---- - **Name:** United States Air Force - **Head Quarters:** Pentagon - Arlington County, Virginia - **President/CEO:** President of the United States - **Incorporated/Established Date:** September 18th, 1947 - **Type:** #government #military ## Mission The United States Air Force shall include aviation forces both [combat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat "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. ## Online Presence - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Air_Force - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Army_Air_Forces