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what happened in November 1971 - Answer 12 female airman entered law
enforcement specialist training
what happened in March 1971? - Answer enlisted career fields split into two separate
specialties as law enforcement specialist and security specialist requiring formal training.
what happened in November 1976? - Answer 100 female volunteers were selected for
security specialist training
what happened on January 31, 1968 - Answer Battle of Tan Son Nhut (Tet offensive)
battle of Tan Son Nhut (tet offensive)
January 31st 1968: - Answer biggest test of the security police combat effectiveness. tan son
nhut AB attacked by a force, totaling more than 2500 enemy troops. five man team positioned
in bunker 051 and held off enemy assault long enough for back up forces to respond. four of the
five men team were killed in action, including: Sgts louis Fischer, William Cyr, Charles Hebron,
and Roger Mills lost their lives, Sgt Alonzo Coggins was the only survivor, all five men were
awarded the silver star.
what year was operation SAFESIDE? - Answer 1967
what was operation SAFESIDE (1967)? - Answer created to bolster protection of air bases.
trained security, police and light infantry tactics and special weapons. 1041st security police
squadron (test) was formed for deployment to Southeast east Asia. deployed to Phu Kat AB,
Vietnam. unit success lead to development of ground combat skills for training security Police.
1983 - Operation URGENT FURY (Grenada) - Answer Eastern Caribbean nations called upon
US for help security police among the first US forces to arrive.
1981 through 1989 ground launched - Answer Cruise missiles were developed (GLCM)
what happened in February 1985? - Answer first female security specialist since 1976
entered the career field.
, National Security Act of 1947 (July 26) - Answer authorized creation of the United States Air
Force took over personnel, aircraft and mission of the army, Air Force, including military police
force, which eventually would become security forces.
what happened March 29, 1943 - Answer Gen Henry H hap Arnold established office of the
Air Provost Marshal for the AAF marking what security forces celebrate as its birth date.
When is the security forces birthday? - Answer march 29, 1943
what happened January 2, 1948 - Answer HQUSAF general order number one designated all
prior MP units and personal serving under them as "air police". HQUSAF general order number
one established the USAF air provost marshal.
what happened July 1, 1965 - Answer ssgt terence Jensen first air policeman killed in action
in Vietnam (Da Nang airbase) 1966- name of career field changed from air police to security
police
September 1, 1950 - Answer First Air Police School on Tyndall AFB, Fl.
1952 - Answer air police school moved to Parks Air Force Base, CA, and redesigned as the
airbase defense school
October 13, 1956 - Answer Air Police training transfered to Lackland AFB, TX.
Korean War Era - 1950's - Answer American and South Korean forces were ill prepared
- Air Police were the only armed force on the base
- Air Force needed to develop a more extensive base defense
- Concentrated on the training of Air Police who would then train other members of the Air
Force
December 1989 operation JUST CAUSE (panama) - Answer - SP units were tasked with
securing landing strips
- Participated in drug interdiction and humanitarian relief
1987 - Answer airbase ground defense school moved from Camp, Bullis, Texas to Fort Dix,
New Jersey
1990s - Answer The gulf war era