---
category: U.S. Government
created: 2025-07-22
description: The U.S. Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United
  States Armed Forces.
location: Arlington, Virginia
start: 1947
summary: The U.S. Air Force is the aerial warfare branch of the U.S. military and
  a primary customer for the STARGATE remote viewing program, tasking viewers with
  sensitive targeting and strategic intelligence missions.
tags:
- organization
- military
- USA
title: U.S. Air Force
updated: 2025-07-22
---

The [U.S. Air Force](/organizations/us-air-force/) is the aerial warfare service branch of the [United States](/places/united-states/). In the context of the *Remote Viewers* narrative, the Air Force was a key customer for the [Grill Flame](/programs/stargate-project/) program, tasking remote viewers with sensitive intelligence problems.[^1]

One notable instance involved the tasking of [Mel Riley](/people/mel-riley/) and [Joe McMoneagle](/people/joe-mcmoneagle/) to remote-view a new Chinese nuclear device at Lop Nor. Air Force officials, anxious to supplement their conventional intelligence efforts, sought details about the device's design and whether it had been tested. The remote viewers' descriptions, particularly of an "hourglass-shaped device," were of significant interest to Air Force analysts. The Air Force also tasked remote viewers to locate a crashed U.S. Navy A-6 aircraft, which [Ken Bell](/people/ken-bell/) successfully did.[^1]

Additionally, the Air Force was involved in the public rollout of the B-2 Stealth bomber, which [Mel Riley](/people/mel-riley/) had accurately remote-viewed years prior during an opsec tasking, demonstrating the program's ability to penetrate highly secret projects.[^1]

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[^1]: Schnabel, Jim. *Remote Viewers*. Dell, 1997.