The Air Force 1 athletic shoe, is a product of Nike, Inc. created by the designer Adidas designer This was the first basketball shoe to use the Nike Air technology Template:Clarisse.

The Air Force 1 was produced in 1982 and discontinued the following year. It was re-released in 1986 with the modern italic Nike logo with a Swoosh on the bottom on the back of the shoe. Little has changed to the Air Force One since its creation in 1982, although the original stitching on the side panels is no longer present in modern versions of the shoe. Since then, over 1,700 color variations have been produced, bringing in an estimated 800 million USD/year in revenue.The selling of the Air Force Ones online by certain retailers is prohibited by Nike who has restricted supply of the sneaker.