answers |Updated RATED A+ 2026
SF Mission
Security Forces protect, defend, and fight to enable Air Force joint and coali on missions.
SF Vision
Organized, trained and equipped to deliver enduring Integrated Defense against threats to the
AF, Joint and Coali on missions.
Recognized and respected for our air-centric exper se.
SF Mission Essen al Tasks
Form the founda on upon which we train and are the cornerstones of our strength as an
organiza on.
What are 5 tasks that Security Forces provide and conduct?
1.) Provide Installa on and Asset Protec on
2.) Provide Security and Protec on for Nuclear Assets
3.) Conduct Law and Order Opera ons
4.) Provide training and maintenance of small arms and light weapons
5.) Provide Military working dog support
In 1941, the Army Air Force(AAF) established MP companies s ll fell under...
Army Provost Marshal
What year is considered "Security Forces" birth date?
March 29, 1943
Na onal Security Act of _____ authorized the crea on of the United States Air Force. This took
Over personnel, aircra>, and the mission of the AAF (including MP) which eventually became
Security Forces
1947 (July 26)
Jan 2, 1948 HQ USAF General Order No.1 designated all prior MP and personnel serving under
them as "______"
, Air Police
During the Korean War Era (1950s), American and South Korean Forces were ill prepared, which
led to the decision that the Air Force needed to develop a more ______
Extensive Base defense
Year the name of the Career field changed from Air Police to Security Police
1966
Sept 1, 1950 the first Air Police School was established at ______
Tyndall AFB, FL
Air Police School was moved to Parks AFB, CA in 1952 and was re-designated as the ______
Air Base Defense School
Oct 13, 1956 Air Police Training was transferred from Parks AFB to _____
Lackland AFB TX
1967 Opera on SAFE SIDE was created to bolster protec on of Air Bases. It Trained Security
Police in light ______ and _______.
Infantry Tac cs, Special Weapons
Which Squadron was formed to train for deployment to Southeast Asia. (1967)
1041st Security Police Squadron (Test)
Tan Son Nhut AB was aJacked by a force totaling more than 2500 enemy troops. A 5-man team
posi oned in _______ and held off enemy assault un l backup forces responded.
Bunker 051
Of that 5 man team, 4 were killed in ac on (Sgts Louis Fischer, William Cyr, Charles Hebron, and
Roger Mills). What was the name of the lone survivor?
Sgt Alonzo Coggins
(Btw all 5 men were awarded the Silver Star)
In March 1971, Security Forces career field was split into what two separate func ons?
Law Enforcement Specialist and Security Specialist
What was significant about November 1971?