Establishment of the Department of the Air Force

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gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:event
gptkbp:budget $156 billion (2021)
gptkbp:ceo gptkb:General_Carl_Spaatz
gptkbp:color gptkb:Ultramarine_Blue
gptkbp:date September 18, 1947
gptkbp:employees Approximately 329,000 (2021)
gptkbp:established President Harry S. Truman
gptkbp:governing_body gptkb:United_States_Department_of_Defense
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:The_Pentagon
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Establishment of the Department of the Air Force
gptkbp:influenced_by gptkb:World_War_II
gptkbp:legislation gptkb:National_Security_Act_of_1947
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:manager gptkb:Frank_Kendall
gptkb:W._Stuart_Symington
gptkbp:military_branch gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:mission gptkb:Research_and_development
Air defense
Cyber operations
Disaster relief
Space operations
Nuclear deterrence
Counter-terrorism
Training and education
Humanitarian assistance
Joint operations
Counterinsurgency
Coalition operations
Intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance
Air mobility operations
Combat search and rescue
Command and control
Personnel recovery
Rapid global mobility
Global strike
Air and space superiority
gptkbp:motto Aim High... Fly-Fight-Win
gptkbp:predecessor gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:purpose Aviation and aerospace operations
gptkbp:related_to gptkb:Monarch
gptkbp:significance Creation of a separate military branch
gptkbp:succeeded_by gptkb:aircraft
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:Air_Force_Symbol
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:James_Polk_Jr.
gptkbp:bfsLayer 3