#7 A2

Question 1

Who was the most notable Army pilot trained by the Wright brothers?

Answer 1

Henry H. “Hap” Arnold

Question 2

Airpower visionary who called for an air force independent of the Army?

Answer 2

William “Billy” Mitchell

Question 3

1st Commander of an American air unit in the field.

Answer 3

Benjamin D. “Benny” Foulois

Question 4

Considered the father of the modern USAF.

Answer 4

Henry H. “Hap” Arnold

Question 5

1st Chief of Staff of the USAF

Answer 5

Carl A. “Tooey” Spaatz

Question 6

Pioneer in passenger care, combined flight attendant and flight nurse careers, to become the most decorated woman in U.S. Military history

Answer 6

Lillian K. Keil

Question 7

Renaissance man: air leader, aeronautical engineer, airplane racer, businessman, commanding general, oil company executive, special assistant to the CSAF, and holder of the medal of honor.

Answer 7

James “Jimmy” Doolittle

Question 8

Made strategic Air Command the world’s premier force

Answer 8

Curtis E. LeMay

Question 9

1st Female pilot to break the sound barrier

Answer 9

Jacqueline “Jackie” Cochran

Question 10

Architect of the ballistic missile and military space programs

Answer 10

Bernard A. Schriever

Question 11

First female pilot to break the sound barrier

Answer 11

Jacqueline “Jackie” Cochran

Question 12

Commander of the WWII Tuskegee Airmen

Answer 12

Benjamin O. Davis Jr.

Question 13

Distinguished as a leader in three wars: WWII, Korea, Vietnam

Answer 13

Daniel “Chappie” James Jr.

Question 14

Lowest ranking Airman ever to receive the Medal of Honor for hugging a flare and throwing it out of the acft

Answer 14

Levitow

Question 15

Pararescueman Awarded the Medal of Honor for defending a ground evac point near Saigon in 1966

Answer 15

Pitsenbarger

Question 16

1st Woman to Command a space shuttle mission

Answer 16

Eileen M. Collins

Question 17

Pararescueman awarded the Air Force Cross for defending three separate evac points and recovering members from a crashed helo in Afghanistan 2002

Answer 17

Jason D. Cunningham

Question 18

Medal of Honor for defending radar site in Vietnam 1968

Answer 18

Richard L. Etchberger

Question 19

Officially began 20 March 2003 and ended 1 May 2003, used “Shock and Awe” focusing on the psychological destruction of enemy’s will to fight.

Answer 19

Operation Iraqi Freedom

Question 20

Operation in Afghanistan which began after the attacks of September 11th, 2001

Answer 20

Enduring Freedom

Question 21

Awarded the Silver Star for defending Humvee convoy in Gayan Valley, Afghanistan 2003.

Answer 21

Kevin Whalen

Question 22

Pararescueman awarded Bronz Star with Valor for overrunning enemy position after helo was shot down, in Afghanistan 2004

Answer 22

Ramon Colon-Lopez

Question 23

Awarded Silver Star, Sijan, and one of 12 Outstanding Airman of 2014 awards for shutting down the rouge AFghan National Police Officer who had turned a truck-mounted machine gun on U.S. troops inside the base.

Answer 23

Delorean Sheridan