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Operation FARMGATE 1961, In repsonse to Laos and S. Vietnam Ordered by Pres Kennedy Covert deployment of 4400th Combat Crew Training Squadron to train S. Vietnamese Air Force Operation BARREL ROLL 1964, In response to N Vietnamese torpedo boats attacking USS Maddox Ordered By Pres Johnson Orchestrated air attack as a show of force and to attack Communists forces in Laos Operation ROLLING THUNDER 1965, Sign of American support for S Vietnam Ordered by Pres Johnson "Program of measured and limited air action against selected military targets in N Vietnam remaining south of the 19th parallel" White House management disagreed with this because of ROE, high personnel losses and bombing pauses allowed enemy recovery Operation NIAGARA 1968, In response to 20,000 N Vietnamese surrounding 6,000 US Marines during the siege of Khe Sanh Flight of 3 B-52's hit the enemy every 90 minutes for most of the 77-day siege Operation LINEBACKER 1972, In order to blunt communists attack Ordered by Pres Nixon Air Force acquired precision guided munitions, administration reduced restrictions and military leaders could abide by the ROEs Ended when N Vietnamese accepted specific peace negotiations Operation LINEBACKER II 1972, in response to N Vietnam's refusal of final peace negotiations Ordered by Pres Nixon Intense 11 day air campaign to pressure enemy compliance and ended when peace talks resumed Duane Hackney Pararescuemen who is one of the most honored hero's of the Vietnam war. Received 28 decorations for valor in combat and over 70 awards overall. Most notably, on 6 Feb he rescued a downed pilot, was hit bu anti aircraft fire, gave the pilot his parachute and saved his life. SSgt Samuel Turner B-52 tail gunner who shot down an enemy MiG, the first of the only two confirmed shoot-downs by enlisted Airmen during the war A1C Albert E. Moore An enlisted Airman who took credit for the 5th overall MiG-21 kill during LINEBACKER II CMSgt Wayne Fisk - Involved in the Son Tay POW raid an raid and rescue of the USS Mayaquez crew - First Air Force enlisted recipient of the US Jaycees Ten Outstanding Young Men of America - Recognized as the last American serviceman to engage Communist forces in combat in SE Asia - First director of the AF Enlisted Heritage Hall on Maxwell AFB Gunter Annex In 1973, This US President ended the draft and replace it with an all-volunteer American military President Nixon Colonel Richard "Moody" Suter - Founder of Red Flag (pilot training program) - Flew ore than 200 combat missions in Vietnam - First F-15 Eagle sq commander - Founded Air Force Aggressor Sq and Einsiedlerhof Air Station, Germany Warrior Prep Center used to train senior battle commanders in the art of war - Driving Force behind Checktime, AF wartime tank scenarios These aircrafts filled the need to control skies over N. Vietnam and are highly maneuverable dogfighting aircrafts armed with missiles and cannons F-15 Eagle and F-16 Fighting Falcon Stealth aircraft to oppose N Vietnam's radar-guided antiaircraft artillery and surface to air missiles F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter After Vietnam advanced some weapons, Air Force changed its doctrine from strategic bombing to this doctrine Pinpoint bombing focused on enemy checkpoints with economy of force and no collateral damage This aircraft was procured to provide CAS (close air support) to Army ground force A-10 Thunderbolt II In 1980, this incident led to the reorganization and revitalization of US Special Operations Forces Failed attempt to rescue American Hostages from the US Embassy in Iran Operation RICE BOWL Attempt to rescue American hostages in the US Embassy in Ian The doctrine based on the theory that superpower strategic nuclear forces could be sized and protected to survive a nuclear attack in order to retaliate with sufficient force to destroy the other side Mutually Assured Destruction The system that was the first attempt at a space-based long-range missile attack detection and warning system Missile Defense Alarm System