FY 19 PDG PROMOTION EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.10.1 In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt directed the Army Air Corps to accept black
Americans into aviation cadet training and they were known as this. - ANS Tuskegee Airman
1.10.2 The first Tuskegee Airmen to fight were members of the 99th Fighter Squadron, a unit
commanded by black West Point graduate and future Air Force general officer who was -
ANS Col Benjamin O. Davis, Jr
1.10.3 This Fighter Group flew escort missions from 9 June 1944 until the German surrender in
the spring of 1945. - ANS 332d Fighter Group
1.11.1 In early 1941, this former Air Corps Tactical School instructor organized the American
volunteer group, known as the "Flying Tigers", who was famous for shark mouths painted on
their Curtis P-40 Warhawks, to aid Nationalist China against Japanese invaders. - ANS Claire
Lee Chennault
1.11.2 On 18 April 1942, he led 16 North American B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, launching
from the carrier USS Hornet, in a bombing raid on various targets in Tokyo, Kobe, and Nagoya,
known as the "Doolittle Raid", receiving the Medal of Honor and promotion to brigadier general
in May 1942. - ANS Col James "Jimmy" Doolittle
1.11.4 This battle, fought 4-8 May 1942, marked the first naval battle fought entirely by air. -
ANS The Battle of Coral Sea
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,1.12.1 On 26 July 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed into law this Act, which provided for a
separate Department of the Air Force. - ANS National Security Act
1.12.1 On 18 September 1947, he became the first Secretary of the Air Force and officially
established the United States Air Force as an independent, coequal service. - ANS Stuart
Symington
1.16.1 - 1.16.2 On 6 Aug 1990, President George H. W. Bush announced this operation which
was the deployment of United States air and ground units to defend Saudi Arabia and Persian
Gulf states. This operation eclipsed the Berlin Airlift as the greatest air deployment in history. -
ANS Operation DESERT SHIELD
1.17.1 To relieve the suffering of refugees near the Kenya-Somalia border and then Somalia
itself, the United States initiated this relief effort in August 1992. - ANS Operation PROVIDE
RELIEF
1.17.2 In September 1992, the United States initiated this operation to airlift hundreds of
Pakistani soldiers under the United Nations banner to Somalia because continued civil war and
clan fighting within Somalia, prevented much of the relief supplies from getting into the hands
of those who most desperately needed them. - ANS Operation IMPRESSIVE LIFT
1.17.2 On 4 December 1992, President George Bush authorized this operation to establish
order in the country so that food could reach those in need. This operation airlift brought
32,000 United States troops into Somalia and ended on 4 May 1993. - ANS Operation
RESTORE HOPE
1.17.3 On 3 October 1993, this pararescueman, with the 24th Special Tactics Squadron,
responded with his crew to the downing of a United States UH-60 helicopter in the streets of
Mogadishu, Somalia. He was awarded the Air Force Cross for his actions. - ANS TSgt Timothy
A. Wilkerson
1.18.3 On 24 March 1999, President Bill Clinton commenced this operation, announcing three
objectives: demonstrate NATO's opposition to aggression; deter Milosevic from escalating
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, attacks on civilians; and damage Serbia's capability to wage war against Kosovo. -
ANS Operation Allied Force
1.21.4 This General was an aviation pioneer and is generally recognized as the father of the
modern United States Air Force, commanding the United States Army Air Forces during World
War II. - ANS General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold.
1.21.21 On 11 April 1966, a 21-year-old known as "Pits" to his friends was killed while defending
wounded comrades. For his bravery and sacrifice, this pararescueman was posthumously
awarded the nation's highest military decorations: the Medal
of Honor and the Air Force Cross. He was the first enlisted Airman to receive both medals
posthumously. - ANS Staff Sergeant William H. Pitsenbarger
2.3.2.4 This Corps was created in May 1942 and top priority for assignment of this Corps was to
serve at aircraft warning service stations. - ANS Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
2.5.3 Although airlift came of age during World War II, full potential was achieved during this
specific airlift, which was arguably airpower's single-most decisive contribution to the Cold War,
unquestionably achieving a profound strategic effect. - ANS Berlin Airlift
3.2 This establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the Armed Forces. - ANS United
States Constitution
3.4 He or she serves as principal defense policy advisor to the President and is responsible for
the formulation of general defense policy, policy related to all matters of direct and primary
concern to the Department of Defense, and for the execution of approved policy. -
ANS Secretary of Defense
3.4 His or hers responsibility is providing written policy guidance such as national security
objectives and policies, military mission priorities, and the projected levels for available
resources, for DOD component chief's and also provide the CJCS with written policy guidance to
prepare and review contingency plans. - ANS Secretary of Defense
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
1.10.1 In 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt directed the Army Air Corps to accept black
Americans into aviation cadet training and they were known as this. - ANS Tuskegee Airman
1.10.2 The first Tuskegee Airmen to fight were members of the 99th Fighter Squadron, a unit
commanded by black West Point graduate and future Air Force general officer who was -
ANS Col Benjamin O. Davis, Jr
1.10.3 This Fighter Group flew escort missions from 9 June 1944 until the German surrender in
the spring of 1945. - ANS 332d Fighter Group
1.11.1 In early 1941, this former Air Corps Tactical School instructor organized the American
volunteer group, known as the "Flying Tigers", who was famous for shark mouths painted on
their Curtis P-40 Warhawks, to aid Nationalist China against Japanese invaders. - ANS Claire
Lee Chennault
1.11.2 On 18 April 1942, he led 16 North American B-25 Mitchell medium bombers, launching
from the carrier USS Hornet, in a bombing raid on various targets in Tokyo, Kobe, and Nagoya,
known as the "Doolittle Raid", receiving the Medal of Honor and promotion to brigadier general
in May 1942. - ANS Col James "Jimmy" Doolittle
1.11.4 This battle, fought 4-8 May 1942, marked the first naval battle fought entirely by air. -
ANS The Battle of Coral Sea
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,1.12.1 On 26 July 1947, President Harry S. Truman signed into law this Act, which provided for a
separate Department of the Air Force. - ANS National Security Act
1.12.1 On 18 September 1947, he became the first Secretary of the Air Force and officially
established the United States Air Force as an independent, coequal service. - ANS Stuart
Symington
1.16.1 - 1.16.2 On 6 Aug 1990, President George H. W. Bush announced this operation which
was the deployment of United States air and ground units to defend Saudi Arabia and Persian
Gulf states. This operation eclipsed the Berlin Airlift as the greatest air deployment in history. -
ANS Operation DESERT SHIELD
1.17.1 To relieve the suffering of refugees near the Kenya-Somalia border and then Somalia
itself, the United States initiated this relief effort in August 1992. - ANS Operation PROVIDE
RELIEF
1.17.2 In September 1992, the United States initiated this operation to airlift hundreds of
Pakistani soldiers under the United Nations banner to Somalia because continued civil war and
clan fighting within Somalia, prevented much of the relief supplies from getting into the hands
of those who most desperately needed them. - ANS Operation IMPRESSIVE LIFT
1.17.2 On 4 December 1992, President George Bush authorized this operation to establish
order in the country so that food could reach those in need. This operation airlift brought
32,000 United States troops into Somalia and ended on 4 May 1993. - ANS Operation
RESTORE HOPE
1.17.3 On 3 October 1993, this pararescueman, with the 24th Special Tactics Squadron,
responded with his crew to the downing of a United States UH-60 helicopter in the streets of
Mogadishu, Somalia. He was awarded the Air Force Cross for his actions. - ANS TSgt Timothy
A. Wilkerson
1.18.3 On 24 March 1999, President Bill Clinton commenced this operation, announcing three
objectives: demonstrate NATO's opposition to aggression; deter Milosevic from escalating
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, attacks on civilians; and damage Serbia's capability to wage war against Kosovo. -
ANS Operation Allied Force
1.21.4 This General was an aviation pioneer and is generally recognized as the father of the
modern United States Air Force, commanding the United States Army Air Forces during World
War II. - ANS General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold.
1.21.21 On 11 April 1966, a 21-year-old known as "Pits" to his friends was killed while defending
wounded comrades. For his bravery and sacrifice, this pararescueman was posthumously
awarded the nation's highest military decorations: the Medal
of Honor and the Air Force Cross. He was the first enlisted Airman to receive both medals
posthumously. - ANS Staff Sergeant William H. Pitsenbarger
2.3.2.4 This Corps was created in May 1942 and top priority for assignment of this Corps was to
serve at aircraft warning service stations. - ANS Women's Army Auxiliary Corps
2.5.3 Although airlift came of age during World War II, full potential was achieved during this
specific airlift, which was arguably airpower's single-most decisive contribution to the Cold War,
unquestionably achieving a profound strategic effect. - ANS Berlin Airlift
3.2 This establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the Armed Forces. - ANS United
States Constitution
3.4 He or she serves as principal defense policy advisor to the President and is responsible for
the formulation of general defense policy, policy related to all matters of direct and primary
concern to the Department of Defense, and for the execution of approved policy. -
ANS Secretary of Defense
3.4 His or hers responsibility is providing written policy guidance such as national security
objectives and policies, military mission priorities, and the projected levels for available
resources, for DOD component chief's and also provide the CJCS with written policy guidance to
prepare and review contingency plans. - ANS Secretary of Defense
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