Sec Fo History

Question 1

Who is Sergeant Lous H. Fischer?

Answer 1

1/4 men who died during the Tet offensive in Bunker 051. Holding back over 2500 troops long enough for backup forces to arrive and respond.

Question 2

What year does USAF SF trace it’s heritage?

Answer 2

It’s heritage goes back to 1943 with General Henry H. Hap Arnold

Question 3

What major milestones did General Henry H. Hap Arnold create for the SF careerfield?

Answer 3

He established the Air Provost Marshall(APM). He also brought together Army AF MP(AAF MP) companies to be renamed the AAF Base Security Battalions.

Question 4

When is the AF SF birthday?

Answer 4

March 29, 1943

Question 5

When did President Harry Truman sign the National Security Act of 1947 into law?

Answer 5

July 26, 1947

Question 6

What date did all of the Army Air Corps officially transfer into the AF?

Answer 6

Sep 26, 1947

Question 7

When is the Air Force Birthday

Answer 7

Sep 18, 1947

Question 8

When did General Order No. 1 designate the Air Police and establish the APM?

Answer 8

Jan 2, 1948

Question 9

What was a AF SF lesson from the Korean War?

Answer 9

SF needed to develop a more extensive base defense capability by concentrating on the training of Air Police who then would train others.

Question 10

When and where was the first Air Police School established?

Answer 10

Sep 1, 1950 at Tyndall AFB, FL

Question 11

When and where did Air Police training move to?

Answer 11

Oct 13, 1956 it was transferred to Lackland AFB, TX.

Question 12

Who was the first Air Policeman KIA in Vietnam?

Answer 12

SSgt Terrance Jensen

Question 13

What year did the name of the career field change from Air Police to Security Police?

Answer 13

1966

Question 14

Describe Operation SAFE SIDE

Answer 14

In 1967, an effort to bolster protection of air bases by training Security Police in light infantry tactics and special weapons.

Question 15

What was the biggest test of Security Police Combat Effectiveness?

Answer 15

The Battle of Tan Son Nhut or Tet Offensive on Jan 31, 1968

Question 16

What are the names of the five man team on Bunker 051?

Answer 16

Sergeants Louis Fisher, William Cyr, Charles Hebron, Roger Mills, and Alonzo Coggins.

Question 17

Who was the only survivor at Bunker 051

Answer 17

Alonzo Coggins

Question 18

When was the first time Security Police were tasked with a high priority rescue mission?

Answer 18

May 1975 in response to the Cambodian Communists’ forces seizing the S.S. Mayaguez.

Question 19

What year did URGENT FURY kick off?

Answer 19

1983

Question 20

What year was Operation JUST CAUSE?

Answer 20

Dec 1989

Question 21

When did Operation DESERT SHIELD begin? Why?

Answer 21

Aug 1990. In defense of Saudi Arabia

Question 22

What was Operation DESERT STORM?

Answer 22

Operation DESERT STORM began with the objective to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation.

Question 23

What was the Khobar Towers incident?

Answer 23

SSgt Alfredo Guerrero, SRA Corey Grice, A1C Christopher Wagner attempted to evacuate the Khobar Towers after noticing a suspicious vehicle that exploded. 19 Airmen were killed and more than 260 injured in its wake.

Question 24

When was the 820th SFG activated?

Answer 24

Mar 17, 1997

Question 25

When did Operation ENDURING FREEDOM?

Answer 25

Oct 7, 2001

Question 26

When did Operation IRAQI FREEDOM begin?

Answer 26

Mar 19, 2003

Question 27

Operation Desert Safeside

Answer 27

Began Jan 1, 2005, with TF 1041 around the 820th SFG. a 60 day kill or capture for insurgents that had bombarded Balad.

Question 28

What was the peak detainee count at the Camp Bucca internment facility?

Answer 28

Over 20,000

Question 29

What are the Fallen Defenders during the GWOT?

Answer 29

A1C Elizabeth Jacobson
Sergent Brian McElroy
TSgt Jason L. Norton
A1C Leebernard E. Chavis
SSgt John Self
A1C Jason D. Nathan
SSgt Travis Griffin
1LT Nathan Sartain
TSgt Joseph G. Lemm
SSgt Louis Bonacasa

Question 30

Who are the only AF Cross recipients for SF?

Answer 30

Capt Reginald Maisey for Tet Offensive

Capt Garth Wright 35 SPS Weapons Sys Sec Officer