Quotes
Napoleon Bonaparte quote
An army marches on its stomach.
General Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff, USAF quote
Treating EVERY airman with dignity and respect must be at the heart of who we are and how we operate... Every single person around you brings something to the fight that you don't. Each of them is critically important to mission success.
Air Education and Training Command (AETC)
Location and commander
Location: Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
Commander: Lt General Marshall B. Webb
Stanza II of Airman's Creed
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.
AFROTC Field Training Mission
Train and evaluate cadets in AF institutional competencies preparing them for the professional officer course.
Sir Winston Churchill
Success is not final; failure is not fatal; it is the courage to continue that counts.
General Lori J. Robertson, USAF quote
Servant leadership... It's the notion of being part of something bigger than yourself and of making the people around you better. In our daily struggles to advance within an organization, we sometimes forget that it's actually more about... the people that are around us.
Air Mobility Command (AMC)
Location and Commander
Location: Scott AFB, Illinois
Commander: General Mike Minihan
Stanza IV of Airman's Creed
I am an American Airman.
Wingman, Leader, Warrior.
I will never leave an Airman behind,
I will never falter,
And I will not fail.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
General Mark A. Milley
General Ulysses S. Grant quote
In every battle, there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten; then he who continues the attack wins.
John Stuart Mill quote
War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling, which thinks that nothing is worth war, is much worse. The person, who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.
Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC)
Location and Commander
Location: Barksdale AFB, Louisiana
Commander: General Anthony J. Cotton
Stanza III of Airman's Creed
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.
List all 4 E-9 AF ranks
Chief Master Sergeant (CMSgt)
First Sergeant
Command Chief Master Sergeant
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
Marcus Aurelius quote
If it's endurable, then endure it. Stop complaining... you can endure anything your mind can make endurable.
Father Denis E. O'Brien, Sergeant, USMC quote
It is the soldier, not the reporter, who has given us the freedom of the press. It is the soldier, not the poet, who has given us the freedom of speech. It is the soldier, not the campus organizer, who has given us the freedom to demonstrate. It is the soldier who salutes the flag, who serves beneath the flag, and whose coffin is draped by the flag, who allows the protestor to burn the flag.
Space Systems Command (SSC)
Location: Los Angeles SFB, California
Commander: Lt General Michael A. Guetlein
Oath of Enlistment
I (state your name) do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States, against all enemies foreign and domestic. That I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States and the orders of the officers appointed over me according to regulations and the Uniform Code of Military Justice. So help me God (optional).
2nd verse of AF song
Brilliant minds fashioned a crate of thunder,
Sent it high into the blue;
Valiant hands blasted the world asunder;
How they lived God only knew!
Boundless souls dreaming of skies to conquer,
Gave us wings, ever to soar!
With scouts before and bombers galore! Hey!
Nothing'll stop the U.S. Air Force!
Italian Air Marshall Guilio Douhet
Victory smiles upon those who anticipate the changes in the character of war, not those who wait to adapt themselves after the changes occur.
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of the United States quote
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
Location and Commander
Location: Hurlburt Field, Florida
Commander: Lt General James C. Silfe
Oath of Office
I (state your name), having been appointed a (rank) in the United States Air Force, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic. That I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely; without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter. So help me God (optional).
Bridge of AF song
Here's a toast to the host
Of those who love the vastness of the sky,
To a friend we send a message of the brave who serve on high.
We drink to those who gave their all of old,
Then down we roar to score the rainbow's pot of gold.
A toast to the host of those we boast, the U.S. Air Force!