To overcome numerically superior Warsaw Pact Forces the AF and Army updated the Air-land Battle tactical doctrine published in which field Manual
Field Manual 101-6
In what decade did the AF test new ideas and technologies in crisis support mission
1980s
During which operation did US forces rescue American students and restore order to Grenada in Oct 1983, while discovering problems with command, control planning and intra service and inter service coordination
Operation Just Cause
During which operation in April 1986 did President Reagan mobilize England Based F-11s to strike Libya, exposing ongoing target identification and intelligence difficulties, punctuated by inaccurate bombing
Operation Eldorado Canyon
Which operation in 1989 tested air operations in panama and debuted the F-117 Nighthawk
Operation Eldorado Canyon
Technological improvements led to the DoD developing multiple independently targetable reentry vehicles in the early 1970s, allowing ____ or more warheads to be mounted on each ICBM and submarine launched ballistic missile
Four
Which doctrine was based on the theory that superpower strategic nuclear forces could be sized and protected to survive a nuclear attack and retaliate with sufficient force to destroy the enemy
The doctrine of mutually assured destruction
When did the US and USSR sign the Anti ballistic missile treaty limiting each country to two anti ballistic missile sites
26 May 1972
In a 23 March 1983 address, who proposed replacing the doctrine of mutually assured destruction with one of assured survival by implementing the Strategic Defense initiative to intercept ICMBS
President Ronald Reagan
In which year did operation Desert Shield, deliver defensive forces and counter offensive material to defend Saudi Arabia and the Persian Gulf states
1990 and 1992
Which treaty in Dec 1987 eliminated medium range nuclear missiles including US AF ground launched cruise missiles
Strategic Arms Limitation Treaty
The opening of the Berlin Wall led to the reunification of Germany in October of
1989
After the dissolutions of the soviet Union, US nuclear strategy changed in all of the following ways except
Signing of the Strategic Arms reduction Treaty II
Which command replaced the Strat Air Command and assumed control of all remaining AF and Navy strategic nuclear forces
United States Strategic Command
Which aircraft were validated as large capacity heavy lifters during operation desert shield
The C-5A Galaxy and C-141 Star lifter
On which date did three AF special operations MH-53J lead nine Army Apaches on the first strike mission of Operation Desert Storm
17 January 1991
The first week of desert storm focused on achieving Air supremacy and destroying the enemies
Ground Units
In what year did the UN lead relive efforts in Somalia, where a two year civil war had contributed to sever famine
1992
In September 1992, which operation airlifted hundreds of Pakistani soldiers into Somalia under the UN banner in an attempt to ensure relive supplies reached famine victims and to provide additional security
Operation Restore Hope
On 3 Oct 1993 a US UH 60 helicopter was downed in the streets of Mogadishu Somalia. Who earned the AF cross for treating and evacuating casualties
TSgt Timothy A Wilkinson
Why did operation restore Hope II airlift us troops and cargo into Mogadishu between 5 and 13 October 1993 after the losses sustained on 3 and 4 October
To stabilize the situation in Somalia
President Clinton promised to remove US troops from Somalia by March 1994. When did Operation Restore Hope II officially end
25 Sept 1994
Airpower has evolved from an ineffective oddity becoming what
The worlds dominate form of military might
What year did the Wright brothers achieve the first powered sustained controlled heavier than air airplane flight
1903