US Air Force

Definition/Scope: On 18 July 1914 Congress created an aviation section section within the Signal Corps. This aviation section was to operate and supervise all military "Army" aircraft. On 24 May 1918 the War Department recohnized the Bureau of Aircraft Production and the Division of Aeronautics. On 26 July 1947 the National Security Act created the Air Force.

Used For:

Air Force
DAF (Department of the Air Force)

Acronym:

USAF

Broader Terms:

Air Force Department
US armed forces

Narrower Terms:

Air Force Academy
Air Force District of Washington
Air Force field operating agencies
Air Force forces
Air Force Logistics Command
Air Force Operational Test and Evaluation Center
Air Force organizations
Air Reserve Component
Airborne Forward Air Controller
Army Air Force
Cargo Movement Operations System
civil air patrol
Combat Air Force
defense support program satellites
Eglin Air Force Base
F-22A Raptor
fleet satellite communications
Joint Base Balad
Patrol Explosives Detector Dog
Patrol Narcotics Detector Dog
Rescue Coordination Center
Specialized Search Dog
unified commands (Air Force components)
Webb Air Force Base
Wideband Global Satcom Satellite
YAL-1 Airborne Laser

Related Terms:

Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
RQ-4 Global Hawk
Secretary of the Air Force