Air Force Bases
Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Location
Joint Base San Antonio, Texas
First Phrase
I AM AN AMERICAN AIRMAN
I AM A WARRIOR
I HAVE ANSWERED MY NATION'S CALL
Article I
I AM AN AMERICAN, FIGHTING IN THE FORCES WHICH GUARD MY COUNTRY AND OUR WAY OF LIFE. I AM PREPARED TO GIVE MY LIFE IN THEIR DEFENSE.
General Charles A. Gabriel, Chief of Staff, USAF
Integrity is the fundamental premise for military service in a free society. Without integrity, the moral pillars of our military strength, public trust, and self-respect are lost.
Air Combat Command (ACC) Location
Joint Base Langley, Virginia
Air Force Materiel Command (AFMC) Location
Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio
Second Phrase
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
Article II
I WILL NEVER SURRENDER OF OWN FREE WILL IF, IN COMMAND, I WILL NEVER SURRENDER THE MEMBERS OF MY COMMAND WHILE THEY STILL HAVE THE MEANS TO RESIST.
General Lori J. Robinson, USAF
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.
Chief of Staff of the Air Force
General Charles Q. Brown Jr.
Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC) Location
Robins Air Force Base, Georgia
Third Phrase
I AM AN AMERICAN AIRMAN,
GUARDIANS OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE,
MY NATION'S SWORD AND SHIELD,
IT'S SENTRY AND AVENGER
I DEFEND MY COUNTRY WITH MY LIFE
Article III
If I am captured, I will continue to resist, by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.
General Mark A. Welsh III, Chief of Staff, USAF
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
USAF Mission
To Fly, Fight and Win…Airpower Anytime, Anywhere
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) Location
Hurlburt Field, Florida
Fourth Phrase
I AM AN AMERICAN AIRMAN: WINGMAN, LEADER, WARRIOR.
I WILL NEVER LEAVE AN AIRMAN BEHIND, I WILL NEVER FALTER
AND I WILL NOT FAIL.
Article IV
If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information or take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not, I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back them up in every way.
Father Denis E. O’Brien, Sergeant, USMC
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.
Quote from General George S. Patton, USA
The troops I have always been well dressed, been smart saluters, been prompt and bold in action because I have personally set the example...The influence one man can have on thousands is a never-ending source of wonder to me. You are always on parade.
Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) Location
Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana
WHOLE CREED
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,
GUARDIANS OF FREEDOM AND JUSTICE,
MY NATION'S SWORD AND SHIELD,,
IT'S 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.
Article V
When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability. I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies or harmful to their cause.
Theodore Roosevelt, 26th President of United States
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 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.
Article VI
I will never forget that I am an American, fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.