[img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//4649813/3b5366fc2335f4e699db16bbe146f7c3b13b1584.jpg[/img] World War II proved air superiority to be crucial, so on September 18th, 1947 US Air Force became a separate branch of the country’s armed forces. Today it’s the largest air force in the world with more than 320 000 troops, 5 000 aircraft and 400 ICBMs. [h2][quote]From September 16th (12:00 GMT) until September 19th (7:00 GMT)[/quote][/h2] [h3]Play 3 battles using American aircraft (rank III or higher, with an activity of not less than 70%) to receive the “Lieutenant America” decal. [/h3] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//4649813/f78ee4b10ad7e4519177ef8b31926ae683b2f0e2.png[/img] [b]“Lieutenant America”[/b]decal Complete the task in random battles, except for Enduring Confrontation missions and [Assault] mode. Track your progress in the hangar by clicking Nickname → Achievements → Holidays → US Air Force Birthday. You can find the decal in the “Holidays” tab in the Customisation menu. [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//4649813/ca7b4a0ccf75062106a81aac154b86b6d67d200c.jpg[/img] [img]https://clan.cloudflare.steamstatic.com/images//4649813/d7be734093aaa0027eb83d9c4e9a143cba36d4b4.jpg[/img] During the event two premium aircraft from the US research tree — [b][url=https://wiki.warthunder.com/Bostwick%27s_P-47M-1-RE]George Bostwick's P-47M-1-RE[/url][/b] and [b][url=https://wiki.warthunder.com/P-51D-10]Raymond Wetmore's P-51D-10[/url][/b] — will be made available for purchase for Golden Eagles.