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The United States Air Force became a separate military service on September 18, 1947, with the implementation of the National Security Act of 1947.〔The primary source for the history of the USAF prior to 1947 is ''Winged Shield, Winged Sword: A History of the United States Air Force'' Vol. I (1997) ISBN 0-16-049009-X , an Air University publication〕〔U.S. Intelligence Community (October 2004). ''(National Security Act of 1947 )''. Retrieved April 14, 2006.〕 The Act created the National Military Establishment, later renamed the United States Department of Defense, which was composed of three branches, the Army, Navy and a newly created Air Force.〔U.S. Department of State(2006). ''(National Security Act of 1947 )''. Retrieved April 14, 2006.〕 Prior to 1947, the responsibility for military aviation was divided between the Army (for land-based operations) and the Navy, for sea-based operations from aircraft carrier and amphibious aircraft. The Army created the first antecedent of the Air Force in 1907, which through a succession of changes of organization, titles, and missions advanced toward eventual separation 40 years later. The predecessor organizations leading up to today's U.S. Air Force are: * Aeronautical Division, Signal Corps August 1, 1907 – July 18, 1914 * Aviation Section, Signal Corps July 18, 1914 – May 20, 1918 * Division of Military Aeronautics (May 20, 1918 – May 24, 1918) * Air Service, U.S. Army (May 24, 1918 – July 2, 1926) * U.S. Army Air Corps (July 2, 1926 – June 20, 1941) * and * U.S. Army Air Forces (June 20, 1941 – September 17, 1947) * * * * * ==World War I and between wars== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of the United States Air Force」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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