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12. This Air Force vet knew that! My Dad was in the Army Air Corp at the time of the change.

Reply to NuclearDem (Original post)

Fri Sep 18, 2015, 03:33 PM

Sep 2015

As the youngest branch of the military service, the Air Force became known as the "Little Sister" of the Army and the birthplace of many an "instant tradition."

The AF is also distinguished by the fact that officers do (most of) the combat missions while it's the enlisted personnel who remain in the rear with the gear.

Happy Birthday, USAF. Now do something about those crazy evangelicals who have taken over the Academy!

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68 years ago today, the US Air Force became its own branch. [View all] NuclearDem Sep 2015 OP

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That's funny Renew Deal Sep 2015 #14

Damn, I'm older than the United States Air Force. (NM) Elwood P Dowd Sep 2015 #2

Me too! Basic LA Sep 2015 #7

I was drafted into the US Army. Elwood P Dowd Sep 2015 #8

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I'm happy that worked out well for you pinboy3niner Sep 2015 #13

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When my father flew B-17s, it was still the USAAF. MineralMan Sep 2015 #3

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... TwilightGardener Sep 2015 #4

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My grandfather was an Army Air Force officer during World War II. hunter Sep 2015 #9

This Air Force vet knew that! My Dad was in the Army Air Corp at the time of the change. Scuba Sep 2015 #12