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The United States Air Force (U.S. Air Force or USAF) is the aerospace branch of the five United States armed forces. The USAF has over 9,000 aircraft in service and about 352,000 personnel on active duty, 72,000 in the Ready Reserve, 102,000 in the Air National Guard and 57,000 auxiliarists.

According to the National Security Act of 1947 which created the Air Force,

"In general the United States Air Force shall include aviation forces both combat and service not otherwise assigned. It shall be organized, trained, and equipped primarily for prompt and sustained offensive and defensive air operations. The Air Force shall be responsible for the preparation of the air forces necessary for the effective prosecution of war except as otherwise assigned and, in accordance with integrated joint mobilization plans, for the expansion of the peacetime components of the Air Force to meet the needs of war."

The stated mission of the USAF today is "to deliver sovereign options for the defense of the United States of America and its global interests — to fly and fight in Air, Space, and Cyberspace".

In 1995, the Secretary of the Air Force Sheila E. Widnall and the Air Force Chief of Staff General Ronald R. Fogleman approved the following core values for the United States Air Force:

Integrity First.
Service Before Self.
Excellence In All We Do.

The United States Air Force does not have an official motto, but there are numerous unofficial slogans such as "No one comes close" and "Un Ab Alto" [One Over All]. For many years, the U.S. Air Force used "Aim High" as its recruiting motto; more recently, they have used "Cross into the blue". Additionally, each wing, group, or squadron usually has its own motto.

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USAF Topics

The United States Air Force
The United States Air National Guard
The United States Air Force Reserves
The United States Air Force Auxiliary: The United States Civil Air Patrol
The United States Department of Homeland Security
The United States War on Terrorism
United States Unified Combatant Command
Base Realignment And Closure (BRAC) past and present decisions
Pay and benefit changes for 2007
United States Air Force aerospace vehicles
- Aircraft
- Missiles
- Space Vehicles

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