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37 Cards in this Set
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What are the key terms for the mission of the Air Force?
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"Vision for the 21st Century"
"Global Engagement" |
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What are the core values?
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Integrity First
Service Before Self Excellence in All We Do |
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When was the National Security Act Signed?
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18 Sept 1947
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Who signed the national security act?
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president truman
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Who convinced Truman that a separate USAF was necessary?
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Billy Mitchell
Jimmy Doolittle |
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What was the first major triumph of USAF?
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berlin airlift broke soviet blockade of berlin in 1948
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When was the first time that the af flew jets, including what jet?
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Koren War, 1950, F-86 Sabre
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What are ICBM's, and when were they developed?
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Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles
1960's |
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What jets were introduced in the 1970's?
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A-10 Thunderbolt II
F-15 Eagle F-16 Fighting Falcon E-3 Sentry |
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On what date did the F-4 in which Capt Lance Sijan was RIO explode over Laos?
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November 9, 1967
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Who was the first AFA grad to receive the medal of honor?
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Capt. Sijan
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In what operations has the AF participated since the 1980's?
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Grenada 1983
Libya 1986 Panama 1989 Operation Desert Storm early 1990's |
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What humanitarian ops has the AF supported?
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Operation Restore Hope Somolia
Support Hope Rwanda Uphold Democracy Haiti Provide Promise/Deny Flight Balkans |
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What are the core competencies of the AF?
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Air and Space Superiority
Global Attack Rapid Global Mobility Information Superiority Precision Engagement Agile Combat Support |
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Air Combat Command
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Langley AFB, Virginia
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Air Education and Training Command
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Randolph AFB, Texas
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Air Force Material Command
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Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
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Air Force Space Command
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Peterson AFB, Colorado
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Air Force Special Operations Command
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Hurlburt Field, Florida
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Air Mobility Command
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Scott AFB, Illinois
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Pacific Air Forces
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Hickam AFB, Hawaii
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US Air Forces in Europe
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Ramstein AB, Germany
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How many cadets reported for induction on what day for the first AFA class?
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306 Cadets
11 July 1955 |
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How many cadets graduated from the first AFA class, and when?
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207 Cadets
June of 1959 |
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Where is USAFA located?
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Colorado Springs, Colorado
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Prior to when where what fraction of USNA and USMA graduates commissioned into the AF?
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1959
one third |
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What countries were seen as clients of the former Soviet Union?
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Syria
Egypt South Yemen |
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What countries had friends in the West?
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Israel
Jordan sometimes Iraq |
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What is the only true democracy in the regioin?
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Israel, as far as its Jews are concerned
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What are the mission, weapons, crew, and speed of the F-15C Eagle?
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tactical fighter
M-61A1 20mm multibarrel gun, 940 rounds 8 weapons stations for air to air missiles 1 pilot 1,875 mph |
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What are the mission, weapons, crew, and speed of the F-15E Strike Eagle?
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Dual-role fighter
M-61A1 20mm multibarrel gun, 500 rounds 4 weapons stations for air to air and air to surface 2 Pilot and Weapons Systems Officer 1,875 mph |
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What are the mission, weapons, crew, and speed of the F-16 Fighting Falcon?
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multirole fighter
M-61A1 20mm multibarrel gun, 500 rounds 6 weapons stations for air to air, air to surface, electronic countermeasures pods C: crew of 1 D: crew of 2 1,500 mph |
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What are the mission, weapons, crew, and speed of the F-117A Nighthawk?
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stealth fighter/attack
2 internal weapons stations for air to surface munitions 1 pilot High Subsonic |
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What are the mission, weapons, crew, and speed of the B-1B Lancer?
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multi-role, long-range heavy bomber
134,000 lbs of bombs or nukes 4 Commander, Pilot, Offensive and Defensive Systems Officers 900 mph |
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What are the mission, weapons, crew, and speed of the B-2 Spirit?
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multi-role heavy bomber
40,000 lbs of bombs or nukes 2 pilots high subsonic cost 2.1 billion each |
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What are the mission, weapons, crew, and speed of the B-52 Stratofortress?
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Heavy bomber
70,000 lbs of bombs or nukes 5 Commander, Pilot, Navigator, Radar Navigator, Electronic Warfare Officer 650 mph |
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What are the mission, weapons, crew, and speed of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter?
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strike fighter
17,000 lbs payload (not necessarily bombs) 1 Pilot Supersonic |
