2026 STUDY GUIDE
◉ identified with a dark red star on the tail. Answer: first American
aircraft insignia.
◉ considered one of the finest pilots of her time. Answer: Ruth Law
◉ One of the enlisted pilots during this era was a staff sergeant. Answer:
Walter Beech.
◉ first American to shoot down 5 enemy airplanes. Answer: Private
Frederick Libby
◉ world's first black pilot/fighter pilot.. Answer: Corporal Eugene
Bullard
◉ is effectively using your time by setting goals and objectives. Answer:
Time Management
◉ List 3 time management plans. Answer: ABC Priority Method the
Pareto Principle
,Covey Time Management Matrix
◉ What two steps are essential to ANY time management plan?.
Answer: To-DO list and proritize task.
◉ What types of items should be delegated?. Answer: Priority ―C‖
tasks, Priority items that are urgent but not difficult.
◉ List several time management tools.. Answer: Calendars, Organizers,
Personal Planners, PDAs, Smart Phones.
◉ How can you take command of the telephone?. Answer: Don't depend
solely on messages left, No more telephone tag, Call scheduling, Work
with others, Voicemail and answering machines.
◉ something that is passed down from preceding generations; a
tradition.‖1. Answer: Heritage
◉ was the first enlisted man appointed to the new division. As did many
enlisted men, Ward went up through the ranks. Answer: Corporal
Edward Ward
◉ became the first enlisted fatality of an aircraft accident in 1912.
Answer: Corporal Frank Scott
, ◉ Scott AFB is named after him and is the only facility named after an
enlisted man.. Answer: Corporal Frank Scott
◉ First air Force Major COmmands. Answer: - Strategic Air Command
(SAC)
- Air Defense Command (ADC)
- Tactical Air Command (TAC)
◉ This disjointed group of pilots were torpedoed on their way to the
war, lost their airplanes, and were broken up before 13 survivors ended
up in the same place to finally start their active involvement in the war..
Answer: Sad Sacs
◉ The founder of Sad Sac. Answer: Jack Middaugh
◉ What date was the Air Force was established. Answer: 18 Sept 1947
◉ The first Chief of Staff. Answer: Gen. Carl A Spaatz
◉ Reasons for Operation Desert Storm. Answer: Iraq invaded Kuwait