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Senior airman (SrA) is the fourth enlisted rank in the United States Air Force, just above airman first class and below staff sergeant.
The rank designation is the same for male and female.
It has a pay grade of E-4.
Between its approval on 30 December 1975 (implementation 1 June 1976) and 19 March 1991, senior airmen wore sleeve chevrons with blue center stars instead of silver to distinguish them from the non-commissioned officer rank of "sergeant", also a pay grade of E-4.
The latter was abolished in 1991, and the blue center star was changed to white to conform to all enlisted rank chevrons.
Senior airmen are expected to be technically proficient and begin to develop leadership skills and may be expected to supervise an airman of lesser rank.
