

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The classification of any USAF job for officers or enlisted airmen is the Air Force Specialty Code (AFSC).
AFSCs range from officer specialties such as pilot, combat systems officer, special tactics, nuclear and missile operations, intelligence, cyberspace

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The U.S. Air Force had over 5,638 aircraft in service as of September 2012. Until 1962, the Army and Air Force maintained one system of aircraft naming, while the U.S. Navy maintained a

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• Air Force Association
• Air Force Combat Ammunition Center
• Air Force Knowledge Now

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Administrative organization
The Department of the Air Force is one of three military departments within the Department of Defense,

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