Security forces Test 1 Questions & Answers 100% Correct!!
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Security forces
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Security Forces
Gen Henry Hap Arnold - ANSWER Father of the AF (1943) Estsblished the office of the of the Air provost Marshal
What was the office of air provost Marshall a combination of? - ANSWER The Army AF and Military police were brought together and called Base security battalions
When did the army c...
Security forces Test 1
Questions & Answers 100%
Correct!!
Gen Henry Hap Arnold - ANSWER Father of the AF (1943) Estsblished the office of the of the Air
provost Marshal
What was the office of air provost Marshall a combination of? - ANSWER The Army AF and Military
police were brought together and called Base security battalions
When did the army create a separate provost marshals office? - ANSWER March 29, 1943
Who is colonel H. G Reynolds? - ANSWER The first APM appointed March 29th 1943
National security act of 1947 - ANSWER Authorized creation of the United States Air Force
Took over personnel, aircraft, and mission of the AAF including Military Police force
Eventually became USAF Security Forces
When was the first Air police school established? - ANSWER September 1st 1950 at Tyndall AFB Fl
When was air police training transferred to lackland afb? - ANSWER October 13 1956
In 1966 the career field name changed from Air police to____ - ANSWER Security Police
Who was the first Air policeman killed in action - ANSWER Staff Sergeant Terrance Jensen during
Vietnam, July 1, 1965
, Operation Safe Side - ANSWER 1967
Boost protection of Air Bases
Trained SP in light infantry/special weapons tactics
1041st Security Police Squadron (train for operational deployment to SE Asia, success in ground
combat skills for training SP)
Battle of Tan Son Nhut - ANSWER Jan 31, 1968 Vietnam Tet Offensive
Col. Billy Jack Carter SP Squad. Commander for 377th at Tan Son Nhut
Biggest test of SP combat effectiveness
Bunker 051 (5 man team, held off enemy assault long enough for reinforcements, prevented
penetration of base, 4 of 5 KIA, Sgt. Louis Fisher, William Cyr, Charles Hebron, Roger Mills, Sgt. Alonzo
Coggins survived)
What date did Tan Son Nhut occur? - ANSWER Jan 32 1968
When was the field split into two separate specialities? - ANSWER March 1971 field was split into
security and law enforcement.
What milestone occurred November of 1971? - ANSWER 12 Female airmen entered LE specialist
training at the security police academy at lackland AFB tx
What accident happened May 1975 - ANSWER A helicopter carrying 18 security policemen died in a
crash
Operation Urgent Fury - ANSWER Security police were tasked with securing air landing strips and
control of enemy POW's in Grenada
Operation Just Cause - ANSWER Security police tasked with securing landing strips. Also participated
in drug interdiction and humanitarian relief in Panama December 1989
When did operation desert storm begin - ANSWER 1990
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