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U.S.A.F.

American  
Or USAF

abbreviation

  1. United States Air Force.


USAF British  

abbreviation

  1. United States Air Force

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After playing over 50 similar instruments, this is the only one that meets the rigorous demands required by the U.S.A.F.

From Time

The inscription reads, “To Jill Chandler with kind regards and best wishes, Francis Gabreski, Col. U.S.A.F.”

From Washington Times

This was five years after the end of the Second World War, in which Omar Bradley, five stars, supervised the invasion of Germany, and Walter Bedell Smith, four stars, was the chief of staff, Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force, and Curtis LeMay, U.S.A.F., four stars, organized the bombing of Japan.

From The New Yorker

New York City is unprepared to house the Enterprise shuttle while the National Museum of the U.S.A.F. at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base is the ideal location.

From New York Times

The Diehl report says that "the U.S.A.F. major-mishap rate has increased by over 30% while the Navy and Army rates have decreased by 40% and 50%" over the past three years, not counting the five accidents that have killed 16 since April 17, including one last Friday.

From Time Magazine Archive