WAPS ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+.
■ When rescue aircraft final arrived on 11 March 1968, who, as the
Ground Radar Superintendent, held off the enemy using an M-16 while
directing airstrikes into the area and exposed himself to heavy enemy
fire to place three surviving wounded comrades into rescue slings, then
with remaining crew safely aboard, finally climbed into an evacuation
sling himself, only to be fatally wounded by enemy ground fire as he
was being raised into the aircraft? Answer- CMSgt Richard L.
Etchberger
■ Who, as a pararescueman, was awarded the Air Force Cross for
providing life-saving medical treatment to the wounded downed U.S.
UH-60 helicopter crewmembers and aiding the casualties of a Ranger
security element engaged in an intense 18-hour firefight across an open
four-way intersection in the streets of Mogadishu? Answer- TSgt
Timothy A. Wilkinson
■ The operational chain of command runs from the President to the
SECDEF and then to whom? Answer- The combatant commanders
■ Who provides the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff with written policy
guidance to prepare and review contingency plans? Answer- The
Secretary of Defense (SECDEF)
,■ What should personnel do when a natural disaster threatens or an
incident affecting the base is imminent or in progress? Answer- Listen
for a 3-5 minute steady or wavering siren
Keep the radio or TV on and listen for instructions from local authorities
and weather updates
Use the telephone for emergency calls only
■ What is among the emerging transnational threats? Answer- Terrorist
threat or use of CBRNE material
■ What is the definition of terrorism according to JP 1-02? Answer- The
calculated use of unlawful violence or threat to inculcate fear, intended
to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals
that are generally political, religious, or ideological.
■ What exists to ensure use of force in an operation occurs according to
national policy goals, mission requirements and the rule of law?
Answer- Rules of Engagement
■ What are the ROE parameters set for? Answer- When, where, how,
why and against whom commanders and their Airmen may use force
,■ Members who violate Prohibited Activities are subject to disciplinary
action under what article of the UCMJ? Answer- Article 92 of the
UCMJ
■ Which article does failure to obey lawful orders violate under the
UCMJ? Answer- Article 92
■ What could the change agent (leader) do if the change isn't going well
during the Change Stage? Answer- Go back to the unfreezing stage - it's
better to back up and regroup than to press on with a change that causes
more problems than it fixes
■ What is the final stage in Kurt Lewin's three-stage process model for
change? Answer- Refreezing - you must lock in (or refreeze) the desired
outcomes and the new norms so they become permanent
■ Senior enlisted leaders must become proficient organizational change
managers. What is the three stage process model for change proposed by
social psychologist Kurt Lewin? Answer- 1) Unfreezing
2) Changing
3) Refreezing
■ What is organizational change? Answer- It is the adoption of a new
idea or behavior by an organization; establishing new norms
, ■ Regardless of what specifically needs to change, what is the FIRST
step? Answer- To recognize the need for change, a step that is far from
easy
■ What perception starts the momentum to begin unfreezing? Answer-
Change in appropriate when there is a perceived gap between what the
norms are and what they should be.
■ What is a deliberate management activity to prepare people for
change? Answer- Unfreezing
■ What is often the most neglected yet essential part of unfreezing?
Answer- Leaders create an environment where people feel the need for
change
■ What is a key factor involving unfreezing? Answer- Making people
knowledgeable about the importance of a change and how it will affect
their jobs
■ What is the most underreported violent crime in the military and
American society? Answer- Sexual Assault
■ The DoD has directed the implementation of confidentiality in the
form of WHAT option that enables military members to report
allegations of sexual assault to specified personnel, without triggering an
investigation? Answer- Restricted Reporting
QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS GRADED
A+.
■ When rescue aircraft final arrived on 11 March 1968, who, as the
Ground Radar Superintendent, held off the enemy using an M-16 while
directing airstrikes into the area and exposed himself to heavy enemy
fire to place three surviving wounded comrades into rescue slings, then
with remaining crew safely aboard, finally climbed into an evacuation
sling himself, only to be fatally wounded by enemy ground fire as he
was being raised into the aircraft? Answer- CMSgt Richard L.
Etchberger
■ Who, as a pararescueman, was awarded the Air Force Cross for
providing life-saving medical treatment to the wounded downed U.S.
UH-60 helicopter crewmembers and aiding the casualties of a Ranger
security element engaged in an intense 18-hour firefight across an open
four-way intersection in the streets of Mogadishu? Answer- TSgt
Timothy A. Wilkinson
■ The operational chain of command runs from the President to the
SECDEF and then to whom? Answer- The combatant commanders
■ Who provides the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff with written policy
guidance to prepare and review contingency plans? Answer- The
Secretary of Defense (SECDEF)
,■ What should personnel do when a natural disaster threatens or an
incident affecting the base is imminent or in progress? Answer- Listen
for a 3-5 minute steady or wavering siren
Keep the radio or TV on and listen for instructions from local authorities
and weather updates
Use the telephone for emergency calls only
■ What is among the emerging transnational threats? Answer- Terrorist
threat or use of CBRNE material
■ What is the definition of terrorism according to JP 1-02? Answer- The
calculated use of unlawful violence or threat to inculcate fear, intended
to coerce or to intimidate governments or societies in the pursuit of goals
that are generally political, religious, or ideological.
■ What exists to ensure use of force in an operation occurs according to
national policy goals, mission requirements and the rule of law?
Answer- Rules of Engagement
■ What are the ROE parameters set for? Answer- When, where, how,
why and against whom commanders and their Airmen may use force
,■ Members who violate Prohibited Activities are subject to disciplinary
action under what article of the UCMJ? Answer- Article 92 of the
UCMJ
■ Which article does failure to obey lawful orders violate under the
UCMJ? Answer- Article 92
■ What could the change agent (leader) do if the change isn't going well
during the Change Stage? Answer- Go back to the unfreezing stage - it's
better to back up and regroup than to press on with a change that causes
more problems than it fixes
■ What is the final stage in Kurt Lewin's three-stage process model for
change? Answer- Refreezing - you must lock in (or refreeze) the desired
outcomes and the new norms so they become permanent
■ Senior enlisted leaders must become proficient organizational change
managers. What is the three stage process model for change proposed by
social psychologist Kurt Lewin? Answer- 1) Unfreezing
2) Changing
3) Refreezing
■ What is organizational change? Answer- It is the adoption of a new
idea or behavior by an organization; establishing new norms
, ■ Regardless of what specifically needs to change, what is the FIRST
step? Answer- To recognize the need for change, a step that is far from
easy
■ What perception starts the momentum to begin unfreezing? Answer-
Change in appropriate when there is a perceived gap between what the
norms are and what they should be.
■ What is a deliberate management activity to prepare people for
change? Answer- Unfreezing
■ What is often the most neglected yet essential part of unfreezing?
Answer- Leaders create an environment where people feel the need for
change
■ What is a key factor involving unfreezing? Answer- Making people
knowledgeable about the importance of a change and how it will affect
their jobs
■ What is the most underreported violent crime in the military and
American society? Answer- Sexual Assault
■ The DoD has directed the implementation of confidentiality in the
form of WHAT option that enables military members to report
allegations of sexual assault to specified personnel, without triggering an
investigation? Answer- Restricted Reporting
