NST Ch 1 Flashcards
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In 1967, first Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force was
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Paul Airey
2
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In 1988, the first Air Force POW medal was awarded to CMSgt
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Paul Airey
3
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On March 15, 1945, Sergeant Sandy Sanchez flew 44 missions as a gunner and gave his life in a raid against
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Nazi Oil refinery
4
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The United States Air Force came into being as a separate organization in September,
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1947
5
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In June 1948, _________ closed off all surface access to the city of Berlin.
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The Soviet Union
6
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During the Berlin airlift the expert in charge of the airlift operation was
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Major General William Tunner
7
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During the Berlin airlift there were this many flights into Berlin which flew 2,300,000 tons of supplies to 2.3 million people in the western sectors of Berlin
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277,804
8
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Fearing that an attempt to force a blockade of Berlin on the ground would precipitate World War III the allies Built an ____ bridge into Berlin
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Air
9
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One outcome of the Berlin blockade was
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the beginning of the cold war between the US and Russia
10
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During the Korean War who served as door gunners aboard the B-26 for the first several months of the conflict and B- 29 aircraft throughout the war?
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Enlisted personnel
11
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In 1959 the dictator of Cuba was overthrown by who
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FiDel Castro
12
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President Truman _____ authorize the CIA to plan an invasion of Cuba
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Did not
13
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In 1960 President Eisenhower _____ order an invasion of Cuba
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Did not
14
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Following failure of the US supported Bay of Pigs invasion of Cuba by Cuban exiles in 1961. ______ increased economic and military aid to Cuba
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Soviet Union
15
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In October 1962 the US used SAC _____ Aircraft that photographed missile complexes under construction in Cuba
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U-2’s
16
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On 27 October 1962 a U2 piloted by ________ was shot down by Cuban air defenses
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Major Rudolph Anderson
17
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The US agreed not to invade Cuba in exchange for Cubans removal of Soviet missiles, United States also secretly agreed to remove missiles from what country?
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Turkey
18
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The Cuban missile crisis brought the world dangerously close to a
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Nuclear war
19
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The first sustained bombing campaign of the war against North Vietnam was codenamed
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Rolling thunder
20
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In January 1969 shortly after taking office President Nixon announced an end to the
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US combat in southeast Asia
21
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In 1986 CMSgt _____ became the first director of the Air Force enlisted heritage Hall on Maxwell Air Force Base Gunter -Anex
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Wayne Fisk
22
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President GHW Bush announced the deployment of US air and ground units to defend Saudi Arabia and Persian golf state which happened within
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18 hours
23
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In 1992 civil unrest contributed to a famine in Somalia that killed how many people
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350,000
24
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In August 1992 to relieve the suffering of refugees near the Somalia border the United States initiated operation
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Provide relief
25
Operation ____ brought 32,000 US troops into Somalia.
Restore hope
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Between five and 13 October 1993, 1700 US troops and 3100 tons of cargo were airlifted into Mogadishu under operation
Restore hope II
27
It took 78 days and over ____ sorties in the air war over Serbia for NATO to secure it's objective
38,000
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The name given to the operation which followed the terrorist attack of September 11, 2001 was operation
Noble eagle
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After the September 11, 2001 attacks in the US, fighter aircraft began to fly combat air patrols _____ the attack
The same day as
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The operation that followed noble eagle was
Enduring freedom
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Enduring freedom planned to provide humanitarian airlift to the oppressed people of
Afghanistan
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In September 2001, the ruling government in Afghanistan was the
Taliban
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On October 7, 2001 US, British, and French aircraft began a sustained campaign against terrorist targets in
Afghanistan
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The men and women who fought during operation anaconda called it the battle of
Robert's Ridge
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In the year 2003, the Air Force across has been awarded to _____ posthumously enlisted recipients
Three
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On 17 March 2003, President George W. Bush announced a ____ ultimatum for Saddam Hussein and his sons to leave Iraq or face conflict
48 hour
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On 20 March 2003, a salvo of missiles and laser-guided bombs hit targets where coalition forces believed Saddam and his sons and other leaders gathered, which indicated that the war
Began
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Operation Iraq he freedom officially began on 20 March 2003 and ended on
One May 2003
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On 8 April 2003 the first airman killed in operation Iraq he freedom was
SSgt Scott Sather
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On 1 September 1939 Adolf Hitler launched a massive assault on Poland that opened the greatest war in history and Spawned the term
Blitzkrieg and lightning war
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To gain air superiority over Poland's capital, Warsaw, the German Air Force (Luftwaffe), employed Domier DO – 17 twin engine bomber and
Messerschmitt ME-109 fighters and HE-111 twin engine bombers
42
In August 1941 a doctrinal blueprint was created and known as air war planning document
Doctrine #1
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On 7 December 1941 " a date which will live in infamy" imperial Japan dealt a devastating blow to the United States Pacific Fleet at
Pearl harbor
44
In February 1942 Brigadier General Ira C. Eaker established the
VIII Bomber Command
45
The 14 October 1943 the mission against Germany's Schweinfurt effectively ended the United States Army Air Force unescorted bombing campaign known as
Black Thursday
46
The north American aviation development that revolutionized the air war over Europe was the
P 51 Mustang
47
From 1942 to 1945 the combined bomber offensive was the longest bloodiest air campaign in
History
48
Franklin D Roosevelt's directed the army air corps to except black American into aviation training in what year
1941
49
The first Tuskegee airmen to fight against all black squadrons were members of the 99th fighter squadron commanded by who
Colonel Benjamin O Davis, Junior
50
On 18 April 1942, 16 North American B-52 medium bombers launched from the carrier USS hornet, on the bombing Mission led by Lieutenant Colonel James Jimmy Doolittle to bomb targets in the following cities
Tokyo, Nagoya, and Kobe
51
Allied soldiers, sailors, and marines pushed back the borders of the Japanese empire and sought to destroy Japan through strategic bombardment using the
XB-29
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On 6 August 1945, Col Paul Tibbets piloted the Ebola Gay which dropped a uranium bomb, known as the "little boy" over which city
Hiroshima
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On 9 Aug 1945, the B-29 Bockscar, commanded by Major Charles W. Sweeney, released a plutonium bomb called 'Fat Man' on which city
Nagasaki
54
On 26 Jul 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed into law the
National Security Act
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The First Secretary of the AF officially established the USAF as an independent coequal service was accomplished on 18 September 1947 by
Stuart Symington
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The AF officially change the names of the lower four ranks in
1952
57
The first Chief of Staff was General
Spaatz
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The AF's first operational jet fighter was the Lockheed P-80, later redesigned as the
F-80
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On 14 Oct 1947, Charles 'Chuck' Yeager seized headlines as the first man to break the sound barrier using his Bell
Bell X-1
60
The World's first all jet air battle on 8 Nov 1950 used the
F-80C
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During the Korean War, the Air Rescue Service medically evacuated wounded soldiers totaling more than
9,600
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During the Korean War, a new group of AF pilots entered the pantheon of
Fighter Aces
63
During the Korean War, the person that gained recognition as the 'worlds first jet ace' was Captian
James Jabara
64
The AF missile and space capabilities developed rapidly after the
Korean conflict
65
On 4 Oct 1957, the course of missile and satellite development changed when the Soviet Union successfully launched the satellite
Sputnik I
66
In 1960, the National Reconnaissance Office was formed to take charge of highly classified
Reconnaissance satellites
67
In December 1972, North Vietnamese intransigence over the final peace agreement prompted President Nixon to initiate
Linebacker II
68
During the Vietnam War, one of the most decorated AF heroes was the recipient of 28 decorations for valor in combat, was Airman
Duane Hackney
69
One of the most decorated AF pararescuemen Airman of the Vietnam War was
Duane Hackney
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During the Vietnam War, in December 1972, B-52 gunner Samuel Turner shot an enemy MiG, the first of two shot down by
Airmen
71
The individual that was directly involved in the famed Son Tay prisoner of war camp raid and the rescue of the crew of the USS Mayaquez was CMSgt
Wayne Fisk
72
President Nixon ended the US military draft in
1973
73
Post-Vietnam rebuilding included applying
Technology improvements
74
The April 1980 attempt to rescue American hostages from the US embassy in Iran was Operation
Rice Bowl
75
In April 1986, President Regan mobilized England-based F-11's to strike Libya during Operation
Eldorado Canyon
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Operation Just Cause in 1989 tested air operation, this time in
Panama
77
On 26 May 1972, the US and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics signed the
Anti-Bollistic Missile Treaty
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In July 1991, American nuclear strategy changed significant in response to changes under the
Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty 1
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The Operation that eclipsed the Berlin Airlift, which was the greatest air deployment in history, was
Operation Desert Shield
80
The Gulf War represents the first extensive, broad-based employment of
Space Support Capabilities
81
The first week of Desert Storm focused on achieving air supremacy and destroying the enemy's
Command and control system
82
The famous 'Hail Mary' outflanking maneuver that applied the final blow to the Iraqi military forces was accomplished by
General Schwarzkopf
83
After Desert Storm in early 1992, Chief of Staff, AF General Merrill McPeak, introduced a revamped AF Mission defending the US through control and exploitation of
Air and space
84
A coalition of American and allied forces entered Iraq to end the regime of Saddam Hussein and to free the Iraqi people on 19Mar
2003
85
All US forces were mandated to withdraw
| From Iraqi territory by 31 Dec 2011 under the terms of a bilateral agreement signed in
2008 by President Bush
86
1 Sep 2010 marked the transition for Operation Iraqi Freedom to Operation
New Dawn
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As part of Operation New Dawn, the US Forces had three primary missions advising, assisting, and
Training the Iraqi security forces in all facets of security
88
On 20 Mar 2011, a collection of acft launched in support of Operation Odyssey Dawn to enforce United Nations Security Council Resolution
1973
89
President Barrack Obama's exit strategy from Afghanistan called for an end to combat operations in 2013 and the withdrawal of the US-led international military force by the end of
2014
90
Canada's military mission in Afghanistan ended on 12 Mar 2014, and on 27 May 2014 President Obama announced that the US combat mission in Afghanistan would end in
December 2014
91
The 'father' of flying, and a highly honored individual until his death 30 Jan 1948, was
Orville Wright
92
The individual that was an airpower visionary who saw the airplane dominating warfare and called for an air force indipendent of the US Army was
Colonel William 'Billy' Mitchell
93
The Pioneer aviator and the first commander of an American air unit in the field was
Major General Benjamin D. 'Benny' Foulois
94
The General that was an aviation pioneer and is generally recognized as the father of the modern USAF, commanding the US Army Air Forces during WWI was
Henry H. 'Hap' Arnold
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On 30 June 1941, the General that was named Chief if the Air Corps, becoming the commanding general of the US Army AF, was general
Henry H. 'Hap' Arnold
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On 7 May 1949, Congress appointed the first and only five star general of the Air Force, who was general
Henry H. Arnold
97
The first Chief of Staff of the Air Force was
Carl A. Spaatz
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One of the founding fathers of the modern Air Force and commander of the first combat Air Force unit was
Lieutenant general Frank M Andrews
99
The first extended airial refueling experiment in 1929 was accomplished by general
Ira C. Eaker
100
The coordination of the most massive aircraft procurement program in history was accomplished by major general
Oliver P. Echols
101
The most decorated woman in US military history was
Captain Lillian K. Keil
102
During WWI the general THAT flew 75 mission downing two German planes and receiving the distinguished service cross and silver star was General
George C. Kenny
103
General James 'Jimmy' Doolittle was a Renaissance man and receiver of me
Medal of Honor
104
Did general who made the first blind flight completely dependent on instruments for which he won the Harmon trophy was
James Doolittle
105
September 1922 the DH 4 flew Coast to Coast in 22 hours, 35 minutes, with only one refueling stop and this was accomplished by General
James Doolittle
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The general that was the famed leader of the flying tigers was major general
Claire L. Chennault
107
The general that made strategic air command the world premiere force was general
Curtis E. LeMay
108
The command that was the worlds most powerful nuclear force was accomplished and happened due to general
Curtis E. LeMay
109
The lieutenant general known as the air forces outstanding practitioner of Airlie just big and air mobility with general
William H. Tunner
110
The general that was a pioneer in the field of air intel was General
Charles P. Cabell
111
The first army and navy staff college course was attended by general
Charles P. Cabell
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The general that was recognized as the architect of Air Force ballistic missile and military space programs was general
Bernard A. Schriever
113
The first female pilot to break the sound barrier on 18 May 1951 was
Colonel Jacqueline 'Jackie' Cochran
114
Commander of the famed World War II Tuskegee airmen was general
Benjamin O. Davis, Jr
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The general that distinguish himself as a leader in three wars: World War II, Korea, and Vietnam, was general
Daniel 'chappie' James, Jr
116
The lowest ranking airman ever to receive the medal of honor for exceptional heroism during wartime is
A1C John Lee Levitow
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The first enlisted airman to receive both the metal of honor and the Air Force cross posthumously was
SSgt William H. Pitsenbatger
118
The first woman to command a space shuttle mission was
Colonel Eileen M. Collins
119
On September 21, 2010, the first E-9 to receive the metal of honor was
Richard L. Etchberger
120
The highest award for heroism in military action that the nation can bestow on its military members of it's Armed Forces is the
Medal of Honor
121
The Air Force designed medal of honor was created on April 14 of what year
1965
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First metal of honor was presented by President Lyndon B. Johnson on 19 January 1967 or actions in South Vietnam to who
Major Bernard F. Fisher
