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An E-4B Nightwatch aircraft flys over the U.S. Navy Blue Angels F-18s  (U.S. Air Force Photo by Josh Plueger) Affectionately known as the “doomsday plane,” the modified Boeing 747 is used to transport the secretary of Defense and is born and bred for battle. It stands nearly six stories tall, …

The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces. Initially formed as a part of the United States Army on 1 August 1907, the USAF was established as a separate branch of the U.S. Armed Forces on 18 September …