For trainees heading to Air Force Basic Military Training at JBSA-Lackland, Air Force ROTC and Academy candidates, and aviation fans. Covers the core values, Airman's Creed and oaths, Air Force history, aircraft and their designations, how flight works, how the Air Force is organized, and BMT life and drill.
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From the Signal Corps' first airplane to an independent Air Force in 1947 and the Space Force in 2019: the people, aircraft and operations every Airman is expected to know.
44 total questions
Card #1
What was created on 1 August 1907, and why does it matter to the Air Force?
Card #2
When and where did the Wright brothers make the first powered airplane flight?
Card #3
Who was Lt. Thomas Selfridge?
1. In June 1941 the Army reorganized its aviation under a new name that it kept through World War II. What was that name?
2. In which war did US jets first fight enemy jets, with F-86 Sabres battling MiG-15s over 'MiG Alley'?
3. During the Berlin Airlift, Lt. Gail Halvorsen became famous for what?
1. In 1909 the Army bought its first airplane, the Military Flyer, from the ___ brothers.
Hint: Orville and Wilbur
2. The first Chief of Staff of the US Air Force was General Carl ___.
Hint: He commanded US strategic air forces in Europe in WWII
3. General Curtis ___ commanded Strategic Air Command from 1948 to 1957.
Hint: Two syllables, a capital M in the middle
