#7 A2 Flashcards
Who was the most notable Army pilot trained by the Wright brothers?
Henry H. “Hap” Arnold
Airpower visionary who called for an air force independent of the Army?
William “Billy” Mitchell
1st Commander of an American air unit in the field.
Benjamin D. “Benny” Foulois
Considered the father of the modern USAF.
Henry H. “Hap” Arnold
1st Chief of Staff of the USAF
Carl A. “Tooey” Spaatz
Pioneer in passenger care, combined flight attendant and flight nurse careers, to become the most decorated woman in U.S. Military history
Lillian K. Keil
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.
James “Jimmy” Doolittle
Made strategic Air Command the world’s premier force
Curtis E. LeMay
1st Female pilot to break the sound barrier
Jacqueline “Jackie” Cochran
Architect of the ballistic missile and military space programs
Bernard A. Schriever
First female pilot to break the sound barrier
Jacqueline “Jackie” Cochran
Commander of the WWII Tuskegee Airmen
Benjamin O. Davis Jr.
Distinguished as a leader in three wars: WWII, Korea, Vietnam
Daniel “Chappie” James Jr.
Lowest ranking Airman ever to receive the Medal of Honor for hugging a flare and throwing it out of the acft
Levitow
Pararescueman Awarded the Medal of Honor for defending a ground evac point near Saigon in 1966
Pitsenbarger
1st Woman to Command a space shuttle mission
Eileen M. Collins
Pararescueman awarded the Air Force Cross for defending three separate evac points and recovering members from a crashed helo in Afghanistan 2002
Jason D. Cunningham
Medal of Honor for defending radar site in Vietnam 1968
Richard L. Etchberger
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.
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Operation in Afghanistan which began after the attacks of September 11th, 2001
Enduring Freedom
Awarded the Silver Star for defending Humvee convoy in Gayan Valley, Afghanistan 2003.
Kevin Whalen
Pararescueman awarded Bronz Star with Valor for overrunning enemy position after helo was shot down, in Afghanistan 2004
Ramon Colon-Lopez
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.
Delorean Sheridan
