The United States Air Force is the second-youngest branch of the United States Armed Forces. Officially founded after World War II, the Air Force traces its history to the formation of the US Army Air Corps in 1907. Today, 2021 2.5 oz US Mint Air Force Silver Medals are available to you online from JM Bullion.
Medal Highlights:
- Available to you in plastic capsules and a presentation box with a Certificate of Authenticity!
- Celebrates the United States Air Force!
- Limited mintage of only 10,000 medals!
- Contains 2.5 Troy oz of .999 pure silver.
- Obverse features an Air Force pilot flanked by F-22 fighters.
- Reverse depicts the Air Force Memorial with members of the USAF Honor Guard.
The United States Air Force is tasked with a number of missions related to its mission as the air service branch in the US Military. Among its core missions, the USAF is tasked with establishing air superiority, global integrated intelligence gathering, surveillance and reconnaissance, global strike, and command and control.
All of the 2021 2.5 oz US Mint Air Force Silver Medals available in this listing come with protective plastic capsules. The medal and its capsule ship inside of a blue US Mint presentation box with an outer shipping sleeve. The medal includes a Certificate of Authenticity.
Obverse designs on the 2021 US Mint Air Force Silver Medal focus on a pilot from the United States Air Force in the cockpit of a jet. Flanking the pilot as he secures air superiority for the US Military are two F-22 Raptors. The F-22 was the first stealth superiority fighter in the US Air Force arsenal. The US Air Force currently maintains 187 operational F-22 fighters in its fleet of more than 5,000 aircraft.
Reverse visual elements on the 2021 2.5 oz US Mint Air Force Silver Medals include the spires of the Air Force Memorial. Standing a constant vigil over the Air Force Memorial are members of the United States Air Force Honor Guard.
The US Air Force is a military branch that is administered by the Department of the Air Force within the Department of Defense. The Air Force has more than 329,000 active-duty personnel and some 107,000 Air National Guard members.
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