China
The President of China
Who is Xi Jinping?
Russia and this country have conducted joint bomber patrols over the Pacific and Sea of Japan.
What is China?
In mission command, commanders must clearly communicate this so subordinates know the purpose of the mission.
What is commander’s intent?
Holloman AFB falls under this United States combatant command
What is USNORTHCOM?
In this Pixar film, a group of toys plans and executes multiple successful recon missions to rescue one of their own.
What is Toy Story ?
China regularly conducts military exercises near this island, it considers a breakaway province
What is Taiwan?
This treaty, which limited U.S. and Russian long-range nuclear weapons, was suspended in 2023.
What is New START?
In mission command, commanders accept this in order to give subordinates freedom to act.
What is risk?
In this year, members of the 49th Civil Engineer Squadron discovered an 8,200‑year‑old archaeological campsite on Holloman AFB.
This Disney villain leads an army of hyenas and overthrows a kingdom — only to lose it all due to bad leadership and no contingency plan.
This U.S. combatant command focuses on countering China’s military in the Indo-Pacific.
What is INDOPACOM
On this date, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, marking the largest conflict in Europe since World War II.
What is February 24, 2022?
“DC” in the mission command framework refers to spreading oversight and task management among multiple levels.
What is Distributed Control?
From 1996 until 2019, this country's air force trained at Holloman with Tornado aircraft due to favorable weather and space.
What is the German Air Force?
In Moana, Maui loses control of his powers because this critical item is damaged.
What is his magical fishhook?
The PLA Rocket Force is primarily responsible for managing these types of strategic weapons. (hint there's two)
What are ballistic missiles or nuclear weapons
This European country has given the most military aid to Ukraine, after the United States.
What is Germany?
Mosaic Tiger 24‑1 held in November 2023 tested the 23d Wing’s ability from this base to generate airpower in austere locations.
What is Moody Air Force Base, Georgia?
This squadron, known as the “Flying Knights,” also trains Reaper crews and carries a tail code of “HO.”
What is the 9th Attack Squadron?
In The Incredibles, Edna Mode enforces this “operational security” policy when it comes to hero uniform design.
What is “No capes!”?
This Chinese multirole fighter is often compared to the U.S. F-16C/D Fighting Falcon.
What is the J-10C?
This Baltic nation bordering Russia has been one of Ukraine’s strongest supporters, despite its small size.
What is Lithuania?
This German word is defined as “the joy of taking responsibility,” and aligns with mission command’s emphasis on initiative and accountability.
What is Auftragstaktik?
This agency shares its office symbol with the 9th Attack Squadron tail code
In Mulan, this training sequence shows raw recruits becoming mission-ready under pressure — complete with obstacle courses and synchronized formations.
What is “I’ll Make a Man Out of You”?