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The most common method of testing in the Air Force and the best deterrent presently available against drug abuse is:

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Inspection testing

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Who was the first enlisted man to train as a pilot?

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Corporal Vernon Burge

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The Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces. However, the Chairman may not exercise command over the JCS or any of the Armed Forces because the operational chain of command runs from the President to the SECDEF to the _______.

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Combatant Commanders

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An Air Force mishap is an unplanned event or series of events that results in property damage or illness, injury, or death. The Air Force classifies mishaps as:

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Class A, B, C, and D

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The reactive skin decontamination lotion (RSDL) and M295 individual decontamination kits are the most effective methods of removing chemical agents. In the absence of an individual decontamination kit, what can be used to remove the chemical agent from equipment?

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5% chlorine bleach solution

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The Joint Staff’s more than 1,500 military and civilian personnel are composed of approximately even numbers of officers from the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Marines make up about _____ of the number allocated to the Navy.

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20%

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The chain of command, from the President through the SECDEF, to the secretaries of the military departments to the service chiefs, exercises what kind of authority?

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Administrative Control (ADCON)

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The American Red Cross provides support to all Americans including active duty Air Force and National Guard and Reserves and their immediate families. The core service of the American Red Cross is:

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emergency communication messages

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Training on the Code of Conduct is conducted at three levels:

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Level A-Entry Level,
Level B-After Assumption of Duty,
Level C-Upon Assumption of Duties

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Air Force members must understand how the Air Force Emergency Management (AFEM) Program:

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prevents, prepares, responds, and recovers from major accidents, natural disasters, and CBRNE attacks

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What causes the highest number of Air Force injury-related deaths each year?

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traffic mishaps

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At the core of the Air Force’s process improvement effort is:

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the 8-Step problem-solving model

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Junior Enlisted Airmen must accept and execute all duties, instructions, responsibilities, and lawful orders in a timely, efficient manner. Failure to obey lawful orders violates _______ of the UCMJ.

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Article 92

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What program periodically surveys career field members and uses the knowledge gained to develop or revise SKTs and CFETPs?

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Occupational Analysis (OA) Program

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One way to make sure your paragraphs flow together is by using transitions. Internal transitions are used within a sentence to improve the flow, while external transitions are used:

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to link separate paragraphs together

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The Air Force has evolved from its simple origins as an Army balloon experiment to what it is today. Its first official organization was as:

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Aeronautical Division, U.S. Army Signal Corps

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The basis for promotion eligibility is:

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skill level, time in grade, time in service, and Commander’s recommendation

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On the subject of Training Responsibilities, who is responsible for maintaining an AF Form 623 for Airmen in the grades of Airman Basic through TSgt and SNCOs in retraining status?

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the Supervisor

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Who is automatically covered by the Survivor Benefit Plan (SBP) at no cost while they remain on active duty?

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regular Air Force members with a spouse or dependent children

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The muscular fitness components (push-ups and sit-ups) may be accomplished before or after the 1.5-mile run but must be completed after the 1-mile walk. There is a minimum _______ rest period between components.

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3-minute

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Which Airmen may be promoted under the Stripes for Exceptional Performers (STEP) program?

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SrA through TSgt

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The Air Force Information Assurance Program is comprised of three programs: Communications Security (COMSEC), Computer Security (COMPUSEC), and Emissions Security (EMSEC). COMPUSEC consists of:

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measures that protect hardware, software, firmware, and information being processed, stored, and communicated

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The Air Force classifies Equal Opportunity and Treatment Incidents as minor, serious, or major based on:

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the number of participants, property damage, physical injury, assault, arson, and/or death

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The principle of war that states that the concentration of effort for every objective under one responsible commander is necessary to gain the most effective and efficient application is:

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Unity of Command

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There are different types of inspections, each with its own purpose. Unit Effectiveness Inspections are conducted to assess:

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the Wing’s resource management, leadership, process improvement efforts and ability to execute the mission

26
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Each Air Force installation is authorized to fly one installation flag although additional flags are authorized for each dependent school. Written requests for exception to policy are submitted to _______.

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the MAJCOM vice commander

27
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Which Resource Management role is responsible for the basic production flight or work center and for regulating the consumption of work hours, supplies, equipment, and services within their cost center?

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Cost Center Manager

28
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Before any operation begins or any safety training can take place, the supervisor must determine where people may be injured or equipment damaged. What process is used to evaluate each task that is not governed by a technical order or is newly introduced into the workplace?

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a job safety analysis

29
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The Air Force methodology for presenting forces to combatant commanders (CCDR) is:

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the Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF)

30
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The Air Expeditionary Force (AEF) is designed to provide forces and support on a _______ basis.

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rotational and more predictable

31
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The primary source of information that directly supports the defense force commander (DFC) in making immediate, proactive decisions for Integrated Defense (ID) planning is:

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the Intelligence Fusion Cell (IFC)

32
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The Department of Defense, which includes the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Joint Staff, and the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, was established by:

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the National Security Act of 1947

33
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Operation Provide Comfort was organized to help Iraqi Kurds. Phase II of Operation Provide Comfort ended in December 1996, thanks largely to:

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infighting among Kurdish factions vying for power

34
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The Department of Defense defines it as, “that part of international law that regulates the conduct of armed hostilities”.

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the Law of Armed Conflict (LOAC)

35
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Kurt Lewin, a renowned social psychologist, viewed change as a three-stage process, unfreezing, changing, and refreezing. Regardless of what specifically needs to change, the first step is:

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to recognize the need for change

36
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The Air Force places airpower doctrine at different levels and depths of detail and defines doctrine in three types:

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basic, operational, and tactical

37
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The four levels used to determine the root cause of a mishap when dealing with Human factors are: Organizational Influences, Supervisory Influences, Preconditions for Unsafe Acts, and Unsafe Acts. An example of Preconditions for Unsafe Acts is:

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meteorological conditions and the physical condition of individuals

38
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What must a rater do before preparing the performance report?

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review the ratee’s Personnel Information File and UIF, if any

39
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All three levels of Enlisted Professional Military Education are delivered at resident schools. Which of them are also available through distance learning (DL) courses?

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ALS, NCO Academy, and the SNCO Academy

40
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There are four components of transformational leadership, called the “4 Is”: Individualized Consideration, Intellectual Stimulation, Idealized Influence, and Inspirational Motivation. Individualized Consideration means:

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nurturing; treating followers as individuals

41
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Of the 20 Air Force Cross recipients from the Vietnam conflict, 10 were _______.

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pararescuemen

42
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The purpose of most Air Force writing or speaking is to:

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direct, inform, persuade, or inspire

43
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Cosmetics for women must be conservative and in good taste. When are cosmetics not authorized?

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in field conditions

44
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Nonjudicial punishment is authorized by _______.

A

Article 15 of the UCMJ

45
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When are Air Force members required to wear a uniform?

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while performing military duties

46
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The Air Force OJT program consists of three components: job knowledge, job proficiency, and job experience. “Job knowledge” is:

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gained through CDCs that provide basic knowledge on a wide spectrum of career field subjects

47
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According to AFI 36-2605, Air Force Military Personnel Testing System, members are granted 60 days access to all reference material or they:

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may request a delay in testing

48
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Who is legally required to observe the United States’ Law of Armed Conflict obligations?

A

all of these answers

49
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The approval authority for ordinary leave may be delegated by the Commander to _______.

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the lowest supervisory level

50
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Under the Air Force Fraud, Waste, and Abuse program, Fraud is defined as:

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a deception designed to gain a benefit, privilege, allowance, or consideration

51
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As part of their general NCO responsibilities, NCOs must accept responsibility for and assume the role of leader, if senior in grade. This policy stems from _______.

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time-honored military customs and traditions

52
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Five methods leaders employ to reduce and manage resistance to change are Education and Communication, Participation and Involvement, Facilitation and Support, Negotiation and Agreement, and Coercion. Which method should be used as a last resort?

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Coercion

53
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In June 1948, when the Soviet Union closed off all surface access to the city of Berlin, rather than attempt to force the blockade on the ground, the allies instead:

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built a Luftbrücke-an air bridge-into Berlin

54
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The TRICARE Prime option for those active duty service members and family members who live and work 50 miles or an hour’s drive from a military treatment facility is _______.

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TRICARE Prime Remote (TPR)

55
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The five major components of fitness are:

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cardiorespiratory endurance, body composition, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility

56
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There are four major elements of the AEF structure: readily available force, enabler force, in-place support, and institutional force. Which of these provides the Air Force’s sustainment capability to comply with federal law?

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institutional force

57
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The separate-page MR and the explanatory MR are two types of Memorandum for Record used most often. Which is appropriate for recording in-house information that would otherwise not be recorded in writing (such as a phone message or the results of a meeting)?

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separate-page MR

58
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The most effective individual protective equipment (IPE) for a conventional attack is:

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a helmet and personal body armor

59
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Some historians believe that the use of William Ivy Baldwin’s balloon during the Spanish-American war was a determining factor in the victory of this critical battle:

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San Juan Hill

60
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As early as 1915, Americans flew in the European war with both the French and the British, though it was the American-manned _______ that earned the greatest and most enduring fame.

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Lafayette Escadrille of France

61
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Public law limits the number of Airmen who may serve in the Regular Air Force in the grades of SMSgt and CMSgt to:

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3.5 percent of the enlisted force

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