The Army, Marine Corps, Navy, Air Force, and Coast Guard are presented through their creeds as services defined by duty, discipline, readiness, obedience, sacrifice, and defense of the United States, freedom, and democracy. The Army creed affirms mission, toughness, professionalism, and loyalty to comrades; the Marine Corps rifleman’s creed centers on mastery of the rifle and victory in war; the Navy creed stresses support for the Constitution, fighting spirit, honor, courage, commitment, excellence, and fair treatment; the Air Force creed emphasizes heritage, valor, freedom, justice, and the resolve never to falter or leave an airman behind; and the Coast Guardsman’s creed praises devotion to duty, honorable conduct, cheerful obedience, service in peace and war, and rescuing those in peril.