For 75 years, American Airmen have excelled as they execute the Air Force mission to fly, fight, and win — delivering airpower anytime, anywhere in defense of our nation.

Airmen are called to “Innovate, Accelerate and Thrive” as the U.S. Air Force and Department of the Air Force approach their 75th anniversaries on Sept. 18, 2022. Airmen will always be there to provide America with the airpower it needs to defend the nation, deter or defeat our adversaries, reassure our partners and allies, and help diplomacy proceed from a position of strength.

Commentary: Lessons from our past – Claire Chennault on Agile Combat Employment

As the Air Force leans into Agile Combat Employment, lessons can be learned from Claire Chennault's Flying Tigers and how they operated in China during WWII.

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AF 75th Birthday INNOVATE

Innovation, fueled by Airmen, is our heritage. Airmen continue to push technological and cultural boundaries which make America the leader in airpower and spacepower. Innovation is an integral part of how we train and employ our squadrons, develop our capabilities, and continue to move toward an even more effective Air Force.

AF 75th Birthday Accelerate

From their inception 75 years ago, the U.S. Air Force and Department of the Air Force have excelled at keeping pace with rapid changes in technology and in the demands placed on the Air Force’s five core missions: air superiority; global strike; rapid global mobility; intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance; and command and control.

AF 75th Birthday Thrive

We are the world’s greatest Air Force because of those who have gone before us – particularly those who weren’t afraid to break barriers. Empowered Airmen are the competitive edge we have over our adversaries and the reason we are the world’s greatest Air Force.

Air Force 75th Anniversary Commemorative Poster: Air Force Firsts

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: The Doolittle Raid - 1940s Era

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: Gen. Benjamin O. Davis Jr. - 1950s Era

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: Flight of the Blackbird - 1960s era

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: Apollo 15 - 1970s era

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: B-52 Stratofortress - 1980s era

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: Stealth War - 1990s era

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: Dominate the Skies – 2000s era

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: First Unmanned Flight - 2010s era

Air Force 75th Anniversary Poster: Force of the Future - 2020s Era

Air Force Posters Frontiers of Blue — Air Force Posters Archive

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Video by Diana Fredlund, Michelle Helms

Mount St. Helens Grade Building Structures Pilot Project

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District

June 16, 2010 | 2:09

The Mount St. Helens Grade Building Structures Pilot Project is designed to trap sand flowing from the Mount St. Helens volcano and keep it out of the Cowlitz River system. The wooden structures are built in the sediment plain above the Sediment Retention Structure and can be seen from viewing areas near the SRS and Hoffstadt Bluffs Visitors Center. Solar-powered cameras mounted at the site record images of the site every 15 minutes as the North Fork Toutle River flows through the structures. The cameras are able to record major weather events and river flow conditions that the team would otherwise have no way to observe and allow engineers to monitor the structures’ effectiveness from Portland District headquarters, more than 70 miles away. Members of the Mount St. Helens project team also visit the site periodically to evaluate the conditions and determine if the structures are working as designed. These on-the-ground site visits are also important for assessing how these structures impact fish passage upstream and downstream. The Corps believes this pilot project will provide the data necessary to determine if the structures could be an effective component of the Corps’ strategy to manage the sediment, to maintain flood damage reduction benefits for the communities of Longview, Kelso, Castle Rock and Lexington. Available in high definition.