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Core Values. Integrity First. Service Before Self. Excellence in All We Do. These values guide all members of the Air and Space Forces, not just Academy cadets. From day one these values are memorized and internalized to serve as the foundation and unifying element of a cadet’s commitment to themselves, their comrades and their country.
- U.S. Army: “This We’Ll Defend”
- U.S. Marine Corps: “Semper Fidelis” – Always Faithful
- U.S. Navy: Undetermined
- U.S. Air Force: “Aim High … Fly-Fight-Win”
- U.S. Coast Guard: “Semper Paratus” – Always Ready
- U.S. Space Force: “Semper Supra” – Always Above
- The Uso’S Many Mottos
As the oldest branch of the U.S. military, the U.S. Army’s motto is steeped in a long history of service to this country. The phrase “This We’ll Defend” was first used by the War Office of the Continental Army during the American Revolution in 1778. Today, the motto can be found on the official U.S. Army flag as well as the Department of the Army e...
The U.S. Marine Corps motto, “Semper Fidelis,” is legendary. However, “Semper Fi” (as it’s yelled, cheered, or used as a greeting) is not just a motto for the Marines – it’s a way of life. The phrase is Latin for “Always Faithful” and it embodies the Marine Corps’ forever commitment to both their fellow Marinesand the United States. Since the motto...
The U.S. Navy technically does not have an official motto, and there are even disagreements over what its unofficial motto might be. Some sources claim that the unofficial motto is “Non sibi sed patriae” – Latin for “Not self, but country,” a phrase inscribed above the chapel doors of the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland. This unofficial m...
Formally adopted in 2010, the U.S. Air Force’s motto of “Aim High … Fly-Fight-Win” is both a call-to-action and a promise in response. The Air Force always pushes itself to new heights (no pun intended) and expects its airmen to do the same. The motto was chosen by the airmen themselves through an Air Force-wide survey, through which they explained...
For a military branch that is on-call 365 days a year to protect the waterways and people of the United States, the motto “Semper Paratus,” that is, “Always Ready,” seems especially appropriate. There are quite a few stories of how the Coast Guard got its motto – some say it was thanks to Capt. Francis Saltus Van Boskerck, who wrote the words to th...
The newest of the U.S. military’s six branches, the U.S. Space Force recently revealed its new motto, which pays homage to its roots in the U.S. Air Force as well as the branch’s future in space. “Semper Supra” is Latin for “Always Above;”the word “always” was chosen because just as space is unending in time and depth, so too is the Space Force’s c...
Founded in 1941 at the outbreak of World War II, the USO has had several mottos over the years, with each one shaping how our organization spread the word to the American people about the ways in which the USO – a military support nonprofit – supports service members and their families. But a common theme in all of these mottos is the USO’s constan...
United States Air Force Academy; Motto: Integrity First, Service before self, Excellence in all we do: Type: U.S. Service Academy: Established: 1 April 1954; 70 years ago () Endowment: $98.937 million (2019) Superintendent: Lieutenant general Richard M. Clark, USAF: Dean: Brigadier general Linell Letendre, USAF: Commandant of Cadets
- 27 varsity teams, 17 men's and 10 women's
- 4,304 cadets (2021)
- Suburban, 18,500 acres (7,500 ha)
- Falcon
Mission. To educate, train and inspire men and women to become officers of character motivated to lead the U.S. Air Force and Space Force in service to our nation. It takes grades, grit and “I never quit.” Cadet Life. History.
THE FIRST CLASS. The first class of 306 men were sworn in at a temporary site at Lowry Air Force Base in Denver, Colorado. Lt. Gen. Hubert R. Harmon, a key figure in the development of the Academy, was recalled from retirement to become the first superintendent. The first class of the United States Air Force Academy is sworn in.
For the Academy is a bridge to the future, gleaming with promise of peace in a stable, sane world….Our airpower has kept the peace…it is keeping the peace, God willing, it will keep on doing so. This Academy, we are founding today, will carry forward that great effort.
