The direct precursor to the ORGANIZATION@1 , its peak size was over NUMBER@1 million men and women in service and nearly NUMBER@2 aircraft in NUMBER@3 , and NUMBER@4 domestic bases in December NUMBER@5 .

At its peak strength in NUMBER@3 , the ORGANIZATION@2 had over NUMBER@1 million men and women in service , nearly NUMBER@2 aircraft and NUMBER@4 permanent bases , and operated from more than NUMBER@6 airfields worldwide .
