القوات الجوية الأمريكية

القوات الجوية الأمريكية; United States Air Force
	بوابة القوات الجوية الأمريكية
نشطة	18 سبتمبر 1947 - Present
البلد	الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية
الفرع	قوات جوية
الدور	"To fly, fight and win ... in air, space and cyberspace."
الحجم	327,452 active personnel; 115,300 reserve personnel; 106,700 air guard personnel; 5,573 aircraft, of which 2,132 are fighters; 450 ICBMs; 32 satellites
جزء من	وزارة الدفاع; وزارة القوات الجوية
Headquarters	الپنتاگون
الشعار اللفظي	"Above All" (منذ فبراير 2008)
Colors	Ultramarine Blue & Air Force Yellow
المشية	The U.S. Air Force
الاشتباكات	Korean War; حرب ڤيتنام; Gulf War; NATO bombing of Yugoslavia; Afghanistan War; Iraq War
القادة
Chief of Staff	Gen Norton A. Schwartz
Vice Chief of Staff	Gen Carrol H. Chandler
Chief Master Sergeant	CMSAF James A. Roy
الشارات
United States Air Force Symbol
Roundel
الطائرات التابعة
طائرة هجومية	A-10, AC-130
قاذفة قنابل	B-52H, B-1B, B-2
الإلكترونية	E-3, E-8, EC-130, EC-135
مقاتلة	F-15C, F-15E, F-16, F-22
مروحية	UH-1N, HH-60
استطلاع	U-2, RC-135, RQ-4, RQ-1
طائرة تدريب	T-6, T-38, T-43, T-1, TG-10
طائرة شحن	C-130, C-135, KC-135, C-5, C-9, KC-10, C-17, VC-25, C-32, CV-22, C-37, C-21, C-12, C-40,

القوات الجوية الأمريكية (USAF) هي أحد فورع القوات المسلحة الأمريكية المسؤولة عن الحرب الجوية، حرب الفضاء، والحرب الإلكترونية، وهي إحدى الخدمات المنظمة في الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية|الخدمات المنظمة الأمريكية]]. وكانت تابعة جيش الولايات المتحدة|للجيش الأمريكي إلى حتى انفصلت عنه في 18 سبتمبر 1947 طبقا لقانون الأمن القومي لعام 1947.

المهمة

البحث والإنقاذ

السيادة الجوية

الحرب الغير نظامية

الجسور الجوية

التاريخ

Roundels which have appeared on US aircraft
1. 5/17-2/18 2. 2/18-8/19 3. 8/19-5/42
4. 5/42-6/43 5. 6/43-9/43 6. 9/43-1/47
7. 1/47-

The predecessor organizations of today's USAF are:

Aeronautical Division, U.S. Signal Corps (1 August 1907 to 18 July 1914)
Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps (18 July 1914 to 20 May 1918)
Division of Military Aeronautics (20 May 1918 to 24 May 1918)
U.S. Army Air Service (24 May 1918 to 2 July 1926)
U.S. Army Air Corps (2 July 1926 to 20 June 1941) and
U.S. Army Air Forces (20 June 1941 to 17 September 1947)

التاريخ المعاصر

صراعات

The SR-71 Blackbird was a Cold war reconnaissance plane.

The F-117 Nighthawk was a stealth attack aircraft (retired from service on 22 April 2008).

الحرب العالمية الأولىكقطاع طيران لسلاح الإشارة
الحرب العالمية الثانيةكالقوات الجوية للجيش الأمريكي
الحرب الباردة
الحرب الكورية
حرب ڤتنام
Operation Eagle Claw (1980 Iranian Hostage Rescue)
Operation Urgent Fury (1983 US Invasion of Grenada)
Operation El Dorado Canyon (التفجير الأمريكي لليبيا 1986)
عملية جست كوز (الغزوالأمريكي لبنما 1989-1990 )
عملية درع الصحراء وعاصفة الصحراء (1990-1991 حرب الخليج)
Operation Southern Watch (1992-2003 Iraq No-Fly Zone)
Operation Deliberate Force (1995 NATO bombing in Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Operation Northern Watch (1997-2003 Iraq No-Fly Zone)
Operation Allied Force (1999 NATO bombing of Yugoslavia)
Operation Enduring Freedom (2001-present Afghanistan War)
Operation Iraqi Freedom (2003-present Iraq War)

عمليات إنسانية

Berlin Airlift (Operation Vittles), 1948-1949
Operation Safe Haven, 1956-1957
Operations Babylift, New Life, Frequent Wind, and New Arrivals, 1975
Operation Provide Comfort, 1991
Operation Sea Angel, 1991
Operation Provide Hope, 1992-1993
Operation Unified Assistance, December 2004 - April 2005
Operation Unified Response, Jan 14, 2010 - Present

التنظيم

القادة

Headquarters, United States Air Force, The Pentagon, Arlington, ڤرجينيا

Air Combat Command (ACC), headquartered at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, ڤرجينيا
- First Air Force, headquartered at Tyndall Air Force Base, فلوريدا
- Ninth Air Force, headquartered at Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina
- Twelfth Air Force, headquartered at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Arizona
- United States Air Force Warfare Center, headquartered at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada
Air Education and Training Command (AETC), headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
- Second Air Force, headquartered at Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi
- Nineteenth Air Force, headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
- Air Force Recruiting Service, headquartered at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
- Air University, headquartered at Maxwell-Gunter Air Force Base, Alabama
- Wilford Hall Medical Center, headquarted at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC), headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
- Eighth Air Force, headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
- Twentieth Air Force, headquartered at F. E. Warren Air Force Base, وايومنگ
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC), headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
- Aeronautical Systems Center, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
- Air Force Flight Test Center, headquartered at Edwards Air Force Base, كاليفورنيا
- Air Force Global Logistics Support Center, headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, إلينوي
- Air Force Nuclear Weapons Center, headquartered at Kirtland Air Force Base, نيومكسيكو
- Air Force Research Laboratory, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
- Air Force Security Assistance Center, headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
- Air Armament Center, headquartered at Eglin Air Force Base, فلوريدا
- Arnold Engineering Development Center, headquartered at Arnold Air Force Base, تنسي
- Electronic Systems Center, headquartered at Hanscom Air Force Base, مساتشوستس
Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC), headquartered at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
- Fourth Air Force, headquartered at March Air Reserve Base, كاليفورنيا
- Tenth Air Force, headquartered at Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas
- Twenty-Second Air Force, headquartered at Dobbins Air Reserve Base, Georgia
- Air Reserve Personnel Center, headquartered at Denver, كولورادو
Air Force Space Command (AFSPC), headquartered at Peterson Air Force Base, كولورادو
- Fourteenth Air Force, headquartered at Vandenberg Air Force Base, كاليفورنيا
- Twenty Fourth Air Force, headquarters at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
- Space and Missile Systems Center, headquartered at Los Angeles Air Force Base, كاليفورنيا
- Space Innovation and Development Center, headquartered at Schriever Air Force Base, كولورادو

Several aircraft in a squadron at Hurlburt Field

Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC), headquartered at Hurlburt Field, فلوريدا
- Twenty-Third Air Force, headquartered at Hurlburt Field, فلوريدا
- Special Operations Training Center, headquartered at Hurlburt Field, فلوريدا
Air Mobility Command (AMC), headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, إلينوي
- Eighteenth Air Force, headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, إلينوي
- United States Air Force Expeditionary Center, headquartered at Fort Dix, نيوجرزي
United States Air Forces in Europe (USAFE), headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany
- Third Air Force, headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany
- Seventeenth Air Force, headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Pacific Air Forces (PACAF), headquartered at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii
- Fifth Air Force, headquartered at Yokota Air Base, Japan
- Seventh Air Force, headquartered at Osan Air Base, Republic of Korea
- Eleventh Air Force, headquartered at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska
- Thirteenth Air Force, headquartered at Hickam Air Force Base, Hawaii

The permanent establishment of the USAF, as of 30 September 2006, consisted of:

Active duty forces:
- 57 flying wings,ثمانية space wings, and 55 non-flying wings
- 9 flying groups,ثمانية non-flying groups
  - 134 flying squadrons, 43 space squadrons
Air Force Reserve
- 35 flying wings, 1 space wing
- 4 flying groups
  - 67 flying squadrons,ستة space squadrons
Air National Guard
- 87 flying wings
  - 101 flying squadrons, أربعة space squadrons

The USAF, including its air reserve components, field a total of 302 flying squadrons.

الأفراد

الضباط

Pay grade	O-1	O-2	O-3	O-4	O-5	O-6	O-7	O-8	O-9	O-10	Special¹
الشارة
الرتبة	Lieutenant	Lieutenant	Captain	Major	Colonel	Colonel	General	General	General	General	of the Air Force
Abbreviation²	2d Lt	1st Lt	Capt	Maj	Lt Col	Col	Brig Gen	Maj Gen	Lt Gen	Gen	GOAF

NATO Code	OF-1		OF-2	OF-3	OF-4	OF-5	OF-6	OF-7	OF-8	OF-9	OF-10
¹ Awarded as an honorary rank or during periods of a declared war. ² No periods are used in actual grade abbreviation.

Enlisted airmen

USAF enlisted members in the foreground

US DoD Pay grade	E-1	E-2	E-3	E-4	E-5	E-6	E-7	E-8	E-9
Insignia	No Insignia
Title	Basic	Airman	Class	Airman	Sergeant	Sergeant	Sergeant¹	Sergeant¹	Sergeant¹	Master Sergeant	of the Air Force
Abbrevi- ation	AB	Amn	A1C	SrA	SSgt	TSgt	MSgt	SMSgt	CMSgt	CCM	CMSAF
NATO Code	OR-1	OR-2	OR-3	OR-4	OR-5	OR-6	OR-7	OR-8	OR-9	OR-9	OR-9
¹ The USAF does not have a separate First Sergeant rank; it is instead a duty denoted by a diamond within the upper field.

الزي الموحد

الجوائز

التدريب

اختبار اللياقة في سلاح الجوالأمريكي

USAF members training at Lackland AFB

مخزون الطائرات

A - Ground attack

A-10 Thunderbolt II ground attack aircraft.

A-10A/C Thunderbolt II
AC-130H/U Spectre/Spooky II

B - Bombers

B-2 Spirit stealth strategic bomber.

B-1 Lancer supersonic strategic bomber.

C - Cargo transport

C-17 Globemaster III, the USAF's newest and most versatile transport plane.

C-5 Galaxy heavy airlift.

V-22 Osprey tiltrotor aircraft.

E - Special electronic missions

E-3 Sentry airborne warning and control system.

F - Fighters

F-22 Raptor stealth air superiority fighter.

F-15 Strike Eagle strike fighter.

H - Search and rescue, Medevac (Help)

K - Tanker

KC-10 Extender tri-jet air-to-air tanker.

L - Laser-equipped

Boeing YAL-1 Airborne Laser.

M - Multi-mission

Multi-mission UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles)

MQ-9 unmanned aerial vehicle.

O - Observation

R - Reconnaissance

RQ-4 Global Hawk unmanned aerial vehicle reconnaissance aircraft.

Lockheed U-2 spy plane.

T - Trainer

U - Utility

V - VIP staff transport

VC-25A (Air Force One).

W - Weather reconnaissance

Undesignated foreign aircraft used by Special Operations Squadrons

Culture

Slogans and creeds

انظر أيضا

اتحاد القوات الجوية
Air Force Combat Ammunition Center
Air Force Knowledge Now
Civil Air Patrol
Company Grade Officers' Council
List of Famous Airmen
List of U.S. Air Force acronyms and expressions
List of U.S. Air Force bases
National Museum of the United States Air Force
Project Blue Book - USAF's UFO investigation (1947-1969)
U.S. Air Force Band
U.S. Air Force Chaplain Corps
U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds
United States Air Force Medical Service
United States Air Force Pararescue

المصادر

^ United States Air Force (2009). "The U.S. Air Force". United States Air Force website. Washington, DC: self-published. Retrieved 2009-09-27. Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)
^ "The Air Force Flag" (PDF). Air Force Historical Research Agency. United States Air Force. 24 March 2007. Retrieved 27 March 2009.
^ "Air Force Pamphlet 36-2241". USAF, 1 July 2007.
^ "2007 USAF Almanac: Major Commands" (PDF). AIR FORCE Magazine. Retrieved 9 February 2008. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
^ "2007 USAF Almanac: USAF Squadrons By Mission Type" (PDF). AIR FORCE Magazine. Retrieved 9 February 2008. Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)

References to U.S. Army predecessors of today's U.S. Air Force are cited under their respective articles.

وصلات خارجية

Official USAF website
Official USAF Recruiting site
DoSomethingAmazing.com Official USAF media-based recruiting site
AirForceBlueTube
Official blog: Air Force Live
Searchable database of Air Force historical reports
USAF emblems
USAF Communications Troops
USAF Cyberspace Command
Aircraft Investment Plan, Fiscal Years (FY) 2011-2040, Submitted with the FY 2011 Budget