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A 1994 humanitarian airlift carried 3,600 tons of relief supplies to refugees in what country in war-torn central Africa?
a. Rwanda
b. Uganda
c. Nigeria
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How did the Air Force use helicopters in Vietnam?
a. Personnel and supply transport
b. Infiltration and exfiltration of special operations troops
c. Search and rescue
d. All the above |
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Who was in charge of Aeroplane No. 1 when part of the Aeronautical Division of the US Army Signal Corps arrived at Ft Sam Houston, TX in 1910?
a. Sgt William C. Ocker
b. Cpl Frank Scott
c. Lt Benjamin D. Foulois
d. Capt Charles Chandler |
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c. Lt Benjamin D. Foulois |
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What medic was awarded the Air Force Cross after he lost his life while saving 10 others during Operation Anaconda?
a. TSgt Timothy A. Wilkinson
b. TSgt John A. Chapman
c. SrA Jason D. Cunningham
d. SSgt Scott Sather |
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c. SrA Jason D. Cunningham |
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Why was Scott AFB, IL named in honor of Cpl Frank Scott?
a. A mechanic and crew chief, he was the first enlisted person to die in a military aircraft accident
b. he was the leading American ace in WWI
c. He was the first US Army pilot
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a. A mechanic and crew chief, he was the first enlisted person to die in a military aircract accident |
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In response to continued attacks by Bosnian Serbs on Sarajevo and on the relief aircraft themselves, what did President Clinton do?
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Significantly expanded Operation Provide Promise |
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Which operation(s) did not help the Kurds in Iraq?
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Operation Vigilant Warrior |
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| Who headed the new three-person-strong Aeronautical Divison of the US Army Signal Corps in 1907? |
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| When the armistice ending WWI was signed, more than 190,000 men were int he Air Service. The Air Service began dissolving its forces that day. What day was that? |
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The Serbian government's oppression of the ____ population in Kosovo, led by President Slobodan Milosevic, turned to violence and mass killings.
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What was the first stage in the development of the US military's air arm?
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Aeronautical Division, US Army Signal Corps |
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| What 1983 operation rescued hundreds of US citizens attending medical school in Grenada after a military coup? |
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| What operation replaced Operation Provide Comfort in January 1997? |
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Which operation(s) did the US initiate in Somalia between 1992 and 1994?
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Operation Provide Relief, Operation Impressive Lift, Operation Restore Hope and Operation Restore Hope II |
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| Which month-long airlift delivered more than 1,000 tons of material to Chile in 1960 following earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, avalanches, and tidal waves? |
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are critical to the Air Force promotion system |
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| Who earned the Air Force Cross for extraordinary heroism during an ambush in Afghanistan in 2008, protecting wounded soldiers while directing close air support strikes, despite his own wounds? |
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| The massive military buildup in Saudi Arabia near Iraq's border to deter Saddam Hussein's aggression against the Saudis and prepare for a counterinvasion, if necessary, was called |
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| Late in ____, Congress passed the Flight Officer Act (Public Law 658), automatically promoting sergeant pilots to flight officers and reserving the cockpit for the commissioned. |
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Where did warring Bosnian factions sign peace accords in December 1995?
a. Wright-Patterson AFB, OH
b. Langley AFB, VA
c. Scott AFB, IL
d. Lakenheath AFB, UK |
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a. Wright-Patterson AFB, OH |
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How long after the first cease-fire were North and South Vietnam officially unified under a Communist regime?
a. After only one year
b. After only four years
c. After only two years
d. After only three years |
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d. After only three years |
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Set in southeaster Afghanistan on 4 March 2002, it was one of the most intense small-unit firefights of the war against terrorism. What did the men who fought there call it?
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The Battle of Robert's Ridge |
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| Who headed the new three-person-strong Aeronatical Divison of the US Army Signal Corps in 1907? |
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Name the pararescue crewmember who distinguished himself with extreme valor while resonding to a call for evacuation of casualties in an ongoing fireflight in Vietnam, posthumously earning an Air Force Cross that was upgraded to the Medal of Honor in 2001.
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