ADJ.
failed, failed
VERB + AIRMAN
promoted, rank
AIRMAN + NOUN
class, entry-level
PREP.
from
noun
A pilot of an aircraft.
A person employed in one of several aviation-adjacent professions other than flight crew, such as a mechanic or air traffic controller.
A member of an air force.
A person of a rank in the U.S. Air Force above airman basic and below airman first class.
A naval seaman, especially one in the U.S. Navy, who works on and/or handles aircraft.
noun — someone who operates an aircraft
Not long after achieving the rank of airman first class, she was discharged from the Air Force.
When the engines failed, the airman panicked and failed to properly follow the emergency checklist.
You used to be an airman?
Tom was promoted from Airman to Airman First Class.
The airman is the entry-level rank for enlisted personnel in the Air and Space Force.