TSgt PDG UPDATED ACTUAL Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
General Henry "Hap" Arnold - CORRECT ANSWER - First Commanding General of the
Army Air Force?
Air War Planning Document - CORRECT ANSWER - Doctrinal blueprint provided the
conceptual framework for the American air effort in World War 2. Reflected 1930s Air Corp
Tactical School doctrine of using massive force to destroy the enemy's will and capability to
fight through long-range strategic bombardment
Operation PointBlank - CORRECT ANSWER - Combined American precision daylight
bombing and British night area bombing. Formed by the Casablanca Directive of January 1943.
General Spaatz and the Mighty Eighth - CORRECT ANSWER - Conducted the first
American Operational bombing mission on 17 August 1942 in Rouen, France.
Black Thursday - CORRECT ANSWER - Bombing of Schweinfurt ball bearing Factories
that resulted in the lost of 60 Bombers on 14 October 1943. Ended unescorted bombing
campaign
Carpetbaggers - CORRECT ANSWER - 5th Bombardment Wing, Twelfth Air Force group
saved hundreds of downed aircrews trapped behind enemy lines
Operation Argument - CORRECT ANSWER - operation of winning air superiority by
destroying German aircraft manufacturing plants
Combined Bomber Offensive - CORRECT ANSWER - Longest and bloodiest air
campaign in history
,Sergeant Sandy Sanchez - CORRECT ANSWER - Flew 44 missions (19 more than
required) as a gunner with the 95th Bomb Group. Died during on last Nazi oil refinery on 15
March 1945. Only enlisted men with B17 named for him.
Paul Airey - CORRECT ANSWER - First Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. First
recipient of The Air Force POW medal
99th Fighter Squadron - CORRECT ANSWER - First Members of the Tuskegee Airmen
Lieutenant Col. James Doolittle - CORRECT ANSWER - Led 16 bombers on a raid
against Tokyo, Kobe, and Nagoya.. Caused little damage but shocked the Japanese and cheered
the American public. Received the Medal of Honor and promotion to brigadier general.
Corporal John D. Foley - CORRECT ANSWER - Shot down several Japanese enemy
aircraft
The Battle of Coral Sea - CORRECT ANSWER - The first naval battle fought entirely by
Air
The Battle of Midway - CORRECT ANSWER - U.S Navy pilots sank four Japanese
Carriers and turn tide of the war in the Pacific
Major General George C. Kenney - CORRECT ANSWER - assumed command of the
Fifth Air Force in July 1942
William H. Turner - CORRECT ANSWER - Planned and Supervised the ferringf of
650,000 tons of supplies across the Himalayas to Chinese and American forces in the China-
Burma-India Theater.
Thursday - CORRECT ANSWER - 1st Air Commando Group provided assistance to
British Chindit forces conducting long range penetration missions against the Japanese. Also
conducted the first helicopter combat rescue.
, Operation Matterhorn - CORRECT ANSWER - General Arnold Air operation against
Japan
Post wartime strength - CORRECT ANSWER - dwindled from 79,000 aircraft to 24,000
aircraft
and 2.4 million people to 304,000
The National Security Act of 1947 - CORRECT ANSWER - Established a separate and
independent Department of the Air Force
Stuart Symington - CORRECT ANSWER - The first Secretary of the Air Force
General Carl A. Spaatz - CORRECT ANSWER - The first Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Air Force Rank Change of 1952 - CORRECT ANSWER - Removed Army rank system
and replaced it with Airman Basic, Airman Third Class, Airman Second Class, and Airman First
Class
The Berlin Crisis - CORRECT ANSWER - Awakened Americans to the Impact of the Cold
War between the U.S and the Soviet Union.
Berlin Airlift- Maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER - Critical to the success of the airlift
Lockheed P-80 - CORRECT ANSWER - The Air Force first operational jet Fighter
Charles "Chuck" Yeager - CORRECT ANSWER - First man to break the sound Barrier
The Teapot Committee - CORRECT ANSWER - Convened by Trevor Gardner to examine
the field of long-range missile.
Questions and CORRECT Answers
General Henry "Hap" Arnold - CORRECT ANSWER - First Commanding General of the
Army Air Force?
Air War Planning Document - CORRECT ANSWER - Doctrinal blueprint provided the
conceptual framework for the American air effort in World War 2. Reflected 1930s Air Corp
Tactical School doctrine of using massive force to destroy the enemy's will and capability to
fight through long-range strategic bombardment
Operation PointBlank - CORRECT ANSWER - Combined American precision daylight
bombing and British night area bombing. Formed by the Casablanca Directive of January 1943.
General Spaatz and the Mighty Eighth - CORRECT ANSWER - Conducted the first
American Operational bombing mission on 17 August 1942 in Rouen, France.
Black Thursday - CORRECT ANSWER - Bombing of Schweinfurt ball bearing Factories
that resulted in the lost of 60 Bombers on 14 October 1943. Ended unescorted bombing
campaign
Carpetbaggers - CORRECT ANSWER - 5th Bombardment Wing, Twelfth Air Force group
saved hundreds of downed aircrews trapped behind enemy lines
Operation Argument - CORRECT ANSWER - operation of winning air superiority by
destroying German aircraft manufacturing plants
Combined Bomber Offensive - CORRECT ANSWER - Longest and bloodiest air
campaign in history
,Sergeant Sandy Sanchez - CORRECT ANSWER - Flew 44 missions (19 more than
required) as a gunner with the 95th Bomb Group. Died during on last Nazi oil refinery on 15
March 1945. Only enlisted men with B17 named for him.
Paul Airey - CORRECT ANSWER - First Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force. First
recipient of The Air Force POW medal
99th Fighter Squadron - CORRECT ANSWER - First Members of the Tuskegee Airmen
Lieutenant Col. James Doolittle - CORRECT ANSWER - Led 16 bombers on a raid
against Tokyo, Kobe, and Nagoya.. Caused little damage but shocked the Japanese and cheered
the American public. Received the Medal of Honor and promotion to brigadier general.
Corporal John D. Foley - CORRECT ANSWER - Shot down several Japanese enemy
aircraft
The Battle of Coral Sea - CORRECT ANSWER - The first naval battle fought entirely by
Air
The Battle of Midway - CORRECT ANSWER - U.S Navy pilots sank four Japanese
Carriers and turn tide of the war in the Pacific
Major General George C. Kenney - CORRECT ANSWER - assumed command of the
Fifth Air Force in July 1942
William H. Turner - CORRECT ANSWER - Planned and Supervised the ferringf of
650,000 tons of supplies across the Himalayas to Chinese and American forces in the China-
Burma-India Theater.
Thursday - CORRECT ANSWER - 1st Air Commando Group provided assistance to
British Chindit forces conducting long range penetration missions against the Japanese. Also
conducted the first helicopter combat rescue.
, Operation Matterhorn - CORRECT ANSWER - General Arnold Air operation against
Japan
Post wartime strength - CORRECT ANSWER - dwindled from 79,000 aircraft to 24,000
aircraft
and 2.4 million people to 304,000
The National Security Act of 1947 - CORRECT ANSWER - Established a separate and
independent Department of the Air Force
Stuart Symington - CORRECT ANSWER - The first Secretary of the Air Force
General Carl A. Spaatz - CORRECT ANSWER - The first Chief of Staff of the Air Force
Air Force Rank Change of 1952 - CORRECT ANSWER - Removed Army rank system
and replaced it with Airman Basic, Airman Third Class, Airman Second Class, and Airman First
Class
The Berlin Crisis - CORRECT ANSWER - Awakened Americans to the Impact of the Cold
War between the U.S and the Soviet Union.
Berlin Airlift- Maintenance - CORRECT ANSWER - Critical to the success of the airlift
Lockheed P-80 - CORRECT ANSWER - The Air Force first operational jet Fighter
Charles "Chuck" Yeager - CORRECT ANSWER - First man to break the sound Barrier
The Teapot Committee - CORRECT ANSWER - Convened by Trevor Gardner to examine
the field of long-range missile.
