Week 11: 20-27 October 2013 Flashcards

Question

C-5A/B/C/M Galaxy pg 118 | Crew

Answer 1

The C-5 is the USAF’s largest transport aircraft. The C-5 is capable of carrying two M1 Abrams battle tanks, six Apache helicopters, or a quarter million pounds of relief supplies. The USAF is upgrading the fleet to the C-5M configuration with new avionics and engines.

Answer 2

Maj General Benjamin D. Foulois: Maj. General Foulois was born is 1879 in Connecticut. He enlisted as a private in the Army in the 1st U.S. Volunteer Engineers. After service in the Philippines at Luzon, Panay and Cebu, he was commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant on July 9, 1901. During his attendance at Signla Corps School in 1908 he wrote a thesis “The Tactical and Strategical Value of Dirigible Balloons and Aerodynamical Flying Machines”. As a result, the staff of the chief signal officer selected Foulois for the aeronautical board designated to conduct the 1908 airship and airplane acceptance trials. Foulois is one of the founding fathers of American military aviation. He led the early development of airpower with modifications to the Wright Military Flyer including wheeled landing gear and the seat belt. Foulois led the first expeditions of military airpower pursuing Poncho Villa in New Mexico and served as the Air Service Chief in the early days of World War I. Under the leadership of Foulois, Army aviation grew from one pilot (Foulois) and a single Wright Military Flyer to a peak of 195,024 personnel and 7,900 aircraft by the end of World War I. Foulois showed that the aircraft had military capabilities such as aerial mapping, photography, and observation of ground troops. He was the Army’s first aeronautical member who began to realize the military capabilities of aircraft during warlike conditions. He firmly believed that the War Department failed to comprehend the value of aviation as a new weapon and therefore had no right to claim control over aviation in the United States. Foulois retired as a Maj General and former Chief of the Army Air Corps.

Answer 3

The 1948 Berlin Crisis and the Soviet explosion of an atomic device in 1949 dramatized USAF’s lack of war readiness. The Strategic Air Command (SAC) was created in 1946, shortly after the end of World War II, to manage what were then the world’s only nuclear weapons and nuclear-capable delivery systems (modified B-29s). Through Gen George C. Kenney was the first SAC commander, it was SAC’s second commander, Gen Curtis E. LeMay, who truly shaped the character of the command. General LeMay led the command from 1948 until 1957 and emphasized rigorous training, exacting performance standards, and immediate readiness. In the late 1940s, SAC incorporated the B-50, a more powerful version of the B-29, and the massive Convair B-36 Peacemaker, the first bomber with truly intercontinental range. In the early 1950s, SAC upgraded to an all-jet bomber force with the Boeing B-52 Stratofortress. Behind the scenes, the US Air Force increased war readiness by conducting a highly secret, but extensive, program of electronic reconnaissance along the periphery of the USSR and occasional covert overflights of Soviet territory to assess Communist air defenses. For more than 40 years, SAC remained continuously on alert with nuclear armed bombers in the air, ready to immediately destroy any adversary. As the United States developed nuclear armed intermediate range missiles, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and cruise missiles, these all enhanced SAC’s awesome capabilities. SAC’s technological capabilities extended beyond nuclear weapons to surveillance and reconnaissance where it controlled the U-2 and SR-71 and was also an early innovator in using unmanned aerial vehicles for reconnaissance and surveillance. While SAC is best known for its invaluable service preparing for, and thus deterring nuclear war, it also achieved impressive results in conventional combat. During Vietnam and the Gulf War, SAC bombers delivered devastating conventional strikes against strategic targets and enemy ground forces. With the collapse of the Soviet Union and the end of the Cold War, SAC’s initial mission was complete and US nuclear forces could lower their alert status. In 1992, the US Air Force deactivated SAC as part of Chief of Staff General McPeak’s efforts to reorganize the force to meet the challenges of the post-Cold War era. SAC’s nuclear deterrent mission went to US Strategic Command, and the personnel and equipment were consolidated with Tactical Air Command (TAC) to form the new Air Combat Command.

Answer 4

Section 4 The President, Vice President and all civil Officers of the United States, shall be removed from office on Impeachment for, and Conviction of, Treason, Bribery, or other high Crimes and Misdemeanors.

Answer 5

Section 1 The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court, and in such inferior Courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The Judges, both of the supreme and inferior Courts, shall hold their Officers during good Behavior, and shall, at stated Times, receive for their Services a Compensation which shall not be diminished during the Continuance in Office.

Answer 6

Section 2 The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority; to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls; to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction; to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party; to Controversies between two or more States; between a State and Citizens of another State; between Citizens of different States; between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects. In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the Supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction. In all the other Cases before mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate Jurisdiction, both as to Law and Fact, with such Exceptions, and under such Regulations and the Congress shall make. The Trial of all Crimes, except in Cases of Impeachment, shall be by Jury; and such Trial shall be held in the State where the said Crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any State, the Trial shall be at such Place or Places as the Congress may by Law have directed.

Answer 7

Section 3 Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court. The Congress shall have power to declare the Punishment of Treason, but no Attainder of Treason shall work Corruption of Blood, or Forfeiture except during the Life of the Person attainted.

Answer 8

Harmon Hall, the administrative center of the Academy, houses the offices of the Superintendent and his staff. It was named in memory of Lieutenant General Hubert R. Harmon, first Superintendent of the Academy (1954-1956), who worked from 1949 to 1954 on plans for an Air Force Academy and who was instrumental in getting Congressional approval for the Academy.

Answer 9

The Cadet Gymnasium provides some of the finest facilities in the nation for physical activity. The Cadet Gymnasium, surrounded by athletic fields, contains several gyms, two swimming pools including diving section, squash, racquetball, and handball courts, and facilities for nearly every sport. Recent renovations have added a state-of-the-art fitness facility and indoor rock climbing facilities. Outside the facility is 150 acres of outdoor sports fields including football fields (one synthetic turf and two under lights), 2 rugby fields and 22 soccer fields, 30 tennis courts, six outdoor basketball courts, six handball courts, a 400m track and field facility, an intercollegiate baseball diamond with a synthetic turf infield, as well as a regulation soccer stadium. Additionally, the gymnasium is home to the world-class Human Performance Lab.

Answer 10

The Cadet Field House is the center of many Academy sports and activities. The Field House is divided into three areas—an indoor track, a hockey rink with seating for 2,600 spectators, and a basketball court with seats for 6,000. Clune Arena is named for Colonel John J. Clune, Director of Athletics from 1975 until 1991. Colonel Clune was instrumental in bringing Air Foce athletic programs to the forefront of the national collegiate sports scene. The two newest facilities in the athletic complex are the Falcon Athletic Center and the Holaday Athletic Center completed in July 2011. The Falcon Athletic Center includes offices for the Athletic Department, team meeting facilities, an advanced sports medicine facility, intercollegiate weight facilities and the AFA Sports Hall of Fame. The HAC, the largest privately funded capital project in Academy history with $5 million gifts from Bart and Lynn Holaday (Class of 1965) and the estate of Colonel Joseph and Dorothy Moller, is a 92,000 sq ft indoor regulation multi-sport field providing cadets with an all-weather sports facility.

Answer 11

Stillman Field is the location of many cadet wing parades. It was dedicated in honor of Major General Robert M. Stillman, who served as the first Commandant of Cadets from 1954 until 1958. General Stillman is credited for creating the organization of the Cadet Wing, integrating the Cadet Honor Code into the Academy educational process, and developing Airmanship programs.

Answer 12

Falcon Stadium, the site of all home football games, with seating for 46,692, is located on the east side of the Academy, away from the cadet area.

Answer 13

Doolittle Hall is the Association of Graduates headquarters, dedicated in 1992. It is located on Academy Drive and contains offices for associate AOG staff and has room to host social events.

Answer 14

The Academy Airfield is located in the southeast corner of the base. There are facilities for cadets to participate in the soaring, parachuting, and powered flight programs, as well as the Academy’s Aero Club.

Answer 15

Air Force Satellites Location: Clune Arena Ice Rink In the corners of the hockey rink are two satellites representing Air Force space superiority. A Global Positioning System (GPS) satellite which provides positioning, navigation, timing and velocity information worldwide, and a Wideband Global SATCOM Satellite which provides high capacity military communications.

Answer 16

Boeing B-52D Stratofortress Location: Intersection of North Gate and Stadium Boulevards This bomber, nicknamed “Diamond Lil,” saw over 200 combat missions in Southeast Asia, eight of which were during Linebacker II. In one of these missions, tail gunner A1C Albert C. Moore shot down a MiG-21.

Answer 17

Northrop T-38 Talon Location: Thunderbird Overlook This trainer aircraft, similar to those used in Undergraduate Pilot Training and formerly flown by the Air Force Thunderbirds, was given to the Academy by Randolph AFB, TX, in 1973.

Answer 18

Fairchild-Republic A-10A Thunderbolt II Location: Adjacent Thunderbird Overlook Captain Robert R. Swain, Class of 1979, flew this A-10A, nicknamed “Chopper Popper.” His first aerial victory in the craft, over an Iraqi Bo 105C helicopter, was on 6 February 1991. This aircraft is on loan from the National Museum of the US Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, OH.

Answer 19

Cessna T-41A Mescalero Location: In front of the 306FTG building The T-41 was acquired from Lackland AFB, TX for static display in 1995 after T-41 Flight Training was phased out at the Air Force Academy. The F-41 is the military version of a Cessna 172 and was used for pilot indoctrination training. Over 17,000 cadets were trained in the T-41, accumulating close to 1 million flying hours. The aircraft is painted in Air Training Command High Visibility Scheme along with the Air Force Academy Crest on both sides of the vertical stabilizer.

Answer 20

North American F-100 Super Sabre Location: In front of Prep School Nicknamed the “Spirit of Saint Louis II,” Brig General Robinson Risner reenacted Charles Lindberg’s flight across the Atlantic with this airplane. It is dedicated to General Risner for his dedication to the Air Force and his quest for excellence.

Answer 21

Article I: I am an American, fighting in the forces which guard my country and our way of life. I am prepared to give my life in their defense.

Answer 22

Article II: I will never surrender of my own free will. If in command, I will never surrender the members of my command while they still have the means to resist.

Answer 23

Article III: If I am captured, I will continue to resist by all means available. I will make every effort to escape and to aid others to escape. I will accept neither parole nor special favors from the enemy.

Answer 24

Article IV: If I become a prisoner of war, I will keep faith with my fellow prisoners. I will give no information nor take part in any action which might be harmful to my comrades. If I am senior, I will take command. If not I will obey the lawful orders of those appointed over me and will back them up in every way.

Answer 25

Article V: When questioned, should I become a prisoner of war, I am required to give name, rank, service number, and date of birth. I will evade answering further questions to the utmost of my ability, I will make no oral or written statements disloyal to my country and its allies or harmful to their cause.

Answer 26

Article VI: I will never forget that I am an American, fighting for freedom, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America.

Answer 27

Oh! I have slipped the surly bonds of earth And danced the skies of laughter-silvered wings; Sunward I’ve climbed, and joined the tumbling mirth Of sun-split clouds – and one a hundred things You have not dreamed of – wheeled and soared and swung High in the sunlit silence. Hov’ring there I’ve chased the shouting wind along, and flung My eager craft through footless halls of air. Up, up the long delirious, burning blue, I’ve topped the windswept heights with easy grace Where never lark, or even eagle flew - And, while with silent lifting mind I’ve trod The high untresspassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand and touched the face of God.

Answer 28

“War is an ugly thing, but not the ugliest of things. The decayed and degraded state of moral and patriotic feeling which thinks that nothing is worth war is much worse. The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself.”

Answer 29

“He who permits himself to tell a lie once finds it much easier to do it a second and third time, till at length it becomes habitual; he tells a lie without attending to it, and truths without the world believing it.”

Answer 30

“Integrity is the fundamental premise for military service in a free society. Without integrity, the moral pillars of our military strength, public trust, and self-respect are lost.”

Answer 31

“A man has integrity is his interest in the good of the service is at all times greater than his personal pride, and when he holds himself to the same line of duty when unobserved as he would follow if his superiors were present.”

Answer 32

“In matters of principle, stand like a rock; in matters of taste, swim with the current. Give up money, give up fame, give up science, give up earth itself and all it contains, rather than do an immoral act. And never suppose that in any situation, or under any circumstances, it is best for you to do a dishonorable thing. Whenever you are to do a thing, though it can never be known but to yourself, ask yourself how you would act were all the world looking at you, and act accordingly.”

Answer 33

Educate, train, and inspire men and women to become officers of character, motivated to lead in the United States Air Force and in service to our Nation.

Answer 34

I, (name) having been appointed an Air Force Cadet in the United States Air Force, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of the office upon which I am about to enter.

Answer 35

Integrity First, Service Before Self, And Excellence in All We Do.

Week 11: 20-27 October 2013 Flashcards

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