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PRINTER'S NO. 3578
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No. 562
Session of
2026
INTRODUCED BY McNEILL, COOK, VENKAT, HOHENSTEIN, PIELLI, MERSKI,
HAMM, KUZMA, NEILSON, STAATS, ANDERSON, RIVERA, GALLAGHER,
COOPER, CONKLIN, JAMES, PASHINSKI, SANCHEZ AND DEASY,
JUNE 9, 2026
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON VETERANS AFFAIRS AND EMERGENCY
PREPAREDNESS, JUNE 10, 2026
A RESOLUTION
Designating September 18, 2026, as "U.S. Air Force Birthday" in
Pennsylvania.
WHEREAS, The United States military obtained its first
aircraft in 1909; and
WHEREAS, The Air Force was not initially a separate and
independent branch of the military, but was part of the United
States Army; and
WHEREAS, The United States Air Force had several designations
such as the Aeronautical Section, Signal Corps (1909), Aviation
Section, Signal Corps (1914), United States Army Air Service
(1918), United States Army Corps (1926) and United States Army
Air Forces (1941); and
WHEREAS, In 1939, the United States Air Force expanded from
20,000 military personnel and 2,400 planes to 2.4 million
military personnel and 80,000 aircrafts by 1944; and
WHEREAS, Following World War II, the Department of Defense
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was created, which led to the merging of military branches under
a unified command composed of a Joint Chiefs of Staff, including
Army, Navy and Air Force leaders; and
WHEREAS, On July 26, 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed
the National Security Act of 1947, which led to the
establishment of the United States Air Force as a separate and
independent branch of the military on September 18, 1947; and
WHEREAS, This establishment gave the Air Force the same
status as the United States Army and United States Navy,
strengthening its contribution in national defense; and
WHEREAS, The reorganization of the United States Air Force
immensely improved the operational and tactical aptitudes of the
military while guaranteeing an efficient approach to national
security; and
WHEREAS, The United States Air Force's birthday is
commemorated on September 18 annually; and
WHEREAS, It is important that the House of Representatives
recognizes the formal establishment of the United States Air
Force and celebrates Air Force personnel; therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate
September 18, 2026, as "U.S. Air Force Birthday" in
Pennsylvania.
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