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The United States Air Force celebrates its 71st<\/sup> birthday on September 18, 2018.\u00a0 Last year was Big Number 70, which was accompanied by much fanfare.\u00a0 So how was the United States Air Force \u201cborn\u201d? (https:\/\/www.military.com\/air-force-birthday<\/a>)<\/p>\n

It all began in 1907 when the United States Army began to realize the potential of the Wright Brother\u2019s new invention, the airplane.\u00a0 The Army Signal Corps created an Aeronautical Division.\u00a0 From 1914 to 1918 it became known as the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps even as the airplane further proved its value during the bloody stalemate of War World I.<\/p>\n

Two Leaders Emerge<\/h4>\n
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A couple of Army Officers emerged as leaders of what eventually became known as the Army Air Corps in the inter-war period.\u00a0 Carl \u201cTooey\u201d Spaatz made a name for himself with the first aerial refueling in an airplane dubbed, The Question Mark\u201d in 1929.\u00a0 Spaatz went on to command the Strategic Air Forces in Europe during World War II.<\/p>\n

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Henry \u201cHap\u201d Arnold (right) learned to fly under two instructors, Orville and Wilbur Wright.\u00a0 \u00a0Arnold graduated with the reputation as a prankster in his West Point class in 1907.\u00a0 However, his military and leadership prowess became evident in the Army Air Corps.\u00a0 He commanded all Army Air Forces during World War II.<\/p>\n

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Although the Army Air Corps officially became known as the Army Air Service from 1941 to 1947, many still referred to it as the Army Air Corps.\u00a0 It symbol, worn as a military device on the uniform was the Prop and Wings.\u00a0 A symbol know worn by recognized cadets at the US Air Force Academy.<\/p>\n

The Birth of a Service<\/h4>\n
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Immediately following World War II, Congress and the Administration began to consider a major reorganization of the US War Department.\u00a0 The result was the National Security Act of 1947.\u00a0 Major changes included renaming the War Department, the Department of Defense (or DOD).\u00a0 The Joint Chiefs of Staff were created, with a ranking general from the four services (Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force) and a ranking general over the other four.\u00a0 The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) was also created.<\/p>\n

However, for the purposes of this blog, the most important piece of the legislation was the creation of a separate air arm of the military, to be known as the Air Force.\u00a0 It came into existence on September 18, 1947.\u00a0 General Hap Arnold (left<\/em>) was designated by Congress as the first Air Force General (https:\/\/www.af.mil\/About-Us\/Biographies\/Display\/Article\/107811\/general-henry-h-arnold\/<\/a>). \u00a0Carl \u201cTooey\u201d Spaatz (right) was appointed as the first Air Force Chief of Staff (https:\/\/www.af.mil\/About-Us\/Biographies\/Display\/Article\/105528\/general-carl-a-spaatz\/<\/a>).<\/p>\n

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Seventy year have come and gone.\u00a0 Several milestones have been achieved by the Air Force.\u00a0 Chuck Yeager broke the sound barrier, a nuclear deterrent was established by Air Force bombers, primarily the B-52, and the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (ICBM).\u00a0 The United States Air Force Academy was established.\u00a0 The Air Force has begun to oversee space operations.<\/p>\n

However it all began in September of 1947\u2026Happy Birthday US Air Force.\u00a0\u00a0#AirForceBirthday<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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