UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
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HISTORY
BY: CDT Mayfield, CDT Daubert CDT Pappas, CDT Stickles, CDT Wilt, CDT Wardell
- Air Force became a separate military service on September 18, 1947
- The responsibility for military aviation was divided between the Army and the Navy
- The Air Corps became a subordinate element of the Army Air Forces on 20 June 1941, and was abolished as an administrative organization on 9 March 1942
SOURCES
- http://www.airforce.com/learn-about/our-mission/
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_Air_Force
- http://www.defense.gov/about/
- https://www.google.com/search?q=airforce&biw=1366&bih=673&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=eFLOVKfRKoewggSwj4LYCg&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ
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HISTORY (CONTINUED)
The mission of the United States Air Force is to fly, fight and win … in air, space and cyberspace
- The Army Air Forces were abolished by Transfer Order 1, Office of the Secretary of Defense, September 26, 1947
- The transfer of all military and civilian personnel of the Army Air Forces to the Department of the Air Force and the USAF. The final transfer order was signed June 22, 1949.
- United States Air Force is the largest, most capable, and most technologically advanced air force in the world