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On 2 January 1948, General Order No. 1, Headquarters AF designated these
units and the individuals serving under them as ____ and established the APM
Air Police
Approximately ____ MP companies were converted in mass to Air Police
squadrons
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On 1 September 1950, the first ____ was established at Tyndall AFB, Fl.
Air Police School
The Air Police school was transferred to Parks AFB, CA and re-designated as the
____ School
Air Base Defense
On 13 October 1956, Air Police training was transferred to ____
Lackland AFB, TX
In the 1960's the name APM was dropped in favor of ____
Director of Security and Law Enforcement
,____ was the first Air Policeman killed in action during the Vietnam Conflict on
July 1, 1956
Staff Sergeant Terrance Jensen
In 1966, the name of the career field was changed from Air Police to ____
Security Police
The demands of the Vietnam War led to the creation of ____ in 1967
Operation SAFE SIDE
Through Operation SAFE SIDE, the ____ was formed to train for operational
deployment to South East Asia and to acquire the experience necessary to
develop AF doctrine on base defense.
1041st Security Police Squadron
Established the Office of the Air Provost Marshal
General Henry Hap Arnold
Army AF Military Police Companies were brought together and named:
AAF Base Security Battalions
The biggest test of Security Police combat effectiveness came during the
Vietnam Tet Offensive on January 31, 1968
, Battle of Tan Son Nhut
The Act that authorized the creation of the AF, which would take over personnel,
aircraft and mission of the AAF including the MP force that would eventually
become the AF SF
National Security Act of 1947
During the Battle of Tan Son Nhut, a five-man team positioned in Bunker ____
held off the enemy assault long enough for backup forces to respond and
prevent further penetration of the base
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In March 1971, the enlisted career field divided into two separate specialties,
____ and ____
Security and Law Enforcement
In November 1971, 12 ____ entered Law Enforcement specialist training at the
Security Police Academy at Lackland AFB, TX
Female Airmen
The first time Security Police were tasked with a high priority rescue mission was
in May 1975, when the ____ merchant ship was seized by Khmer Rogue
communist forces in Cambodia
S.S. Mayaguez
In 1983, Operation ____ kicked off in Grenada