United States Air Force

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services. It was part of the U.S. Army until September 18, 1947.80 P.L. 235, 61 Stat. 495 (1947); Air Force Link, (2006) "Factsheets: The U.S. Air Force". Retrieved April 7, 2006.

The Air Force is the largest air force in the world and considered one of the most technologically advanced. It has thousands of aircraft in service. including bombers, fighter aircraft, and transport, and hundreds of intercontinental ballistic missiles. Hundreds of thousands of men and women are on active duty in the Air Force and others are in the Reserves and the United States National Guard.

Officer ranks

Pay gradeO-1O-2O-3O-4O-5O-6O-7O-8O-9O-10Special Insignia 15px 15px 45px 45px 45px 45px 45px 45px 75px 105px 80px Title SecondLieutenant FirstLieutenant Captain Major LieutenantColonel Colonel BrigadierGeneral MajorGeneral LieutenantGeneral General Generalof the Air ForceAbbreviation22d Lt1st LtCaptMajLt ColColBrig GenMaj GenLt GenGenGAFNATO CodeOF-1OF-2OF-3OF-4OF-5OF-6OF-7OF-8OF-9OF-101 Awarded as an honorary rank or during periods of a declared war.
2 No periods are used in actual grade abbreviation.

Warrant officers
The Air Force warrant officer ranks, while authorized by law, are not used.

Enlisted personnel

US DoD Pay gradeE-1E-2E-3E-4E-5E-6E-7E-8E-9Insignia No Insignia 47px 47px 47px 47px 47px 44px 44px 44px 44px 44px 44px 44px 44pxTitle AirmanBasic Airman Airman FirstClass SeniorAirman StaffSergeant TechnicalSergeant MasterSergeant¹ Senior MasterSergeant¹ Chief MasterSergeant¹ Command ChiefMaster Sergeant Chief Master Sergeantof the Air ForceAbbreviationABAmnA1CSrASSgtTSgtMSgtSMSgtCMSgtCCMCMSAFNATO CodeOR-1OR-2OR-3OR-4OR-5OR-6OR-7OR-8OR-9OR-9OR-9¹ The USAF does not have a separate First Sergeant rank; it is instead a duty denoted by a diamond within the upper field.

 References 

Other websites
Find a grave memorial of a World War II "WASP" {Women Air Service pilot}


Category:Military aviation
Category:1947 establishments in the United States