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~~The '''~~Air Force~~''' is the~~ [[~~aviation]] and aerospace branch of the [[American]] [[military~~]].

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For United States Air Force click [[United States Air Force|here]].

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~~==Advertising Campaign==~~

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The '''Air Force''' is the [[aviation]] and aerospace branch of a country's armed forces. Most countries today have an air force as part of their military. The first military [[airplane]]s saw action during [[World War I]]. An airforce can also refer to observational aircraft and even unmanned flying machines.

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~~On February 20, 2008, the~~ Air Force ~~announced that they would use~~ a ~~new advertising slogan to recruit new Airmen~~. The ~~chosen slogan was "Above All".<ref>Air Force Link:~~ [~~http://www~~.~~af.mil/news/story~~.~~asp?id=123087033 "Air Force is 'Above All'"]</ref>~~

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It was quickly pointed out<ref>Boing Boing: [http://www.boingboing.net/2008/03/12/air-force-uber-alles.html "Air Force Uber Alles"]</ref> that this slogan may trigger somewhat unfortunate associations. The phrase "above all" is the translation of a part of the first line of the "Deutschlandlied" ("The Germany Song"), which is mostly known for its use during the Nazi era:

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[[Category:Military]]

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~~{{cquote|"Deutschland, Deutschland über alles"~~

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~~("Germany, Germany above all")}}~~

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~~==References==~~

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~~<references/>~~

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~~[[Category: United States]]~~

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[[Category: Military]]

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