Names
These two people were the first to conduct a successful powered, controlled flight.
Orville and Wilbur Wright
The United States Air Force was founded in this year
1947
This military department has the most 4-star generals (i.e. Department of the Army, Navy (USN and USMC), Air Force (USAF and USSF))
Department of the Air Force
USAF (13), USSF (3)
Army (14)
Navy (8), USMC (3)
This is the mission of the USAF
To fly, fight, and win - airpower anytime, anywhere
In this year, the first USAFA class graduated
1959
This Lieutenant was known as the "Arizona Balloon Buster" after downing 14 German balloons and 4 aircraft in 7 days.
Lt Frank Luke Jr
In this year, the US Space Force was founded
2019
These are the three types of court martials, ranked from most to least intensive.
General, special, summary
This is the oldest serving active duty aircraft in the US Air Force
B-52H
This many spires are on the USAFA chapel (pre-renovation)
17
The American Volunteers Group (AVG) during WWII was better known by this nickname
The "Flying Tigers"
In this month and year, the United States dropped atomic weapons on two Japanese cities.
August, 1945
This act created the US Air Force, Joint Chiefs of Staff, and the CIA, amongst other things
National Security Act of 1947
This war saw the name change from US Army Air Corps to Army Air Forces
World War II
This individual was the first cadet to step foot on USAFA's campus, and the first USAFA graduate to die in combat.
Captain Valmore Borque
Often regarded as the 'father of the Air Force,' this individual conducted bombing runs on ships in 1921 to prove airpower was the future of warfare
General William Mitchell
The 8th Air Force during WW2, recently depicted in "Masters of the Air", dropped its first bombs over Europe in this year
1942
US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) was created in response to this event
The September 11 attacks
This war produced four USAF Medal of Honor recipients
The Korean War
This Major General was the first USAFA Commandant of Cadets
Major General Robert Stillman
This Air Force officer invented the "OODA Loop"
Colonel John Boyd
US Northern Command (USNORTHCOM) was founded in this year
2002
These 3 USAF career fields offer exchange opportunities with the US Navy
11X (Pilot; EA-18G Growler)
12X (CSO; EA-18G Growler)
13NX (Missileer; Ohio Class Submarines)
These are four USAF major commands, with their headquarters locations (i.e. Space Command, Schriever SFB)
ACC (Langley), AMC (Scott), PACAF (Hickam), USAFE-AFAFRICA (Ramstein), AETC (Randolph), AFMC (Wright-Patt), AFSOC (Hurlburt), AFGSC (Barksdale), AFRC (Robbins), ANG (not a MAJCOM, trick question)
These four aircraft mark the edges of the USAFA Terrazzo (manufacturer, model name, nickname; i.e. Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II)
McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom, General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon, McDonnell Douglas F-15 Eagle, Republic F-105 Thunderchief