Security Forces Test 1 – Study Guide and Practice Questions Review Material
Gen Henry Hap Arnold - ANS ✔✔Father of the AF (1943) Established the office of the of the Air
provost Marshal
What was the office of air provost Marshall a combination of? - ANS ✔✔The Army AF and
Military police were brought together and called Base security battalions
When did the army create a separate provost marshals office? - ANS ✔✔March 29, 1943
Who is colonel H. G Reynolds? - ANS ✔✔The first APM appointed March 29th 1943
National security act of 1947 - ANS ✔✔Authorized creation of the United States Air Force
Took over personnel, aircraft, and mission of the AAF including Military Police force
Eventually became USAF Security Forces
When was the first Air police school established? - ANS ✔✔September 1st 1950 at Tyndall AFB
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When was air police training transferred to lackland afb? - ANS ✔✔October 13 1956
In 1966 the career field name changed from Air police to____ - ANS ✔✔Security Police
Who was the first Air policeman killed in action - ANS ✔✔Staff Sergeant Terrance Jensen during
Vietnam, July 1, 1965
Operation Safe Side - ANS ✔✔1967
, Boost protection of Air Bases
Trained SP in light infantry/special weapons tactics
1041st Security Police Squadron (train for operational deployment to SE Asia, success in ground
combat skills for training SP)
Battle of Tan Son Nhut - ANS ✔✔Jan 31, 1968 Vietnam Tet Offensive
Col. Billy Jack Carter SP Squad. Commander for 377th at Tan Son Nhut
Biggest test of SP combat effectiveness
Bunker 051 (5 man team, held off enemy assault long enough for reinforcements, prevented
penetration of base, 4 of 5 KIA, Sgt. Louis Fisher, William Cyr, Charles Hebron, Roger Mills, Sgt.
Alonzo Coggins survived)
What date did Tan Son Nhut occur? - ANS ✔✔Jan 32 1968
When was the field split into two separate specialities? - ANS ✔✔March 1971 field was split
into security and law enforcement.
What milestone occurred November of 1971? - ANS ✔✔12 Female airmen entered LE specialist
training at the security police academy at lackland AFB tx
What accident happened May 1975 - ANS ✔✔A helicopter carrying 18 security policemen died
in a crash
Operation Urgent Fury - ANS ✔✔Security police were tasked with securing air landing strips and
control of enemy POW's in Grenada
Operation Just Cause - ANS ✔✔Security police tasked with securing landing strips. Also
participated in drug interdiction and humanitarian relief in Panama December 1989
Gen Henry Hap Arnold - ANS ✔✔Father of the AF (1943) Established the office of the of the Air
provost Marshal
What was the office of air provost Marshall a combination of? - ANS ✔✔The Army AF and
Military police were brought together and called Base security battalions
When did the army create a separate provost marshals office? - ANS ✔✔March 29, 1943
Who is colonel H. G Reynolds? - ANS ✔✔The first APM appointed March 29th 1943
National security act of 1947 - ANS ✔✔Authorized creation of the United States Air Force
Took over personnel, aircraft, and mission of the AAF including Military Police force
Eventually became USAF Security Forces
When was the first Air police school established? - ANS ✔✔September 1st 1950 at Tyndall AFB
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When was air police training transferred to lackland afb? - ANS ✔✔October 13 1956
In 1966 the career field name changed from Air police to____ - ANS ✔✔Security Police
Who was the first Air policeman killed in action - ANS ✔✔Staff Sergeant Terrance Jensen during
Vietnam, July 1, 1965
Operation Safe Side - ANS ✔✔1967
, Boost protection of Air Bases
Trained SP in light infantry/special weapons tactics
1041st Security Police Squadron (train for operational deployment to SE Asia, success in ground
combat skills for training SP)
Battle of Tan Son Nhut - ANS ✔✔Jan 31, 1968 Vietnam Tet Offensive
Col. Billy Jack Carter SP Squad. Commander for 377th at Tan Son Nhut
Biggest test of SP combat effectiveness
Bunker 051 (5 man team, held off enemy assault long enough for reinforcements, prevented
penetration of base, 4 of 5 KIA, Sgt. Louis Fisher, William Cyr, Charles Hebron, Roger Mills, Sgt.
Alonzo Coggins survived)
What date did Tan Son Nhut occur? - ANS ✔✔Jan 32 1968
When was the field split into two separate specialities? - ANS ✔✔March 1971 field was split
into security and law enforcement.
What milestone occurred November of 1971? - ANS ✔✔12 Female airmen entered LE specialist
training at the security police academy at lackland AFB tx
What accident happened May 1975 - ANS ✔✔A helicopter carrying 18 security policemen died
in a crash
Operation Urgent Fury - ANS ✔✔Security police were tasked with securing air landing strips and
control of enemy POW's in Grenada
Operation Just Cause - ANS ✔✔Security police tasked with securing landing strips. Also
participated in drug interdiction and humanitarian relief in Panama December 1989
