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The Department of the Air Force first began issuing awards and decorations in 1947. At that time, airmen were eligible to receive most U.S. Army decorations. In 1962, following the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Department of the Air Force began a concentrated effort to create its own distinctive awards, separate from the Army.
As the United States' inland search and rescue (SAR) coordinator, the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center (AFRCC) serves as the single agency responsible for coordinating on-land federal SAR activities in the United States, including Puerto Rico and U.S. Virgin Islands .
The Air Force Flight Standards Agency ( AFFSA) operates as a U.S. Air Force Field Operating Agency operating under the direction of the Headquarters of the U.S. Air Force. AFFSA maximizes the effectiveness of Air Force global air operations by ensuring access to worldwide airspace in all weather conditions.
The United States Air Force Medical Service (AFMS) consists of the five distinct medical corps of the Air Force and enlisted medical technicians. The AFMS was created in 1949 after the newly independent Air Force's first Surgeon General, Maj. General Malcolm C. Grow (1887–1960), convinced the United States Army and President Harry S. Truman ...
Imperial Iranian Air Force Flight 48. Imperial Iranian Air Force Flight 48, was a military cargo flight from Tehran, Iran, to McGuire Air Force Base in the United States with a stopover in Madrid, Spain. On May 9, 1976, the Boeing 747-131 freighter operating the flight crashed during its approach to Madrid, killing all 17 people on board.
The 611th Air Operations Center is an active unit of the United States Air Force 's Eleventh Air Force. Based at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson, Alaska, it was activated in 1994. The 611th Air Operations Group was established as a new organization on 1 July 1994. [1] It may have included the 3rd ASOS, 611th Air Control Squadron and 611th Air ...
Became Royal Air Force Germany Communication Squadron RAF [43] 3rd Tactical Air Force Communication Squadron RAF. 28 December 1943. RAF Comilla. 4 December 1944. RAF Comilla. Became Royal Air Force Bengal/Burma Communication Squadron RAF [1] Training Commands Communication Squadron RAF. 1 January 1967.
The United States Air Force established the Air Force Agency for Modeling and Simulation ( AFAMS) in June 1996 at Orlando, Florida. AFAMS mission is to enhance and leverage Modeling & Simulation to support and facilitate integrated, realistic and efficient operational training across warfighting domains to enable full-spectrum readiness.