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{{Distinguish|United States Department of the Air Force|}}
{{Organization
{{Short description|Air service branch of the U.S. military}}
|OrganizationName=Air Force
{{Organization  
|OrganizationName=United States Air Force  
|OrganizationType=Executive Departments
|OrganizationType=Executive Departments
|Mission=The mission of the United States Air Force is to fly, fight, and win - airpower anytime, anywhere. It aims to provide global vigilance, reach, and power to deter aggression and defend the nation, its allies, and its interests through air, space, and cyberspace superiority.
|Mission=The mission of the United States Air Force is to fly, fight, and win - airpower anytime, anywhere. It aims to provide global vigilance, reach, and power to deter aggression and defend the nation, its allies, and its interests through air, space, and cyberspace superiority.
|ParentOrganization=Department of the Air Force
|TopOrganization=Department of Defense
|CreationLegislation=National Security Act of 1947
|Employees=321848
|Budget=$179.7 billion (Fiscal Year 2020)
|OrganizationExecutive=Chief of Staff of the Air Force
|OrganizationExecutive=Chief of Staff of the Air Force
|Employees=321,848 active duty; 147,879 civilian personnel; 68,927 reserve airmen; 105,104 Air National Guard airmen (as of 2020)
|Budget=$179.7 billion (Fiscal Year 2020)
|Website=https://www.airforce.com
|Services=Air Superiority; Global Strike; Rapid Global Mobility; Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance; Command and Control
|Services=Air Superiority; Global Strike; Rapid Global Mobility; Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance; Command and Control
|ParentOrganization=Department of the Air Force, United States Department of Defense
|HeadquartersLocation=38.86994, -77.00905
|CreationLegislation=National Security Act of 1947
|Regulations=
|HeadquartersLocation=38.869941, -77.009053
|HeadquartersAddress=1670 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1670
|HeadquartersAddress=1670 Air Force Pentagon, Washington, DC 20330-1670
|Website=https://www.airforce.com
}}
}}
{{Distinguish|United States Department of the Air Force|}}
{{Short description|Air service branch of the U.S. military}}
{{United States Armed Forces sidebar}}
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On 22 October 2023, the USAF conducted its first-ever trilateral exercise with the [[South Korean Air Force|South Korean]] and [[JASDF|Japanese]] air forces near the Korean Peninsula.<ref>{{cite news |title=US, ROK, Japan hold first joint aerial drill despite North Korean warnings |url=https://www.nknews.org/2023/10/us-rok-japan-hold-first-joint-aerial-drill-despite-north-korean-warnings |publisher=NK News |date=October 23, 2023}}</ref> On 29 November 2023, a USAF [[Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey]] crashed in the Japan island of Yakushima killing 1 airman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-military-plane-crashes-sea-japan-osprey-yakushima-rcna127129|title=At least 1 dead after U.S. military aircraft crashes into the sea near Japan|last=Yamamoto|first=Arata|date=November 29, 2023|website=[[NBC News]]|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/osprey-crash-japan-us-crew-missing-search-rescue-japanese-ask-ground-ospreys/|title=U.S. military confirms Osprey crash in Japan left at least 1 dead, says search for 7 continues|last=Palmer|first=Elizabeth|date=December 1, 2023|website=[[CBS News]]|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref>
On 22 October 2023, the USAF conducted its first-ever trilateral exercise with the [[South Korean Air Force|South Korean]] and [[JASDF|Japanese]] air forces near the Korean Peninsula.<ref>{{cite news |title=US, ROK, Japan hold first joint aerial drill despite North Korean warnings |url=https://www.nknews.org/2023/10/us-rok-japan-hold-first-joint-aerial-drill-despite-north-korean-warnings |publisher=NK News |date=October 23, 2023}}</ref> On 29 November 2023, a USAF [[Bell Boeing V-22 Osprey]] crashed in the Japan island of Yakushima killing 1 airman.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/us-military-plane-crashes-sea-japan-osprey-yakushima-rcna127129|title=At least 1 dead after U.S. military aircraft crashes into the sea near Japan|last=Yamamoto|first=Arata|date=November 29, 2023|website=[[NBC News]]|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cbsnews.com/news/osprey-crash-japan-us-crew-missing-search-rescue-japanese-ask-ground-ospreys/|title=U.S. military confirms Osprey crash in Japan left at least 1 dead, says search for 7 continues|last=Palmer|first=Elizabeth|date=December 1, 2023|website=[[CBS News]]|access-date=December 1, 2023}}</ref>


In 2024, citing the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]'s ruling in ''[[Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo]]'', the Air Force refused to comply with an [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]] order that they develop a cleanup plan for drinking water around [[Tucson, Arizona]] after the region's groundwater was contaminated by [[Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances|PFAS]] runoff from nearby Air Force bases.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air Force Dodges PFAS Water Cleanup in Arizona, Citing Supreme Court Chevron Ruling {{!}} Common Dreams |url=https://www.commondreams.org/news/air-force-epa-pfas |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=www.commondreams.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/12/air-force-epa-water-pfas-tucson|title=US Air Force avoids PFAS water cleanup, citing supreme court's Chevron ruling|last=Perkins|first=Tom|date=August 12, 2024|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=August 31, 2024}}</ref>
In 2024, citing the [[Supreme Court of the United States|Supreme Court]]'s ruling in ''[[Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo]]'', the Air Force refused to comply with an [[United States Environmental Protection Agency|EPA]] order that they develop a cleanup plan for drinking water around [[Tucson, Arizona]] after the region's groundwater was contaminated by [[Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances|PFAS]] runoff from nearby Air Force bases.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Air Force Dodges PFAS Water Cleanup in Arizona, Citing Supreme Court Chevron Ruling {{!}} Common Dreams |url=https://www.commondreams.org/news/air-force-epa-pfas |access-date=2024-08-18 |website=www.commondreams.org |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/article/2024/aug/12/air-force-epa-water-pfas-tucson|title=US Air Force avoids PFAS water cleanup, citing supreme court's Chevron ruling|last=Perkins|first=Tom|date=August 12, 2024|website=The Guardian|access-date=August 31, 2024}}</ref>


=== Conflicts ===
=== Conflicts ===
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  [[Iraq War#2003: Invasion|Operation Iraqi Freedom]] (2003–2010)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0313iraqi/|title=Iraqi Freedom and the Air Force|last=Grant|first=Rebecca|date=March 1, 2013|website=Air & Space Forces Magazine|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref>
  [[Iraq War#2003: Invasion|Operation Iraqi Freedom]] (2003–2010)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/0313iraqi/|title=Iraqi Freedom and the Air Force|last=Grant|first=Rebecca|date=March 1, 2013|website=Air & Space Forces Magazine|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref>
  [[Iraq War#2010: US drawdown and Operation New Dawn|Operation New Dawn]] (2010–2011)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afcent.af.mil/News/Article/220080/us-air-force-role-transitions-to-operation-new-dawn/|title=U.S. Air Force role transitions to Operation New Dawn|date=September 1, 2010|website=afcent.af.mil|publisher=Air Force Central|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/30/world/meast/operation-iraqi-freedom-and-operation-new-dawn-fast-facts/index.html|title=Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn Fast Facts|date=April 1, 2022|website=CNN|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref>
  [[Iraq War#2010: US drawdown and Operation New Dawn|Operation New Dawn]] (2010–2011)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.afcent.af.mil/News/Article/220080/us-air-force-role-transitions-to-operation-new-dawn/|title=U.S. Air Force role transitions to Operation New Dawn|date=September 1, 2010|website=afcent.af.mil|publisher=Air Force Central|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.cnn.com/2013/10/30/world/meast/operation-iraqi-freedom-and-operation-new-dawn-fast-facts/index.html|title=Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation New Dawn Fast Facts|date=April 1, 2022|website=CNN|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Operation Odyssey Dawn]] (2011 Libyan no-fly zone)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/1211libya/|title=Lessons from Libya|date=December 1, 2011|last=Tirpak|first=John|website=Air & Space Forces Magazine|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/us-forces-lead-attack-against-libya-in-operation-audacity-dawn|title=U.S. Forces lead Attack Against Libya in Operation New Dawn|date=March 19, 2011|website=PBS |access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/19/operation-odyssey-dawn-tomahawks-libya|title=Operation Odyssey Dawn commences to end Gaddafi onslaught on Benghazi|last=Townsend|first=Mark|date=March 19, 2011|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Operation Odyssey Dawn]] (2011 Libyan no-fly zone)<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.airandspaceforces.com/article/1211libya/|title=Lessons from Libya|date=December 1, 2011|last=Tirpak|first=John|website=Air & Space Forces Magazine|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.pbs.org/newshour/nation/us-forces-lead-attack-against-libya-in-operation-audacity-dawn|title=U.S. Forces lead Attack Against Libya in Operation New Dawn|date=March 19, 2011|website=PBS |access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/mar/19/operation-odyssey-dawn-tomahawks-libya|title=Operation Odyssey Dawn commences to end Gaddafi onslaught on Benghazi|last=Townsend|first=Mark|date=March 19, 2011|website=The Guardian|access-date=July 29, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Operation Inherent Resolve]] (2014–present: intervention against the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://warontherocks.com/2021/08/from-forever-wars-to-great-power-wars-lessons-learned-from-operation-inherent-resolve/|title=From Forever Wars to Great Power Wars: Lessons Learned From Operation Inherent Resolve|last=Pettyjohn|first=Stacie|date=August 20, 2021|website=War on the Rocks|access-date=January 15, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Operation Inherent Resolve]] (2014–present: intervention against the [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant]])<ref>{{cite web|url=https://warontherocks.com/2021/08/from-forever-wars-to-great-power-wars-lessons-learned-from-operation-inherent-resolve/|title=From Forever Wars to Great Power Wars: Lessons Learned From Operation Inherent Resolve|last=Pettyjohn|first=Stacie|date=August 20, 2021|website=War on the Rocks|access-date=January 15, 2024}}</ref>


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* [[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress|B-52H Stratofortress]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.defensenews.com/air/2023/01/09/how-to-re-engine-a-b-52-and-make-a-new-bomber-fleet/|title=How to re-engine a B-52 and make a new bomber fleet|last=Losey|first=Stephen|date=January 9, 2023|website=Defense News|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/02/12/the-new-b-52-how-the-air-force-is-prepping-to-fly-century-old-bombers/|title=The new B-52: How the Air Force is prepping to fly century old bombers|last=Losey|first=Stephen|date=February 12, 2024|website=[[Defense News]]|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Boeing B-52 Stratofortress|B-52H Stratofortress]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.defensenews.com/air/2023/01/09/how-to-re-engine-a-b-52-and-make-a-new-bomber-fleet/|title=How to re-engine a B-52 and make a new bomber fleet|last=Losey|first=Stephen|date=January 9, 2023|website=Defense News|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defensenews.com/air/2024/02/12/the-new-b-52-how-the-air-force-is-prepping-to-fly-century-old-bombers/|title=The new B-52: How the Air Force is prepping to fly century old bombers|last=Losey|first=Stephen|date=February 12, 2024|website=[[Defense News]]|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref>
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* [[Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider|B-21 Raider]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3235326/world-gets-first-look-at-b-21-raider/|title=World Gets First Look at B–22 Raider|last=Lopez|first=Todd|date=December 3, 2022|website=[[United States Department of Defense]]|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-air-forces-new-b-21-raider-flying-wing-bomber-takes-first-flight-reuters-2023-11-10/|title=US Air Force's new B-21 Raider flying wing bomber takes first flight|last=Stone|first=Mike|date=November 11, 2023|website=[[Reuters]]|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref>
* [[Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider|B-21 Raider]]<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.defense.gov/News/News-Stories/Article/Article/3235326/world-gets-first-look-at-b-21-raider/|title=World Gets First Look at B–22 Raider|last=Lopez|first=Todd|date=December 3, 2022|website=[[United States Department of Defense]]|access-date=August 1, 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.reuters.com/business/aerospace-defense/us-air-forces-new-b-21-raider-flying-wing-bomber-takes-first-flight-reuters-2023-11-10/|title=US Air Force's new B-21 Raider flying wing bomber takes first flight|last=Stone|first=Mike|date=November 11, 2023|website=Reuters|access-date=February 12, 2024}}</ref>
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* [[Lockheed MC-130|MC-130J Commando II]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2022/09/22/air-force-plans-more-tests-of-amphibious-armed-mc-130j-airlifter/|title=Air Force plans more tests of amphibious armed MC-130J airlifter|last=Cohen|first=Rachel|date=September 22, 2022|website=[[Air Force Times]]|access-date=November 25, 2023}}</ref>
* [[Lockheed MC-130|MC-130J Commando II]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.airforcetimes.com/news/your-air-force/2022/09/22/air-force-plans-more-tests-of-amphibious-armed-mc-130j-airlifter/|title=Air Force plans more tests of amphibious armed MC-130J airlifter|last=Cohen|first=Rachel|date=September 22, 2022|website=[[Air Force Times]]|access-date=November 25, 2023}}</ref>
[[File:MQ-9 Reaper UAV (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper|MQ-9]] [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]]]
[[File:MQ-9 Reaper UAV (cropped).jpg|thumb|[[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper|MQ-9]] [[unmanned aerial vehicle]]]]
* [[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper|MQ-9B Reaper]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/15/mq-9-reaper-what-is-the-us-drone-that-collided-with-a-russian-jet-and-how-is-it-used|title=MQ-9 Reaper: what is the U.S. drone that collided with a Russian jet and how is it used?|last=Yerushalmy|first=Jonathan|date=March 15, 2023|website=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=November 25, 2023}}</ref>
* [[General Atomics MQ-9 Reaper|MQ-9B Reaper]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/mar/15/mq-9-reaper-what-is-the-us-drone-that-collided-with-a-russian-jet-and-how-is-it-used|title=MQ-9 Reaper: what is the U.S. drone that collided with a Russian jet and how is it used?|last=Yerushalmy|first=Jonathan|date=March 15, 2023|website=The Guardian|access-date=November 25, 2023}}</ref>
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