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].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Group[28]

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

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[30]. Subsidiaries include United States Air Force Academy[31], an air force academy[32], in United States[33], founded in 1954[34], headquartered in Lowry Air Force Base[35]; Air Force Institute of Technology[36], a staff college[37], in United States[38], founded in 1919[39]; Grand Forks Air Force Base[40], an air base[41], in United States[42], founded in 1957[43]; and Eglin Air Force Base[44], a census-designated place in the United States[45], in United States[46], founded in 1935[47].

Recognition

Awards received include Silver Anvil Award[3], an award[48], in United States[49], founded in 1944[50].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for United States Air Force include Air Force Amy[51], a pornographic actor[52], b. 1970[53], of United States[54].

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.[55] It is known by 32 alternative names across languages and contexts.[56]

Works attributed to it include Project Blue Book[57], a closed project[58], in United States[59], founded in 1951[60], headquartered in Wright-Patterson Air Force Base[61]. Entities named for it include Air Force Amy[51], a pornographic actor[52], b. 1970[53], of United States[54].

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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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. [57] . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [51] . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [55] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [56] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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