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OTS Pre- Assessment Exam ALL 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR
QUESTION: What offensive during 20-25 February 1944 destroyed over 500 Luftwaffe fighters
and killed 400 pilots? - ANSWER-The Operation Argument
QUESTION: What event widely known as D-Day, launched 8,722 US Army Air Force sorties
against German defenses in France that trumped the German integrated air defense network? -
ANSWER-Invasion of Normandy
QUESTION: What enlisted member became the first Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force in
1967? - ANSWER-Paul W. Airey
QUESTION: While minor damage was made against Japanese Forces, who led the event that
boosted American morale and shocked Japanese leaders during the war? - ANSWER-The
Doolittle Raid
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QUESTION: What two events eventually forced the Japanese forces to surrender in World War
II but led to a 5- year standoff with the former Soviet Union? - ANSWER-A uranium bomb,
"Little Boy" was dropped on 6 August 1945, and three days later a plutonium bomb, "Fat man"
was dropped on Nagasaki.
QUESTION: When, what, and who created a separate and independent Department of the Air
Force? - ANSWER-With victory in World War II, on 26 July 1947 President Harry S. Truman
signed into law the National Security Act of 1947 which created a separate and independent
Department of the Air Force.
QUESTION: Who was the first female in the USAF? - ANSWER-Esther McGowin Blake
QUESTION: The _____________, otherwise known as ___________, created an air bridge into
Berlin
that delivered supplies, food, medicine, and coal on USAF C-47 and C-54 cargo aircraft. -
ANSWER--Berlin Aircraft
-Operation Vittles
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QUESTION: Which war demonstrated and created new close air support and interdiction skills
that tested the USAF until an armistice was signed that created a demilitarized zone that
separated a particular country by a four-kilometer zone. - ANSWER-The Korean War
QUESTION: Why was this event important?: Operations Safe Haven I and II or Operation Amigos
Airlift. - ANSWER-In May 1960, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, avalanches, and tidal waves
ripped through southern Cn Chile, leaving nearly 10,000 people dead and 250,000 homeless.
The Department of Defense and State Department agreed to provide humanitarian assistance.
During the month-long Amigos Airlift, the USAF airlifted over 1,000 tons of material to the
stricken area.
QUESTION: The __________ demonstrated the key capabilities of the USAF ______________
team of engineers and enlisted aviators serving as aerial gunners and loadmasters. - ANSWER--
Vietnam Conflict
-base engineer emergency force or the Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operational Repair
Squadron Engineer Teams
QUESTION: What was the purpose of Operation Rolling Thunder in 1965? - ANSWER-The
objective was to destroy the will of the North Vietnamese to fight, destroy industrial bases and
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air defenses, and stop the flow of men and supplies down the Ho Chi Minh Trail, while forcing
North Vietnam into peace negotiations.
QUESTION: Which two operations were enacted by President Nixon to showcase USAF
airpower despite a meager ground support and showcased new technologies, specifically
precision-guided munitions? - ANSWER-Operation Linebacker and Linebacker II
Q; The USAF will not tolerate _________, _________, or ______________against individuals
who engage in protected activity. - ANSWER-unlawful discrimination, harassment, or reprisal
QUESTION: DAFI 36-2710 is the publication for what program? - ANSWER-Equal Opportunity
Program
QUESTION: Who is charged with taking immediate and appropriate actions to address
inappropriate behaviors or allegations once they are made aware? - ANSWER-Commanders and
Supervisors
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OTS Pre- Assessment Exam ALL 300 QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE THIS
YEAR
QUESTION: What offensive during 20-25 February 1944 destroyed over 500 Luftwaffe fighters
and killed 400 pilots? - ANSWER-The Operation Argument
QUESTION: What event widely known as D-Day, launched 8,722 US Army Air Force sorties
against German defenses in France that trumped the German integrated air defense network? -
ANSWER-Invasion of Normandy
QUESTION: What enlisted member became the first Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force in
1967? - ANSWER-Paul W. Airey
QUESTION: While minor damage was made against Japanese Forces, who led the event that
boosted American morale and shocked Japanese leaders during the war? - ANSWER-The
Doolittle Raid
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QUESTION: What two events eventually forced the Japanese forces to surrender in World War
II but led to a 5- year standoff with the former Soviet Union? - ANSWER-A uranium bomb,
"Little Boy" was dropped on 6 August 1945, and three days later a plutonium bomb, "Fat man"
was dropped on Nagasaki.
QUESTION: When, what, and who created a separate and independent Department of the Air
Force? - ANSWER-With victory in World War II, on 26 July 1947 President Harry S. Truman
signed into law the National Security Act of 1947 which created a separate and independent
Department of the Air Force.
QUESTION: Who was the first female in the USAF? - ANSWER-Esther McGowin Blake
QUESTION: The _____________, otherwise known as ___________, created an air bridge into
Berlin
that delivered supplies, food, medicine, and coal on USAF C-47 and C-54 cargo aircraft. -
ANSWER--Berlin Aircraft
-Operation Vittles
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QUESTION: Which war demonstrated and created new close air support and interdiction skills
that tested the USAF until an armistice was signed that created a demilitarized zone that
separated a particular country by a four-kilometer zone. - ANSWER-The Korean War
QUESTION: Why was this event important?: Operations Safe Haven I and II or Operation Amigos
Airlift. - ANSWER-In May 1960, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, avalanches, and tidal waves
ripped through southern Cn Chile, leaving nearly 10,000 people dead and 250,000 homeless.
The Department of Defense and State Department agreed to provide humanitarian assistance.
During the month-long Amigos Airlift, the USAF airlifted over 1,000 tons of material to the
stricken area.
QUESTION: The __________ demonstrated the key capabilities of the USAF ______________
team of engineers and enlisted aviators serving as aerial gunners and loadmasters. - ANSWER--
Vietnam Conflict
-base engineer emergency force or the Rapid Engineering Deployable Heavy Operational Repair
Squadron Engineer Teams
QUESTION: What was the purpose of Operation Rolling Thunder in 1965? - ANSWER-The
objective was to destroy the will of the North Vietnamese to fight, destroy industrial bases and
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air defenses, and stop the flow of men and supplies down the Ho Chi Minh Trail, while forcing
North Vietnam into peace negotiations.
QUESTION: Which two operations were enacted by President Nixon to showcase USAF
airpower despite a meager ground support and showcased new technologies, specifically
precision-guided munitions? - ANSWER-Operation Linebacker and Linebacker II
Q; The USAF will not tolerate _________, _________, or ______________against individuals
who engage in protected activity. - ANSWER-unlawful discrimination, harassment, or reprisal
QUESTION: DAFI 36-2710 is the publication for what program? - ANSWER-Equal Opportunity
Program
QUESTION: Who is charged with taking immediate and appropriate actions to address
inappropriate behaviors or allegations once they are made aware? - ANSWER-Commanders and
Supervisors
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