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| What is the Basic Definition of Air and Space Power? |
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| The synergistic application of air, space, and information systems to project global strategic military power. |
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| Define what the core competencies are. |
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| They are fundamental qualities that enable the Air Force to develop and deliver air and space power. |
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| List the core competencies (3) |
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1. Developing Airmen
2. technology to war fighting
3. integrating operations |
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| Define Air and Space Doctrine |
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| Doctrine is the best way to implement air and space power based on history, technology, future threats, and leaders experiences to provide guidance. These must not stagnate. |
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| List the Principles of war. |
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1. Unity of Command
2. Objective
3. Mass
4. Maneuver
5. Economy of Force
6. Security
7. Surprise
8. Simplicity |
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| Concentrates combat power at the decisive time and place. |
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| Places the enemy in a position of disadvantage through the flexible application of combat power. |
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| Directs military operations to a defined and attainable goal, that contributes to strategic, operational or tactical aims. |
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| We act rather than react. When we act we dictate the time, place, purpose scope, intensity, and pace operations. The initiative must be seized, retained, and fully exploited. |
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| Ensures unity of effort for every objective under one responsible commander. |
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| creates an unstable mass by using minimum combat power on secondary objectives. Makes the fullest use of forces available. |
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| Protection of friendly forces and their operations from enemy actions which could provide the enemy with an unexpected advantage. |
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| Striking the enemy at a time or place or in a manner for which he is unprepared. |
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| Avoiding unnecessary complexity in preparing, planning, and conducting military operations. |
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| What are the tenants of air power? |
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| They are the fundamental truths that are unique to the air and space environment. |
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| List the tenants of Airpower |
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1. Centralized Control and decentralized execution
2. Flexibility/ Versatility
3. Synergistic Effects
4. Persistance
5. Concentration
6. Priority
7. Balance |
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| Describe the significance of the Wright Brothers first successful flight. |
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| It was the first heavier than air flight. Lasted 12 sec and flew 120 feet. |
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| Describe the Army's reaction the Wright Brothers. |
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| They were very skeptical b/c of Langley's failures. However once they contracted they still saw potential even after the the 1st fatal crash. |
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| Strikes that are deep into enemy territory, they are aimed at war making targets. In WWI it was ineffective but it laid the foundation for future practice. |
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| Outline the allied bombing campaign against Germany in WWI |
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| It began in 1914, generally ineffective, British bombed German cities and Airfields after german strikes. |
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| Describe what Guilio Douhet thought. |
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| Believed airpower was supreme after WWI, believed bombers would win wars, air weapon would be used against ports, railroads and economic structures. Best way to gain air superiority was to destroy the enemy's ground organization. This doctrine lead to a total war concept. |
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| What was the mood of the country after WWI? |
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| Isolationist. The Army Air Service dropped from 20,000 officers to 200 officers. Civil aviation boomed and military budgets were cut. |
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| What did Brig General Billy Mitchell do for AIrpower? |
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| Focused his attention on the potential of airpower, mentored many aviators to carry on his work. He helped establish autonomy for the AF. |
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| Key theories of ACTS in the 1930s |
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1. Develop and teach doctrine.
2. future wars decided by Air Power.
3. airplane is a primarily offensive weapon.
4. Pursuit Aviation - Claire Chenault
5. Attack Aviation - George Kenny |
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| Key elements of Air War Plan Division Plan #1. |
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| Main Idea was that ground support was secondary to destroying industrial targets. |
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| What was the significance of combining GHQ AF and the AAC on 20 June 1941? |
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| It was one step from full independence. It could train its men, and pick its missions. |
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| Role of Airpower in North Africa |
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| Airpower was used to support ground power (controlled by the Army). |
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| What was the most important lesson learned in North Africa? |
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| Importance of Airpowers tactical bombing and that airmen needed to be in control of airpower. |
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| Explain Strategic bombing in Europe? |
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| Heavily influenced by ACTS and bombing advocates, some believed strategic bombing alone would defeat Germany, others thought that a ground invasion was needed. High Altitude daylight precision bombing. |
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| Describe tactical airpower in the Pacific |
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| used new techniques such as fragmented bombing. Employed fighters and medium bombers, won air superiority through a war of attrition. |
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| Describe Strategic Airpower in the Pacific |
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| Doolittle Raid, incendiary bombs, lowered bombing altitude. |
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| What did the National security act of 1947 do? |
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| It created the DoD, FBI, CIA, NSA, Department of the Air Force, and the Pentagon. |
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| Explain the reasons for the Luftwaffe's defeat during the battle of britain. |
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| Radar, stopped bombing the RAF airfields, bad intel and no clearly defined plan. |
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| Soviet action in the blockade of Berlin |
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| Blockaded roads, rails, and waterways, did not supply food to those cut off, cut off power, and demanded that west Berlin use russian currency. |
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| What was the allies response to the Blockade? |
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Berlin Airlift commanded by Gen Tunner
B-29s stationed in England |
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| Significance of Airpower during the berlin airlift. |
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| Diplomatic weapon, technological advancement, strength of air power. |
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| Identify LeMay's accomplishments and impact on the AF. |
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| Nav on a B-17 during WWII. Commanded units in the Berlin Airlift. Commander of SAC. AF Chief of Staff. Realistic training programs. Brought discipline. Improved AF family life. Nuclear deterrence became a reality. |
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| Explain the reasons for the U.S. intervention in Korea |
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| Massive spending increase to contain communism. NK launched surprise invasion of SK. Congress did not declare war but allowed for use of force. UN security council authorized aid. |
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| Describe the significance of U.S. Air Superiority in Mig Alley. |
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| 1st use of jet fighters Mig 15 was better than the F-80. Kill ratio of 10:1. Mig would fly across the Yalu river and retreat over where the U.S. could not fly. |
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| Give examples of contributions of Airpower during the Korean War. |
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Definition
Counter-land
Interdiction: Enemy operations could be disrupted.
Close Air Support |
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| Describe the effect the Soviet Nuclear threat had on US missile development. |
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Definition
SNARK
Atlas and Titan missile programs were founded
NORAD was established in 1957
Single Integrated Operational Plan for using Nuclear weapons. (SIOP) |
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| Which Missile became a mainstay of SAC's missile retaliatory force? |
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| Who is the best looking cadet in the detachment??? |
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