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  1. 1 day ago · In descending order, major commands are organized into air forces, wings, groups, squadrons, and flights. Each of the 35 separate field operating agencies of the Air Force performs specialized support, logistical, or administrative functions that are relatively narrow in scope.

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  2. 6 days ago · MacDill Air Force Base (MacDill AFB) (IATA: MCF, ICAO: KMCF, FAA LID: MCF) is an active United States Air Force installation located 4 miles (6.4 km) south-southwest of downtown Tampa, Florida. The "host wing" for MacDill AFB is the 6th Air Refueling Wing (6 ARW), assigned to the Eighteenth Air Force of the Air Mobility Command .

  3. 5 days ago · The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF or AAF) [1] was the major land-based aerial warfare service component of the United States Army and de facto aerial warfare service branch of the United States [2] during and immediately after World War II (1941–1947). It was created on 20 June 1941 as successor to the previous United States Army Air ...

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  5. 5 days ago · A U.S. Airman from the 28th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron inspects a B-1B Lancer at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, May 23, 2024, in support of a Bomber Task Force mission. BTF missions enable ...

  6. 4 days ago · 3. Wing Shape/Planform. The shape and size of a wing greatly affect an aircraft’s performance. Three factors are used in wing design to modify the overall aerodynamic characteristics of flight: aspect ratio, taper ratio, and sweepback. Aspect ratio, the length and breadth of the wing, has an important effect on a wing’s lifting capabilities ...

  7. 3 days ago · Airplane wings have a special shape that makes the air move faster over the top of the wing. This fast moving air has a special effect on the air pressure we just learned about above. Air that moves faster above the wing is lighter (lower pressure) than the slower moving air below the wing (high pressure).

  8. 5 days ago · Landing at a remote air base 90 miles southwest of Kandahar, Afghanistan’s second-largest city, they accomplished two firsts for the American military in this new war: The first forward operating base (FOB) – Camp Rhino – and the first significant conventional ground presence in country.

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