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Today, the United States Air Force is the largest air force in the world, with about 5,778 manned aircraft in service, approximately 156 Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles, 2,130 Air-Launched …

Dec 19, 2025 · The United States Air Force (USAF) is one of the six branches of the United States armed forces. Its primary responsibility is for air warfare and air defense. The USAF …

AFHSD primarily researches and writes the history of Headquarters Air Force, and also provides historical information, analysis, and perspective to Air Force leaders and their staffs in support …

The Air Force Historical Foundation’s primary mission is to educate and promote the preservation and appreciation of the history and heritage of the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Space Force, and …

Search 550,000 historical Air Force documents! The United States Air Force Historical Research Agency maintains hundreds of thousands of historically significant U.S. Air Force documents …

The agency serves the Department of the Air Force, preserving history through a vast collection of documents, personal records and historical papers since its establishment in 1943.

Many of the U.S. Air Force's formal and informal traditions are an amalgamation of those taken from the Royal Air Force (e.g., dining-ins/mess nights) or the experiences of its predecessor …

To formulate basic doctrine for the fl edgling air force and train offi cers, Air Service Chief Major General Charles Menoher established the Air Service Tac cal School at Langley Field in …

Apr 11, 2016 · Congress provided the Air Service a measure of independence, changing it from an auxiliary force to an offensive force equal to the artillery and infantry, by creating the U.S. …