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| Air and Space Power defined. |
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| The integrated application of air and space systems to project global strategic military power. |
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| Developing Airmen, Technology-to-warfighting, Integrating operations |
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| Examples of air and space power functions (i.e. missions)? |
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| Counterair, Counterspace, Counterland, Countersea, Strategic Attack, Counterinformation, Command & Control, Airlift, Air Refueling, Spacelift, Special Operations Employment, Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance, Combat Search and Rescue, Navigation & Positioning, Weather Services |
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| Air and Space Doctrine defined. |
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| Guidance or advice on how best to use air and space power. |
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| Objective, Offense, Mass, Economy of Force, Maneuver, Unity of Command, Security, Surprise, Simplicity |
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| Tenets of Air and Space Power |
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| Centralized Control and Decentralized Execution, Flexibility and Versatility, Synergistic Effects, Concentration, Priority, Persistence, Balance |
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| The French first used Balloons at Maubege for what mission? |
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| How many balloons weer delivered to the Army in WWI for recon? |
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| What battle in 1898 did the balloon play a part in? |
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| Battle of San Juan Hill, Cuba |
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| When did was the balloon used as a morale booster? |
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| During the Siege of Paris in 1870-71 (to deliver mail, and means of escape) |
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| How many Japanese balloon bombs reached North American during WWII? |
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| Were commanders enthusiastic about using balloons for dropping bombs and directing fire? |
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| Zeppelins are what type of aircraft? |
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| Lighter-than-air, dirigible |
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| The Germans used dirigibles to bomb England duing WWI, did the British ever accomplish the same mission against the Fatherland? |
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| No, they built two dirigibles to bomb Berlin, but they did not have the chance to fly because the war ended. |
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| The German Navy used the Dirigible in WWI to accomplish which mission? |
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| Fly observation cover over their surface fleet |
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| Who influenced the Army's less than supportive response to the Wright Brothers' airplane because of his own failed efforts at building a flying machine? |
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| Which countries were very enthusiastic about the Wright Brothers' invention? |
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| What were the requirements for the first military aircraft in Signal Corps' Specification No. 486? |
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| Speed of 40 mph, could carry two persons with a combined weight of 350 lbs., carry fuel for a 125-mile nonstop flight, controllable in any direction, capable of a 1 hour flight, land at its takeoff point without damage so it could resume flight immediately, be able to be taken apart and reassembled within one hour, be able to land on an unprepared field |
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| What did the Wright Brothers see their invention as initially? |
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| A contribution to international communications, trade, and good will |
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| Are you tired of studying? |
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| The first use of an airplane as a weapon came in a conflict between which two countries in what year? |
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| When was the first US deployment of airplanes in warfare? |
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| 1916, in pursuit of Pancho Villa |
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| Was the air service prepared for WWI? |
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| The aviation section of the Air Corps had ___ pilots and less than ___ airplanes in April 1917 (none of these combat ready. |
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| Early in WWI, what was the airplane primarily used for? |
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| Reconnaissance and artillery spotting |
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| What principle of air and space came out of WWI when each side tried to deny the other's recon operations? |
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| Not only did airplanes provide recon and armed escorting, they also developed _________ ____ ________ in WWI, attacking enemy targets near friendly forces on the ground. |
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| Definition of Strategic Bombing |
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| Strikes deep into enemy territory designed to destroy or neutralize the enemy's war sustaining capablility or will to fight. |
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| The British used stategic bombing in what ways? |
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| Destroy Zeppelin sheds and railroad stations, bombing industrial targets |
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| Key beliefs of Gen. Guilio Douhet |
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| Wars would be won in the air, and armies and fleets would only be necessary if "army of the air" was not strong enough, air weapons should be used in strategic bombing, air superiority could be obtained by destroying the enemy's ground support organization, bomber was the primary aircraft |
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| Key beliefs of Gen. Billy Mitchell |
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| Aviation was the revolutionary weapon (i.e. Battleship is obsolete), the main objective of war is attack enemy's economic and industrial stucture, can destroy enemy's morale and economic structure with modest level of bombing, Advocated total war, first to discuss application of air power in global terms |
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| What was the U.S.'s mood after WWI? |
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| Tired of war, did not want to get involved in Europe's problems, isolationist, view of the military diminished (military budget slashed) |
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| In 1918 there were ______ Army Air Service officers. In 1919, there were ___. |
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| What was Gen. Billy Mitchell's contribution to the establishment of an independent Air Force? |
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| Mitchell was conviced the airplane would change the way nations conducted war, believed the Air Service was an offensive force, deserved of equal status with the Army and Navy, unsuccessfully lobbied for a separate air service, helped influence the passage of the Army Reorganization Act of 1920, which raised the stature of the Air Service in the Army, believed Navy was obsolete (showed it by destroying three battleships), focused attention on airpower and forced people to accept potential of airpower, mentored many officers who would carry on his work. |
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| What was the original purpose of the Air Corps Tactical School (ACTS)? |
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| To teach air strategy and tactics |
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| What purpose did ACTS eventually develop into? |
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| Development and teaching of air doctrine |
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| What principles did ACTS most stress? |
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| Strategic bombing, need for a separate air force |
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| What were some of the key theories professed by ACTS in the 1930s? |
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| Air Service should be equal to the sea and ground services, future war would be decided by airpower and the airplane would be the major offensive weapon in modern warfare, high-altitude bombers could attack in daylight in large formations with precise accuracy. They could defeat the enemy without heavy losses, placed little emphasis on pursuit and attack aviation. |
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| What was the significance of the Army Reorganization Act of 1920? |
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| Air Service was made a part of the combat mision of the Army, Air Service gained considerable autonomy in areas of research and development, aircraft supply and personnel, and training policies |
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| What was the significance of the Air Corps Act of 1926? |
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| Name of the Air Service was changed to the Air Corps, which implied the Air Coprs was capable of independent operations, began a 5 year expansion of personnel and aircraft |
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| What was the significance of the General Headquarters Air Force, which was established in 1935? |
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| Placed all tactical units under Commander GHQ, made Air Corps commander responsible for supply, procurement, and training functions, adn recognized an independent aviation branch within the Army |
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| Combat Search and rescue: core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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| Spacelift: core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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| Weather Services: core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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| Guidance or advice on how best to use air and space power is what? |
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| Offense: core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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| Unity of Command: core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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| Objective: core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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| Simplicity: core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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| Centralized control and decentralized execution: core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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| synergistic effects: core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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| Persistence: core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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| Concentration: core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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| Flexibility and versatility: core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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| Priority: core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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| Developing Airmen: core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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| Technology-to-warfighting: core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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| Integrating operations:core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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| Airlift: core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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| Mass: core competency, mission, priciple of war, or tenet of air and space power? |
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