United States Air Force

air service branch of the United States Armed Forces
Organization air_force Q11223
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].

United States Air Force

Summary

United States Air Force is an air force[1]. It ranks in the top 0.55% of air_force entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,393 views/month, #1 of 183).[2]

Key Facts

  • United States Air Force received the Silver Anvil Award[3].
  • United States Air Force received the Silver Anvil Award[4].
  • United States Air Force received the Silver Anvil Award[5].
  • United States Air Force is in the country of United States[6].
  • United States Air Force's instance of is recorded as air force[7].
  • United States Air Force's instance of is recorded as United States federal agency[8].
  • United States Air Force's main regulatory text is recorded as United States Code[9].
  • United States Air Force's founder is recorded as United States Congress[10].
  • United States Air Force's item operated is recorded as United States Air Force F-16 fleet[11].
  • United States Air Force's item operated is recorded as Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II[12].
  • United States Air Force's item operated is recorded as Rockwell B-1 Lancer[13].
  • United States Air Force's item operated is recorded as Northrop B-2 Spirit[14].
  • United States Air Force's item operated is recorded as Boeing B-52 Stratofortress[15].
  • United States Air Force's item operated is recorded as Lockheed C-5 Galaxy[16].
  • United States Air Force's item operated is recorded as Beechcraft C-12 Huron[17].
  • United States Air Force's item operated is recorded as Boeing C-17 Globemaster III[18].
  • United States Air Force's item operated is recorded as Gulfstream III[19].
  • United States Air Force's item operated is recorded as Gulfstream IV[20].
  • United States Air Force's item operated is recorded as Learjet 35/36[21].
  • United States Air Force's item operated is recorded as C-27J Spartan[22].
  • United States Air Force's item operated is recorded as Gulfstream V family[23].
  • United States Air Force's item operated is recorded as Gulfstream G100[24].
  • United States Air Force's item operated is recorded as C-40 Clipper[25].
  • United States Air Force's item operated is recorded as CASA C-212 Aviocar[26].
  • United States Air Force's item operated is recorded as Lockheed C-130 Hercules[27].

Body

Founding

United States Air Force's founder is recorded as United States Congress[10].

Operations

United States Air Force's headquarters location is recorded as The Pentagon[28]. Subsidiaries include United States Air Force Academy[29], an air force academy[30], in United States[31], founded in 1954[32], headquartered in Lowry Air Force Base[33]; Air Force Institute of Technology[34], a staff college[35], in United States[36], founded in 1919[37]; Grand Forks Air Force Base[38], an air base[39], in United States[40], founded in 1957[41]; and Eglin Air Force Base[42], a census-designated place in the United States[43], in United States[44], founded in 1935[45].

Recognition

Awards received include Silver Anvil Award[3], an award[46], in United States[47], founded in 1944[48].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for United States Air Force include Air Force Amy[49], a pornographic actor[50], b. 1970[51], of United States[52].

Why It Matters

United States Air Force ranks in the top 0.55% of air_force entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (14,393 views/month, #1 of 183).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[53] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[54]

Works attributed to it include Project Blue Book[55], a closed project[56], in United States[57], founded in 1951[58], headquartered in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base[59]. Entities named for it include Air Force Amy[49], a pornographic actor[50], b. 1970[51], of United States[52].

FAQs

What awards did United States Air Force receive?

Honors received include Silver Anvil Award[3], Silver Anvil Award[4], and Silver Anvil Award[5].

References

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  1. [55] . wikidata.org. → on this site
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Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [46] . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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Class ancestry

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  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [53] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [54] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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