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AIR FORCE VISION

The United States Air Force will be a trusted and reliable joint partner with our sister services known for integrity in all of our activities, including supporting the joint mission first and foremost. We will provide compelling air, space, and cyber capabilities for use by the Combatant Commanders. We will excel as stewards of all Air Force resources in service to the American people, while providing precise and reliable Global Vigilance, Reach and Power for the Nation.

AIR FORCE MISSION

To fly, fight and win...in air, space and cyberspace.

HOLM CENTER MISSION

We build leaders.

OTS VISION

Protecting America's ideals one military leader at a time.

OTS MISSION

Produce leaders of moral character.

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 upon which I am about to enter, SO HELP
ME GOD.

HONOR CODE

"I will not lie, steal or cheat nor tolerate among us anyone who does."

AIR FORCE CORE VALUES

Integrity First

Service Before Self

Excellence in All We Do

TENETS OF AIRPOWER

  1. Centralized Control/ Decentralized Execution
  2. Flexibility/ Versatility
  3. Synergistic Effects
  4. Persistence
  5. Concentration
  6. Priority
  7. Balance

10 PROPOSITIONS REGARDING AIRPOWER

  1. Whoever controls the air generally controls the surface.
  2. Air Power is an inherently strategic force.
  3. Air Power is primarily an offensive weapon.
  4. In essence, Air Power is targeting; targeting is intelligence; and intelligence is analyzing the effects of air operations.
  5. Air Power produces physical and psychological shock by dominating the fourth dimension--time.
  6. Air Power can conduct parallel operations at all levels of war, simultaneously.
  7. Precision air weapons have redefined the meaning of mass.
  8. Air Power's unique characteristics necessitate that it be centrally controlled by Airmen.
  9. Technology and Air Power are integrally and synergistically related.
  10. Air Power includes not only military assets, but an air and space industry and commercial aviation.

3 LEVELS OF WARFARE

  1. Strategic
  2. Operational
  3. Tactical

THE 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.

THE CODE OF CONDUCT

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.

THE CODE OF CONDUCT

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.

THE CODE OF CONDUCT

ARTICLE IV

If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information, nor 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.

THE CODE OF CONDUCT

ARTICLE V

When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give my 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.

THE CODE OF CONDUCT

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.

PRINCIPLES OF WAR

  1. Unity of Command
  2. Objective
  3. Offensive
  4. Mass
  5. Maneuver
  6. Economy of Force
  7. Security
  8. Surprise
  9. Simplicity

AIR FORCE FUNCTIONS

  • Counter-air
  • Counter-land
  • Command and Control
  • Strategic Attack
  • Air Mobility Operations
  • Nuclear Operations
  • Space Operations
  • Cyberspace Operations
  • Global Integrated Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
  • Personnel Recovery Operations
  • Combat Support
  • Special Operations