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1. what happened 12 female airman entered law
in november enforcement specialist training
1971
2. what happened enlisted career fields split into two separate specialties as law enforcement spe-
in March 1971? cialist and security specialist requiring formal training.
3. what happened 100 female volunteers were selected for security specialist training
in November
1976?
4. what happened Battle of Tan Son Nhut (Tet offensive)
on January 31,
1968
5. battle of Tan Son biggest test of the security police combat effectiveness. tan son nhut AB attacked
Nhut (tet offen- by a force, totaling more than 2500 enemy troops. five man team positioned in
sive) bunker 051 and held off enemy assault long enough for back up forces to respond.
January 31st four of the five men team were killed in action, including: Sgts louis Fischer, William
1968: Cyr, Charles Hebron, and Roger Mills lost their lives, Sgt Alonzo Coggins was the
only survivor, all five men were awarded the silver star.
6. what year was 1967
operation SAFE-
SIDE?
7. what was op- created to bolster protection of air bases. trained security, police and light infantry
eration SAFESIDE tactics and special weapons. 1041st security police squadron (test) was formed for
(1967)? deployment to Southeast east Asia. deployed to Phu Kat AB, Vietnam. unit success
lead to development of ground combat skills for training security Police.
8. Eastern Caribbean nations called upon US for help security police among the first
US forces to arrive.
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1983 - Operation
URGENT FURY
(Grenada)
9. 1981 through Cruise missiles were developed (GLCM)
1989 ground
launched
10. what happened first female security specialist since 1976 entered the career field.
in February 1985?
11. National Security authorized creation of the United States Air Force took over personnel, aircraft and
Act of 1947 (July mission of the army, Air Force, including military police force, which eventually
26) would become security forces.
12. what happened Gen Henry H hap Arnold established office of the Air Provost Marshal for the AAF
March 29, 1943 marking what security forces celebrate as its birth date.
13. When is the secu- march 29, 1943
rity forces birth-
day?
14. what happened HQUSAF general order number one designated all prior MP units and personal
January 2, 1948 serving under them as "air police". HQUSAF general order number one established
the USAF air provost marshal.
15. what happened ssgt terence Jensen first air policeman killed in action in Vietnam (Da Nang airbase)
July 1, 1965 1966- name of career field changed from air police to security police
16. September 1, First Air Police School on Tyndall AFB, Fl.
1950
17. 1952 air police school moved to Parks Air Force Base, CA, and redesigned as the airbase
defense school
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block 2 test 1
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1. what happened 12 female airman entered law
in november enforcement specialist training
1971
2. what happened enlisted career fields split into two separate specialties as law enforcement spe-
in March 1971? cialist and security specialist requiring formal training.
3. what happened 100 female volunteers were selected for security specialist training
in November
1976?
4. what happened Battle of Tan Son Nhut (Tet offensive)
on January 31,
1968
5. battle of Tan Son biggest test of the security police combat effectiveness. tan son nhut AB attacked
Nhut (tet offen- by a force, totaling more than 2500 enemy troops. five man team positioned in
sive) bunker 051 and held off enemy assault long enough for back up forces to respond.
January 31st four of the five men team were killed in action, including: Sgts louis Fischer, William
1968: Cyr, Charles Hebron, and Roger Mills lost their lives, Sgt Alonzo Coggins was the
only survivor, all five men were awarded the silver star.
6. what year was 1967
operation SAFE-
SIDE?
7. what was op- created to bolster protection of air bases. trained security, police and light infantry
eration SAFESIDE tactics and special weapons. 1041st security police squadron (test) was formed for
(1967)? deployment to Southeast east Asia. deployed to Phu Kat AB, Vietnam. unit success
lead to development of ground combat skills for training security Police.
8. Eastern Caribbean nations called upon US for help security police among the first
US forces to arrive.
1/6
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, block 2 test 1
block 2 test 1
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1983 - Operation
URGENT FURY
(Grenada)
9. 1981 through Cruise missiles were developed (GLCM)
1989 ground
launched
10. what happened first female security specialist since 1976 entered the career field.
in February 1985?
11. National Security authorized creation of the United States Air Force took over personnel, aircraft and
Act of 1947 (July mission of the army, Air Force, including military police force, which eventually
26) would become security forces.
12. what happened Gen Henry H hap Arnold established office of the Air Provost Marshal for the AAF
March 29, 1943 marking what security forces celebrate as its birth date.
13. When is the secu- march 29, 1943
rity forces birth-
day?
14. what happened HQUSAF general order number one designated all prior MP units and personal
January 2, 1948 serving under them as "air police". HQUSAF general order number one established
the USAF air provost marshal.
15. what happened ssgt terence Jensen first air policeman killed in action in Vietnam (Da Nang airbase)
July 1, 1965 1966- name of career field changed from air police to security police
16. September 1, First Air Police School on Tyndall AFB, Fl.
1950
17. 1952 air police school moved to Parks Air Force Base, CA, and redesigned as the airbase
defense school
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