Saturday, January 29, 2011

Air force vs. Air force

Ok, a little less worried now about the fact that there are no US flags being waived in Cairo.

Egyptian Air Force:

Founded1930 (as part of the army)
1937 (as an independent service)
CountryEgypt
BranchEgyptian Armed ForcesTypeAir ForceSize884 aircraft (total)
155 armed helicopters
151 helicopters
30,000 Personnel [1]

United States Air Force:

ActiveSeptember 18, 1947[1] - Present
CountryUnited States of America
BranchAir Force
Size5,573 aircraft, of which 2,132 are fighters
329,638 active personnel
68,872 reserve personnel
94,597 air guard personnel
450 ICBMs
32 satellites

source: Wikipedia

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