Pushing Barriers: Air Force Celebrates 70th Anniversary

Pushing Barriers: Air Force Celebrates 70th Anniversary
A four-ship formation of F-22 Raptors from the 94th Fighter Squadron and 1st Fighter Wing fly in formation over the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Carlin Leslie
Joshua Philipp
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It was 70 years ago on Sept. 18, 1947, that the U.S. Air Force was established as its own branch of the U.S. military, under the National Security Act of 1947, realizing a vision of military aviators dating back to the first World War.

The Air Force was never just about jets and planes. From its beginnings, it was about engineering. Skilled soldiers under the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers once shouldered the burden of constructing the runways and facilities and of building the Air Force into what it is today.

Joshua Philipp
Joshua Philipp
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Joshua Philipp is senior investigative reporter and host of “Crossroads” at The Epoch Times. As an award-winning journalist and documentary filmmaker, his works include "The Real Story of January 6" (2022), "The Final War: The 100 Year Plot to Defeat America" (2022), and "Tracking Down the Origin of Wuhan Coronavirus" (2020).
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