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| What year did the National Security Act take place? |
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| What did the National Security Act establish? |
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| The framework for the future Department of Defense and created the Air Force |
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| What Executive Order outlined the main functions of the Air Force? |
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| When was the Air Force operational? |
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| What part of Germany was the Soviet Union given? |
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| East Germany, including Berlin. Berlin was divided, and Allies, including France, each given a sector inside Berlin itself. |
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| What part of Germany was given to the U.S? |
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| What part of Germany was Britain given? |
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| When did the Airlift begin? |
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25 June 1948
*C-17 (Skytrain) could fly 2 to 3 tons of cargo
*C-54 (Skymaster) could fly 10 tons of cargo
*2 million tons of cargo in almost 277,000 flights |
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| What were some of the results of the Berlin Airlift? |
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-Diplomatic weapon
-Technological achievement
-Strength of Airpower |
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| Who was General Curtis LeMay? |
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*Navigator on B-17 as lieutenant in early airpower demonstration with ocean liner "Rex" in 1938
*Commanded units in Berlin Airlift
*Commander in Chief, Strategic Air Command
*Air Force Chief of Staff |
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| What was LeMay's impact on the Air Force? |
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*More realistic training programs
*DISCIPLINE
*Procured personnel and aircraft
*Bombers became airborne nuclear alert
*Nuclear deterrence became a reality |
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| Why did National Security Council call for a massive increase in defense spending and when? |
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(April 1950) to contain Communism
*Korean Conflict was the first test of American resolve |
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| When did North Korea launch a surprise invasion of South Korea? |
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25 June 1950
*Congress approved use of force to repel North Korean invasion
*UN Security Council authorized aid |
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| How were the UN forces saved at the Pusan perimeter? |
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| By around the clock bombing and interdiction |
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| Why did the UN forces drive North Koreans back across 38th parallel? |
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| Attempt to unify the country |
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| What was China's role in the Korean Conflict? |
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| They entered and pushed the UN forces back |
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| Airpower in Korean Conflict |
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First use of jet fighters on both sides
*first dog fights in air |
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| "MiG Alley" (Airspace south of Yalu river) |
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*MiG outperformed F-80, retreating back to China
*F-86 Sabre proved superior
*Kill ratio of 10-1 |
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Contributions of airpower to the Korean conflict
- Counterland |
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| Airpower operations conducted to attain and maintain a desired degree of superiority over surface operations by the destruction or neutralization of enemy surface forces |
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Contributions of airpower to the Korean conflict
- Interdiction |
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| Operations to divert, disrupt, delay, or destroy the enemy’s surface military potential before it could be used effectively against friendly force |
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Contributions of airpower to the Korean conflict
- Close Air Support |
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| Operations against hostile targets in proximity to friendly forces |
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| Why was the beginning of WWII significant? |
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| Combining HQ and Army brought Air Force closer to being independent and a separate service. |
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| What was the strategy used when bombing Europe? |
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| High altitude daylight bombing |
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| What was the strategy used when bombing Japan? |
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| Low altitude, incendiary bombing at night |
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| Was a strategy used in the Pacific by LeMay. Took out strategic islands only as needed and "hopped" their way to Japan. |
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| Who is General Tunner? What did he do during WWII? |
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| He flew across Himalayas to support China vs. Japan. Plan was to distract Japan- support split of Japanese forces. |
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| Towards the end of the war where were bombs dropped? |
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| What were some of the first issues with the Soviet Union post WWII? |
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Soviets took Berlin
Berlin airlift began- first cold war event
Vittles- validated airlifts as capable of function. This was an example of how airpower can demonstrated DIPLOMACY |
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| Who was put in charge of ICBM? |
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General Shriever
*missle missions given top priority
*Multiple lines of development, non-linear, sequential. It was a simultaneous development.
*Atlas->Titan->MINUTEMAN |
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| When did the Cuban Missile Crisis take place? |
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| What was a key weapon used during the Cuban Missile Crisis? |
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| What was a key doctrinal emphasis during the Cuban Missile Crisis? |
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Reconnaissance plane detailed Soviet Missile launchers in Cuba
*Doctrine of "Flexible Response" evolves. |
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| What was some key events that happened during the Cuban Missile Crisis? |
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*US missile force placed on alert status
*Pres. Kennedy chose option of naval quarantine
*Soviet Union backed down and the nuclear crisis was averted |
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| Who was a key person during the Cuban Missile Crisis? |
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| Who was a key person during the Berlin Airlift and Korean War? |
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| What were some of the key weapons used during the Berlin Airlift and Korean War? |
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| What were some key doctrinal emphasis during the Berlin Airlift and Korean War? |
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*Strategic Airlift
*Tactical Airlift |
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| Who was a key person during the Korean War? |
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| What were some of the key weapons used during the Korean War? |
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| B-26, B-29, P-51, F-80, F-84, F-86 |
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| What were some of the key doctrinal emphasis during the Korean War? |
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| Deterrence and Missile Development |
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• SNARK
• Atlas, Titan
• Minuteman became the mainstay of SAC’s missile retaliatory force
• NORAD established in 1957
• Single Integrated Operational Plan for using nuclear weapons (SIOP) |
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