United States Air Force

Japanese: アメリカ空軍 - あめりかくうぐん
United States Air Force

...Generally, the military is made up of three services: the Army, the Navy, and the Air Force. The Air Force usually uses aircraft and missiles as its main weapons, and its main stage of operations is the air and outer space. It is also used as the name of the unit in the organization of the above air forces, such as the Combat Air Forces, Pacific Air Forces, and Fifth Air Force in the United States. Air force is also used as a general term for all aviation units of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
[Corporate History]
The modern military began with the army, followed by the navy. After the first flight of a powered airplane by the American Wright brothers in 1903, the world's great powers worked to militarize aircraft, and military aircraft belonged to the army and navy during World War I. At the start of the war, they were primarily used for reconnaissance, but they soon began to be used for aerial combat, bombing, and other purposes, drawing attention.

*Some of the terminology used to refer to the "United States Air Force" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…一般に軍隊は陸軍,海軍,空軍の3軍で構成されており,通常,空軍は航空機,ミサイルをおもな武器とし,主として空中,宇宙空間を活動の舞台としている。またアメリカの戦闘空軍,太平洋空軍,第5空軍などのように,上記空軍の編制上の部隊単位名としても使用される。なおair forceは陸・海・空軍の全航空部隊を総称する言葉としても使用される。
【沿革】
 近代軍は陸軍に始まり,次いで海軍が生まれた。1903年アメリカのライト兄弟による動力飛行機の初飛行以降,世界の列強は航空機の軍用化につとめ,第1次世界大戦で軍用機は陸・海軍に所属し,開戦当初は偵察を主としたが,やがて空中戦闘,爆撃などに使用され注目を浴びた。…

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