airman first class

noun

: an enlisted person in the air force ranking above an airman and below a sergeant

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Teixeira entered the Air National Guard in 2019 and was an airman first class. — Mirna Alsharif, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024 Prosecutors, citing government records and information, said Teixeira has been serving as an airman first class in the U.S. Air National Guard since May 2022 and has been stationed at Otis Air National Guard Base in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. — Greg Norman, Fox News, 14 Apr. 2023

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First Known Use

1952, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of airman first class was in 1952

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airman first class

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: an enlisted person in the air force with a rank just below that of sergeant
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