what do you call a member of the air force
An Airman or Aviator is a member of the air component of a nation's armed service. In the United States Air Force, it can also refer to a specific enlisted rank. More informally, it can refer to any member of an air force, or to any pilot, aviator, or aircrew, military or civilian, male or female. The equivalent in the British Royal Air Force and some other Commonwealth countries is Aircraftman / woman, and Aviator within the Royal Canadian Air Force.