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United States Air Force

air service branch of the United States Armed Forces
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United States Air Force
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The United States Air Force was founded on September 18, 1947 [1]. Its headquarters is located at The Pentagon [2]. The parent organization of the United States Air Force is the United States Department of the Air Force [1].

Key Facts

  • Award received: Silver Anvil Award[3]
  • Country: United States[4]
  • Instance of: United States federal agency[5]
  • Main regulatory text: United States Code[6]
  • Founder: United States Congress[7]
  • Item operated: United States Air Force F-16 fleet[8], Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II[9], Rockwell B-1 Lancer[10], Northrop B-2 Spirit[11], Boeing B-52 Stratofortress[12], Lockheed C-5 Galaxy[13], Beechcraft C-12 Huron[14], Boeing C-17 Globemaster III[15], Gulfstream III[16], Gulfstream IV[17], Learjet 35/36[18], C-27J Spartan[19], Gulfstream V family[20], Gulfstream G100[21]
  • Headquarters location: The Pentagon[22]
  • Flag: flag of the United States Air Force[23]
  • Child organization or unit: United States Air Force Academy[24], Air Force Institute of Technology[25], Grand Forks Air Force Base[26], Eglin Air Force Base[27]

Product Details

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MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[28]

  • MusicBrainz ID: de18fb36-73dc-43cf-b982-57a9fa4fa57c[29]

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Brands and Namesakes

Things named for United States Air Force include Air Force Amy[30], a pornographic actor[31], b. 1970[32], of United States[33].

Why It Matters

United States Air Force has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] It is known by 55 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

Works attributed to it include Project Blue Book[36], a closed project[37], in United States[38], founded in 1951[39], headquartered in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base[40]. Entities named for it include Air Force Amy[30], a pornographic actor[31], b. 1970[32], of United States[33].

FAQs

What awards did United States Air Force receive?

Honors received include Silver Anvil Award[3].

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . GRID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [5] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [6] ↑ . web.archive.org. web.archive.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  16. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [22] ↑ . USA.gov. Retrieved . usa.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [3] ↑ . apps.prsa.org. Retrieved . apps.prsa.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] ↑ . GRID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] ↑ . GRID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . GRID. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] ↑ . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [39] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [31] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 11w ago · Kirilloparma · 2026-07-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Official website → https://www.airforce.com/, https://www.af.mil/
    P14470 → Concepts/United_States_Air_Force
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ P14470: Concepts/United_States_Air_Force, Adding missing [[P:P14470|P14470]] and [[P:P9675|P9675]] qualifier based on [[P:P5247|P5247]]"
  2. 14w ago · RVA2869 · 2026-07-07 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → ['air-force', 'united-states-air-force', 'u-s-air-force']
    "/* wbeditentity-update-languages-and-other-short:0||nl, de, en, fr, id, sv, min, uk, tr, bs, hu, ro, mul */ Cleanup: remove wikimedia refs; replace property; add mul alias ([[User:Difool/WikidataClean"
  3. 16w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-06-25 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → ['air-force', 'united-states-air-force', 'u-s-air-force']
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: air-force, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289912085|air force (#289912085)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]] #mix"
  4. 17w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-06-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Parent org → —
    Topic's main wikimedia portal → Portal:United States Air Force
    Facebook username → USAirForceRecruiting, USairforce
    Headquarters → —
    + 45 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0222583-Spojene-staty-americke-Air-Force, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259599|batch #259599]]"
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