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

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Video by Sgt. Robert Wormley

Air Defenders Conduct Live Fire Exercise with Brigade Combat Team (Reel)

10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command

Dec. 13, 2022 | 0:49

Air Defenders Conduct Live Fire Exercise with Brigade Combat Team

"This was the first step of many to come, of short range air defense units supporting the maneuver commander.”

Our Air Defenders successfully integrated with Strike Soldiers and shot down two of two practice drones with the legacy Avenger Air Defense System.

Commander of 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, Col. Bruce Bredlow, observed Air Defenders from 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery during a combined arms live fire exercise with Strike Soldiers from 2nd Brigade Combat Team "STRIKE", 101st Airborne Division (Air Assault) in Grafenwoehr, Germany, December 13, 2022.

“As successful as today was… I think the future is even brighter once the new Maneuver Short Range Air Defense vehicles are up and maneuvering with that force”

The 52nd ADA BDE Activated on October 6, 2022, to serve as the brigade headquarters under 10th AAMDC. Prior to the implementation of 52nd the role of brigade headquarters is filled by rotational national guard units. Adding the active-duty brigade headquarters along with the new 1-57 short range air defense regiment to theater adds significant capacity to the U.S. contribution to the Alliance’s ground-based air defense in EUCOM.