Staff Sergeant Test with Correct
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What date did Stuart Symington, the first SECAF, officially establish the USAF as an
independent, coequal service. - Answer-18 September 1947.
In 1950, the enlisted rank system changed as Corporal was removed from NCO status.
What changes were made to the lower four ranks in 1952? - Answer-Ranks changed
from Private, Private First Class, Corporal, and Sergeant to Airmen Basic, Airmen Third
Class, Airmen Second Class, and Airman Third Class, respectively.
Why did the newly established Air Force create an Airman Career Program? - Answer-
To encourage long-term careers for enlisted specialists. as promotion and specialization
went hand-in-hand, with training.
Operation VITTLES, an expanded cargo support effort against the Soviet blockade,
showed the use of non-violent airpower to defuse a potentially disastrous confrontation
and laid the foundation for __________. - Answer-NATO.
The 1948 Berlin Crisis and 1949 Soviet detonation of an atomic device motivated the Air
Force to improve war readiness. What did General Curtis E. Lemay, the new Strrategic
Air Command commander, emphasize? - Answer-1) Rigorous training 2) exacting
performance standards; and 3) immediate readiness.
On 14 October 1947, who became the first person to break the sound barrier when his
Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glennis" reached Mach 1.06 at 430,000 feet? - Answer-Charles
"Chuck" Yeager.
Jet aircraft technology changed the face of aviation; Strategic Air Command upgrade to
an all-jet bomber force in the early 1950s, activating the Boeing ___________ and the
Boeing __________. - Answer-B-47 StratoJet ; B-52 Stratofortress
On what date did communist North Korea invade US-backed South Korea? - Answer-25
June 1950.
During the Korean War, UN forces took control of the skies and destroyed North Korea's
industrial base, and General Macarthur's amphibious assault and successive operations
shattered the North Korean Army. Why did the war change drastically when UN forces
advanced into North Korea? - Answer-Communist China intervened with the entry of
, half a million Chinese troops along with Soviet-made MiG-15 fighters, which
outperformed American F-51, F-80, and F-84 aircraft.
Captain James Jabara, flying an F-80C, shotdown a MiG-15 in the world's first all-jet air
battle on 8 November 1950. T/F - Answer-False. (Lt Russel Brown shot down the MiG-
15.)
During the Korean War, what aircraft was created to match the MiG's speed? - Answer-
The North American F-86 Sabre.
Corporal Harry Lavene, a gunner, scored the first B-29 victory over a jet when he
downed a MiG-15 on 9 November 1950. Who shot down two MiGs on 12 April 1951, a
feat unmatched by any other gunner? - Answer-Sergeant Billie Bach.
Superior _________ and _________ prevailed over "MiG alley" in the Korean War. F-86
pilots destroyed 792 MiGs and 18 other enemy aircraft at a cost of 76 Sabres lost to
MiGs, and 142 to other causes. - Answer-Training and experience.
During the Korean War, the Air Rescue Service medically evacuated more than
____________ wounded soldiers and rescued nearly 1,000 enemy personnel shot
down over enemy territory. - Answer-600.
In 1941, FDR directed the Army Air Corps to accept black Americans into aviation cadet
training ; the Air Corps segregated the aviators into all-black squadrons. What are these
squadrons forever known as? - Answer-Tuskegee Airmen
By the end of WWII, nearly 600 black Americans had earned their wings as Army flyers.
T/F - Answer-False ; Nearly 1000 earned their wings
The first Tuskegee Airmen to fight in WWII were members of the _______ Squadron. -
Answer-99th Fighter Squadron
Which Tuskegee Airman commanded the 99th Fighter Squadron and later became an
Air Force general officer? - Answer-Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
The 332nd Fighter Group amassed a distinguished combat record, fying
_______________ escort missions into Germany. - Answer-200
How did the Tuskegee Airmen strike a significant blow against racism in America? -
Answer-By showing their skills, courage and determination. These actions led to USAF
to be the first racially integrated armed service.
In early 1941 former Air Corps Tactical School instructor Claire Lee Chennault
organized the American volunteer group to aid Nationalist China against Japanese
invaders. What was this group known as? - Answer-The Flying Tigers
Answers
What date did Stuart Symington, the first SECAF, officially establish the USAF as an
independent, coequal service. - Answer-18 September 1947.
In 1950, the enlisted rank system changed as Corporal was removed from NCO status.
What changes were made to the lower four ranks in 1952? - Answer-Ranks changed
from Private, Private First Class, Corporal, and Sergeant to Airmen Basic, Airmen Third
Class, Airmen Second Class, and Airman Third Class, respectively.
Why did the newly established Air Force create an Airman Career Program? - Answer-
To encourage long-term careers for enlisted specialists. as promotion and specialization
went hand-in-hand, with training.
Operation VITTLES, an expanded cargo support effort against the Soviet blockade,
showed the use of non-violent airpower to defuse a potentially disastrous confrontation
and laid the foundation for __________. - Answer-NATO.
The 1948 Berlin Crisis and 1949 Soviet detonation of an atomic device motivated the Air
Force to improve war readiness. What did General Curtis E. Lemay, the new Strrategic
Air Command commander, emphasize? - Answer-1) Rigorous training 2) exacting
performance standards; and 3) immediate readiness.
On 14 October 1947, who became the first person to break the sound barrier when his
Bell X-1 "Glamorous Glennis" reached Mach 1.06 at 430,000 feet? - Answer-Charles
"Chuck" Yeager.
Jet aircraft technology changed the face of aviation; Strategic Air Command upgrade to
an all-jet bomber force in the early 1950s, activating the Boeing ___________ and the
Boeing __________. - Answer-B-47 StratoJet ; B-52 Stratofortress
On what date did communist North Korea invade US-backed South Korea? - Answer-25
June 1950.
During the Korean War, UN forces took control of the skies and destroyed North Korea's
industrial base, and General Macarthur's amphibious assault and successive operations
shattered the North Korean Army. Why did the war change drastically when UN forces
advanced into North Korea? - Answer-Communist China intervened with the entry of
, half a million Chinese troops along with Soviet-made MiG-15 fighters, which
outperformed American F-51, F-80, and F-84 aircraft.
Captain James Jabara, flying an F-80C, shotdown a MiG-15 in the world's first all-jet air
battle on 8 November 1950. T/F - Answer-False. (Lt Russel Brown shot down the MiG-
15.)
During the Korean War, what aircraft was created to match the MiG's speed? - Answer-
The North American F-86 Sabre.
Corporal Harry Lavene, a gunner, scored the first B-29 victory over a jet when he
downed a MiG-15 on 9 November 1950. Who shot down two MiGs on 12 April 1951, a
feat unmatched by any other gunner? - Answer-Sergeant Billie Bach.
Superior _________ and _________ prevailed over "MiG alley" in the Korean War. F-86
pilots destroyed 792 MiGs and 18 other enemy aircraft at a cost of 76 Sabres lost to
MiGs, and 142 to other causes. - Answer-Training and experience.
During the Korean War, the Air Rescue Service medically evacuated more than
____________ wounded soldiers and rescued nearly 1,000 enemy personnel shot
down over enemy territory. - Answer-600.
In 1941, FDR directed the Army Air Corps to accept black Americans into aviation cadet
training ; the Air Corps segregated the aviators into all-black squadrons. What are these
squadrons forever known as? - Answer-Tuskegee Airmen
By the end of WWII, nearly 600 black Americans had earned their wings as Army flyers.
T/F - Answer-False ; Nearly 1000 earned their wings
The first Tuskegee Airmen to fight in WWII were members of the _______ Squadron. -
Answer-99th Fighter Squadron
Which Tuskegee Airman commanded the 99th Fighter Squadron and later became an
Air Force general officer? - Answer-Colonel Benjamin O. Davis, Jr.
The 332nd Fighter Group amassed a distinguished combat record, fying
_______________ escort missions into Germany. - Answer-200
How did the Tuskegee Airmen strike a significant blow against racism in America? -
Answer-By showing their skills, courage and determination. These actions led to USAF
to be the first racially integrated armed service.
In early 1941 former Air Corps Tactical School instructor Claire Lee Chennault
organized the American volunteer group to aid Nationalist China against Japanese
invaders. What was this group known as? - Answer-The Flying Tigers
