Which are the three Air Force core values and how should they guide daily leadership actions?

• A. Integrity First; Service Before Self; Excellence In All We Do; guide leaders to act ethically, serve others, and pursue excellence in every task.
• B. Honor, Courage, Commitment; guide leaders to enforce discipline and win at all costs.
• C. Respect, Accountability, Innovation; guide leaders to micromanage and maximize efficiency.
• D. Loyalty, Duty, Fitness; guide leaders to prioritize personal gain.

Answer: (A)

Understanding the Air Force core values and how they guide daily leadership actions. The three core values are Integrity First, Service Before Self, and Excellence In All We Do. Integrity First means doing the right thing even when no one is watching, building trust, and making ethical choices. Service Before Self emphasizes duty and putting the mission and people ahead of personal wants, guiding priorities and daily decisions. Excellence In All We Do drives you to hold yourself and your team to high standards, pursue continuous improvement, and ensure quality in every task.

In practice, these values shape how you lead each day: you act honestly and take responsibility for your decisions, you look out for the welfare of your team and the mission, and you strive for the best possible results while supporting growth and readiness. They create the standard by which actions are measured, from how you mentor others to how you communicate and execute tasks.

Other options mix in different terms or advocate approaches that conflict with these principles—like aiming to win at all costs, micromanaging, or prioritizing personal gain—so they don’t align with the leadership behavior these three values promote.