Air Force Security Forces Test 1 Unit 1 Study Guide with Complete Solutions

Air Force Security Forces Test 1 Unit 1 Study Guide with Complete Solutions Gen. Hap Arnold - Answer-Established Office of the Air Provost Marshal Army Air Force Military Police Companies combined Named AAF Base Security Battalions First major milestone of career field National Security Act of 1947 - Answer-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 Gen Order #1 - Answer-January 1948 HQ USAF designated units and individuals serving under them as "Air Police" Established the Air Provost Marshal Korean War Era - Answer-1950's America and SK forces ill prepared -Air police only armed force on Base -Needed more extensive base defense capability -concentrated on training AP who trained other USAF members EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YAER ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH SEPTEMBER 2024 Page 2/9 Milestones (1950's) - Answer-Nuclear Retaliation Combat ready weapons security mindset AP School Tyndall AFB, FL (Sep 1950) Air Base Defense School Parks AFB, CA (1952) SF School Lackland AFB, TX (OCT 1956) Vietnam and Air Base Defense - Answer-1960's Air Provost Marshal changed to Director of Security and Law enforcement July 1, 1965 Sgt. Terrance Jensen first AP KIA Vietnam 1966- AP to Security Police Operation Safe Side - Answer-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 - Answer-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 EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YAER ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH SEPTEMBER 2024 Page 3/9 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) Battle of TSN (Lessons Learned) - Answer-Vietnam Conflict changed the threat to air bases Base defense needed revision (no front lines, Battle Zones undefined, rear unsafe) March 1971 - Answer-Security Forces split into Security and Law Enforcement Professionalism of Law Enforce. and Nuclear SecFo November 1971 - Answer-12 female Airmen enter Law Enforce. SS Mayaguez - Answer-May 1975 1st high priority rescue mission Merchant ship, seized by Cambodian pirates, mission-recapture crew Rescue helicopter crashed, 18 died- awarded Bronze Medals Ground Launched Cruise Missiles (GLCM) - Answer-Deployed throughout Europe SP responsible force safety and protection Operation Urgent Fury - Answer-1983 Grenada SP among 1st to arrive Tasked with securing landing strips and Enemy Prisoners of War Operation Just Cause - Answer-Dec 1989 Panama EMILLYCHARLOTTE 2024/2025 ACADEMIC YAER ©2024 EMILLYCHARLOTTE. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED FIRST PUBLISH SEPTEMBER 2024 Page 4/9 secure landing strips drug interdiction and humanitarian relief Operation Desert Shield - Answer-Gulf War Era Aug 1990 needed highly trained mobile expeditionary force first SP involved in large scale war since Vietnam Operation Desert Storm - Answer-Jan 1991 Objective to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation tasked with: securing air bases, dignitary support, securing cl