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In 1947, which law made the US Air Force its own separate branch of the military?

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  1. The National Security Act
  2. The Air Commerce Act
  3. The National Aeronautics and Space Act

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  1. United States Government Manual: Department of the Air Force www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/GOVMAN-1997-05-30/html/GOVMAN-1997-05-30-Pg183.htm Checked 2026-10-10.
  2. National Security Act of 1947, Office of the Historian history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/national-security-act Checked 2026-10-10.
  3. National Security Act of 1947, Office of the Historian history.state.gov/milestones/1945-1952/national-security-act Checked 2026-10-10.

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