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This four-star general is the current Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force.
Who is General Charles Q. Brown Jr.
In 1990, the Air Force went under a massive reorganization, in which many key assets were incorporated into Air Combat Command, which was located...
What is Langley Air Force Base, Virginia?
On October 7, 2001 this aircraft set the record (44hrs) for the longest bombing mission in aviation history when it traveled from the U.S. to Afghanistan as a part of Operation: Enduring Freedom
What is the B-2 Spirit?
The aftermath of this operation, a failed attempt to rescue American hostages from the American Embassy in Iran, started the idea of a unified Special Operations Command.
What is Operation Eagle Claw?
This West Point graduate commissioned into the Air Force and ultimately became a fighter pilot before flying in the Korean War. You might know him better from the Apollo 11 mission, however, in which he was the second man to walk on the moon.
Who is Col Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin?
This U.S. President ordered the invasion of Iraq in 2003.
Who is President George W. Bush?
Since 1966, this 5.1-acre compound has been a key component of NORAD and is located in a mountain.
What is Cheyenne Mountain?
On February 10, 1994, Col Jeannie M Leavitt became the first female fighter pilot in the U.S. Air Force after she completed her training in this aircraft.
What is the F-15E Strike Eagle?
This operation saw U.S. Airmen serving on South Vietnamese Aircraft in more of an advisory role.
What is Operation Farmgate?
This Air Force Auxiliary helped provide aerial reconnaissance on ground zero after the attacks of 9/11.
What is Civil Air Patrol?
This U.S. Air Force Academy graduate and Vietnam War fighter pilot safely landed US Airways Flight 1546 in the Hudson River after both engines were disabled by bird strike.
Who is Sully Sullenberger?
Operation: Unified Response helped bring humanitarian assistance to this country after a Magnitude 7.0 Earthquake struck it.
What is Haiti?
In 2007, a B-52 Stratofortress mistakenly carried six nuclear warheads from North Dakota to Louisiana. The warheads were supposed to be removed from the missiles before being taken from the storage facility. This mistake is known as...
What is the Minot-Barksdale nuclear weapons incident?
This operation was in response to Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait in 1991. Air strikes by F-117 Nighthawks were famously used to start the bombardment.
What is Operation Desert Storm?
This country fired two SCUD missiles at a U.S. Coast Guard station on the Italian island of Lampedusa in 1986.
What is Libya?
This pilot and graduate of Tuskeegee University became the first African American to reach the rank of four-star general on September 1, 1975.
Who is Gen Daniel "Chappie" James Jr?
The most concentrated bombing campaign of the Vietnam War, LINEBACKER II, targeted mostly rail yards and other economic assets in this North Vietnamese city.
What is Hanoi?
In May of 1980, this aircraft helped perform aerial reconnaissance to assist the rescue, recovery, and humanitarian relief efforts of the Air Force following the eruption of Mount Saint Helens in Washington State.
What is the SR-71 Blackbird?
This operation was an effort to disarm Iraq of weapons of mass destruction, end Saddam Hussein's support of terrorism, and free the Iraqi people.
What is Operation Iraqi Freedom?
Created in 1958, this program was aimed to help protect the Continental United States against any maritime or aerospace threat.
What is the North American Aerospace Defense Command(NORAD)?
This pilot was a triple ace and flew during both World WAR II and the Vietnam War. He flew aircraft such as the P-38, P-51, and F-4C Phantom while also rocking a fantastic mustache.
Who is Robin Olds?
The three geographical sectors of NORAD...
What are Alaskan, Canadian, and Continental United States regions?
In 2005, the Air Force militia mobilized 840 personnel in Florida, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Texas in response to this disaster.
What is Hurricane Katrina?
This operation was an aerial bombardment that was aimed to weaken the enemy's infrastructure by bombing around key Vietcong locations.
What is Operation Rolling Thunder?
This military doctrine is based on the use of overwhelming power, dominant battlefield awareness, and showings of force to destroy an enemy's will to fight.
What is shock & awe(rapid dominance)