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The United States Air Force is a branch of the United States military with headquarters at the Pentagon in Arlington County, Virginia. The Air Force is responsible for the aerial and space warfare of the United States. It is one of the five branches of the armed forces and it was initially established in the early 1900s. It is the most recent branch of the United States military, and it is also headed up by a civilian known as the Secretary of the Air Force who reports to the Secretary of Defense. The highest-ranking officer is the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. The Air Force does hire a number of civilians for certain jobs such as electrical engineers, civilian contractors, secretaries, dental hygienist, program managers and hundreds more. In fact, the United States Air Force is one of the largest employers in the nation with more than 140,160 civilian positions.

The United States Air Force was created in 1907 as part of the United States Army. However, it later became its own independent branch. This happened due to the passing of the national security act with the Air Force officially gaining recognition as their own separate military unit on September 18, 1947. The United States Air Force is the largest and most technologically advanced Air Force in the world.

As for the composition of the United States Air Force, there are 318,415 active duty personnel as of 2017. They also had 69,200 reserve personnel and 105,700 air guard personnel. Also as of 2017, the United States Air Force had 5047 manned aircraft and 406 intercontinental ballistic missiles. They also had 170 satellites that are used for various intelligence and tracking purposes. There are number of bases around the world and the budget for the United States Air Force in 2017 was $156.3 billion.