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Week6: 15-22 September 2013 Flashcards
Squadron 7 pg 20
Shadow Seven
Squadron 34 pg 20
Loose Hawgs
Squadron 35 pg 20
Wild Weasels
Edgar F. Puryear, Jr’s quote on Integrity pg 170
“When a man has strong qualities of leadership, but is of low moral character, there is always the danger that his subordinates will be influenced by his bad characteristics, to the detriment of the leader and of the group. But if the leader is a man of strong qualities of leadership and high moral character, he will endure and he will achieve better results.”
US Air Force Mission: pg 62
The mission of the United States Air Force is to fly, fight, and win… in air, space, and cyberspace.
pg 117
B-2A Spirit
B-2A Spirit Manufacturer pg 117
Northrup Grumman
B-2A Spirit Function
Multi-Role Heavy Bomber
B-2a Spirit Service Date
1993
B2A Spirit Speed
Mach 0.85-0.95
B-2A Spirit Crew
Two Pilots
B-2A Spirit Production
21
B-2A Spirit Inventory
20
B-2A Commentary
Based on flying wing concept pioneered on Northrup test bombers YB-35 and YB-49 in the 1940’s. The first use of B-2s in combat took place in 1999 in Operation ALLIED FORCE.
Colonel Karol J. Bobko: pg 50-51
Retired Colonel Karol J. Bobko, Class of 1959, was the first graduate to enter the space program. After completing training at the Air Force’s Aerospace Research Pilot School at Edward AFB, he was assigned to the Manned Orbiting Laboratory Program in August 1969. He commanded Space Shuttle Challenger on STS-6. In 1983, Colonel Bobko received the Jabara Award for Airmanship. The Jabara Award is given each year to the Academy graduate whose accomplishments demonstrate superior performance in fields directly associated with aerospace vehicles.
Captain Robert E. Blake: pg 53
There were many other Academy graduates whose courage, skill, and leadership made them heroes as well as examples for all of us. The first graduate to down a MiG was a 1959 graduate by the name of Captain (now retired Colonel) Robert E. Blake.
pg 144
Cyberspace Wings
pg144
Space Wings pg 144
pg 144
UAS Pilot Wings
pg 114
Sensor Operator Wings
WWII, The Eighth Air Force: pg 76-78
Within the Air Corps, airmen emphasized doctrinal development through the Air Corps Tactical School (ACTS), providing the intellectual foundation for employing air power. From doctrine evolved ideas for technological requirements, aircraft procurement, strategy, and tactics. Influenced by Billy Mitchell, Italy’s Giulio Douhet, adn the Royal Air Force’s Hugh Trenchard, the ACTS faculty developed an air war theory that emphasized long-range strategic bombardment. According to their thinking, massed bombers woul penetrate enemy defenses, bypass field armies and navies, and strike enemy “vital centers,” key nodes whose destruction would collapse the enemy’s economy. Proper target selection would destroy both an enemy’s capability and will to fight. Selective, precision bombardment assured economy of force and minimized civilian casualites. Eventually, the ACTS idea became known as the “industrial web” theory, or the acronym HAPDB (High Altitude Precision Daylight Bombardment).
Complimenting this doctrine came the advent of the heavy bomber which was the mainstay of the 8th Air Force in WWII. In August 1935, the four-engine Boeing Model 299 flew 2,100 miles non-stop from Seattle to Dayton, Ohio at an average speed of 232 mph. Eventually designated the B-17, the “Flying Fortress” paired with the highly secret Norden Bombsight to revolutionize bombardment aviation and promised to fulfil ACTS air power theories. The B-17’s size, range, and 300+ mph top speed ushered a new era just as winds of war stirred in Europe.
Flying from bases in England, the Eighth Air Force symbolized the air war against Germany On 17 August 1942, twleve B-17Es of the 97th Bomb Group conducted the first American operational bombing mission. Although the strike against a railroad marshalling yard in Rouen, France barely penetrated the German defenses and RAF Spitfires escorted the bombers, the mission promised hope fo the American daylight bombardment strategy.
Early missions into Germany were risky. On 14 october 1943, one mission against Schweinfurt effectively ended the USAAF’s unescorted bombing campain. Determined to destrpy the top priority target, General Eaker ordered 291 B-17s back into the guantlet of German fighters. Sixty bombers were shot down, seven ore were destroyed upon landing in England, and 138 B-17s suffered battle damage. The Eighth Air Force could not sustain further losses of this magnitude.
The advent of the North American P-51 Mustang revolutionized the air war over Europe. With a 440 mph top speed, the P-51B was faster, could out turn, and out dive German fighters. With a basic range of 500 miles and an augmented range of 850 miles, the Mustang could even out range a B-17 with normal payload.
Armed with new aircraft, tactics, and superior numbers, Lt Gen Carl Spaatz launched Operation ARGUMENT with the objective of winning air superiority and crippling Germanyh’s aircraft industry. Between 20 and 25 February 1944, the Eighth Air Force flew 3,300 heavy bomber sorties, the Fifteenth Air Force added 500 missions from Italy, and RAF Bomber Command flew 2,750 night attacks aimed at German aircraft manufacturing plants. Protecting them were nearly 4,000 fighter sorties. At the cost of 226 Americans bombers, 114 British heavies, and 41 USAAF fighters, operation ARGUEMENT, better known as “Big Week,” broke the Luftwaffe’s back by destroying 355 fighters, dammaging 155, and killing 400 German fighter pilots. After “Big Week”, the US Strategic Air Force had turned the corner In a few months, the United States would gain air superiority over all of Europe. The Germans would later change their tactics, and bring in jet fighters, but after “Big Week”, their efforts were to little and to late.
On 6 June 1944, Allied air forces dominated the skies of Europe. On the first day of the invasion, the Allies directed 8,722 USAAF and 5,676 RAF sorties against German defenses in France. In response, the once vaunted Luftwaffe could send less than 100 sorties airborne and only two German aircraft inflicted damage on the invasion beaches.
General Douglas MacArthur’s quote on Integrity pg 170
Duty, honor, country: Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be. They are your rallying point to build courage when courage seems to fail, to regain faith when there seems to be little cause for faith, to create hope when hope becomes forlorn.
Honor Oath pg 17
“We will not Lie, Steal, or Cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does. Furthermore, I resolve to do my duty and to live honorably, so help me God.”
pg 124
F-15A/B/C/D Eagle
F-15 A/B/C/D Eagle Manufacturer
McDonnell Douglas, now Boeing
F-15A/B/C/D Eagle Function
Tactical Fighter
F-15A/B/C/D Eagle Service Date
1974
F-15A/B/C/D Eagle Speed
1,875 mph
F-15A/B/C/D Eagle Crew
Crew: One (A/C), Two (B/D)
F-15A/B/C/D Eagle Production and Inventory
Production: 874
Inventory: 249
F-15A/B/C/D Eagle Commentary
Commentary: F-15 fighters deployed to Desert Storm accounted for 34 of the 37 USAF air-to-air victories, and in Iraqi Freedom F-15Cs led colation aircraft in maintaining aerial dominance.
pg 133
B-17 Flying Fortress
B-17 Flying Fortress Manufacturer
Boeing
B-17 Flying Fortress Function pg 133
Function: Heavy Bomber
B-17 Flying Fortress Service Date pg 133
Service Date: 1938-1959
B-17 Flying Fortress Speed pg 133
Speed: 287 mph
B-17 Flying Fortress Crew pg 133
Crew:Ten
B-17 Flying Fortress Production pg 133
Production: 12,731
B-17 Flying Fortress Commentary pg 133
Commentary: The B-17 is the iconic bomber of World War II and the primary aircraft for the famed 8th and 15th Air Forces in Europe. Seventeen Airmen were awarded the Medal of Honor as B-17 crew, including Class of 2014 Exemplar Lt Col Jay Seamer.
Constitution: Section 6 pg 185
Section 6
The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.
Constituition: Section 7 pg 185-186
Section 7
All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.
Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objection to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by Yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.
Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the Concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill.
Honor Oath Explanation pg 17-18
The first sentence of this oath is the USAFA Honor Code. One of the requirements for membership in the cadet wing is taking the oath and agreeing to live under the Honor code. Perhaps the first time a new cadet is required to do anything individually is when each newly accepted fourth class cadet solemnly affirms to abide by the Oath one at a time. This reflects the personal nature of the code to each cadet and his or her personal commitment to uphold honor within himself or herself, the rest of the cadet wing, and anyone with whom they interact.
In a tradition begun wit hte acceptance of the Class of 1998, the entire cadet wing also takes the oath while facing the incoming class at the acceptance parade. This is not only a re-affirmation of the Wing’s commitment to the Honor Code, but represents our common commitment to enforce the code among ourselves.
In taking the Oath, cadets pledge to place personal integrity, the interests of the wing, and the Air Force ahead of whatever personal advantages might accrue from lying, stealing, cheating, or tolerating violations of the code. The Honor Code is the proudest tradition of our Academy and has remained unchanged since it was first accepted by the Class of 1959 as the minimum standard. It is one of our most distinguishing characteristics, and whether or not that tradition remains viable is up to each individual to live honorably and with a sense of integrity in doing the right thing.
The Honor Code and system is administered by the Cadet Honor Commitee. With representatives at the squadron, group, and wing levels, each member is elected to serve in his/her position by classmates. Cadets who are suspected of violating the Honor Code are investigated and then have their cases heard by a board of their peers. Violators of the code receive severe punishments, often including disenrollment.
Living under an Honor Code places no further restrictions on cadet life than that which will be expected of an officer. Living honorably is vital to effective officership and to maintaining the trust and respect between service members. Most graduates agree living under the Honor Code as a cadet is one of the best methods of preparation for all their life’s interactions.
The Military’s Role in U.S. Government pg 150-151
The military’s role in the government of the United States is to advise the civilian chain of command on matters concering the military, especially during times of crisis or war, and to loyally follow the orders given by the civilian government. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is the principal military advisor to the President, the NSC, and SecDef and functions under the authority of the President and the direction and control of the President and SecDef, and oversees the activities of the Combatant Commands (COCOM) as directed by SecDef Communications between the President or the SecDef and the COCOMs are normally transmitted through the CJCS.
Constitution: Article 1 Section 6 through Section 7 pg 195-186
Section 6
The Senators and Representatives shall receive a Compensation for their Services, to be ascertained by Law, and paid out of the Treasury of the United States. They shall in all Cases, except Treason, Felony and Breach of the Peace, be privileged from Arrest during their Attendance at the Session of their respective Houses, and in going to and returning from the same; and for any Speech or Debate in either House, they shall not be questioned in any other Place.
No Senator or Representative shall, during the Time for which he was elected, be appointed to any civil Office under the Authority of the United States which shall have been created, or the Emoluments whereof shall have been increased during such time; and no Person holding any Office under the United States, shall be a Member of either House during his Continuance in Office.
Section 7
All bills for raising Revenue shall originate in the House of Representatives; but the Senate may propose or concur with Amendments as on other Bills.
Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it become a Law, be presented to the President of the United States; If he approve he shall sign it, but if not he shall return it, with his Objections to that House in which it shall have originated, who shall enter the Objections at large on their Journal, and proceed to reconsider it. If after such Reconsideration two thirds of that House shall agree to pass the Bill, it shall be sent, together with the Objections, to the other House, by which it shall likewise be reconsidered, and if approved by two thirds of that House, it shall become a Law. But in all such Cases the Votes of both Houses shall be determined by Yeas and Nays, and the Names of the Persons voting for and against the Bill shall be entered on the Journal of each House respectively. If any Bill shall not be returned by the President within ten Days (Sundays excepted) after it shall have been presented to him, the Same shall be a Law, in like Manner as if he had signed it, unless the Congress by their Adjournment prevent its Return, in which Case it shall not be a Law.
Every Order, Resolution, or Vote to which the Concurrence of the Senate and House of Representatives may be necessary (except on a question of Adjournment) shall be presented to the President of the United States; and before the Same shall take Effect, shall be approved by him, or being disapproved by him, shall be repassed by two thirds of the Senate and House of Representatives, according to the Rules and Limitations prescribed in the Case of a Bill.
Honor Oath Explanation pg 17-18
“We will not Lie, Steal, or Cheat, nor tolerate among us anyone who does. Furthermore, I resolved to do my dity and to live honorably, so help me God.”
The first sentence of this oath is the USAFA Honor Code. One of the requirements for membership in the cadet wing is taking the oath and agreeing to live under the Honor Code. Perhaps the first time a new cadet is required to do anything individually is when each newly accepted fourth class cadet solemnly affirms to abide by the Oath one at a time. This reflects the personal nature of the code to each cadet and his or her personal commitment to uphold honor with himself or herself, the rest of the cadet wing, and anyone with whom they interact.
In a tradition begun with the acceptance of the Class of 1998, the entire wing also takes the oath while facing the incoming class at the acceptance parade. This is not only a re-affirmation of the Wing’s commitment to the Honor Code, but represents our commitment to enforce the code among ourselves.
In taking the Oath, cadets pledge to place personal integrity, the interests of the wing, and the Air Force ahead of whatever personal advantages might accrue from lying, stealing, cheating, or tolerating violations of the code. The Honor Code is the proudest tradition of our Academy and has remained unchanged since it was first accepted by the Class of 1959 as the minimum standard. It is one of our most distinguishing characteristics, and whether or not that tradition remains viable is up to each individual to live honorably and with a sense of integrity in doing the right thing.
The Honor Code and system is administered by the Cadet Honor Committee. With representatives at the squadron, group, and wing levels, each member is elected to serve in his/her position by classmates. Cadets who are suspected of violating the Honor Code are investigated and then have their cases heard by a board of their peers. Violators of the code receive severe punishments, often including disenrollment.
Living under an Honor Code places no further restrictions on cadet life than that which will be expected of an officer. Living honorably is vital to effective officership and to maintaining the trust and respect between service members. Most graduates agree living under the Honor Code as a cadet is one of the best methods of preparation for all their life’s interactions.
For further information about honor, refer to the Air Force Cadet Wing Honor Code Reference Handbook.
The Military’s Role in US Government pg 150-151
The military’s role in the government of the United States is to advise the civilian chain of command on matters concerning the military, especially during times of crisis or war, and to loyally follow the orders given by the civilian governments. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is the primary military adviser to the President, the NSC, and SecDef and functions under the authority of the President and the direction and control of the President and SecDef, and oversees the activities of the Combatant Commands (COCOM) as directed by SecDef. Communications between the President or the SecDef and the COCOMs are normally transmitted through the CJCS.
