U.S. Air Force

U.S. AIR FORCE

Founded Aug. 1, 1907 (as Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps) Sept. 18, 1947 (as the U.S. Air Force)

Role

Air, space, and cyberspace warfare

Personnel and Assets

321,673 active personnel 141,237 full-time employees 69,800 Reserve personnel 106,600 Air National Guard personnel 5,373 manned aircraft

Headquarters

The Pentagon Arlington County, Virginia, United States

Motto

“Aim High ... Fly-Fight-Win” “Integrity first, Service before self, Excellence in all we do”

Colors

Ultramarine Blue, Golden Yellow

March

The U.S. Air Force

Anniversaries

Sept. 18

Engagements

Mexican Expedition (as Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps) World War I (as Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps and Army Air Service) World War II (as U.S. Army Air Forces) Korean War Lebanon Crisis Second Taiwan Strait Crisis Quemoy and Matsu Islands Vietnam Assistance Congo Crisis Berlin Crisis Vietnam War Laotian Civil War Cuban Missile Crisis Congo – Operation Dragon Rouge Dominican Civil War – Operation Power Pack Korean DMZ Conflict Cambodian Campaign Communist insurgency in Thailand Cambodia – Operation Eagle Pull Vietnam – Operation Frequent Wind Mayaguez Operation Grenada – Operation Urgent Fury Lebanese Civil War Persian Gulf – Operation Earnest Will Libya – Operation El Dorado Canyon Panama – Operation Just Cause Southwest Asia Conflict Somali Civil War Haiti – Operation Uphold Democracy Kosovo Campaign Afghanistan Campaign Global War on Terrorism