Air Force Handbook 1: Airman Paperback – June 23, 2025

AIR FORCE HANDBOOK 1 Airman - 15 February 2025 —— A pocket size is also available.Corrected the Table of Contents and replaced fuzzy Black and White cover pix with color photos.The United States Air Force exists to Fly, Fight, and Win. We assure our allies and deter our adversaries by delivering Airpower, anytime, anywhere. Today’s Airmen have answered our Nation’s call, and we stand ready to defend our homeland against all enemies foreign and domestic. We are the world’s most lethal flying force thanks to aviation pioneers and air-minded thinkers, backstopped by a professional and empowered enlisted corps. Air Force leaders at all levels require a firm understanding of our history and heritage. We need leaders at all levels, educated in the art of air war, now more than ever.This handbook provides the keys for our Airmen to be successful as teammates and leaders.We serve today in an incredibly complex global security environment. We remain steadfast in defending our homeland, paced by the growing multi-domain threat presented by the People’s Republic of China. We are also focused on strengthening our international partnerships while deterring aggression from challengers like Russia, North Korea, and violent extremist organizations around the World. We have been here before. You will read about leaders like Col Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. and the Tuskegee Airmen. You will learn about heroes like CMSgt Richard L. Etchberger and pioneers like Staff Sgt. Esther McGowin Blake, the first woman to enlist in the Air Force. You’ll gain an understanding of innovators who brought about the Doolittle Raid, the Atomic bomb, and our high-end mission rehearsal capability with the advent of Red Flag. These lessons remind us we can overcome difficult challenges like those we face today. To do so, we must be mission ready.Like those who came before us, we exemplify a courageous spirit, bound by a shared commitment to defend our great Nation. Today, Airmen are rising to meet challenges across contested domains through ingenuity, perseverance, teamwork, and above all—trust. We are part of a winning team, we are Airmen serving in the Profession of Arms, united by our core values and a shared sense of purpose. Lead well…Make Every Day Count.The Kindle edition has many full page photos. To find the correct edition, search for B0GWS9XWRVThank you for your service from USGOVPUB.com! Read more