Plaines of the Airforce
The Vietnam War
The Lone Star State
The Korean War
Jett Facts
100

This single-seat, single-engine fighter aircraft was originally designed and produced by North American Aviation for the British Royal Air Force and later adopted by the U.S. Army Air Forces. It is regarded as the finest all-around piston-engined fighter of World War II to have been produced in significant numbers.

What is the P-51 Mustang

100

This communist revolutionary was the President of North Vietnam from 1945 until his death in 1969.

Who is Ho Chi Minh

100

He is the only President, so far, to hale from the state of Texas.

Who is Lyndon Baines Johnson

100

America's involvement in the Korean War was an implementation of this Cold War foreign policy which strove to prevent the spread of communism.

What is Containment

100

When is Jett's Birthday.

What is July 1st

200

Commonly known as the Dragon Lady, this plane was used for surveillance during the Cold War especially over Cuba.

What is the U-2

200

This herbicide was used by the United States from 1961 to 1971 to clear areas of rain forest to more effectively control the region.

What is Agent Orange

200

He is called the Father of Texas for heading the successful colonization of the territory in 1825.

Who is Stephen Austin

200

After the Korean War ended, the border between North and South Korea stayed relatively the same at the beginning of the conflict, falling here.

What is the 38th Parallel. 

200

Jett stands for this.

What is John Edward Thompson the Third

300

This American medium bomber that was introduced in 1941 and named to honor the pioneer of U.S. military aviation.

What is the B-25 Mitchell.

300

Before American got involved in Vietnam, this country tried to prevent the conflict in order to maintain its presence in Asia.

Who is France

300

The annexation of Texas into the United States ultimately lead the way for this conflict to break out.

What is the Mexican-American War

300

He was the communist leader of North Korea and the grandfather of North Korea's current ruler.

Who is Kim-Il Sung

300

Jett got his start on Capitol Hill by working for this Texas Congressman.

Who is Rep. Sam Johnson

400

Entering the service in December 2005, this single-seat, twin-engine, all-weather stealth tactical fighter aircraft developed by Lockheed Martin launched the opening strikes in the U.S. led intervention of Syria in 2014 during Operation Inherent Resolve.

What is the F-22 Raptor

400

In 1973, this treaty was signed, ending the conflict between North Vietnam and South Vietnam.

What are the Paris Peace Accords

400

Opening in 1965, this stadium in Houston is commonly referred to as the Eighth Wonder of the World.

What is the Astrodome

400
He was the general in charge of the UN coalition against North Korea eventually being fired for disobeying President Truman's orders.

Who is Douglas MacArthur

400

For most of Jett's career he worked in the Texas Delegation before working for Rep. Bice. However Jett briefly worked for a member of Congress from this state.

What is Michigan

500

Seeing service in the Persian Gulf War, the Iraq War, and the War in Afghanistan, this two-seat twin-engine aircraft first flown in 1972 became the principal close-support attack aircraft of the U.S. Air Force in the mid-1970s. Its primary armament is a nose-mounted seven-barreled 1.2-inch cannon that is an effective tank killer.

What is the A-10 Thunderbolt II

500

This was the name given to eleven American POWs who were held in a special facility a mile away from the "Hanoi Hilton" and were relentlessly tortured. Two of the eleven went on to serve in Congress. 

Who are the Alcatraz Gang

500

The Texas state motto also happens to translate into the Caddo Indian word texas.

What is friendship

500

The amphibious assault helped to retake the South Korean capitol at Seoul and allow UN forces to push back the Communist advance.

What in Inch'on

500

Before getting his Master's in National Security and Strategic Studies at the U.S. Naval War College, Jett graduated with a bachelors degree in International Relations from here.

What is Texas Tech. University