USAF
Pentagon's flying branch
USAF is the abbreviation for United States Air Force, the aerial warfare branch of the U.S.
Armed Forces.
It appears in military contexts, official documents, and journalism: USAF pilots conducted training exercises over the Pacific.
The abbreviation dates to 1947, when the Air Force became a separate branch from the Army.
One who steers aircraft
- fighterOne who engages in combat
- bomberExplosive-delivery aircraft or saboteur
- jetForced fluid stream
- squadronMilitary aviation unit
aircraft · wingman · sortie · mission · cockpit · airspace · refueling · tanker
Signed up formally
- officerAuthority figure in uniform
- generalWidespread, not specialized
- colonelSenior military officer
- lieutenantJunior commissioned officer
sergeant · airman · cadet · deployment · veteran · reserve · command · Pentagon
Self-guided airborne weapon
- ICBMOcean-spanning nuclear delivery system
- NORADAerospace warning command
- early-warningAdvance notification of danger
- bunkerReinforced subterranean stronghold
cyber-warfare · surveillance · reconnaissance · intelligence · counterterrorism · NATO · allied · combat
Orbiting celestial body
- GPSSatellite-based location technology
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
- launchSet into motion
- VandenbergMilitary space launch facility
orbit · spacecraft · astronaut · ballistic · reentry · tracking · payload · propulsion
Former armed forces members
- memorialThing preserving remembrance
- ArlingtonVirginia burial ground
- POWCaptured military personnel
- MIAUnaccounted for, briefly
motto · emblem · wings · blue · service · sacrifice · honor · valor
Unmanned flying machine
- UAVCrewless aircraft
- PredatorAlien species hunting humans
- avionicsAircraft electronic equipment
- precision-guidedDirected to exact destination
cybersecurity · simulation · targeting · sensors · communications · infrared
pilot
One who steers aircraft
squadron · aircraft · wingman · sortie · mission · cockpit · airspace · refueling · tanker · stealth
enlisted
Signed up formally
lieutenant · sergeant · airman · cadet · deployment · veteran · reserve · command · Pentagon · ranks
missile
Self-guided airborne weapon
- ICBMOcean-spanning nuclear delivery system
- NORADAerospace warning command
- early-warningAdvance notification of danger
bunker · cyber-warfare · surveillance · reconnaissance · intelligence · counterterrorism · NATO · allied · combat · warfare
satellite
Orbiting celestial body
Vandenberg · orbit · spacecraft · astronaut · ballistic · reentry · tracking · payload · propulsion · supersonic
veterans
Former armed forces members
MIA · motto · emblem · wings · blue · service · sacrifice · honor · valor · medal
drone
Unmanned flying machine
precision-guided · cybersecurity · simulation · targeting · sensors · communications · infrared
USAFUS Navy
America's maritime military branch
USN · naval aviation · submarine service · sea power · naval forces