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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
1860: U.S. Army Signal Corps establised.
1907-1914: U.S. Army Signal Corps Aeronautical Division.
1914-1918: Aviation Section, U.S. Signal Corps.
1918-1926: U.S. Army Air Service
1926-1941: U.S. Army Air Corps
1941-1947: U.S. Army Air Forces
1947-Present: U.S. Air Force
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September 18th 1947 to be exact birthday of the Air Force oddly ever since the Air Force has been having a hard time deciding what exactly it does.
I recall in 1997 two years after I enlisted that was the 50th anniversary to celebrate they changed the code for uniforms for the 2,000th time.The Air Force is the only branch
where they ask the troops for ideas and inputs on uniforms and gear and then when they look over the list they explain why everything suggested will not be permitted.They did for a week
in 1997 allow us to wear any former AF uniform so long as it displayed the correct rank at least where I was stationed at the time they did.I wore a pair of shorts because this was the standard uniform in North Africa and also in the South Pacific during WWII some officer disagreed with me so I had to go to my room and change obviously he did not appreciate my creativity being an academy grad.I notice that they never had a wear any old uniform day again.