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1. Three-Stage Change Process: 1. Unfreezing
2. Changing
3. Refreezing
2. Four Major methodologies of USAF CI: USAF CONTINIOUS IMPROVEMENT
1.Lean
2.Six Sigma
3.Business Process Reengineering
4.Theory of Constraints
3. Five most common responses to change: -Distrust
-Uncertainty
-Self-interest
-Different Perception / No Felt Need to Change
-Over-Determination
4. When did Britain's Sir George Cayley created a glider with fixed wings, cam-
bered airfoil, and horizontal and vertical stabilizers? (1.2): 1853
5. in the early 1900's, Orville and what early aviator conducted more than 1000
glides and achieved the first powered, sustained, controlled airplane flight,
heralding the age of heavier-than-air-aviation?(1.2): Wilbur Wright
6. When what US President established an Aeronautical Division in the U.S.
Army's Signal Corps on 1 August 1907, the Wright Brothers offered the only
flyable aircraft that met specifications for its first military airplane? (1.2): President
Theodore Roosevelt
7. Both what enlisted aviator and Lieutenant Rockwell lost their lives that day?
(1.3): Frank Scott
8. What enlisted aviator was the first enlisted person to die in an accident in a
military aircraft?: Frank Scott
9. When did Congress pass Public Law 99, which authorized an enlisted pilot
training program? (1.3): 1941
10. After 10 years as an enlisted man, what enlisted aviator was commissioned
during World War I and served the next 25 years as an officer? (1.3): Vernon L. Burge
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11. What enlisted aviator entered the U.S. Army on 25 June 1898? (1.3): Sergeant
Ocker
12. In June 1930, what Airman Exemplar flew approximately 900 miles from
San Antonio, Texas to Scott Field, Illinois in an enclosed cockpit, earning him
recognition as the "Father of Blind Flight? (1.3): William C. Ocker
13. In 1916, what individual ordered the 1st Aero Squadron to assist ground
forces in protecting the border and apprehending Pancho Villa? (1.5): President
Woodrow Wilson
14. Despite the 1st Aero Squadron's successful reconnaissance flights and
several dispatches, mountain weather, dust, extreme temperatures, and the
5000-feet elevations of the Casa Grandes in Chihuahua, what country wreaked
havoc with the aircraft? (1.5): Mexico
15. Commanded by what early commander, 11 pilot officers, 82 enlisted men,
and one civilian mechanic departed from San Antonio, Texas with eight Curtiss
JN-3 Jennies, 10 trucks, and six motorcycles? (1.5): Captain Foulois
16. In 1917, what early commander was named Chief of the Air Service for the
American Expeditionary Force, moved to Washington, D.C. in 1927 to become
Assistant Chief of the Air Service, and in 1931 was promoted to Major General
as Chief of the Air Corps?: Brigadier General Foulois
17. With 26 confirmed aerial victories, what aviator became known as America's
"Ace of Aces" and held the American record for victories until World War II?
(1.7): Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker
18. Who is considered to have received the most awards for valor, received the
Distinguished Service Cross a record of eight times, and in 1930, one of his
Service Crosses was converted to the Medal of Honor? (1.7): Captain Rickenbacker
19. As early as 1915, Americans flew in the European war, both with the French
and the British-though it was the American-manned Lafayette Escadrille of
what nation that earned the greatest and most enduring fame? (1.7): France
20. When did Lafayette Escadrille transferred into the U.S. Army Air Service as
the 103d Aero Squadron while the French formed the Escadrille Jeanne d'Arc?
(1.7): 1918
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21. What enlisted aviator is one of the very few enlisted Americans to fly in the
war, and the first African-American military pilot? (1.7): Corporal Eugene Bullard
22. When did President Wilson issue an Executive Order that transferred Army
aviation control from the Signal Corps to the Secretary of War?: 1918
23. What war did vintage Curtiss JN-3 Jennies and Liberty DH-4 bombers re-
mained in service until the 1930s, despite technological advances that had
been made in airframe and engine design? (1.9): World War I
24. Officials turned over two what war battleships for further testing, the USS
New Jersey and the USS Virginia, to punctuate the values of airpower? (1.9): World
War I
25. In 1924, what Airman developed a 324-page report that predicted a future
war with Japan, including the attack on Pearl Harbor? (1.9): William Mitchell
26. Against established tactics, during the demonstration what Airman and the
Martin-Curtiss NBS-1 pilot approached the USS New Jersey at 85 miles per hour
at an altitude of 6900 feet, from about 15 degrees off the port beam? (1.9): Ulysses
Nero
27. What Airman disqualified Nero and his pilot from further competition for
disobeying instructions, but he reconsidered when the rest of the crews failed
to hit the USS Virginia unless they dropped down to 1500 feet? (1.9): General William
"Billy" Mitchell
28. When what war ended, Lieutenant Colonel George H. Holmes chose to revert
back to his enlisted rank? (1.9): World War II
29. What aviator was considered an aviation pioneer and articulate advocate of
aerospace power? (1.10): General Ira C. Eaker
30. What Army Reserve officer after graduating flight school, participated in the
Pan-American Good Will Flight of 1926 and 1927, which is displayed at the
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio? (1.10): General Ira C. Eaker
31. As a strong advocate for daylight strategic bombardment, during what sig-
nificant operation, General Ira C. Eaker directed the daylight campaigns while
the British conducted their night area bombing? (1.10): Operation Point Blank
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1. Three-Stage Change Process: 1. Unfreezing
2. Changing
3. Refreezing
2. Four Major methodologies of USAF CI: USAF CONTINIOUS IMPROVEMENT
1.Lean
2.Six Sigma
3.Business Process Reengineering
4.Theory of Constraints
3. Five most common responses to change: -Distrust
-Uncertainty
-Self-interest
-Different Perception / No Felt Need to Change
-Over-Determination
4. When did Britain's Sir George Cayley created a glider with fixed wings, cam-
bered airfoil, and horizontal and vertical stabilizers? (1.2): 1853
5. in the early 1900's, Orville and what early aviator conducted more than 1000
glides and achieved the first powered, sustained, controlled airplane flight,
heralding the age of heavier-than-air-aviation?(1.2): Wilbur Wright
6. When what US President established an Aeronautical Division in the U.S.
Army's Signal Corps on 1 August 1907, the Wright Brothers offered the only
flyable aircraft that met specifications for its first military airplane? (1.2): President
Theodore Roosevelt
7. Both what enlisted aviator and Lieutenant Rockwell lost their lives that day?
(1.3): Frank Scott
8. What enlisted aviator was the first enlisted person to die in an accident in a
military aircraft?: Frank Scott
9. When did Congress pass Public Law 99, which authorized an enlisted pilot
training program? (1.3): 1941
10. After 10 years as an enlisted man, what enlisted aviator was commissioned
during World War I and served the next 25 years as an officer? (1.3): Vernon L. Burge
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11. What enlisted aviator entered the U.S. Army on 25 June 1898? (1.3): Sergeant
Ocker
12. In June 1930, what Airman Exemplar flew approximately 900 miles from
San Antonio, Texas to Scott Field, Illinois in an enclosed cockpit, earning him
recognition as the "Father of Blind Flight? (1.3): William C. Ocker
13. In 1916, what individual ordered the 1st Aero Squadron to assist ground
forces in protecting the border and apprehending Pancho Villa? (1.5): President
Woodrow Wilson
14. Despite the 1st Aero Squadron's successful reconnaissance flights and
several dispatches, mountain weather, dust, extreme temperatures, and the
5000-feet elevations of the Casa Grandes in Chihuahua, what country wreaked
havoc with the aircraft? (1.5): Mexico
15. Commanded by what early commander, 11 pilot officers, 82 enlisted men,
and one civilian mechanic departed from San Antonio, Texas with eight Curtiss
JN-3 Jennies, 10 trucks, and six motorcycles? (1.5): Captain Foulois
16. In 1917, what early commander was named Chief of the Air Service for the
American Expeditionary Force, moved to Washington, D.C. in 1927 to become
Assistant Chief of the Air Service, and in 1931 was promoted to Major General
as Chief of the Air Corps?: Brigadier General Foulois
17. With 26 confirmed aerial victories, what aviator became known as America's
"Ace of Aces" and held the American record for victories until World War II?
(1.7): Captain Edward V. Rickenbacker
18. Who is considered to have received the most awards for valor, received the
Distinguished Service Cross a record of eight times, and in 1930, one of his
Service Crosses was converted to the Medal of Honor? (1.7): Captain Rickenbacker
19. As early as 1915, Americans flew in the European war, both with the French
and the British-though it was the American-manned Lafayette Escadrille of
what nation that earned the greatest and most enduring fame? (1.7): France
20. When did Lafayette Escadrille transferred into the U.S. Army Air Service as
the 103d Aero Squadron while the French formed the Escadrille Jeanne d'Arc?
(1.7): 1918
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21. What enlisted aviator is one of the very few enlisted Americans to fly in the
war, and the first African-American military pilot? (1.7): Corporal Eugene Bullard
22. When did President Wilson issue an Executive Order that transferred Army
aviation control from the Signal Corps to the Secretary of War?: 1918
23. What war did vintage Curtiss JN-3 Jennies and Liberty DH-4 bombers re-
mained in service until the 1930s, despite technological advances that had
been made in airframe and engine design? (1.9): World War I
24. Officials turned over two what war battleships for further testing, the USS
New Jersey and the USS Virginia, to punctuate the values of airpower? (1.9): World
War I
25. In 1924, what Airman developed a 324-page report that predicted a future
war with Japan, including the attack on Pearl Harbor? (1.9): William Mitchell
26. Against established tactics, during the demonstration what Airman and the
Martin-Curtiss NBS-1 pilot approached the USS New Jersey at 85 miles per hour
at an altitude of 6900 feet, from about 15 degrees off the port beam? (1.9): Ulysses
Nero
27. What Airman disqualified Nero and his pilot from further competition for
disobeying instructions, but he reconsidered when the rest of the crews failed
to hit the USS Virginia unless they dropped down to 1500 feet? (1.9): General William
"Billy" Mitchell
28. When what war ended, Lieutenant Colonel George H. Holmes chose to revert
back to his enlisted rank? (1.9): World War II
29. What aviator was considered an aviation pioneer and articulate advocate of
aerospace power? (1.10): General Ira C. Eaker
30. What Army Reserve officer after graduating flight school, participated in the
Pan-American Good Will Flight of 1926 and 1927, which is displayed at the
National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio? (1.10): General Ira C. Eaker
31. As a strong advocate for daylight strategic bombardment, during what sig-
nificant operation, General Ira C. Eaker directed the daylight campaigns while
the British conducted their night area bombing? (1.10): Operation Point Blank
