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Saber and ScrollVolume 3Issue 2Spring/Summer 2014Article 8March . Air Force Medals of HonorJustin Brian McDonaldAmerican Public University SystemFollow this and additional works at: of theMilitary monsThis Article is brought to you for free and open access by the ePress Journals at ******@APUS. It has been accepted for inclusion in Saberand Scroll by an authorized administrator of ******@APUS. For more information, please ******@ CitationMcDonald, Justin Brian (2014) ". Air Force Medals of Honor,"Saber and Scroll: Vol. 3: Iss. 2, Article at: and Scroll Journal Volume III Issue II Spring/Summer 2014 U. S. Air Force Medals of Honor Justin Brian McDonald Military History The United States Air Force is the newest branch of the United States military. Since its inception in 1947, the Air Force has had eighteen Medal of Honor These recipients differ from those in the Army, Marines, Navy and Coast Guard in the scope of their mission and objectives but not in their courage, bravery, mitment to honor and discipline in fighting. To understand the significance of the Air Force Medal of Hon-or recipients, it is essential to understand the importance of the Air Force as a whole and where its specific mission originated. Throughout the twentieth century, the Army had been utilizing the idea of aircraft, from the simple balloon for observation to planes for precision bombing and close air support. Early in World War One, the idea of aircraft expanding and improving the battle-space began. During the interwar period between the end of World War One and the onset of World War Two, military and civilian philosophers around the world created new ideas on the tactics of war. These in-terwar tank prophets included John Frederick Charles (.) Fuller (1878-1966), Basi