The Beginning of the Air Power Technology

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The Beginning of the Air Power Technology

When people look at today's Air Force, they happen to see a technologically advanced force that can be anywhere at any time. Nothing could support this more than Operation Dessert Shield/Storm were the Air Force practically moved itself to the Persian Gulf within the few days. But what many people don't know is that the Air Force almost never came to be if it weren't for the World War I.

Aircraft were first introduced into the U.S. military in 1907 as a way to scout and observe enemy movements. After the first ground offensive of the war, the situation in which further progress is impossible in the trenches of France in 1914. The aircraft from both sides became virtually the only source of intelligence. These aircraft were actually part of the stalemate for the fact that their use prevented opposing ground forces from building large formations without being detected. This stalemate lead to the development of pursuit aircraft, which were used to drive the observation planes and balloons ...

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