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Air Force Security Forces Test 1 Unit 1Gen. Hap Arnold - correct answer ✔✔Established Office of the Air Provost Marshal
Army Air Force Military Police Companies combined
Named AAF Base Security Battalions
First major milestone of career field
National Security Act of 1947 - correct answer ✔✔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
Gen Order #1 - correct answer ✔✔January 1948
HQ USAF designated units and individuals serving under them as "Air Police"
Established the Air Provost Marshal
Korean War Era - correct answer ✔✔1950's
America and SK forces ill prepared
-Air police only armed force on Base
-Needed more extensive base defense capability
-concentrated on training AP who trained other USAF members
Milestones (1950's) - correct answer ✔✔Nuclear Retaliation
Combat ready weapons security mindset
AP School Tyndall AFB, FL (Sep 1950)
Air Base Defense School Parks AFB, CA (1952)
SF School Lackland AFB, TX (OCT 1956)
, Vietnam and Air Base Defense - correct answer ✔✔1960's
Air Provost Marshal changed to Director of Security and Law enforcement
July 1, 1965 Sgt. Terrance Jensen first AP KIA Vietnam
1966- AP to Security Police
Operation Safe Side - correct answer ✔✔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 - correct answer ✔✔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)
Battle of TSN (Lessons Learned) - correct answer ✔✔Vietnam Conflict changed the threat to air bases
Base defense needed revision (no front lines, Battle Zones undefined, rear unsafe)
March 1971 - correct answer ✔✔Security Forces split into Security and Law Enforcement
Professionalism of Law Enforce. and Nuclear SecFo
November 1971 - correct answer ✔✔12 female Airmen enter Law Enforce.
SS Mayaguez - correct answer ✔✔May 1975
1st high priority rescue mission
Merchant ship, seized by Cambodian pirates, mission-recapture crew
Rescue helicopter crashed, 18 died- awarded Bronze Medals
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