The equipment of the United States Air Force can be subdivided into: aircraft, ammunition, weapons, and ground vehicles.[1]
| Name | Type | Versions | Picture | Ammunition | Used by | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mounted Weapons | ||||||
| GAU-8 Avenger | Seven-barrelled Rotary cannon | 30 mm | A-10/OA-10 Thunderbolt II | |||
| GAU-22/A | Four-barrelled Rotary cannon | 25 mm | F-35 Lightning II | |||
| M61 | Six-barrelled Rotary cannon | 20 mm | F-15 Eagle F-16 Fighting Falcon F-22 Raptor B-52 Stratofortress | |||
| GAU-23/A | Chain gun autocannon | 30 mm | AC-130 | |||
| M102 | Howitzer | 105 mm | AC-130 | |||
| GAU-16 | 12.7 mm | UH-1 Iroquois | ||||
| GAU-17 | Six-barrelled Minigun/Rotary machine gun | 7.62 mm | HH-60 Pave Hawk UH-1 Iroquois | |||
| M240 Mounted | 7.62 mm | UH-1 Iroquois | ||||
| Guns | ||||||
| Beretta M9 | Pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | ||||
| M11 pistol | Pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | ||||
| M18 pistol | Pistol | 9×19mm Parabellum | ||||
| M4/M4A1 | Assault rifle, Carbine | 5.56×45mm NATO | ||||
| M16A2 rifle | Assault Rifle | 5.56×45mm NATO | ||||
| MP5 submachine gun | Submachine gun | Multiple (9×19mm Parabellum, 10mm Auto MP5/10, or .40 S&W M5/40) | ||||
| M249 machine gun | Light machine gun, Squad automatic weapon | 5.56×45mm NATO | ||||
| M240 machine gun | General purpose medium machine gun | 7.62×51mm NATO | ||||
| M2 machine gun | Heavy machine gun | .50 BMG | ||||
| M82 | Anti materiel sniper rifle | .50 BMG | ||||
| Name | Type | Versions | Quantity | Picture | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Humvee | Armored car | ? | |||
| R-5 Refueler | Aircraft refueling vehicle | ? | |||
| R-9 Refueler | Aircraft refueling vehicle | ? | |||
| R-11 Refueler | Aircraft refueling vehicle | ? | |||
| C300 | Ground refuel vehicle | ? |
See main article: article and United States Air Force uniform.
| Current attire[2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| width=20% | Name | width=20% | Full pattern | width=25% | Notes |
| Army Combat Uniform | Uses Operational Camouflage Pattern (OCP). Airman Battle Uniform phased out April 2021[3] | ||||
| Flight suit | Pilots, air crews and missile crews wear olive green or desert tan one-piece flight suits made of Nomex for fire protection. | ||||
| Physical Training Uniform | Consists of shorts, T-shirt, jacket and pants. | ||||
| Service dress uniform | Consists of a three-button coat, similar to that of a men's "sport jacket" (with silver "U.S." pins on the lapels), matching trousers, and either a service cap or flight cap, all in Shade 1620, "Air Force Blue" (a darker purplish-blue). This is worn with a light blue shirt (Shade 1550) and Shade 1620 herringbone patterned necktie. Enlisted members wear sleeve insignia on both the jacket and shirt, while officers wear metal rank insignia pinned onto the coat, and Air Force Blue slide-on epaulet loops on the shirt. | ||||
| Mess dress | Consists of a dark blue mess jacket and matching trousers with antiqued silver buttons, miniature medals, blue bow-tie and cummerbund, and shoulder boards and silver wrist braids for officers. When wearing the blue tie and cummerbund, the uniform is considered equivalent to black-tie formal wear. For white-tie occasions, a white bow-tie and waistcoat are worn. | ||||