WAPS
Operation Iraqi Freedom began after: (1.23.1.) - Answer-Saddam Hussein and his sons refused to leave
Iraq
Focusing on the psychological destruction of the enemy's will to fight rather than the physical
destruction of the opposing military force is the concept of _______. (1.23.2.) - Answer-"Shock and Awe"
On 8 April 2003, this Airman, a combat controller, was the first Air Force member killed in Operation
Iraqi Freedom. (1.23.3.) - Answer-Staff Sergeant Scott Sather
As U.S. forces took Baghdad, the British took Basra, control of which was essential for: (1.23.4.) -
Answer-delivering humanitarian aid
In a speech delivered on 2 May 2003 aboard the _______, President Bush announced victory in Iraq.
(1.23.5.) - Answer-aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
On July 19, 2003, TSgt Kevin Whalen, a TACP Terminal Attack Controller, was supporting a combat patrol
in the Gayan Valley, Afghanistan, when the patrol was hit in a well-coordinated ambush by a numerically
superior enemy force. Whalen returned effective fire and remained exposed to enemy fire from three
directions while the rest of the team took cover. Although hit three times, he recovered his radio and
called in close air support. When the engagement was over, Whalen insisted that all other wounded be
evacuated first so he could keep control of the close air support. For his actions, TSgt Whalen was
awarded the _______. (1.24.3.) - Answer-Silver Star
Operation Iraqi Freedom began after: (1.23.1.) - Answer-Saddam Hussein and his sons refused to leave
Iraq
Focusing on the psychological destruction of the enemy's will to fight rather than the physical
destruction of the opposing military force is the concept of _______. (1.23.2.) - Answer-"Shock and Awe"
On 8 April 2003, this Airman, a combat controller, was the first Air Force member killed in Operation
Iraqi Freedom. (1.23.3.) - Answer-Staff Sergeant Scott Sather
As U.S. forces took Baghdad, the British took Basra, control of which was essential for: (1.23.4.) -
Answer-delivering humanitarian aid
In a speech delivered on 2 May 2003 aboard the _______, President Bush announced victory in Iraq.
(1.23.5.) - Answer-aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
On July 19, 2003, TSgt Kevin Whalen, a TACP Terminal Attack Controller, was supporting a combat patrol
in the Gayan Valley, Afghanistan, when the patrol was hit in a well-coordinated ambush by a numerically
superior enemy force. Whalen returned effective fire and remained exposed to enemy fire from three
directions while the rest of the team took cover. Although hit three times, he recovered his radio and
called in close air support. When the engagement was over, Whalen insisted that all other wounded be
evacuated first so he could keep control of the close air support. For his actions, TSgt Whalen was
awarded the _______. (1.24.3.) - Answer-Silver Star
