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The United States Air Force was a branch of the armed forces of the United States of America, an Earth nation-state, during the 20th century. Its predecessor from the 1940s was the United States Army Air Forces. (DS9: "Little Green Men") The Air Force was chiefly responsible for deploying military aircraft, although the Navy operated aircraft carriers. The Air Police was a branch responsible for defending airbases and facilities. (TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday")

The Air Force also maintained a fleet of intercontinental ballistic missiles, as part of the Earth Cold War and later World War III. Zefram Cochrane eventually converted one such Titan II missile into the prototype warp ship Phoenix. (Star Trek: First Contact)

Markings in the Bozeman missile complex from which Zefram Cochrane launched the Phoenix suggest that it was previously operated by the USAF.

In 1953, Roy Ritterhouse drew an illustration for Incredible Tales magazine, depicting a space station that was operated by the US Air Force. The illustration later became part of the "Deep Space Nine" novella. (DS9: "Far Beyond the Stars")

In 1969, the Air Force detected the USS Enterprise, after it had arrived through an accidental time warp from 2267. Alarmed, Air Defense Command ordered the US 498th Airbase Group to scramble an F-104 Starfighter. Its pilot, Captain John Christopher, attempted to intercept the Enterprise. In one version of history, his plane was destroyed and he was taken aboard the ship. In the historical timeline "recreated" by Spock's slingshot method of returning to the future, the ship vanished before Christopher could reach it, and he returned to his base, unaware of what he had seen. (TOS: "Tomorrow is Yesterday")

When the USS Voyager was accidentally transported to 1996, and flew through Earth's atmosphere over Los Angeles, the United States military took the incident quite seriously. Captain Janeway feared that if the ship risked another pass through the lower atmosphere, it risked being intercepted by the Air Force. (VOY: "Future's End, Part II")

Militaries of Earth

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Japan:

Mexico:

Old Britain:

Army

Army • Guards

Heer • Luftwaffe • SS

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United States of America:

Army (Army Air Forces) • Marine Corps (MARDET) • Navy • Air Force (Air Defense Command; Air Materiel Command; Strategic Air Command) • National Guard

United Earth: Forces • Military (Military Assault Command Operations) • Defense Force

External links

US Air Force - official site
United States Air Force at Wikipedia

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-The '''US Air Force''' was a branch of the [[United States armed forces]] responsible for deploying [[aircraft]], [[artificial satellite|satellites]] and [[missile]]s for purposes of defense, assault, and surveillance. The Air Force consisted chiefly of aircraft, their aircrews, and personnel to maintain and support them. The Air Force did not comprise the bulk of the US combat aviators however, since the innovation of the [[aircraft carrier]] left much of that country's tactical aviation in the hands of the [[US Navy]].  The Air Force maintained forces during [[Earth]]'s [[Cold War]].  They also maintained a fleet of intercontinental ballistic missiles. One of these would eventually be converted to a launcher for the prototype warp ship ''[[Phoenix]]''.
+The '''United States Air Force''' was a branch of the [[United States armed forces|armed forces]] of the [[United States of America]], an [[Earth]] [[nation-state]], during the [[20th century]]. Its predecessor from the [[1940s]] was the [[United States Army Air Forces]]. ({{DS9|Little Green Men}}) The Air Force was chiefly responsible for deploying military [[aircraft]], although the [[United States Navy|Navy]] operated [[aircraft carrier]]s. The [[United States Air Force Air Police|Air Police]] was a branch responsible for defending airbases and facilities. ({{TOS|Tomorrow is Yesterday}})
+The Air Force also maintained a fleet of [[nuclear weapon|intercontinental ballistic missiles]], as part of the [[Earth Cold War]] and later [[World War III]]. [[Zefram Cochrane]] eventually converted one such [[Titan II]] missile into the prototype warp ship ''[[Phoenix]]''. ({{film|8}})
-In [[2267]], an accident catapulted the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}} back three centuries to [[1969]]. Its appearance in that year, in the airspace over the [[US 498th Airbase Group]], caused alarm. An Air Force pilot, [[Captain]] [[John Christopher]] attempted to intercept the ''Enterprise''.
+{{bginfo|Markings in the [[Bozeman]] missile complex from which Zefram Cochrane launched the ''Phoenix'' suggest that it was previously operated by the USAF.}}
-''In one version of history, his plane was destroyed and he was taken aboard the ship''; in the version "recreated" by [[Spock]]'s [[slingshot effect|slingshot]] method of returning to the future, the ship vanished before he could reach it, and he returned to his base, unaware of what he had seen. ({{TOS|Tomorrow is Yesterday}})
-In an illustration he did for the ''[[Incredible Tales]]'' [[magazine]], [[Roy Ritterhouse]] drew a [[space station]] that was operated by the US Air Force. The illustration later became part of the [[Deep Space Nine (novella)|Deep Space 9 novella]]. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
+In [[1953]], [[Roy Ritterhouse]] drew an illustration for ''[[Incredible Tales]]'' [[magazine]],  depicting a [[space station]] that was operated by the US Air Force. The illustration later became part of the "[[Deep Space Nine (novella)|Deep Space Nine]]" [[novella]]. ({{DS9|Far Beyond the Stars}})
+In [[1969]], the Air Force detected the {{USS|Enterprise|NCC-1701}}, after it had arrived through an accidental [[time warp]] from [[2267]]. Alarmed, [[Air Defense Command]] ordered the [[US 498th Airbase Group]] to scramble an [[F-104 Starfighter]]. Its pilot, [[Captain]] [[John Christopher]], attempted to intercept the ''Enterprise''. ''In one version of history, his plane was destroyed and he was taken aboard the ship''.  In the historical timeline "recreated" by [[Spock]]'s [[slingshot effect|slingshot]] method of returning to the future, the ship vanished before Christopher could reach it, and he returned to his base, unaware of what he had seen. ({{TOS|Tomorrow is Yesterday}})
-After the {{USS|Voyager}} was accidentally transported to [[1996]], and flew through [[Earth]]'s [[atmosphere]] over [[Los Angeles]], the United States military took the incident quite seriously. Captain [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] feared that if the ship risked another pass through the lower atmosphere, they risked getting intercepted by the Air Force. ({{VOY|Future's End, Part II}})
-{{bginfo|In addition, markings in the [[missile]] complex from which [[Zefram Cochrane]] launched the [[Phoenix]] woumd seem to suggest that it was previously operated by the U.S.A.F. (as it would most likely be in reality)}}
-==See also==
-* [[US Army Air Corps]]
-* [[US Air Force Air Police]]
-==External links==
-* [http://www.af.mil/ US Air Force] - official web site
-* {{wikipedia}}
+When the {{USS|Voyager}} was accidentally transported to [[1996]], and flew through [[Earth]]'s [[atmosphere]] over [[Los Angeles]], the United States military took the incident quite seriously. Captain [[Kathryn Janeway|Janeway]] feared that if the ship risked another pass through the lower atmosphere, it risked being intercepted by the Air Force. ({{VOY|Future's End, Part II}})
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+== See also ==
+* [[United States Army Air Forces]]
+* [[United States Air Force Air Police]]
+== External links ==
+* [http://www.af.mil US Air Force] - official site
+* {{wikipedia}}
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+[[fr:United States Air Force]]
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+[[Category:Earth military organizations]]