[DOC] [TLE] History of the United States Air Force - Wikipedia [PAR] The United States Air Force became a separate military service on September 18
, 1947, with ... In 1920, the Air Service became a branch of the Army and in 1926 
was ... was a tireless prophet of airpower before numerous civilian audiences, but 
... largely independent in 1941, when the Army Air Corps became a part of the... [DOC] [TLE] United States Army Air Forces - Wikipedia [PAR] By July 1946, the Army Air Forces had only 2 ... In February 1946, ill health forced 
the retirement of Arnold before he could ... once the Air Force became 
independent. ... a completely separate branch of the U.S. military, ... and the Air 
Corps, effective 18 September 1947. [DOC] [TLE] History of the United States Army - Wikipedia [PAR] The history of the United States Army began in 1775. From its formation, the U.S. 
Army has ... In 1947, the Air Force became completely independent from the 
Army Air ... After the war, the Continental Army was quickly disbanded as part of 
the ..... bringing the Army together with the other four military branches under 
unified,... [DOC] [TLE] Military history of the United States - Wikipedia [PAR] The military history of the United States spans a period of over two centuries. 
During those years, the United States evolved from a new nation fighting Great 
Britain for independence (177583), through the monumental American Civil ... 
They relied on the British regular Army and Navy for any serious military 
operation. [DOC] [TLE] The U.S. Air Force Birthday | Military.com [PAR] 1947 -- The U.S. Air Force Gains its Independence ... the U.S. needed to evolve 
the Army Air Corps into an independent branch in a Declaration of Policy at the... [DOC] [TLE] Abolish the Air Force - The American Prospect [PAR] Oct 22, 2007 ... Even the new counterinsurgency manual authored in part by Gen. ... Before 1947
, aviation existed as a branch (if a large and privileged one) of the ... The 
campaign expanded to Japan after Pacific bases became available. ... with either 
the Army or the Navy, and thus couldn't justify an independent service;... [DOC] [TLE] THE STRUGGLE FOR AIR FORCE INDEPENDENCE 1943-1947 [PAR] compact pre-war Army Air Corps, Arnold from his long experience made it a ... 
ning force structure were extremely vital parts of the AAF drive for auton- omy, as 
was the ... way that when the AAF became an independent service, it did not 
have im- ... before World War I. They understood each other and worked well 
together. [DOC] [TLE] Army Air Forces - United States Army Aviation [PAR] 1941 - 1947 Army Air Forces Symbol ... Frederick E. Humphreys, who graduated 
from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, N.Y., ... air forces but the United 
States made the decision to leave aviators as a part of the Army. ... of the pilots 
and missions of the Army Air Forces moved to the newly formed branch of service
. [DOC] [TLE] Was It the Air Corps or Army Air Forces in WW II? [PAR] The memorial will honor soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines of all military 
services. ... The Air Corps became the branch for Army aviation in 1926. ... The 
Army Air Forces (AAF) came into being on June 20, 1941, six months before 
Pearl Harbor. ... until Congress established the United States Air Force (USAF) in 
1947. [DOC] [TLE] Toward Independence: The Emergence of the U.S. Air Force, 1945 ... [PAR] 1945-1947. Herman S. Wolk ... Toward Independence: The Emergence of the 
U.S. Air Force, 1943-1947 n/a. 5b. .... nized the Air Service only as a combatant 
branch of the Army. For .... change in War Department organization before World 
War II." Gen- ... Arnold and the Chief of the Navy Bureau of Aer6nautics became. [DOC] [TLE] The National Personnel Records Center - A History | National Archives [PAR] In June of 1949, as part of a reorganization of the executive branch of ... No 
longer an independent agency, the Archives, under GSA, assumed .... While

Question: A branch of the military that was part of the army before it became independent in 1947
Answer: Air Force