Begins
This principle of war ensures unity of effort for every objective under one responsible commander.
Unity of Command
This principle of war protects friendly forces and their operations from enemy actions.
Security
Which USAF Core Function do these describe?
- Offensive Counterair (OCA)
- Defensive Counterair (DCA)
- Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMD)
Air Superiority
Which USSF Core and Enterprise Function do these describe?
- Orbital Warfare
- Electromagnetic Warfare
- Cyberspace Warfare
Space Control
Which line in the Airman's Creed is repeated 4 times?
"I am an American Airman"
This principle of war places the enemy in a position of disadvantage through the flexible application of combat power in a multidimensional combat space.
Maneuver
This principle of war directs military operations toward a defined and attainable goal that contributes to strategic, operational, or tactical aims.
Objective
Which USAF Core Function do these describe?
- Strategic Attack
- Nuclear Operations
- Air Interdiction
- Close Air Support
Global Precision Attack
Which USSF Core and Enterprise Function do these describe?
- Satellite Communication (SATCOM)
- Navigation Warfare
- Missile Warning and Tracking
- Space-Based Sensing and Targeting
- Theater Electromagnetic Warfare
Global Mission Operations
This line in the Airman's Creed partly lines up with the USAF's mission.
This principle of war strikes the enemy at a time, place, or in a manner for which they are unprepared.
Surprise
This principle of war concentrates combat power at the most advantageous time and place to achieve decisive results.
Mass
Which USAF Core Function do these describe?
- Airlift
- Air Refueling (AR)
- Aeromedical Evacuation (AE)
Rapid Global Mobility
Which USSF Core and Enterprise Function do these describe?
- Satellite Control
- Spacelift
- Launch Range Control
Space Access
The following lines makes it sound like we are part of which comic book/movie series...
- "Guardians" of Freedom and Justice
- My Nation's "Sword" and "Shield"
- Its "Sentry" and "Avenger"
Marvel
This principle of war creates usable mass by using judicious employment and distribution of forces; spends minimum combat power on secondary objectives.
Economy of Force
This principle of war dictates that we act, rather than react and dictate the time, place, purpose, scope, intensity, and pace of operations.
Offensive
Which USAF Core Function do these describe?
- Eyes and ears on adversaries
- Provides situational awareness of the battlespace & allows decision space for command elements
- Minimizes uncertainty about adversaries and their capabilities
- Global ISR produces data/information – requires an analyst to create intelligence
Global Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (ISR)
Which USSF Core and Enterprise Function do these describe?
- Intelligence
- Cyberspace Operations
- Command and Control (C2)
- Space Domain Awareness
Enterprise
This is the final line of the Airman's Creed, lined up in preparation for finals week.
"I will not fail!"
This principle of war avoids unnecessary complexity in organizing, preparing, planning, and conducting military operations.
Simplicity
This ancient war strategist/General wrote The Art of War sometime between 770-476 BCE... and started his AS100 year at the same time as Maj Olsen.
Sun Tzu
Which USAF Core Function do these describe?
- Mission Command
- Centralized Command (CC)
- Distributed Control (DC)
- Decentralized Execution (DE)
Command and Control (C2)
True or false... the USSF produces astronauts.
False
This line in the Airman's Creed is a reminder to always reach out and take care of one another.
"I will never leave an Airman behind"