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What is paramount for mission accomplishment in the USAF?

Maintaining good order and discipline

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How should airmen treat others per core values?

Dignity, fairness, and respect

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Professional status in military entails?

Attitudes and Commitments

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What is USAF powered by?

Airmen

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Most important resource USAF?

People who serve as USAF professionals

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Diversity enhance USAF

Maximizing individual strengths

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Reflecting USAF Core values in ones personal life?

A challenge that must be faced everyday

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Who Said "before you can lead others, you have to lead yourself"?

Gen Charles Brown

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Foundation trust and respect built on?

Integrity

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What's integrity?

Following principles and acting with honor

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Virtue that is the hallmark of integrity?

Honesty

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Virtues of Integrity First

Honesty, Courage, Accountability

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Courage empowers us to?

Take necessary risks

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Core of everything the AF stands for?

Respect

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According to Gen Mark Welsh why everybody important to msn success

They bring unique skills and abilities

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Virtues of excellence in all we do?

Mission, Discipline, Teamwork

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Essential to triumph at entry level

teamwork

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purpose of a code of ethics

Align personal values with ethical

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should take precedence over personal values

ethical values

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following law alone will not accomplish what for airmen

Larger standard to live up to

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ethical standards that employees must adhere to?

must act impartially and not give preferential treatment to non-Federal entities

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What should airmen rely on when making decisions and leading?

What is true and what is right

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3 types of courage

Personal, physical, and moral

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who presented the airmens creed to the USAF General T. Michael Moseley

General T. Michael Moseley

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Final command authority over the U.S. Armed Forces

U.S. President

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Chain of command for forces not assigned to the Combatant Commanders

Potus-> Sec of def-> Secretaries of military departments

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America's Largest government agency

Department of Defense

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Responsible for formulation of General Defense Policy?

SecDef

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Responsible for providing written guidance for DOD national security objectives and Policies

secdef

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Responsible for policy guidance regarding contingency plans to the Chairman of the Joint chiefs of staff

secdef

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Assist secdef in long range view, formulates broad defense policy and advises the secdef on policies

Armed Forces Policy Council

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- How many under Secretaries of defense are there?

6

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assist secdef and holds responsability for direction of joint staff

Chairman of joint chiefs of staff

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Who is the principal military advisor to POTUS, National Security Council and Secdef?

Chairman joint chiefs of staff

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Who appoints vice chairman of the joint chiefs of staff?

POTUS

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How long is tour of duty for vice chairman of joint chiefs of staff?

2 years

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What role does vice chairman assume in absence of chairman?

acting chairman joint chiefs staff

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How many members in joint chiefs of staff

7

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Three general function of US armed forces according to Key West Agreement?

Support and Defend Constitution, Ensure security of CONUS, Uphold national policies and interests.

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Example of multinational command

North American Aerospace Defense Command.

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How often is the Unified Command Plan (UCP) reviewed and updated?

Every 2 years

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How Many combatant commands currently exist?

11

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Type of Combatant command that operates in Clearly delineated areas of responsibility

Geographic Combatant Command

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Headquarters location of United States Central Command

MacDill Air Force Base, FL

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Command Primarily working with partner nations in europe as well as North Atlantic Treaty

USEC (US European Command)

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Africa Command

USAC (US Africa Command)

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Command responsible for Civil support and homeland security

USNC (US Northern Command)

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Headquarters of US Indo-Pacific Command Located

Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii

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Location of headquarters USSOUTHCOM?

Miami, FL

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Headquarters USSTRATCOM Located

OFFUT AFB, Nebraska

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USTRANSCOM Located

Scott AFB, Illinois

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Three major entities of the Department of the Air Force

Secretariat, Air Staff, and Space Staff

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How many distinctive capabilities does the USAF Employ?

6

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Head of the department of the Air Force

Secretary of the Air Force

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Who appoints the Chief of Staff of the Air Force?

POTUS

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Function of Air Staff?

assist the secretary of the Air Force in carrying out his responsibilities

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FOA Stand for?

Field Operating Agencies

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Role of the 320th Air Expeditionary Wing when the JFHQ-NCR transitions to the Joint Task Force-NCR?

becomes USAF Service Component of JTF-NCR

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Purpose of a MAJCOM in the USAF?

Represent Major USAF subdivision with a specific portion of the USAF mission

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Lead MAJCOM...

supports the entire USAF

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Component MAJCOM...

is the USAF Component to a unified combatant command (UCC)

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When was ACC activated as a MAJCOM?

1 June 1992

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Where is HQ of ACC located?

Langley

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Which command provides conventional and information warfare forces to all unified commands

ACC

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When was Air Mobility Command (AMC) established?

1 Jun 1992

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Where is the HQ of Air Mobility Command?

Scott AFB

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Primary mission of Air Mobility Command (AMC)?

Provide global air mobility

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How many wings in Air Mobility Command?

17

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Where is PACAF HQ?

JB Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii

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How many languages are spoken in PACAF's responsibility

More then 1000

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How many military / civilian personnel serve in PACAF?

Approx. 46,000

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Where is USAFE-AFAFRICA located?

Ramstein Air Base, Germany

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Two combatant commands provided by USAFE-AFAFRICA?

USEC and USAC

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How many states does USAFE-AFAFRICA's theater span?

104

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Total Force members in USAFE-AFAFRICA?

35,000

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How many geographically separated areas does USAFE-AFAFRICA have?

114

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How many A/C does USAFE-AFAFRICA have?

Approx 217

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When was the AETC established?

1 July 1993

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Where is AETC HQ?

Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas

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How many major installations does AETC operate?

12

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When was Air Force Material Command activated as a MAJCOM?

1 July 1992

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Where is Air Force Material Command (AFMC) HQ?

Wright-Patterson AFB, OHIO

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AFMC (AF Material Command) Mission?

to develop and transition technology for the warfighter

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How many unique centers does AFMC have?

None

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When was AFSOC activated as a MAJCOM?

22 May 1990

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Where is AFSOC HQ?

Hurlburt Field, Florida

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AFSOC's Mission

Provide our Nations specialized airpower, capable across the spectrum of conflict.

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AFSOC's core msn

a lot of stuff

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AFSOC Priorities?

Ensure Global Spec op readiness

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Which units are combine to form AFSOCs special tactics squadrons?

Combat Controllers, special operations weathermen, pj, and tacp

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What is AFGSC (Air Force Global Strike Command) Responsible for?

Providing Strategic deterrence, global strike, and combat support.

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Where is AFRC (AF Reserve command headquartered)?

Robins AFB, Georgia

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What percentage of total force does AFRC provide?

20%

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Purpose of a Numbered AF?

to provide intermediate level operational leadership and supervision

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How many USAF Component Numbered/Named Air Forces (C-NAFs) are there?

10

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Primary role of a C-NAF?

to perform an operational and warfighting mission

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Minimum adjusted population requirement for a wing?

1000

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What is primary characteristic of an operational wing?

It maintains and operates a base

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Which type of wing performs a support function rather than an operational mission?

Air Base Wing

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Main characteristic of a specialized mission wing?

performs a specialized mission