18 Sep 1947

(Stuart Symington, the 1st USAF Secretary and Gen. Carl “Tooey” Spaatz, the first Air Force Chief of Staff)
 
1947: Today marks the 79th anniversary of the establishment of the USAF as a separate military service. The Air Force Historical Foundation is celebrating the day by releasing its Fall issue of the Journal of the Air Force Historical Foundation. Click this link:
https://afhistory.org/research/the-journal-of-the-afhf/
 
 
HAPPY 79th BIRTHDAY USAF!
 
DID YOU KNOW…
The predecessor organizations leading up to today’s U.S. Air Force are:
 
Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps (1 August 1907 – 18 July 1914)
Aviation Section, Signal Corps (18 July 1914 – 20 May 1918)
Division of Military Aeronautics (20 May 1918 – 24 May 1918)
Air Service, U.S. Army (24 May 1918 – 2 July 1926)
U.S. Army Air Corps (2 July 1926 – 20 June 1941)
U.S. Army Air Forces (20 June 1941 – 17 September 1947)