Air Force

Sky defense branch

The Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the United States military, established as an independent service in 1947.

It operates fighters, bombers, and support aircraft.

The term appears in compounds like Air Force base and Air Force Academy.

Someone serves in the Air Force or is an Air Force pilot. (Lowercase air force is any nation's aerial military branch.)

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