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SSgt-TSgt PDG Exam Questions and
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Air - ANS WWII proved that ___ superiority was a required component for the success of
land,sea and air operations.
The Luftwaffe - ANS What is the name of Germany's Air Force, which emphasized speed and
concentration of forces to crush their enemies and spawned the term "Blitzkrieg" or "lightning
war"
Radar - ANS British Air Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding's Fighter Command had been preparing for
a German onslaught since 1937 and used Sir Robert Watson-Watt's ___ innovation to create an
effective, integrated air defense system.
The machine deciphered codes providing information (known as ULTRA) that forewarned
British intelligence of major attacks. It also provided invaluable insight into the status of
German maintenance and logistics. - ANS The Enigma machine was Britain's top-secret
advantage over the Germans in WWII. What did it do?
Britain - ANS In September 1940, Hitler abandoned his invasion of ___
General Henry "Hap" Arnold - ANS To manage growing American air power, a major
reorganization created the US Army Air Forces. Who was appointed as its Commanding
General?
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The Air War Planning Document 1. - ANS What document was created in August 1941,
providing a blueprint for the strategic air campaign against the Axis?
American precision daylight bombing and British night area bombing. - ANS The Casablanca
Directive of January 1943 inaugurated the Combined Bomber Offensive, codenamed Operation
PointBlank. What two bombing styles did it combine?
Superior numbers. - ANS By D-Day, 6 June 1944, the Allied Air Forces dominated the skies of
Europe with new aircraft, tactics and ___
16 April 1945 - ANS When did General Spaatz declare the end of the strategic air war against
Germany, as all significant targets were considered destroyed?
Sgt Sandy Sanchez - ANS Who was one of the enlisted force's most decorated Airmen of
WWII and was the only enlisted Airmen to have a B-17 named after him?
TSgt Paul Airey. (Also received the first Air Force POW medal in 1988.) - ANS Name the TSgt
who was liberated by the British army as a POW in Germany in 1945 and later became the first
CMSAF in 1967.
99th Fighter Squadron - ANS The first Tuskegee Airmen to fight in WWII were members of
the ___ Squadron.
Col Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. - ANS Which Tuskegee Airman commanded the 99th Fighter
Squadron and later became an Air Force general officer?
Cpl John D. Foley, nicknamed "Johnny Zero." - ANS Who became a popular hero as a gunner
in both Europe and the Pacific during WWII and was decorated eight times for heroism,
including personal recognition by Generals MacArthur, Eisenhower and Doolittle?
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True. - ANS US carrier-based aviation proved the value of air power at sea with Naval
aviation playing a vital role in the Pacific War T/F
The Battle of Midway. - ANS At what battle on 4 June 1942 did US Navy pilots sink four
Japanese carriers and turn the tide of war in the Pacific
Maj. Gen George C. Kenney. - ANS Who assumed command of the Fifth Air Force in 1942 and
maximized the resource-poor command's combat power?
That airpower can support unconventional warfare any time, any place. - ANS What air
power capability did the 1st Air Commando Group demonstrate while helping British "Chindit"
forces conduct long-range penetration missions against the Japanese?
He ordered low-altitude night attacks with bombers stripped of defensive machine guns,
reduced fuel loads and increased bomb loads. - ANS How did Maj Gen Curtis E. LeMay alter
the B-29 tactics when he assumed command of the XX Bomber Command crews in the Pacific?
Col Paul Tibbets - ANS The Enola Gay, piloted by ___, dropped a uranium bomb (known as
"Little Boy") over Hiroshima on 6 Aug 1945, destroying nearly five square miles of the city and
killing 80,000 people.
Maj Charles W. Sweeney - ANS Who commanded Bockscar, the WWII aircraft that dropped
the atomic bomb on Nagasaki?
18 September 1947 - ANS What date did Stuart Symington, the first Secretary of the Air
Force, officially establish the USAF as an independent, coequal service?
To encourage long-term careers for enlisted specialists, as promotion and specialization went
hand-in-hand with training. - ANS Why did the newly established Air Force create an Airman
Career Program?
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). - ANS Operation Vittles, an expanded cargo
support effort against the Soviet blockade, showed the use of nonviolent airpower to defuse a
potentially disastrous confrontation and laid the foundation for ___.
Charles "Chuck" Yeager - ANS 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 43,000 feet?
The North American F-86 Sabre. - ANS During the Korean War, what aircraft was created to
match the MiG's speed?
Sgt Billie Beach. - ANS Cpl 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
fear unmatched by any other gunner?
Capt James Jabara - ANS Who tallied 15 kills during the Korean War. Gained recognition as
the world's first jet ace?
Long-range missiles and space-based technology - ANS What did the Air Force rapidly begin
to develop after the Korean conflict?
The Soviets successfully launched the Sputnik 1 satellite into Earth's orbit on 4 October 1957. -
ANS What marked the beginning of the Space Age and sparked the space race between the
Soviets and the US?
Providing space-based reconnaissance, early warning of any missile attack on North America;
and worldwide communications platforms for strategic command and control. - ANS During
the Cold War, the Air Force concentrated on unmanned missions to fulfill national security
needs. What did this include?
Cuba. - ANS In 1959, Fidel Castro overthrew the dictator of ___ and instituted a socialist
dictatorship.
SSgt-TSgt PDG Exam Questions and
Answers 100% Pass
Air - ANS WWII proved that ___ superiority was a required component for the success of
land,sea and air operations.
The Luftwaffe - ANS What is the name of Germany's Air Force, which emphasized speed and
concentration of forces to crush their enemies and spawned the term "Blitzkrieg" or "lightning
war"
Radar - ANS British Air Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding's Fighter Command had been preparing for
a German onslaught since 1937 and used Sir Robert Watson-Watt's ___ innovation to create an
effective, integrated air defense system.
The machine deciphered codes providing information (known as ULTRA) that forewarned
British intelligence of major attacks. It also provided invaluable insight into the status of
German maintenance and logistics. - ANS The Enigma machine was Britain's top-secret
advantage over the Germans in WWII. What did it do?
Britain - ANS In September 1940, Hitler abandoned his invasion of ___
General Henry "Hap" Arnold - ANS To manage growing American air power, a major
reorganization created the US Army Air Forces. Who was appointed as its Commanding
General?
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The Air War Planning Document 1. - ANS What document was created in August 1941,
providing a blueprint for the strategic air campaign against the Axis?
American precision daylight bombing and British night area bombing. - ANS The Casablanca
Directive of January 1943 inaugurated the Combined Bomber Offensive, codenamed Operation
PointBlank. What two bombing styles did it combine?
Superior numbers. - ANS By D-Day, 6 June 1944, the Allied Air Forces dominated the skies of
Europe with new aircraft, tactics and ___
16 April 1945 - ANS When did General Spaatz declare the end of the strategic air war against
Germany, as all significant targets were considered destroyed?
Sgt Sandy Sanchez - ANS Who was one of the enlisted force's most decorated Airmen of
WWII and was the only enlisted Airmen to have a B-17 named after him?
TSgt Paul Airey. (Also received the first Air Force POW medal in 1988.) - ANS Name the TSgt
who was liberated by the British army as a POW in Germany in 1945 and later became the first
CMSAF in 1967.
99th Fighter Squadron - ANS The first Tuskegee Airmen to fight in WWII were members of
the ___ Squadron.
Col Benjamin O. Davis, Jr. - ANS Which Tuskegee Airman commanded the 99th Fighter
Squadron and later became an Air Force general officer?
Cpl John D. Foley, nicknamed "Johnny Zero." - ANS Who became a popular hero as a gunner
in both Europe and the Pacific during WWII and was decorated eight times for heroism,
including personal recognition by Generals MacArthur, Eisenhower and Doolittle?
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True. - ANS US carrier-based aviation proved the value of air power at sea with Naval
aviation playing a vital role in the Pacific War T/F
The Battle of Midway. - ANS At what battle on 4 June 1942 did US Navy pilots sink four
Japanese carriers and turn the tide of war in the Pacific
Maj. Gen George C. Kenney. - ANS Who assumed command of the Fifth Air Force in 1942 and
maximized the resource-poor command's combat power?
That airpower can support unconventional warfare any time, any place. - ANS What air
power capability did the 1st Air Commando Group demonstrate while helping British "Chindit"
forces conduct long-range penetration missions against the Japanese?
He ordered low-altitude night attacks with bombers stripped of defensive machine guns,
reduced fuel loads and increased bomb loads. - ANS How did Maj Gen Curtis E. LeMay alter
the B-29 tactics when he assumed command of the XX Bomber Command crews in the Pacific?
Col Paul Tibbets - ANS The Enola Gay, piloted by ___, dropped a uranium bomb (known as
"Little Boy") over Hiroshima on 6 Aug 1945, destroying nearly five square miles of the city and
killing 80,000 people.
Maj Charles W. Sweeney - ANS Who commanded Bockscar, the WWII aircraft that dropped
the atomic bomb on Nagasaki?
18 September 1947 - ANS What date did Stuart Symington, the first Secretary of the Air
Force, officially establish the USAF as an independent, coequal service?
To encourage long-term careers for enlisted specialists, as promotion and specialization went
hand-in-hand with training. - ANS Why did the newly established Air Force create an Airman
Career Program?
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The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). - ANS Operation Vittles, an expanded cargo
support effort against the Soviet blockade, showed the use of nonviolent airpower to defuse a
potentially disastrous confrontation and laid the foundation for ___.
Charles "Chuck" Yeager - ANS 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 43,000 feet?
The North American F-86 Sabre. - ANS During the Korean War, what aircraft was created to
match the MiG's speed?
Sgt Billie Beach. - ANS Cpl 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
fear unmatched by any other gunner?
Capt James Jabara - ANS Who tallied 15 kills during the Korean War. Gained recognition as
the world's first jet ace?
Long-range missiles and space-based technology - ANS What did the Air Force rapidly begin
to develop after the Korean conflict?
The Soviets successfully launched the Sputnik 1 satellite into Earth's orbit on 4 October 1957. -
ANS What marked the beginning of the Space Age and sparked the space race between the
Soviets and the US?
Providing space-based reconnaissance, early warning of any missile attack on North America;
and worldwide communications platforms for strategic command and control. - ANS During
the Cold War, the Air Force concentrated on unmanned missions to fulfill national security
needs. What did this include?
Cuba. - ANS In 1959, Fidel Castro overthrew the dictator of ___ and instituted a socialist
dictatorship.
