Chapter 1 Flashcards
Operation Iraqi Freedom began after: (1.23.1.)
Saddam Hussein and his sons refused to leave Iraq
Focusing on the psychological destruction of the enemy’s will to fight rather than the physical destruction of the opposing military force is the concept of _______. (1.23.2.)
“Shock and Awe”
On 8 April 2003, this Airman, a combat controller, was the first Air Force member killed in Operation Iraqi Freedom. (1.23.3.)
Staff Sergeant Scott Sather
As U.S. forces took Baghdad, the British took Basra, control of which was essential for: (1.23.4.)
delivering humanitarian aid
In a speech delivered on 2 May 2003 aboard the _______, President Bush announced victory in Iraq. (1.23.5.)
aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln
On July 19, 2003, TSgt Kevin Whalen, a TACP Terminal Attack Controller, was supporting a combat patrol in the Gayan Valley, Afghanistan, when the patrol was hit in a well-coordinated ambush by a numerically superior enemy force. Whalen returned effective fire and remained exposed to enemy fire from three directions while the rest of the team took cover. Although hit three times, he recovered his radio and called in close air support. When the engagement was over, Whalen insisted that all other wounded be evacuated first so he could keep control of the close air support. For his actions, TSgt Whalen was awarded the _______. (1.24.3.)
Silver Star
The bombing of the Khobar Towers drove major changes in how we conduct Basic Military Training. Since that time, the USAF has placed an emphasis on the preparation of our young airmen for combat. The training has become longer and added a deployment phase. In 2005 this deployment phase, was called: (1.24.4.)
the BEAST
The bombing of the Khobar Towers drove major changes in Basic Military Training. Since that time, the USAF has emphasized preparation for combat and added a deployment phase called the BEAST. It places trainees in an environment similar to those encountered when deployed. In addition to tackling the BEAST and the massive obstacle courses, other training includes: (1.24.4.)
-defending and protecting their base of operations-directing search and recovery and basic self aid and buddy care-leadership training
Although the bombing of Khobar towers in 1996 was a tragedy, it did produce one positive result: (1.24.4.)
Airmen are much more prepared in 2012 as a result of lessons learned at Khobar Towers
As a pararescueman in Afghanistan, he was part of an operation to capture a drug king-pin. He was on the first of four helicopters, which took small-arms fire and was seriously damaged as it landed. With rounds impacting all around him, he pressed forward, overrunning enemy positions. His action suppressed enemy fire against the other three helicopters and drove the enemy away. The raid resulted in two enemy kills, 10 enemy apprehensions and the destruction of their weapons. As a result of this action he became one of the first six recipients of the Combat Action medal and received the Bronze Star with Valor for his actions. (1.24.5.)
SMSgt Ramon Colon-Lopez
Because of budget constraints, the USAF reduced the size of the active duty force in 2007 to roughly _______ of that of the USAF at the end of the Gulf War in 1991. (1.24.6.)
64%
These three Combat Controllers were essential to victory when two of them helped Iraqi police arrest members of the “Soldiers of Heaven” sect and unexpectedly became involved in a battle against 800 insurgents. (1.24.7.)
TSgt Bryan Patton, SSgt David Orvosh, and SSgt Ryan Wallace
On 24 October 2008 the USAF established the nuclear-focused Air Force Global Strike Command. This was a result of: (1.24.8.)
two incidents involving mishandling of nuclear weapons and the declining Air Force nuclear mission focus and performance
As the war in Iraq has progressed from its initial 2003 invasion phase to a multi-year occupation, U.S. public opinion has turned in favor of troop withdrawal. In late 2007, Congress passed a bill that set a deadline for troop withdrawal, but President Bush vetoed it. Later, U.S. Forces were ordered to withdraw from Iraq by 31 December 2011 under the terms of a bilateral agreement signed in 2008 by: (1.24.9.)
President Bush
The War in Afghanistan began on October 7, 2001, as the armed forces of the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, and the Afghan United Front (Northern Alliance) launched Operation _______. (1.24.10.)
Enduring Freedom
