If such an uprising began, with whom would the USAF side? Would they open fire on fellow Americans on behalf of a government which is run by people who despise the USAF and the American People?
Reminder: It has been done before. They would simply declare the patriots “combatants” or “insurrectionists” and force the USAF and every other service member to choose. When I took the oath it was “enemies, both foreign and domestic”. Simply declaring patriots domestic enemies would allow the US military to “fire at will”. Remember Waco? If the government declares a group as domestic enemies, swat teams will shoot first and ask questions later.
The US Army fired on the “bonus marchers” in 1932. Future President Dwight Eisenhower argued with his commanding officer, General Douglas MacArthur, not to attack these unarmed war heroes, but MacArthur refused and ordered the tanks and machine guns to attack, torching what little possessions they had left. The day’s toll was three dead, 54 injured, 135 arrests, and over 1,000 men, women and children gassed.
Depends on the leadership.