Enlisted history Flashcards
By the end of 1915 what was the first aero squadrons staffing
44 officers, 224 enlisted, 23 airplanes
First shots of the great was in August 1914 what was the first aero squadron staff?
12 officers, 54 enlisted and 6 planes
Largest tech schools in 1917
St. Paul MN and Kelly Field TX
In 1993 how much did FDR ask for military avaiation?
300 million
How many airman served in the largest war in history
2 million
In 1942 how many men did it take to support a bomber?
30
Ratio was 70:1 including support personnel
When did the woman arm auxiliary corp start?
May 1942, topographers, medical specialist
AF birth date
18 Sept 1947
11 May 1949 what article was published that integrated all airman?
AF Letter 35.3
Enola Gay
6 AUG 45 nuclear attack on Hiroshima
Bock’s Car
9 AUG 45 nuclear attack of Nagasaki
1945 the big three met to lay out the future United Nations
Winston Churchill, Josef Stalin, Franklin D. Roosevelt
In 1948 for 15 months 2.2 million people of Berlin were sustained by 2.3 million tons of supplies and 277,569 flights called
Luftbrucke - air bridge into Berlin
When did the draft end
27 Jan 1973
Safe haven 1 and 2
56, 57 the 1611 transport wing transferred over 10,000 Hungarian refugees to the U.S.
Amigos Airlift
Tidal waves in Chile, one month airlift over 1,000 materials to stricken area
Operation Provide Hope
1992 airlift 6,000 tons of food, Meds to former Soviet Union
Operation just cause
1989 Central America Panamanians ordered attack on US Embassy, bush invaded and eliminated resistance in 6 days- would bring another air bridge during operation desert shield
Gulf war
- Saddam invaded Kuwait 2 Aug, threatened Saudi Arabia, massive military build up along border
Desert Shield
8 Aug 1990. F-15 left Langley AFB to land in Saudia Arabia in 15hrs. 5 days for warning/control systems in place. War won in first 24 hours
When did the Cold War end?
28 Feb 91
Operation provide comfort
91 600 pallets of food to Kurds. Phase two in 96 Kurds were transported to Turket
Southern watch 92-2003
No fly zone in southern Iraq
Operation provide relief
92 US dropped 38 million pounds of food into Somalia region
Operation Hope
32,000 troops to Somolia -fighting in the country causes fighting with in the country
Operation provide comfort
600 lbs to Kurds after uprising in March 1991
Pacific haven
7,000 refugees headed to Guam
Quick transit I and II
Airlifting Kurds to safe areas in Turkey
Impressive lift
Air lift Pakistani to Somalia
Restore Hope
Relief effort in Somalia
Restore Hope II
3,100 tons of cargo Mogadishu
Uphold democracy
Passive entry into Haiti
Provide promise
Supplies to support Bosnia’s Independence, food dropped off to Sarajevo
Operation provide santa
50 tons of toys to Sarajevo
Operation Deny Flight
Limit war in Bosnia
Operation Deliberate Force
Air strikes in Bosnia
Noble Eagle
Response to 9/11 air patrols
Enduring Freedom
Afghanistan - provide airlift and root out terrorist
Anaconda
Also called robert’s ridge, battle on Takur Ghar in Afghanistan. All terrorist died
Operation Iraqi Freedom
Bush gave Suddam and his sons 48 hours ultimatum to leave Iraq. Went to war 20 Mar 03 - 01 May 03
Shock and Awe
Physiological destruction of the enemy’s will to fight rather than the physical destruction of the opposing military force
