1. Air Force Heritage Flashcards
When and how many airliners did T’s use? How many T’s?
11 Sep 2001, 4 airliners, 19 hijackers
Total injured and kilt?
6,000 injured, 2,996 kilt
Where were they flown into?
2: Twin T’s. 1: Pentagon. 1: Pennsylvania
Who declared war?
Bush
Flight 11, when, and where?
8:46am, north tower
Flight 175, when, and where?
9:03am, south tower
Flight 77, when, and where?
9:37am, pentagon
Flight 93, when, and where?
10:03am, shanksville, Pennsylvania
Operation name that responded to 911?
Operation Noble Eagle
What command monitored airspace afterwards?
North American Aerospace Defense Command
Operation name that teamed with coalition, then took the fight to Afghanistan from 7 Oct 2001 to 28 Dec 2014?
Operation Enduring Freedom
How many jet were sent to Afghan?
350
What jets were sent to Afghan?
B-1, B-2, F-15, F-16, spec ops jets, RQ-1B, RQ-4A (unmanned), and Navy Fighters
Taliban refused on 7 Oct 2001, what happened after?
The US, British, and French started an Air Campaign
What happened during Operation Enduring Freedom in the air and on the ground/sea?
AF bombers, Navy carrier strikes (Tomahawk missiles). Ground forces directed the bombers.
What enabled planners to reduce the number of sorties?
Guided munitions
What challenged the coalition?
Afghan’s rugged terrain, politics, and distance from the base.
Who were the augmentees?
AF combat controllers
When did the coalition take control of Kabul, Afghans capital?
November 2001
What was the last major town under Afghan control? And when was it abandoned when the Taliban collapsed?
Kandahar, December 2001
Op enduring Freedom was also a humanitarian mission. What else did it do?
Dropped 2.5 million rations to the oppressed.
When did 1,200 members of US spec ops deploy to the Philippines? And what other T groups did they uproot?
Jemaah Islamiyah & Abu Sayyaf in January 2002
What did the US spec ops command pacific do besides fight Ts?
Supported humanitarian ops for the Philippine island of Basilan.
What else did they do in the Philippinnes?
Recovered a hostage, and reduced Sayyaf Group from 800 to 100 members.
What are all the things that the US spec ops command Pacific’s humanitarian effort do for?
Created 14 schools, 7 clinics, 3 hospitals, and medical care to 18,000 residents of Basilan.
The Horn of Africa in mid-2002’s mission?
rebuilt schools, medical facilities, train local forces in counterT throughout Djibouti, Kenya, and Ethiopia.
When was Operation Anaconda launched, as a crucial joint op to remove the Taliban in Afghan?
4 March 2002
Where and what happened with Operation Anaconda?
In Shahikot Valley, it was fought in rugged mountain under difficult conditions.
When and where did Al Queda soldiers fire on an MH-47E helicopter?
Early morning on Takur Ghar mountain.
Who fell out of a helicopter during the strike of the MH-47E helicopter?
Neil C. Roberts, a Navy Seal, Petty Officer First Class.
How many hours did the small-unit fire fight last during Operation Anaconda?
17 hours.
What was the fire-fight of Operation Anaconda called?
The press called in The Battle at Shah-I-Kot mountain. The warriors called it The Battle of Robert’s Ridge.
How many died during Operation Anaconda?
8 Americans and 80 were wounded.
What was TSgt Kevin Whalen (TACP) awarded the Silver Star for?
He was hit 3 times and still recovered his radio to evacuate others, first.
How many service members were deployed to Afghan in 2011?
101,000.
What happened in Afghan on June 2013?
Afghan forces formally took over combat ops.
When did the Afghan war end?
2014
How many coalition and Al-Queda casualties were there in Op Enduring Freedom?
3,486 Coalition. 25,500 to 40,500 Al-Queda
How many Airman stayed behind when the withdrawal happened?
300.
What Op replaced Op Enduring Freedom?
Op Freedom’s Sentinel.
What did Op Freedom’s Sentinel consist of?
28 Nato nations, 14 partner nations, and 11,000 American troops.
