OTS Notetaker Study Guide 2025 Questions With Complete
Solutions
5Ws of Desert Storm? Correct Answers President
George H.W. Bush withdrew from Kuwait with belief
that Saddam Hussein would also withdrawal. When
he failed to withdrawal, on 17 Jan 1991, U.S.
Central Command Air Forces and 14 other
countries implemented master attacks against
Iraq's forces, shattering the Iraqi Army morale with
massive bomb drops.
As a result of his bravery, _________________ was
able to treat wounded military members engaged
in a firefight in the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia
contributing to the evacuation efforts that lasted
over 18 hours. Correct Answers MSgt Timothy
Wilkinson
Base Engineer Emergency Force Teams (Prime
BEEF) Correct Answers Team that built
revetments, barracks, and other facilities during
the Vietnam Conflict
Brandishing the callsign "Fast Eddie" who was
known as the "Ace of Aces" and held the most
awards for American aerial victories until World
War II? Correct Answers Edward V. Rickenbacker
,Briefly describe the extraordinary actions of USAF
Combat Controller and Medal of Honor recipient
John A. Chapman. Correct Answers During
Operation Anaconda, after being fired upon by al
Qaeda and losing a Navy SEAL, John A. Chapman's
MH47E helicopter landed just under five miles
away. Once on the ground, Chapman provided
directions to another helicopter to pick them up,
successfully rescuing their mission team member
from the enemy stronghold. Chapman killed two
enemy soldiers, and without regard for his own life,
kept advancing toward a dug-in machinegun nest
when the team came under fire from three
directions. Chapman exchanged fire from minimal
personal cover and succumbed to multiple wounds.
His engagement and destruction of the first enemy
position and advancement to the second enabled
his team to take cover, break enemy contact, and
save the lives of the entire rescue team.
Consisting of 11 aircraft, 14 flying officers, and 39
enlisted mechanics by October 1912, what is the
oldest squadron in the USAF? Correct Answers
1912 - Aeronautical Division
1913 - 1st Aero Squadron
DAFI 36-2710 is the publication for what program?
Correct Answers Equal Opportunity Program
, During the Soviet Union's transition to a new nation
in 1992 _________________ provided 25,000
tons of food, medicine, and other cargo to citizens.
Correct Answers Operation Provide Hope
During the War on Terror, which Operation took the
fight to foreign soil which eventually resulted in the
recapture of Kandahar from Taliban forces which
forced remaining terrorists underground? Correct
Answers Operation Enduring Freedom
EO - The USAF will not tolerate what three things?
Correct Answers unlawful discrimination,
harassment, or reprisal
How many Under Secretaries of Defense currently
exist and what are their titles? Correct Answers
There are six Under Secretaries.
Titles: Policy, Comptroller, Personnel & Readiness,
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment (A&S), Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering; and Intelligence.
In addition to exercising the operational chain of
command between the U.S. President and the
Combatant Commanders, what is a specific
responsibility of the SecDef? Correct Answers
Provide written policy guidance for Department of
Defense national security objectives and policies,
military mission priorities, and projected levels for
Solutions
5Ws of Desert Storm? Correct Answers President
George H.W. Bush withdrew from Kuwait with belief
that Saddam Hussein would also withdrawal. When
he failed to withdrawal, on 17 Jan 1991, U.S.
Central Command Air Forces and 14 other
countries implemented master attacks against
Iraq's forces, shattering the Iraqi Army morale with
massive bomb drops.
As a result of his bravery, _________________ was
able to treat wounded military members engaged
in a firefight in the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia
contributing to the evacuation efforts that lasted
over 18 hours. Correct Answers MSgt Timothy
Wilkinson
Base Engineer Emergency Force Teams (Prime
BEEF) Correct Answers Team that built
revetments, barracks, and other facilities during
the Vietnam Conflict
Brandishing the callsign "Fast Eddie" who was
known as the "Ace of Aces" and held the most
awards for American aerial victories until World
War II? Correct Answers Edward V. Rickenbacker
,Briefly describe the extraordinary actions of USAF
Combat Controller and Medal of Honor recipient
John A. Chapman. Correct Answers During
Operation Anaconda, after being fired upon by al
Qaeda and losing a Navy SEAL, John A. Chapman's
MH47E helicopter landed just under five miles
away. Once on the ground, Chapman provided
directions to another helicopter to pick them up,
successfully rescuing their mission team member
from the enemy stronghold. Chapman killed two
enemy soldiers, and without regard for his own life,
kept advancing toward a dug-in machinegun nest
when the team came under fire from three
directions. Chapman exchanged fire from minimal
personal cover and succumbed to multiple wounds.
His engagement and destruction of the first enemy
position and advancement to the second enabled
his team to take cover, break enemy contact, and
save the lives of the entire rescue team.
Consisting of 11 aircraft, 14 flying officers, and 39
enlisted mechanics by October 1912, what is the
oldest squadron in the USAF? Correct Answers
1912 - Aeronautical Division
1913 - 1st Aero Squadron
DAFI 36-2710 is the publication for what program?
Correct Answers Equal Opportunity Program
, During the Soviet Union's transition to a new nation
in 1992 _________________ provided 25,000
tons of food, medicine, and other cargo to citizens.
Correct Answers Operation Provide Hope
During the War on Terror, which Operation took the
fight to foreign soil which eventually resulted in the
recapture of Kandahar from Taliban forces which
forced remaining terrorists underground? Correct
Answers Operation Enduring Freedom
EO - The USAF will not tolerate what three things?
Correct Answers unlawful discrimination,
harassment, or reprisal
How many Under Secretaries of Defense currently
exist and what are their titles? Correct Answers
There are six Under Secretaries.
Titles: Policy, Comptroller, Personnel & Readiness,
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment (A&S), Under Secretary of Defense for
Research and Engineering; and Intelligence.
In addition to exercising the operational chain of
command between the U.S. President and the
Combatant Commanders, what is a specific
responsibility of the SecDef? Correct Answers
Provide written policy guidance for Department of
Defense national security objectives and policies,
military mission priorities, and projected levels for
