US Air Force first flight department enameled metal pin

Brooch in enameled metal

Measures 2.5 x 2.5 cm

The United States Air Force (commonly used abbreviations: US Air Force, US Air Force, Air Force, USAF) is the United States Air Force, an integral part of the United States Armed Forces. It represents the branch of the US military administration that deals with air warfare, space warfare and cyberwarfare. The USAF is one of the seven "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 some 352,000 men and women on active duty