Field Training Manual
Air Force Core Values
Integrity First
Service Before Self
Excellence in All We Do
Honor Code
We will not lie, steal or cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does.
Airman's 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.
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.
Air Force Mission
To fly, fight and win...in air, space and cyberspace.
Holm Center Mission
We build leaders.
AFROTC Mission
Developing leaders of character for tomorrow's Air Force and Space Force
AFROTC Field Training Mission
Train and evaluate cadets in AF institutional competencies preparing them for the professional officer course.
Space Force Mission
The USSF is a military service that organizes, trains, and equips space forces in order to protect U.S. and allied interests in space and to provide space capabilities to the joint force. USSF responsibilities include developing Guardians, acquiring military space systems, maturing the military doctrine for space power, and organizing space forces to present to our Combatant Commands.
Air Force Birthday
September 18, 1947
Seven Basic Responses
(1) Use one of the following seven basic responses as appropriate to begin speaking to, rendering a greeting to, respond to a direct question from or as instructed by a cadre member:
(a) "Yes, Sir (Ma'am)."
(b) "No, Sir (Ma'am)."
(c) "No excuse, Sir (Ma'am)."
(d) "Sir (Ma'am), I do not know."
(e) "Sir (Ma’am), I do not understand."
(f) "Sir (Ma'am), may I make a statement?"
(g) "Sir (Ma'am), may I ask a question?"
(2) If you give an incorrect response to a question or make an inaccurate statement, you should correct yourself by stating, "Correction please, Sir (Ma'am)" and begin again.
(3) If you need to excuse yourself to pass by or through an individual or group of individuals, politely state, "Pardon me please, Sir (Ma'am)."
Reporting Procedures
Sir/Ma'am Cadet ______ reports as ordered
If you are reporting on your own, you will state appropriately:
(a) "Sir (Ma'am), Cadet (last name) reports to ask a question."
(b) "Sir (Ma'am), Cadet (last name) reports to make a statement."
Will that be all, Sir (Ma'am)? (Only if Officer doesn’t say that will be all)
Salute and state, "Good morning (afternoon or evening), Sir (Ma'am)."
Phonetic Alphabet
A - Alpha
B - Bravo
C - Charlie
D - Delta
E - Echo
F - Foxtrot
G - Golf
H - Hotel
I - India
J - Juliet
K - Kilo
L - Lima
M - Mike
N - November
O - Oscar
P - Papa
Q - Quebec
R - Romeo
S - Sierra
T - Tango
U - Uniform
V - Victor
W - Whiskey
X - X-ray
Y - Yankee
Z - Zulu
Oath of Office
"I, (full 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 on which I am about to enter. So help me God."
Code of Conduct
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.
Article II: I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the members of my command while they still have the means to resist.
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.
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 order of those appointed over me and will back them up in every way.
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.
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.
Air Force Song
Verse I:
Off we go into the wild blue yonder,
Climbing high into the sun;
Here they come zooming to meet our thunder,
At 'em now, Give 'em the gun! (Give 'em the gun!)
Down we dive, spouting our flame from under,
Off with one helluva roar!
We live in fame or go down in flame. Hey!
Nothing'll stop the U.S. Air Force!
Verse II:
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! (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!
"A Toast to the Host"
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!
Verse III:
Off we go into the wild sky yonder,
Keep the wings level and true;
If you'd live to be a grey-haired wonder
Keep the nose out of the blue! (Out of the blue!)
Fly to fight, guarding the nation's border,
We'll be there, followed by more!
In echelon we carry on.
Oh, nothing'll stop the U.S. Air Force!
Chain of Command
PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (POTUS)
Honorable Joseph R. Biden Jr.
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SecDef)
Honorable David Norquist
ACTING SECRETARY OF THE AIR FORCE (SAF/OS)
Honorable Barbara M. Barrett
U.S. AIR FORCE CHIEF OF STAFF (AF/CC)
Gen Charles Q. Brown, Jr.
COMMANDER, AIR EDUCATION AND TRAINING COMMAND (AETC/CC)
Lt Gen Marshall B. Webb
COMMANDER, AIR UNIVERSITY (AU/CC)
Lt. Gen. James B. Hecker
COMMANDER, HOLM CENTER (Holm Center/CC)
Brigadier General Leslie A. Maher
COMMANDER, AIR FORCE RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS (AFROTC/CC)
Col Christopher L. Bennett
SOUTHWEST REGION COMMANDER
Col Terry A. Koester
PROFESSOR OF AEROSPACE STUDIES, DET 025
Lt Col Brandee J. Harral
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS, DET 025
Capt Mitchell J. McClune
Major Commands
Air Education and Training Command - Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas
Air Combat Command - Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia
Air Force Global Strike Command - Barksdale AFB, Louisiana
Air Force Reserve Command - Robins AFB, Georgia
Air Force Material Command - Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
Air Mobility Command - Scott AFB, Illinois
Air Force Special Operations Command - Hurlburt Field, Florida
Pacific Air Forces - Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii (Formerly known as Hickam AFB, Hawaii)
United States Air Forces in Europe- Air Forces Africa - Ramstein Air Base, Germany
Enlisted and Officer Rank Structure
E-1 - Airman Basic
E-2 - Airman
E-3 - Airman First Class
E-4 - Senior Airman
E-5 - Staff Sergeant
E-6 - Technical Sergeant
E-7 - Master Sergeant
E-8 - Senior Master Sergeant
E-9 - Chief Master Sergeant
O-1 - Second Lieutenant
O-2 - First Lieutenant
O-3 - Captain
O-4 - Major
O-5 - Lieutenant Colonel
O-6 - Colonel
O-7 - Brigadier General
O-8 - Major General
O-9 - Lieutenant General
O-10 - General
Quotes
“He who permits himself to tell a lie once finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual; he tells a lie without attending to it, and truths without the world believing it.”
-President Thomas Jefferson
“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.”
-General Charles A. Gabriel, Chief of Staff, USAF
“The American people rightly look to their military leaders to be not only skilled in the technical aspects of the profession of arms, but to be men of integrity.”
-General Joseph L. Collins, USA
“Leadership is intangible; therefore no weapon ever designed can replace it.”
-General Omar N. Bradley, USA
“If our air forces are never used, they have achieved their finest goal.”
-General Nathan F. Twining, USAF
“If I didn’t have air supremacy, I wouldn’t be here.”
-General Dwight D. Eisenhower, USA
“In every battle, there comes a time when both sides consider themselves beaten; then he who continues the attack wins.”
-General Ulysses S. Grant, USA
"There's no quitting, I can't have quit in me. There was never an option to stop and quit."
- Major Lisa Jaster, USA
“There is no limit to the good you can do if you don’t care who gets the credit.”
-General George C. Marshall, USA
“The power of excellence is overwhelming. It is always in demand, and nobody cares about its color.”
-General Daniel S. “Chappie” James, USAF
“Gender, race, religion, none of that matters. What matters is how you perform.”
-Brig. Gen Jeannie M. Leavitt, USAF
“War, once declared, must be waged offensively, aggressively. The enemy must not be fended off; but smitten down. You may then spare him every exaction, relinquish every gain, but ‘til then he must be struck incessantly and remorselessly.”
-Alfred Thayer Mahan
“Victory smiles upon those who anticipate the changes in the character of war, not upon those who wait to adapt themselves after the changes occur.”
-Italian Air Marshall Giulio Douhet
“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.”
-John Stuart Mill
“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.”
-Father Denis E. O’Brien, Sergeant, USMC
“Leadership is willing to do what you ask others to do.”
-Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Kaleth Wright
“The more you sweat in peace, the less you bleed in war.”
- General Norman Schwarzkopf