"History Of The Air Force"
The official birth year of the United States Air Force as an independent military branch under the National Security Act.
What is 1947?
The title of the special plane used by the President of the United States, which is also the title of a famous action movie.
Air Force One?
The three-letter abbreviation for an Air Force Base.
AFB?
This famous stealth plane is invisible to enemy radar and flies like a giant black triangle.
What is the B-2 Spirit (or Stealth Bomber)
The official title given to members who serve in the Space Force, just like the Air Force uses Airmen.
Guardians
The famous brothers who built and flew the world's very first successful airplane in 1903.
Wright Brothers?
The superhero movie where Tony Stark’s best friend, Rhodey, is an Air Force officer who wears the War Machine suit.
Iron Man?
The six-letter acronym for the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps—the program you are in right now!
AFROTC?
This special flying gas station plane pumps fuel into other jets while flying high in the sky.
KC-135 Stratotanker
The official motto of the Space Force is Semper Supra, which means this two-word phrase in English.
Always Above
The year the Air Force held its very first official Air Show—did it happen in 1948 or in 1989?
What is 1948? (Bonus fact: Held at Idlewild Airport in NYC!)
In the movie Independence Day, an Air Force pilot named Captain Steven Hiller fights off giant ships sent by these space creatures.
What are Aliens?
The uniform worn every day by Airmen is called OCP—what do the letters O-C-P stand for?
Operational Camouflage Pattern?
This super-fast jet is used by the Thunderbirds demonstration team to do cool air show flips and tricks.
F-16 Fighting Falcon
The name of the central symbol on the official Space Force logo, which looks like a sharp arrowhead pointing up toward the stars.
The Delta
The single gold bar pin a cadet receives on their uniform when they commission as a Second Lieutenant.
What is a Butterbar.
The famous movie The Right Stuff shows brave Air Force pilots flying rocket planes super fast to break this sound limit.
Sound Barrier?
The military word for one single flight by a military plane from takeoff to landing.
Sortie?
This famous four-engine cargo plane has four big propellers and can land on rough dirt runways.
C-130 Hercules
The year the U.S. Space Force was officially established as the newest branch of the military.
2019
Famous for its loud "BRRRRRT!" sound, this heavily armored plane was built entirely around a giant, rapid-firing cannon.
A-10 Warthog?
In the hit Apple TV series Masters of the Air, brave American aviators fly these massive 4-engine heavy bombers over Europe in World War II.
B-17 Flying Fortresses
What do the letters P-T-G stand for when talking about the standard Air Force workout clothes you wear for exercise?
Physical Training Gear?
This super-advanced fighter jet is called the Raptor and is the best air-to-air dogfighter in the world.
F-22 Raptor
The newly established service academy created to train future Space Force officers and space personnel alongside NASA.
U.S. Space Academy