US Air Force

Follows the evolution of the US Air Force and looks at significant events and campaigns that have shaped its history. Extensive detail begins with the present day major commands and unit structure, and commands which were in place in 1947. Each is detailed including development, unit assignments, serial batches, and an explanation of the role of each variant. A list of current tail codes is presented, along with command assignment, aircraft operated, and home base.

US Air Force: The New Century has its roots in the book United States Military Aviation: The Air Force, which was produced in 1980 by Midland, in their benchmark series on ‘Military Air Arms’. However, the detailed individual aircraft histories included then have been omitted this time, in favor of a more wideranging review and much improved all-color illustration, made possible by advances in our production
technology since the original volume. This new book sets out principally to give an overview of the organization, its equipment and roles at the beginning of the new millennium, although it also provides a brief account of the evolution of the Air Force. A huge reorganisation, begun in the aftermath of the Gulf War, has now been implemented, enabling the Air Force to plan for the new challenges of the 21 st Century. The Command Structure guides the reader through these changes, and signposts the way forward into the future. By far the largest section of the book chronicles the active duty flying wings and autonomous groups. Much of the detail for this section was obtained from the Air Force Historical
Research Unit.

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