United States Air Force

noun

the permanent or regular military air force of the United States, established in 1947 as a separate service under the authority of the Department of Defense: a branch of the U.S. Army before 1947. USAF

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Crystal Morin joined the United States Air Force, in part, because she wanted to learn a language.

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Weeks before his 21st birthday, he enlisted in the United States Air Force and was sent to South Korea to teach meteorology to the South Korean Air Force.

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A number of unidentified drones have been sighted flying over four bases used by the United States Air Force in Britain.

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“If you’re a white male officer in the United States Air Force, you don’t wake up every day thinking about race,” Wright said.

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By 1947, Congress provided the funding to establish the United States Air Force as a separate military branch, investing in more pilots and planes.

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