Security Forces Apprentice Course: Block I -Mission Essential Tasks Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
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Security Forces
Institution
Security Forces
Gen Henry H. Hap Arnold
→ - Established the Office of the Air Provost Marshal (APM).
What was the first major milestone in the history of SF?
→ Army AF (AAF) Military Police (MP) companies were brought together
and named AAF Base Security Battalions.
What year did AF SF begin?
→ 1947, ...
Security Forces Apprentice Course:
Block I -Mission Essential Tasks
Questions and Answers (100% Pass)
Gen Henry H. Hap Arnold
→ - Established the Office of the Air Provost Marshal (APM).
What was the first major milestone in the history of SF?
→ Army AF (AAF) Military Police (MP) companies were brought together
and named AAF Base Security Battalions.
What year did AF SF begin?
→ 1947, but its heritege goes back to 1943.
When did the Army create a separate provost marshal's office for the AFs?
This is the AF SF birth date.
→ March 29th, 1943
What act authorized the creation of the AF?
→ The National Security Act of 1947
What did General Order No. 1 designate?
→ On January 2nd 1948, it designated all MP officers (Army Air Corps)
and the personnel of the AAF's APM office be united and called Air
Police and established the APM.
→ 1 September 1950, at Tyndall AFB, FL. Then in 1952, it was transferred to
Parks AFB, CA and re-designated as the Air Base Defense school.
When was SF tech school transferred to Lackland AFB?
→ 13 October 1956
In the 1960s, APM was changed to:
→ Director of Security and Law Enforcement.
Who was the first Air Policeman killed in action during the Vietnam conflict on
July 1, 1965?
→ Ssgt Terrance Jensen
In 1966, the name of our career field was changed from Air Police to
_________ _______.
→ Security Police
What as operation SAFE SIDE?
→ Created by the demands of the Vietnam war in 1967, it was an effort
to bolster protection of Air Bases by training Security Police with infantry
tactics and special weapons.
What squadron was made through op. SAFE SIDE?
→ The 1041st Security Squadron (SPS) was formed for operational
deployment to Southeast Asia.
→ The biggest test of Security Police combat effectiveness. On January
31st, 1968, Tan Son Nhut air base was attacked (it was a holiday).
What is Bunker 051?
→ During the attack on Tan Son Nhut, a five-man team positioned in
Bunker 051 held off enemy assault long enough for backup forces to
respond. Four of the five men died, Alonzo Coggins was the only
survivor.
When was each base made responsible for their own protection?
→ In 1965
When was the enlisted career field divided into Security and Law?
→ March, 1971...this was made to improve the professionalism of the law
enforcement and nuclear security forces squadrons.
When did the first female Airmen enter Law Enforcement training?
→ In November of 1971, 12 female Airmen attended Security Police
Academy at Lackland.
When was the first time Security Police were tasked what a high priority
rescue mission?
→ May 1975, when the S.S. Mayaguez merchant ship was seized by
communist Cambodian forces. The SP tasked with the mission were in a
helicopter crash and perished.
When were Ground Launched Cruise Missiles developed?
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