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The United States Air Force (commonly used abbreviations: US Air Force, USAF) is the air force of the United States of America, an integral part of the United States Armed Forces.

It is the branch of the US military administration that deals with air warfare and cyber warfare. The USAF is one of the eight "uniformed services" and was born as a separate and independent armed force from the Army on September 18, 1947. It currently represents the largest air force in the world with over 9,000 aircraft in service, bases spread across the globe and approximately 329,100 men and women in active service.

The Gulf War air campaign (also known as Operation Desert Storm) was an intense aerial bombing campaign that began on January 17, 1991, during the Gulf War and officially ended on February 23, 1991, with the beginning of the liberation of Kuwait.

The air campaign was commanded by United States Air Force General Chuck Horner, who initially served as commander-in-chief before General Schwarzkopf took over. British commanders were General Andrew Wilson until 17 November and General Bill Wratten thereafter. Coalition forces flew more than 100,000 sorties, dropping 88,500 tons of bombs, and extensively destroyed civilian and military infrastructure.