United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on 18 September 1947 under the National Security Act of 1947. It is the most recent branch of the U.S. military to be formed, and is the largest and one of the world's most technologically advanced air forces. The USAF articulates its core functions as Nuclear Deterrence Operations, Special Operations, Air Superiority, Global Integrated ISR, Space Superiority, Command and Control, Cyberspace Superiority, Personnel Recovery, Global Precision Attack, Building Partnerships, Rapid Global Mobility and Agile Combat Support. The Air Force is a military service within the Department of the Air Force, one of the three military departments of the Department of Defense. The Air Force is headed by the civilian Secretary of the Air Force, who is appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The highest-ranking military officer in the Department of the Air Force is the Chief of Staff of the Air Force who exercises supervision over Air Force units, and serves as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Air Force combat forces are assigned, as directed by the Secretary of Defense, to the Combatant Commanders, and neither the Secretary of the Air Force nor the Chief of Staff have operational command authority over them.

List of Aircraft Used by the USAF

 * Attack Aircraft
 * Fairchild-Republic A-10C Thunderbolt II (Close Air Support Aircraft)
 * Lockheed AC-130U Spectre II (Fixed Wing Gunship)
 * Bombers
 * Rockwell B-1B/R Lancer (Strategic Bomber)
 * Northrop Grumman B-2A Spirit (Stealth Bomber)
 * Boeing B-52J Stratofortress (Strategic Bomber)
 * Fighters
 * F-15C/D Eagle (Air Superiority Fighter)
 * F-15E Strike Eagle (Multirole Strike Fighter)
 * F-16C/D Fighting Falcon (Multirole Fighter)
 * F-22A Raptor (Air Superiority Fighter)
 * Aerial Tankers
 * KC-10 Extender
 * KC-135 Stratotanker
 * Transport Aircraft
 * Lockheed C-5 Galaxy
 * Beechcraft C-12 Huron
 * Boeing C-17 Globemaster III
 * Gulfstream Aerospace C-20 Gulfstream III/IV
 * Bombardier C-21 Learjet 35
 * Bell-Boeing CV-22B Osprey
 * Aleina C-27J Spartan
 * Gulfstream Aerospace C-37 Gulfstream V
 * Gulfstream Aerospace C-38 Courier
 * Boeing C-40 Clipper
 * CASA C-41 Aviocar
 * Lockheed C-130J Super Hercules
 * VIP Transport
 * McDonnell-Douglas VC-9C
 * Boeing VC-25A
 * Boeing VC-32A
 * Boeing VC-40B/C Clipper
 * Weather Reconnaissance Aircraft
 * Lockheed WC-130J Super Hercules
 * Boeing WC-135C/W Constant Phoenix