Security forces Test 1|91 Questions and
answers
Gen Henry Hap Arnold - -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? - -The Army
AF and Military police were brought together and called Base security
battalions
-When did the army create a separate provost marshals office? - -March 29,
1943
-Who is colonel H. G Reynolds? - -The first APM appointed March 29th 1943
-National security act of 1947 - -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? - -September 1st 1950 at
Tyndall AFB Fl
-When was air police training transferred to lackland afb? - -October 13
1956
-In 1966 the career field name changed from Air police to____ - -Security
Police
-Who was the first Air policeman killed in action - -Staff Sergeant Terrance
Jensen during Vietnam, July 1, 1965
-Operation Safe Side - -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 - -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? - -Jan 32 1968
-When was the field split into two separate specialities? - -March 1971 field
was split into security and law enforcement.
-What milestone occurred November of 1971? - -12 Female airmen entered
LE specialist training at the security police academy at lackland AFB tx
-What accident happened May 1975 - -A helicopter carrying 18 security
policemen died in a crash
-Operation Urgent Fury - -Security police were tasked with securing air
landing strips and control of enemy POW's in Grenada
-Operation Just Cause - -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 - -1990
-Operation Desert Shield - -after Iraq invaded Kuwait Bush sent 230,000
troops to protect Saudi Arabia. Security police tasked with securing air base.
Providing dignitary support, securing classified info and resources es and
counter terrorism
-Khobar Towers - -Saudi Arabia, 1996, Truck bomb killed 19 USAF personnel
and wounded 260. Main suspect was Bin Laden. Sgt Guerrero, Sra Grice, A1C
Wager
-Operation Enduring Freedom - -US invades afghanistan to eliminate taliban
to destroy Al Qaeda December 16 2001
-Operation Iraqi Freedom - -an invasion led by the United States in 2003 to
stop the development of nuclear waepons by Iraq
-Operation desert safe side - -January 1st 3005 built around squadron 820.
60 day operation to kill or capture insurgents
-Air Force cross recipients - -Can't Reginald Maisey and Capt Garth Wright
-Ethics defined (Rules of behavior) - -Based on ideas about what is normally
good and bad
-Exercising authority ( 3 key factors) - -Impartial / Firm / Respect from public
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