An F-15E Strike Eagle prepares to receive fuel from a KC-135 Stratotanker over the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility, July 13, 2025. Photo by Air Force Senior Airman Natalie Jones
Air Force Celebrates 78 Years of Air Superiority
Air Force Celebrates 78 Years of Air Superiority
An Air Force F-22 Raptor assigned to the 199th Air Expeditionary Squadron takes off during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 in Northern Territory, Australia, July 16, 2025. Photo by Air Force Senior Airman Natalie Jones
A B-2 Spirit soars over the Mojave Desert, Calif., July 17, 2024. Photo by Christian Turner, Air Force
Paratroopers assigned to the 2nd Infantry Brigade Combat Team, 11th Airborne Division sit aboard a C-17 Globemaster assigned to the 154th Operations Wing, as they prepare for a personnel drop in support of Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025 near Queensland, Australia, July 13, 2025. Photo by Air Force Tech Sgt. Tarelle Walker
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Fly-Fight-Win”
The Department of the Air Force was established 78 years ago on Sept. 18, 1947, making it the third military department, alongside the Departments of the Army and Navy.
Its creation was the result of the National Security Act of 1947, which formed the National Military Establishment. Less than two years later, the establishment became the Department of Defense, and on Sept. 5, 2025, …
