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Son Tay POW Raid
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Units
People
JAGC and SE Asia
100
Intel suggested that dozens of American POWs were being held in a prison camp near this Vietnam city in 1970.
What is Hanoi
100
In 1968, this variation of the C-130 was first officially used.
What is the C-130 Gunship
100
The 1st Air Commando Squadron later became what squadron?
What is the 1st Special Operations Squadron
100
The President who directed the Pentagon to explore some "unconventional rescue ideas", that resulted in the Son Tay operation
Who is President Nixon
100
TJAG from September 1980-September 85. in 1965, he served at 2nd Air Division and then Headquarters, 7th Air Force, Tan Son Nhut Air Base, Republic of Vietnam. A) Major General Hawley B) Major General Bruton C) Major General Kuhfeld D) Major General Moorman
Who is B) Major General Bruton
200
Name two CONUS locations where the majority of training was held
What are Hurlburt and Duke Field and/or Eglin AFB
200
What aircraft was modified to accomplish aerial spraying/defoliation?
What is C-123
200
Before HQ 7AF put a stop to it, this group of Airmen (think duty title) directed airstrikes into Laos from civilian aircraft, under the call sign Butterfly
What are Combat Controllers
200
This General, as CSAF, challenged the new USAF Tactical Air Warfare Center to prove that the AF could provide CAS and airlift more effectively than a separate arm of the Army.
Who is General Curtis LeMay
200
This CMSgt (the 5th to hold this position) assumed the position of Senior Enlisted Advisor to The Judge Advocate General in October 1986. He held this position for three years. He was stationed at Tan Son Nhut AB, Vietnam. A) CMSgt Richard Swigonski B) CMSgt David Haskins C) CMSgt Billy Miller or D) CMSgt George Moffett
What is D) CMSgt George Moffett
300
Plus/minus 5, how many POWs were safely evacuated from the Son Tay camp?
What is zero. They were previously relocated.
300
What were the defoliation missions collectively referred to? Operation _______ _______
What is Operation Ranch Hand
300
What was the numbered designation (5th, 21st...) of the Special Operations Wing that consisted of civilian-clothed volunteers flying unmarked O-1s, under call sign Raven
What is the 56th Special Operations Wing
300
This USAFA grad was shot down over North Vietnam and evaded capture for 45 days. In his name, the award for exemplifying leadership of the highest order is given.
Who is Captain Lance P. Sijan
300
Next year marks 45 years since this watershed Law Of War violation, consisting of unlawful killings of unarmed civilians in the SE Asian theater. Name the location of the most infamous occurance
What is My Lai, S. Vietnam
400
What was the raid codenamed?
What is Operation Kingpin.
400
What type of aircraft was hit with a surface to air missile during egress of the Son Tay operation?
What is an F-105 Wild Weasel
400
This Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron at DaNang Air Base, South Vietnam, flew the HH-3 Jolly Green Giant and had one AF Cross, 14 Silver Stars, and the rescue of 27 American Airmen
What is the 37th Aerospace Rescue and Recovery Squadron
400
When the USS Mayaquez was highjacked by Cambodian Communist forces in May 1975, this CMSgt was a member of the assault force that recovered the ship, crew, and Marines. For his actions, he earned his second Silver Star.
Who is CMSgt Wayne Fisk
400
Name the author of MILITARY JUSTICE IN VIETNAM: THE RULE OF LAW IN AN AMERICAN WAR (May 2007) who said: *If military justice is indeed supposed to be a deterrent (to breaches of discipline), then it did indeed fail” in Vietnam *Civilianization of military justice and democracy and nation-building contributed greatly to the disintegration of U.S. military forces in South Vietnam. *At the same time, praises JAG lawyers, including his own father, as “patient, creative, and dedicated” and “critical to averting a complete disintegration of military order”. A) William Jennings Bryan B) William Thomas Allison C) Mark Bowden D) Eliot A. Cohen
What is B) Historian William Thomas Allison and visiting professor at the Air War College
500
What was the codename of the scale model of the Son Tay POW camp, built for training the raiders?
What is "Barbara"
500
What was the call sign for the Talon I used in the Son Tay Raid?
What is Cherry 1
500
Capt James P. Fleming earned the Medal of Honor on 26 Nov 68 while rescuing a six man recon team during operation Green Hornet. He was assigned to the ____th Helocopter Squadron, which was later renamed the ____th Special Operations Squadron.
What is the 20th or 20th Helocopter Squadron
500
This (then) Major won the AF's first Medal of Honor in SE Asia for landing his A-1E on a damaged airfield, rescuing a downed wingman, and escaping heavy small arms fire.
Who is Major Bernard F. Fisher
500
Name the Air Force Officer who testified to the Armed Services Investigations Sub-committee of the House Committee on Armed Services, that as commander of 7th AF, and responsible for conducting the air war in SE Asia in 1971 and 1972, he “made interpretations of the ROE that were probably beyond the literal intention of the rules.” He was ultimately relieved of duty.
Who is Gen John D. Lavelle