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Air Force Leaders through the years.
The Air Force has six Institutional Commands focused on the recruit, train, and equip function of the department, and 10 Service Component Commands focused on meeting the needs of the nation’s joint Combatant Commands.
Brief descriptions of each, as well as mission and Active-duty personnel numbers.
The command structure of the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force; numbered air forces; field commands; major commands; and centers.
A detailed guide to the aircraft, aerial target systems, weapons systems, and satellite systems in USAF and USSF inventory.
Ribbons in order of precedence; devices; specialty berets.
Mission, Location, Emblem, and Majcom affiliation.
A non-exhaustive list of acronyms and abbreviations found in the 2024 Almanac.
The U.S. Space Force was created on Dec. 20, 2019. The Space Force exists as a separate military service within the Department of the Air Force, lead by the Chief of Space Operations.
Total aircraft inventory; aircraft inventory trends; ICBM and satellite inventory; andaircraft age.
