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SECURITY FORCES BLOCK 1 TESTOn 2 January 1948, General Order No. 1, Headquarters AF designated these units and
the individuals serving under them as ____ and established the APM - Answers -Air
Police
Approximately ____ MP companies were converted in mass to Air Police squadrons -
Answers -22
On 1 September 1950, the first ____ was established at Tyndall AFB, Fl. - Answers -Air
Police School
The Air Police school was transferred to Parks AFB, CA and re-designated as the ____
School - Answers -Air Base Defense
The biggest test of Security Police combat effectiveness came during the Vietnam Tet
Offensive on January 31, 1968 - Answers -Battle of Tan Son Nhut
The Act that authorized the creation of the AF, which would take over personnel, aircraft
and mission of the AAF including the MP force that would eventually become the AF SF
- Answers -National Security Act of 1947
During the Battle of Tan Son Nhut, a five-man team positioned in Bunker ____ held off
the enemy assault long enough for backup forces to respond and prevent further
penetration of the base - Answers -051
In March 1971, the enlisted career field divided into two separate specialties, ____ and
____ - Answers -Security and Law Enforcement
In November 1971, 12 ____ entered Law Enforcement specialist training at the Security
Police Academy at Lackland AFB, TX - Answers -Female Airmen
The first time Security Police were tasked with a high priority rescue mission was in May
1975, when the ____ merchant ship was seized by Khmer Rogue communist forces in
Combodia - Answers -S.S. Mayaguez
In 1983, Operation ____ kicked off in Grenada - Answers -URGENT FURY
In December 1989, Operation ____ was the U.S. invasion of Panama - Answers -JUST
CAUSE
In August of 1990, Operation ____ began. - Answers -DESERT SHIELD
In January 1991, DESERT SHIELD turned into ____ with the objective of liberating
Kuwait from Iraqi occupation - Answers -DESERT STORM
, On June 25, 1996, the ____ were bombed leaving 19 Airmen dead and more than 260
injured in its wake. - Answers -Khobar Towers
On October 31, 1997, the Security Specialist, Law Enforcement Specialist and Combat
Arms Training and Maintenance career field merged into one career field called ____ -
Answers -Security Forces
the Security Forces new mission became ____ - Answers -Force Protection
Enhanced security of military facilities was a key part of Operation ____ and contributed
to stretching SF capabilities to their maximum - Answers -NOBLE EAGLE
The military operation launched against the Taliban was called Operation ____ -
Answers -ENDURING FREEDOM
On March 19, 2003, the United States opened another front on the war on terrorism
when it began an aerial bombardment of Iraq to kick off Operation ____ - Answers -
IRAQI FREEDOM
One of the first in-lieu of tasking's, convoy escort duty, was a new mission for the AF
and gave rise to a new type of organization - Answers -Aerospace Expeditionary Force
Transportation Company (AEFTC)
After training at Army bases stateside, the 2632 AEFTC arrived at ____ in April 2004 -
Answers -Balad
Another mission of SF in Iraq was helping staff Camp Bucca which, at its peak, housed
over ____ detainees, making it the largest facility of its kind in the world - Answers -
20,000
In the summer of 2008, the ____ stood up at Balad AB, Iraq, the most important hub for
air activity in the Iraq Theater of Operations - Answers -332nd Expeditionary SFG
The only two Air Force Cross Recipients in SF history - Answers -Capt. Reginald
Maisey and Capt. Garth Wright
Ethics - Answers -Defined as rules of behavior based on ideas about what is morally
good and bad
Integrity First - Answers -The willingness to do what is right, even when no one is
looking.
Service Before Self - Answers -Applies when duties take priority over personal desires
Excellence in All We Do - Answers -Sustained passion, continuous improvement, and
innovation
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