Missions+&+Values

The Air Force’s Mission is to fly, fight, and win... in air, space, and cyberspace.

To achieve that mission, the Air Force follows the //Global Vigilance, Reach and Power// (the title of all the memoirs written)

The three main things they focus on are developing airmen, technology to war fighting and integrating operations.

Air and Space Superiority: With this, main forces can dominate all enemies on land, space, air and sea

Global Attack: Because of present day technology, we are able to attack enemies anywhere, at anytime, with the best precision and time

Rapid Global Mobility: Being able to retrieve and respond quickly to all help when we’re needed

Precision Engagement: Having ability to hit specific targets without risk

Information Superiority: To keep pace of all information and incorporate it into the campaign plan

Agile Combat Support: This applies to all forces, deployment and sustainment (support) are key

Core Values of the Air Force:

First Core Value: Integrity First

“The Airman is a person of integrity”

Integrity is an element to hold all of your personality together.

Integrity also covers more moral traits as well like:

Courage - integrity possesses moral courage and does what is right even if the personal cost is high.

Honesty - in the military, our word must be our bond.

Responsibility - No person of integrity is irresponsible

Accountability - If you have true integrity you must take credit for yourself

Justice - A true person with integrity practices justice, those who do similar things must have the same punishments or the same consequences

Openness - professionals of integrity encourage openness, and are always looking to get better from other people, and are never afraid to let anyone inspect their work

Self - Respect - a person of integrity never discredits one self or the organization

Humility - A person of integrity takes on the honorable task of protecting the Constitution of the United States of America

Second Core Value: Service Before Self An airman’s professionals duties takes priority over personal possessions and desires This includes the following behaviors:

Rule Following: To serve is to do one’s duty, commonly expressed through rules - good professionals understand that rules have a reason for being, and the default position must be to follow those rules unless there is a clear, operational reason for refusing to do so.

Respect for Others: Service before self tells us that a good leader puts their troops ahead of his/her personal comfort. We all must act with certain knowledge about others abilities

Discipline And Self - Control:

- anger: Military professionals are restricted to stay away from all anger and violence, because that would discredit all of the Air Force.

- appetites: All appetites (such as sexual needs, food, and alcohol) that drive away from your duties are unhealthy and unfit.

- religious toleration: Military professionals must never forget that religion is an individual choice for all people especially commanders.

The Third Core Value: Excellence In All We Do Every American Airman strives for improvement in self and service, but Excellence In All We Do develops passion for improvement at all times.

Product/ Service Excellence: They must focus on providing services to all customer needs

Personal Excellence: Everyone must stay in mental and in physical shape, and complete all education needed

Community Excellence: Community excellence is achieved when all members work together to reach that certain goal in the atmosphere without any fear at all. Some of the factors that influence this are:

- mutual respect: this involves viewing another persons individual and fundamental possessions without any racial or ethical judging.

- human resources excellence: this means that they must recruit the best for us

Operations Excellence: There are two kind of operation excellence: internal and external

- excellence for internal operations: this type of excellence pertains for how they do business. It involves respect and maximizing the Air Force team effort.

- excellence for external operations: this form of excellence pertains to how we treat the world around us and how we conduct our operations. We must be sensitive to all environmental rules and obey all government laws.

AIR MAN’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.**