Airman's Foundational Competencies
AF Base Locations
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AS Curriculum
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100

This competency involves keeping emotions under control and restraining negative actions when under stress.

What is Self-Control?

100

This base in Ohio is the headquarters of Air Force Material Command (AFMC).

What is Wright-Patterson AFB?

100

This state is home to Kirtland AFB.

What is New Mexico?

100

This full-range leadership style focuses on reward/punishment to motivate.

What is Transactional Leadership?

100

This date marked the official establishment of the U.S. Air Force as a separate branch.

What is September 18th, 1947?

200

Name the four major categories that the Airman’s Foundational Competencies are grouped into.

What are Developing Self, Developing Others, Developing Ideas, and Developing Organizations?

200

This base in Alaska is one of the northernmost U.S. Air Force installations.

What is Eielson AFB?

200

This base in Montana supports intercontinental ballistic missile operations.

What is Malmstrom AFB?

200

The OODA loop decision-making model is built around these four steps.

What is Observe, Orient, Decide, Act?

200

These are the years in which WWI took place.

What are 1914–1918?

300

“Teamwork” belongs to this competency category.

What is Developing Others?

300

The only AFB in Kansas.

What is McConnell AFB?

300

This California base is associated with space launches and test operations.

What is Vandenberg SFB?

300

According to Cog’s Ladder, this is the stage of group development marked by tension and conflict.

What is the Bid for Power stage?

300

On this day, Pearl Harbor was bombed by the Japanese.

What is December 7th, 1941?

400

This competency under “Developing Organizations” considers and organizes activities and resources to achieve a desired goal; thinks on a large and small scale, long and short term.

What is Strategic Thinking?

400

This South Dakota base is home to the B-1B Lancer.

What is Ellsworth AFB?

400

This base in Arizona is home to the “Boneyard,” the Aerospace Maintenance and Regeneration Group.

What is Davis-Monthan AFB?

400

The number of stages in Cog's Ladder.

What is 5?

400

These are the years the Soviet Union officially existed.

What is 1922 to 1991?

(Formed after the Russian Civil War, when the USSR was formally established.)

500

Name four of the five competencies that fall under “Developing Ideas.”

What are Analytical Thinking, Digital Literacy, Creative Thinking, Fostering Innovation, and Influence?

500

Identify the MAJCOM and its headquarters responsible for organizing and providing nuclear-capable bomber and ICBM combat-ready forces.

What is Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana?

500

Match these MAJCOMs to their headquarters:

  • Air Mobility Command → ?

  • Air Combat Command → ?

  • AFSOC → ?

What are Scott AFB (AMC), Joint Base Langley-Eustis AFB (ACC), and Hurlburt Field (AFSOC)?

500

Name all the levels of the full range leadership model.

What is laissez-faire, passive management by exception, active management by exception, contingent reward, individual consideration, intellectual stimulation, inspirational motivation, and idealized influence?

500

Name 3 major Axis Powers and 4 major Allied Powers involved in WWII.

Who are Germany, Italy, and Japan

U.K., U.S., Soviet Union, China?

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