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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Numbered Air Force
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gptkbp:activatedBy
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28 January 1942
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:aircraft
gptkb:B-24_Liberator
B-1B Lancer
B-2 Spirit
B-52 Stratofortress
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gptkbp:branch
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
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gptkbp:component
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United States Fleet Forces Command
Air Force Global Strike Command
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gptkbp:country
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:decorations
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gptkb:Air_Force_Outstanding_Unit_Award
gptkb:Distinguished_Unit_Citation
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gptkbp:emblem
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Eighth Air Force emblem
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gptkbp:engagedIn
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gptkb:Cold_War
gptkb:Operation_Allied_Force
gptkb:Operation_Enduring_Freedom
gptkb:Operation_Iraqi_Freedom
gptkb:World_War_II
Operation Desert Storm
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gptkbp:establishedIn
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22 February 1944
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gptkbp:garrison
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gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
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gptkbp:headquartersLocation
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gptkb:Barksdale_Air_Force_Base
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Eighth Air Force
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gptkbp:motto
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Peace Through Strength, Victory Through Air Power
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gptkbp:nickname
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gptkb:The_Mighty_Eighth
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gptkbp:notableCommander
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gptkb:Ira_C._Eaker
gptkb:Curtis_LeMay
gptkb:Carl_Spaatz
gptkb:James_H._Doolittle
gptkb:Frederick_L._Anderson
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gptkbp:notableUnit
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gptkb:91st_Bomb_Group
gptkb:100th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:303rd_Bomb_Group
gptkb:305th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:379th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:390th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:447th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:452nd_Bomb_Group
gptkb:95th_Bomb_Group
gptkb:96th_Bomb_Group
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gptkbp:nowPartOf
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gptkb:United_States_Army_Air_Forces
gptkb:Strategic_Air_Command
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gptkbp:parentOrganization
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Air Force Global Strike Command
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gptkbp:partOf
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gptkb:United_States_Air_Force
Air Force Global Strike Command
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gptkbp:role
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Nuclear deterrence
Strategic bombing
Global strike operations
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gptkbp:theaterOfOperations
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations
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gptkbp:website
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https://www.8af.af.mil/
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:European_Theater_of_Operations,_United_States_Army
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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