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THE SKY WAS NEVER THE LIMIT

THE SKY WAS NEVER THE LIMIT

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  • 1903-1911 INTO THE AIR THEY GO
  • 1912–1939 WWI AND THE NEW FRONTIER
  • 1940–1945 WWII AND THE BATTLE FOR THE SKIES
  • 1946–1949 PUSHING THE ENVELOPE
  • 1950–1953 THE KOREAN WAR
  • 1954–1964 CHASING THE ULTIMATE HORIZON
  • 1965–1973 THE WAR IN VIETNAM
  • 1974–1989 THE TIDE OF CHANGE
  • 1990–1999 MODERN AIR SUPERIORITY
  • 2000–PRESENT 21ST CENTURY AND BEYOND

For over a century, the U.S. Air Force has defended this country in the air, space and cyberspace through the skill and the bravery of American Airmen.

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