SSgt-TSgt PDG
Air - CORRECT ANSWER-WWII proved that ___ superiority was a required
component for the success of land,sea and air operations.
The Luftwaffe - CORRECT ANSWER-What is the name of Germany's Air Force,
which emphasized speed and concentration of forces to crush their enemies and
spawned the term "Blitzkrieg" or "lightning war"
Radar - CORRECT ANSWER-British Air Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding's Fighter
Command had been preparing for a German onslaught since 1937 and used Sir
Robert Watson-Watt's ___ innovation to create an effective, integrated air
defense system.
The machine deciphered codes providing information (known as ULTRA) that
forewarned British intelligence of major attacks. It also provided invaluable insight
into the status of German maintenance and logistics. - CORRECT ANSWER-The
Enigma machine was Britain's top-secret advantage over the Germans in WWII.
What did it do?
Britain - CORRECT ANSWER-In September 1940, Hitler abandoned his invasion
of ___
General Henry "Hap" Arnold - CORRECT ANSWER-To manage growing
American air power, a major reorganization created the US Army Air Forces.
Who was appointed as its Commanding General?
The Air War Planning Document 1. - CORRECT ANSWER-What document was
created in August 1941, providing a blueprint for the strategic air campaign
against the Axis?
American precision daylight bombing and British night area bombing. -
CORRECT ANSWER-The Casablanca Directive of January 1943 inaugurated
the Combined Bomber Offensive, codenamed Operation PointBlank. What two
bombing styles did it combine?
,Superior numbers. - CORRECT ANSWER-By D-Day, 6 June 1944, the Allied Air
Forces dominated the skies of Europe with new aircraft, tactics and ___
16 April 1945 - CORRECT ANSWER-When did General Spaatz declare the end
of the strategic air war against Germany, as all significant targets were
considered destroyed?
Sgt Sandy Sanchez - CORRECT ANSWER-Who was one of the enlisted force's
most decorated Airmen of WWII and was the only enlisted Airmen to have a B-17
named after him?
TSgt Paul Airey. (Also received the first Air Force POW medal in 1988.) -
CORRECT ANSWER-Name the TSgt who was liberated by the British army as a
POW in Germany in 1945 and later became the first CMSAF in 1967.
99th Fighter Squadron - CORRECT ANSWER-The first Tuskegee Airmen to fight
in WWII were members of the ___ Squadron.
Col Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. - CORRECT ANSWER-Which Tuskegee Airman
commanded the 99th Fighter Squadron and later became an Air Force general
officer?
Cpl John D. Foley, nicknamed "Johnny Zero." - CORRECT ANSWER-Who
became a popular hero as a gunner in both Europe and the Pacific during WWII
and was decorated eight times for heroism, including personal recognition by
Generals MacArthur, Eisenhower and Doolittle?
True. - CORRECT ANSWER-US carrier-based aviation proved the value of air
power at sea with Naval aviation playing a vital role in the Pacific War T/F
The Battle of Midway. - CORRECT ANSWER-At what battle on 4 June 1942 did
US Navy pilots sink four Japanese carriers and turn the tide of war in the Pacific
Maj. Gen George C. Kenney. - CORRECT ANSWER-Who assumed command of
the Fifth Air Force in 1942 and maximized the resource-poor command's combat
power?
,That airpower can support unconventional warfare any time, any place. -
CORRECT ANSWER-What air power capability did the 1st Air Commando
Group demonstrate while helping British "Chindit" forces conduct long-range
penetration missions against the Japanese?
He ordered low-altitude night attacks with bombers stripped of defensive
machine guns, reduced fuel loads and increased bomb loads. - CORRECT
ANSWER-How did Maj Gen Curtis E. LeMay alter the B-29 tactics when he
assumed command of the XX Bomber Command crews in the Pacific?
Col Paul Tibbets - CORRECT ANSWER-The Enola Gay, piloted by ___, dropped
a uranium bomb (known as "Little Boy") over Hiroshima on 6 Aug 1945,
destroying nearly five square miles of the city and killing 80,000 people.
Maj Charles W. Sweeney - CORRECT ANSWER-Who commanded Bockscar,
the WWII aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki?
18 September 1947 - CORRECT ANSWER-What date did Stuart Symington, the
first Secretary of the Air Force, officially establish the USAF as an independent,
coequal service?
To encourage long-term careers for enlisted specialists, as promotion and
specialization went hand-in-hand with training. - CORRECT ANSWER-Why did
the newly established Air Force create an Airman Career Program?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). - CORRECT
ANSWER-Operation Vittles, an expanded cargo support effort against the Soviet
blockade, showed the use of nonviolent airpower to defuse a potentially
disastrous confrontation and laid the foundation for ___.
Charles "Chuck" Yeager - CORRECT ANSWER-On 14 October 1947, who
became the first person to break the sound barrier when his Bell X-1 "Glamorous
Glennis" reached Mach 1.06 at 43,000 feet?
The North American F-86 Sabre. - CORRECT ANSWER-During the Korean War,
what aircraft was created to match the MiG's speed?
, Sgt Billie Beach. - CORRECT ANSWER-Cpl Harry LaVene, a gunner, scored the
first B-29 victory over a jet when he downed a MiG-15 on 9 November 1950.
Who shot down two MiGs on 12 April 1951, a fear unmatched by any other
gunner?
Capt James Jabara - CORRECT ANSWER-Who tallied 15 kills during the
Korean War. Gained recognition as the world's first jet ace?
Long-range missiles and space-based technology - CORRECT ANSWER-What
did the Air Force rapidly begin to develop after the Korean conflict?
The Soviets successfully launched the Sputnik 1 satellite into Earth's orbit on 4
October 1957. - CORRECT ANSWER-What marked the beginning of the Space
Age and sparked the space race between the Soviets and the US?
Providing space-based reconnaissance, early warning of any missile attack on
North America; and worldwide communications platforms for strategic command
and control. - CORRECT ANSWER-During the Cold War, the Air Force
concentrated on unmanned missions to fulfill national security needs. What did
this include?
Cuba. - CORRECT ANSWER-In 1959, Fidel Castro overthrew the dictator of ___
and instituted a socialist dictatorship.
Cuban exiles. (They suffered a crushing defeat.) - CORRECT ANSWER-The CIA
planned the 1961 invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in hopes that the Cuban
people would overthrow Castro. Who were used as troops?
Intermediate- and medium-range ballistic missile complexes - CORRECT
ANSWER-In 1963, the Soviet Union and Cubans began to build what in Cuba?
Through Air Force reconnaissance flights. (First with high-altitude U-2 aircraft,
followed by low-level RF-101s and RB-66s.) - CORRECT ANSWER-How was
Soviet construction of missile complexes in Cuba confirmed?
He imposes a naval blockade to prevent any more material from reaching Cuba
and negotiated with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to remove the missiles. -
Air - CORRECT ANSWER-WWII proved that ___ superiority was a required
component for the success of land,sea and air operations.
The Luftwaffe - CORRECT ANSWER-What is the name of Germany's Air Force,
which emphasized speed and concentration of forces to crush their enemies and
spawned the term "Blitzkrieg" or "lightning war"
Radar - CORRECT ANSWER-British Air Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding's Fighter
Command had been preparing for a German onslaught since 1937 and used Sir
Robert Watson-Watt's ___ innovation to create an effective, integrated air
defense system.
The machine deciphered codes providing information (known as ULTRA) that
forewarned British intelligence of major attacks. It also provided invaluable insight
into the status of German maintenance and logistics. - CORRECT ANSWER-The
Enigma machine was Britain's top-secret advantage over the Germans in WWII.
What did it do?
Britain - CORRECT ANSWER-In September 1940, Hitler abandoned his invasion
of ___
General Henry "Hap" Arnold - CORRECT ANSWER-To manage growing
American air power, a major reorganization created the US Army Air Forces.
Who was appointed as its Commanding General?
The Air War Planning Document 1. - CORRECT ANSWER-What document was
created in August 1941, providing a blueprint for the strategic air campaign
against the Axis?
American precision daylight bombing and British night area bombing. -
CORRECT ANSWER-The Casablanca Directive of January 1943 inaugurated
the Combined Bomber Offensive, codenamed Operation PointBlank. What two
bombing styles did it combine?
,Superior numbers. - CORRECT ANSWER-By D-Day, 6 June 1944, the Allied Air
Forces dominated the skies of Europe with new aircraft, tactics and ___
16 April 1945 - CORRECT ANSWER-When did General Spaatz declare the end
of the strategic air war against Germany, as all significant targets were
considered destroyed?
Sgt Sandy Sanchez - CORRECT ANSWER-Who was one of the enlisted force's
most decorated Airmen of WWII and was the only enlisted Airmen to have a B-17
named after him?
TSgt Paul Airey. (Also received the first Air Force POW medal in 1988.) -
CORRECT ANSWER-Name the TSgt who was liberated by the British army as a
POW in Germany in 1945 and later became the first CMSAF in 1967.
99th Fighter Squadron - CORRECT ANSWER-The first Tuskegee Airmen to fight
in WWII were members of the ___ Squadron.
Col Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. - CORRECT ANSWER-Which Tuskegee Airman
commanded the 99th Fighter Squadron and later became an Air Force general
officer?
Cpl John D. Foley, nicknamed "Johnny Zero." - CORRECT ANSWER-Who
became a popular hero as a gunner in both Europe and the Pacific during WWII
and was decorated eight times for heroism, including personal recognition by
Generals MacArthur, Eisenhower and Doolittle?
True. - CORRECT ANSWER-US carrier-based aviation proved the value of air
power at sea with Naval aviation playing a vital role in the Pacific War T/F
The Battle of Midway. - CORRECT ANSWER-At what battle on 4 June 1942 did
US Navy pilots sink four Japanese carriers and turn the tide of war in the Pacific
Maj. Gen George C. Kenney. - CORRECT ANSWER-Who assumed command of
the Fifth Air Force in 1942 and maximized the resource-poor command's combat
power?
,That airpower can support unconventional warfare any time, any place. -
CORRECT ANSWER-What air power capability did the 1st Air Commando
Group demonstrate while helping British "Chindit" forces conduct long-range
penetration missions against the Japanese?
He ordered low-altitude night attacks with bombers stripped of defensive
machine guns, reduced fuel loads and increased bomb loads. - CORRECT
ANSWER-How did Maj Gen Curtis E. LeMay alter the B-29 tactics when he
assumed command of the XX Bomber Command crews in the Pacific?
Col Paul Tibbets - CORRECT ANSWER-The Enola Gay, piloted by ___, dropped
a uranium bomb (known as "Little Boy") over Hiroshima on 6 Aug 1945,
destroying nearly five square miles of the city and killing 80,000 people.
Maj Charles W. Sweeney - CORRECT ANSWER-Who commanded Bockscar,
the WWII aircraft that dropped the atomic bomb on Nagasaki?
18 September 1947 - CORRECT ANSWER-What date did Stuart Symington, the
first Secretary of the Air Force, officially establish the USAF as an independent,
coequal service?
To encourage long-term careers for enlisted specialists, as promotion and
specialization went hand-in-hand with training. - CORRECT ANSWER-Why did
the newly established Air Force create an Airman Career Program?
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). - CORRECT
ANSWER-Operation Vittles, an expanded cargo support effort against the Soviet
blockade, showed the use of nonviolent airpower to defuse a potentially
disastrous confrontation and laid the foundation for ___.
Charles "Chuck" Yeager - CORRECT ANSWER-On 14 October 1947, who
became the first person to break the sound barrier when his Bell X-1 "Glamorous
Glennis" reached Mach 1.06 at 43,000 feet?
The North American F-86 Sabre. - CORRECT ANSWER-During the Korean War,
what aircraft was created to match the MiG's speed?
, Sgt Billie Beach. - CORRECT ANSWER-Cpl Harry LaVene, a gunner, scored the
first B-29 victory over a jet when he downed a MiG-15 on 9 November 1950.
Who shot down two MiGs on 12 April 1951, a fear unmatched by any other
gunner?
Capt James Jabara - CORRECT ANSWER-Who tallied 15 kills during the
Korean War. Gained recognition as the world's first jet ace?
Long-range missiles and space-based technology - CORRECT ANSWER-What
did the Air Force rapidly begin to develop after the Korean conflict?
The Soviets successfully launched the Sputnik 1 satellite into Earth's orbit on 4
October 1957. - CORRECT ANSWER-What marked the beginning of the Space
Age and sparked the space race between the Soviets and the US?
Providing space-based reconnaissance, early warning of any missile attack on
North America; and worldwide communications platforms for strategic command
and control. - CORRECT ANSWER-During the Cold War, the Air Force
concentrated on unmanned missions to fulfill national security needs. What did
this include?
Cuba. - CORRECT ANSWER-In 1959, Fidel Castro overthrew the dictator of ___
and instituted a socialist dictatorship.
Cuban exiles. (They suffered a crushing defeat.) - CORRECT ANSWER-The CIA
planned the 1961 invasion of Cuba at the Bay of Pigs in hopes that the Cuban
people would overthrow Castro. Who were used as troops?
Intermediate- and medium-range ballistic missile complexes - CORRECT
ANSWER-In 1963, the Soviet Union and Cubans began to build what in Cuba?
Through Air Force reconnaissance flights. (First with high-altitude U-2 aircraft,
followed by low-level RF-101s and RB-66s.) - CORRECT ANSWER-How was
Soviet construction of missile complexes in Cuba confirmed?
He imposes a naval blockade to prevent any more material from reaching Cuba
and negotiated with Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to remove the missiles. -
