USAF

During ancient times, kings and emperors protected their state boundaries from any probable land attack. They could have never thought that their territory needs aerial protection as well. Air Force has now become an intrinsic part of the Defense Power. The USAF or United States Air Force a US military organization primarily protects the country from aerial attacks. The USAF uses helicopters, aircrafts, fighters and bombers to carry out air raids when required.

Its mission is to control any exploitation of air and space. The aviation branch of the US Armed Forces, the United States Air Force is a vital defense organization. USAF has placed aircrafts to bomb enemy targets, provide reconnaissance, and fight enemy aircrafts and transport soldiers for the other armed services. In addition to this, it also maintains the States nuclear power and maintains a fleet of strategic bombers. These personnel carry land-based nuclear missiles and nuclear weapons. To keep a vigil, it also maintains military satellites to catch any suspicious activity.

The USAF has three components namely, Air Force, US Air Force Reserve and Air National Guards of the various States, territories and Districts of Columbia. There are nine major commands in the United States Air Force. It depends on the functional basics within the country and through geographic location overseas. The three sections of the Air Force are divided into ten Aero Space Expeditionary Forces. The EAF with 10,000 to 15000 personnel gets a call of three months after every fifteen months. It consists of 31 refueling-aircraft, 90 multi-role fighter and bomber aircrafts and 13 surveillance and reconnaissance aircrafts.

The United States Air Force comes under the jurisdiction of the country’s Air Force Department under the charge of the Secretary of Air Force. One of the key-role of the USAF is nuclear deterrence. It control about sixty percent of the country’s nuclear weapons and helps it in becoming a super power. The service of the Air Force is highly commendable.