Airmen serve in many important roles. You wage and win our Nation’s wars. You also fulfill invaluable and unique roles and missions in peace, crisis and war.
Additionally, as Airmen, you build on a rich combat heritage while reaching toward an infinite horizon. Finally, as Airmen, you fly, fight and win in air, space and cyberspace.
The following Airman’s Creed, with its memorable and hard-hitting lines, articulates the fundamental beliefs and captures the essence of warfighting ethos. Make the Airman’s Creed your central focus because it encapsulates what it means to be an Airman and to have pride in service.
I AM AN AMERICAN AIRMAN. I AM A WARRIOR,
I HAVE ANSWERED MY NATION’S CALL.
I AM AN AMERICAN AIRMAN.
MY MISSION IS TO FLY, FIGHT AND WIN. I AM FAITHFUL TO A PROUD HERITAGE, A TRADITION OF HONOR,
AND A LEGACY OF VALOR.
I AM AN AMERICAN AIRMAN. GUARDIAN OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE, MY NATION’S SWORD AND SHIELD,
ITS SENTRY AND AVENGER.
I DEFEND MY COUNTRY WITH MY LIFE.
I AM AN AMERICAN AIRMAN: WINGMAN, LEADER, WARRIOR.
I WILL NEVER LEAVE AN AIRMAN BEHIND, I WILL NEVER FALTER,
AND I WILL NOT FAIL