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When and where did the aircraft successfully fly four manned missions? - 17 December 1903 at Kitty Hawk, NC Who is considered the "father" of flying? - Orville Wright He was an *airpower visionary* who called for an air force independent of the US Army. - Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell He became the *youngest captain* ever selected to join the General Staff in 1912. - William "Billy" Mitchell He joined the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in *1915* and *commanded most US air combat units* during much of *1918*. - Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell He became *Assistant to the Chief of the Air Service* and led *battleship bombing trails* in 1921. - Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell The high point of his military career was likely the sinking of the former German battleship *Ostfriesland* by the 1st Provisional Air Brigade under his leadership. - Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell What lead to Colonel William "Billy" Mitchell eventual court-martial ordered by President Coolidge? - outspoken advocacy of a separate air force, critical remarks about the poor quality of the Air Service, and criticism of superiors He was a *pioneer aviator* and the *first commander* of an American air unit in the field. - Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois He entered the Aviation Section of the Signal Corps in *1907* and participated in the acceptance tests of the *Army's first semirigid dirigible* and it's first airplane, a Wright flyer designated Signal Corps No. 1, in 1908 and 1909. - Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois *He* completed the organization of the *Army's first* operational unit, the *1st Aero Squadron*, in 1915. - Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois He *commanded the 1st Aero Squadron* during the *Mexican Punitive Expedition from 1916-1917* (the first deployment of a US Army air unit to the field). - Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois He played a major role in *planning* and implementing the *$640 million aviation program* started after the US entered WWI. - Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Fuolois He was promoted to brigadier general and named *Chief of the Air Service for the American Expeditionary Force in 1917*, but was replaced by *General Patrick* six months later. - Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois He became Assistant Chief of the Air Service in 1927 and was promoted to major general and named Chief of the Air Corps 1931. - Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois In 1934, whose reputation was damaged when he agreed that the Air Corps could fly the US mail and they later proved to be ill-equipped. - Major General Benjamin D. "Benny" Foulois He commanded the US Army Air Forces during WWII and is generally recognized as the father of the modern USAF. - General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold Under his direction, the US Army Air Forces expanded from 22,000 members and 3,900 aircraft to nearly 2.5 million members and 75,000 aircraft. - General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold His career would then go on to parallel the early development of the US military aviation, spending most of WWI as the highest-ranking flying officer in Washington, D.C. and winning two Mackay Trophies for making the most meritorious military flights in 1912 and 1934. - General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold Congress appointed him the first and only five-star General of the Air Force in 1949. He was a five-star General of the Army in 1944. - General of the Air Force Henry H. "Hap" Arnold He was the first Chief of Staff of the USAF and was appointed by President Harry S. Truman in 1947. - General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz He served in France during WWI and commanded the US Strategic Air Forces in Europe and was tasked with softening up Hitler's Fortress Europe during WWII. - General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz He oversaw the final strategic bombing campaign against Japan (including the 1945 atomic attacks against Hiroshima and Nagasaki) - General Carl A. "Tooey" Spaatz He was the founding father of the modern Air Force and commander of the first combat Air Force. - Lieutenant General Frank M. Andrews two was which was against the Japanese and the other war was against supply and equipment problems in isolated China. - Major General Claire L. Chennault He made Strategic Air Command the world's premier and most powerful nuclear force. - General Curtis E. LeMay In the days before deployable guided missiles, he developed Strategic Command's policy of constant alert, keeping some bombers aloft at all times ready to respond to a Soviet attack. - General Curtis E. LeMay He is known as the Air Force's outstanding practitioner of air logistics and air mobility. - Lieutenant General William H. Tunner He helped create the US Army Air Forces Ferrying Command during WWII which later became Air Transport Command and delivered 10,000 aircraft monthly from stateside factories to worldwide theaters of operation. - Lieutenant General William H. Tunner He assumed command of the Military Air Transport Service's Atlantic Division in 1948, when Air Transport Command and the Naval Air Transport Service merged. - Lieutenant General William H. Tunner Lieutenant General William H. Tunner coordinated delivery of 2.3 million tons of cargo to Berlin during the ______ blockade. - Soviet Union ( demonstrating the peaceful use of airpower as a political instrument) He took command of Combat Cargo Command (Provisional) when the Korean War broke out in 1950, overseeing the fleet responsible for airborne assaults, airdropping supplies and moving cargo and personal through a combat theater (demonstrating the sufficient flexibility of cargo aircraft fleets) - Lieutenant General William H. Tunner He was a pioneer in the field of air intelligence and served as Director of Intelligence in 1948, Director of the Joint Staff in 1951 and Deputy Director of the CIA in 1953. - General Charles P. Cabell What is a ACA - A formal communication between a rater and ratee to communicate What is information is covered on a ACA - Responsibility Accountability AF Culture Airmans critical role in support of the mission Individual readiness Performance feedback on expectations How well the ratee is meeting those expectations, including to help the ratee achieve success Raters document the session on the ACA worksheet and use the Performance Feedback in Section __ to assess or discuss objectives standards, behavior and performance with the ratee. - VI The ratee will: - Know when the ACA sessions are due Notify rater and if necessary the add rater when ACA did not take place Complete section III on their own and review the required section based on rank Sign the ACA to indicate the date the supervisor conducted the session What section in the ACA are AB - TSgt Responsible for reviewing - IX What section are MSgt - CMSgt responsible for reviewing - VIII If the ratee request a feedback session, the rater will provide one with __ days of receipt of the request, provided 60 days have passed since the last feedback session. - 30 AFI 36-2406 - Officer and Enlisted Evaluation System The Rater is responsible for: - Conducting a ACA session as required by AFI 36-2406 Conduct sessions at the rates request or when necessary Prepare, schedule and conduct sessions regardless of whether the rater received an ACA notice Understand AF standards and expectations & consider them when providing them Provide realistic assessments to help the ratee improve Provide the original complete and signed ACA worksheet to the ratee Retain a copy of the signed and dated ACA notice & worksheet Retain a copy of the initial and midterm ACA for any future appeals Provide the ratee with the most current AF Benefits Fact sheet What is a communication tool and is not to be used to discover or document behavior which may result in administrative or judicial actions - The ACA The raters rater will - Monitor personnel to ensure raters properly conduct ACA sessions Conduct sessions when a lower-level rater is not available due to unusual circumstances and when officially assuming the subordinate raters responsiblities Unit commander will - Administer the ACA program Monitor raters and rates to ensure sessions are conducted properly consider disciplining and removing the supervisory positions, those raters who rail to conduct documented sessions The Military Personnel Section - Provides automated ACA notices to raters and rates Doesnt have a automated process for ANG Is not required to maintain a repository for ACAs for personnel assigned to a wing At whose request will the unit develop a tracking mechanism to ensure ACAs are conducted - The unit commander ACAs are mandatory for - Officers (2nd Lt - Col) All Regular AF Personnel All Air Reserve Component Personnel In what conditions is a ACA not prepared - When a ratee is a captive, patient, prisoner or AWOL An ACA may be given at the discretion of school commanders, but is not required for - Student Officers receiving AF Form 475 Student Enlisted Personnel in approved initial skills training or skills training course What will server in lieu of the mandatory midterm ACA - Academic progress reports for initial/advanced skills training course students ACAs are not required for Airmen who have - PCS'd to prisoner status in a long term confinement facility owned by the AF Security Forces Center When may raters conduct ACA sessions over the phone - Only in unusual circumstances where face to face sessions are impractical IF the ratee is a CMSgt or Col - Rater must conduct feedback within the first 60 days they begin supervision An initial feedback session is the only feedback required ARC personnel don't require ACA if they are pending Separation procedures for ANG and AF Reserve members If the ratee is a MSgt, SMSgt, Maj, or Lt Col - Rater must conduct feedback within 60 days Only initial feedback until there is a change of reporting official For any rank in regards to ARC ACAS are not required when - They are pending Separation procedures for ANG and AF Reserve members If the ratee is Jr Enlisted & already received a EPR, NCO, or Lieutenant - Capt. - The rater must conduct initial feedback within 60 days Only initial feedback until there is a CRO Rater must conduct the midterm feedback The Rater conducts an end of reporting period feedback session when an evaluation is accomplished If the ratee is JR Enlisted with less than 20 months TAFMS - The rater must conduct initial feedback within 60 days Only initial feedback until there is a CRO Rater must conduct the midterm feedback What do AF Form 931, Section VIII and AF Form 932, SEctio VII, Whole Amn Concept Consider - Amns interpersonal relationship Amns level of effort to improve Amns level of devotiaon and enthusiasm AF Form 931 Section VIII and AF Form 932 Section VII Whole Amn Concept have ___ subsections for both AB - TSgt and MSgt - CMSgt to select from for each performance factor - Three AF Form 931 Section IX and AF Form 932 Section VIII Knowing your Amn provide questions - Designed to facilitate open communication That may trigger areas and specific items that need to be probed in more depth That help start the conversation on a particular item AF Form 77 - Letter of Evaluation AF Form 78 - Air Force General Officer Promotion Reccommendation AF Form 475 - Education/Training Report AF Form 707 - Officer Performance Report (Lieutenant thru Colonel) AF Form 910 - Enlisted Performance Report (AB thru TSgt) AF Form 911 - Enlisted Performance Report (MSgt thru SMSgt) AF Form 912 - Enlisted Performance Report (CMSgt) AF Form 709 - Promotion Recommendation Form (PRF) AF Form 724 - Airman Comprehensive Assessment (ACA) Worksheet (Second Lieutenant thru Colonel) AF Form 931 - Airman Comprehensive Assessment (ACA) Worksheet (AB thru TSgt) AF Form 932 - Airman Comprehensive Assessment (ACA) Worksheet (MSgt thru CMSgt) AF Form 3538 - Retention Reccommendation AF Form 948 - Application for Correction/Removal of Evaluation Reports Who ensures first time supervisors/raters receive OES/EES Officer/Enlisted Evaluation Training and within what time frame; annually, henceforth - Unit CC within 60 days of appointment. Once appointed, how often does a supervisor/rater need OES/ESS training What is AF Forms 77 and 78; both are eval forms - 1. Letter of Evaluation (LoE), multipurpose eval form 2. Air Force General Officer Promotion Recommendation, document performance/promotion recs for certain general officers - reqs 2 evaluators Which AF Forms are these AF Form 475; document periods when Airmen are in education or formal training - Education/Training Report, document periods when Airmen are in education or formal training Which AF Form AF Form 707, 709, 724; evals - 1. Officer Performance Report (Lt-Col) 2. Promotion Recommendation Form (PRF), assess officer's potential for promotion 3. Airman Comprehensive Assessment (ACA) Worksheet (2Lt-Col) Which AF forms are these AF Form [910, 911, 912], 931, 932 [and number of evaluators] - 1. EPR (AB-TSgt) - 3 at most (rater, addl rater, forced distributor) 2. EPR (MS-SM) - 4 at most (rater, addl rater, unit cc, final evaluator) 3. EPR (Chiefs) - 2 at most (rater, senior rater) 4. Airman Comprehensive Assessment (ACA) (AB-TSgt) 5. ACA (MS-CM) Which AF Forms AF Form 3538[E]; Airman's worth. use IAW AFI 36-2406 Officer and Enlisted Evaluation Forms; To be used only for involuntary separation/retirement, 2 evaluators - Retention Recommendation Form [Enlisted]. To be used only for involuntary separation/retirement AF Form number, IAW which AFI, and number of evaluators Application for Correction/Removal of Evaluation; used when applicant does not have access to VMPF or VPC Which AF Form - AF Form 948; evals Three AF Forms for ACA; evals - 724 - 2nd-Col 931 - AB-TS 932 - MS-CM What are these AF Forms used for Six AF Forms for Performance Evals - 707 - 2Lt-Col 910 - AB-TS 911 - MS-SM 912 - CMSgt 77 - Letter of Eval, multipurpose form 475 - Airman is in formal training or education What are these AF Forms used for AF Form 78, 709 for who; evals - 78 - for certain, general officers 709 - For all officers, higher onto lower What are these AF Forms used for Prohibited to enter classified info in eval forms, what words are entered in the entry box or symbols - Data Masked, ***** (five) Input these where when when Two lines, one space after - IAW with "The Bullet Background" located in... - Two reqs for one Bullet on eval; AFH 33- 337, The Tongue and Quill What is the only text on the evals that is entirely uppercase - NAME. This is the only portion that is caps on....(honestly, its probably a lot; we'll see) Pres and VP; everyone else needs to go through ______ to handwrite evals - Who does not need authorization from HQ AF to handwrite evals How many evaluators for OPR/EPR; - OPR - Three, unless rater/addl rater is reviewer EPR - <2, unless rater is qualified as solo Two AF Forms that require only 1 evaluator; given cc does not disagree with ratings, in that case forwarded via Referral Reviewer, a senior to cc - AF Form 709 - PRF - officers AF Form 475 - Education/Training report How many evaluators reqd for these two Officer/Enlisted can be rated by same rank or higher; what is lowest ranked rater for enlisted, and their civilian counterparts - SrA, if attended ALS. Civ rating Es - ≥GS5, and higher in chain; MS-CM, ≥GS11 Civ rating Os - ≥ratee Rank of rater's rater; addl rater; does not apply to Officers, O6 can do O6 - No higher that the rank of which Mgmt demands; McCoy cannot choose LG to rate Chapman's rating of Hill does this apply to officers Conditions for an addl Military rater (rater's rater), EPRs, 910, 911, 912 - AB-TS - rater must be ≥O or SNCO MS-SM - rater must be ≥O or ≥SNCO CM - must be Chief or ≥O What are the AF Forms for these Conditions for addl Civilian raters (rater's rater) - Os - ≥O serving equal capacity or GS9 for company grade or GS11 for field grade Es - ≥E serving equal capacity or GS7 for AB-TS or GS12 for SNCOs Conditions of Senior Rater and Final Evaluator, Os and Es and Civs (write it out) - Via Os: The installation commander has discretion to appoint, in writing, up to___military magistrate(s) who may also authorize search and seizure (including apprehension) requests - Two Inspections - Include vehicle checks at installation entry points and random drug testing Nonjudicial Punishment (NJP) - Can be imposed for minor offenses A commander should not offer an Article ___ unless he or she is prepared to proceed with court-martial charges because it cannot be imposed if the member demands a court- martial trial instead. - Article 15 When imposing Nonjudicial Punishment (NJP), the commander has discretion in determining whether an offense is minor, based on the nature of the offense and - the offender's age and grade, the offender's duty assignments, record and experience, the maximum sentence imposable ofr the offense if tried by general court-martial, All of the above The maximum permissable punishment under article 15, UCMJ is limited based on the grade of the imposing commander and the - grade of the offender Under Nonjudicial Punish - bread and water and diminished rations are not authorized Under Artice 15, what is the maximum length of correctional custody a captain can impose on a SSgt? - 7 days In an Nonjudicial Punishment (NJP), a MSgt can be reduced one grade by a commander in what grade? - Lt Colonel or above A commander in the grade of lieutenant or captain can impose a maximum Article 15 punishment of ___ days restriction or extra duties - 14 days A commander in the grade of major or above can impose a maximum Article 15 punishment of ___ days extra duties or ___ days restriction. - 45 days; 60 days Who does not have authority to reduce the grades of SMSgt and CMSgt by one grade? - Wing commanders What is the highest rank of Airmen that commanders in the grades of lieutenant and captain can reduce in rank? - SSgt For Nonjudicial punishment (NJP), the staff judge advocate prepares AF Form____, Record of Nonjudcial Punishment Proceedings, then the commander signs it and provides it to the member. - AF Form 3070A/B/C Once offered Nonjudicial Punishment (NJP), a member must decide whther to accept. Which of th efollowing statements is inaccurate? - A decision to accept NJP is an admission of guilt, not merely a choice of forum. Regarding Nonjudicial Punishmen(NJP), after consulting with the staff judge advocate, a commander may annotate any of the following on AF Form 3070A/B/C except that - NJP is not appropriate and the matter will be forwarded for court-martial. What statement about the nonjudicial punishment (NJP) appeal process is inaccurate? - Members may submit an oral appeal within five calendar days. A commander has the power to suspend, remit or___punishment of an Article 15. - Mitigate. Whayt kind of sentences are encouraged for first offenders to provide an observation period and incentive for not engaging i nfurther misconduct? - suspended Commanders ___ an unexecuted portion of a punishment by changing it to a less severe form or reducing its quality or quantity. - Mitigate ___ cancels any executed or unexecuted portion of a punishment under Article 15 and restores any property, privileges or rights affected by that portion of the punishment. - Set- Aside What type of court-martial tries minor offenses? - Summary Court-Martial Who cna be tried by a Summary Court-Martial? - Enlisted service member only instead of a military judge, a Summary Court-martial normally consists of ___ Regular Air Force commissioned officer(s) - One What type of court-martial tries intermediate-level-offenses - Special Court-Martial Which service members may be tried by Special Court-Martial - Anyone subject to the UCMJ A maximum punishment by a Summary Court-Martial for ranks lower than SSgt includes - reduction to AB A Special Court-martial sentence may include - bad conduct discharge The general court martial - may extend to death sentences. A special courtmartial usually consiists of a military judge and a panel of___ or more members - Three Cases cannot be referred for trial by General Court-Martial without a preliminary hearing under - Article 32, UCMJ The general courtmartial is composed of a military judge and at least a five-member panel that may include, when requested, at lease ___ enlisted members. - Onw-third Who generally is the convening authority that selects the court martial panel? - The win or Numbered Air Force (NAF) commander The court martial verdict is called the - findings If the finding in a court martial is guilty, what procedure immediately follows? - Pre- sentencing What court martial panel vote is required for finding of guilty? - At least 2/3 concurrence What court martial panel vote is required for confinement exceeding 10 years? - At least 3/4 concurrnce What court martial sentence requires a unanimous vote by a panel of 12 members? - Death During post trial precedures, who approves, disapproves or reduces all or part of the findings and sentence of a court martial? - the convening authority The convening authority must act on every case and, in accordance with article___, UCMJ, has limited authority to disapprove the findings or sentence, - Article 60, UCMJ Who reviews records of trial for any general court-martial not otherwise reviewed under Article 66 of the UCMJ if there is finding of guilty, and the accused does not waive or withdraw his or her right to appellate review under Article 61? - The Office of The Judge Advocate General What is the first level of formal appellate review? - US Air Force Court of Criminal Appeals (AFCCA) The US airforce court of criminal appeals (AFCCA) will review a sentence of - death. Name the highest appellate court in the military justice system - US court of appeals for the armed forces (USCAAF) The us court of appeals for the armed forces (USCAAF) is composed of ___ judges appointed by the President. - Five Civilian What court may review us court of appeals for th earmed forces (USCAAF) decisions? - The US Supreme Court NCO responsibilities in th emilitary justice system do not include - assiting Airmen in gathering evidnece. Master Chief Petty Officer E-9 (MCPO) Navy. - Force Command Master Chief Petty Officer E-9 (FORMC) Navy. - Fleet Command Chief Petty Officer E-9 (FLTMC) Navy. - Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy SEA (MCPON) Navy. - Seaman Recruit E-1 (SR) Coast Guard. - Seaman Apprentice E-2 (SA) Coast Guard. - Seaman E-3 (SA) Coast Guard. - Coast Guard. Background Blue Petty Officer 3rd Class E-4 (PO3) Coast Guard. - Petty Officer 2nd Class E-5 (PO2) Coast Guard. - Petty Officer 1st Class E-6 (PO1) Coast Guard. - Chief Petty Officer E-7 (CPO) Coast Guard. - Senior Chief Petty Officer E-8 (SCPO) Coast Guard. - Master Chief Petty Officer E-9 (MCPO) Coast Guard. - Command Master Chief E-9 (CMC) Coast Guard. - Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard SEA (MCPOCG) - Second Lieutenant O-1 (2d LT) Air Force, Army and Marines. - First Lieutenant O-2 (1st LT) Air Force, Army and Marines. - Captain O-3 (Capt) Air Force, Army and Marines. - Major O-4 (Maj) Air Force, Army and Marines. - Lieutenant Colonel O-5 (Lt Col) Air Force, Army and Marines. - Colonel O-6 (Col) Air Force, Army and Marines. - Brigadier General O-7 (Brig Gen) Air Force, Army and Marines. - Major General O-8 (Maj Gen) Air Force, Army and Marines. - Lieutenant General O-9 (LtGen) Air Force, Army and Marines. - General O-10 (Gen) Air Force, Army, and Marines. - General of the Air Force (GAF) - Air Force General of the Army (GA) - Army Ensign O-1 (ENS) Navy Black. Coast Guard Blue. - Lieutenant Junior Grade O-2 (LTJG) Navy Black. Coast Guard Blue. - Lieutenant O-3 (LT) Navy Black. Coast Guard Blue. - Lieutenant Commander O-4 (LCDR) Navy Black. Coast Guard Blue. - Commander O-5 (CDR) Navy Black. Coast Guard Blue. - Captain O-6 (CAPT) Navy Black. Coast Guard Blue. - Rear Admiral Lower Half O-7 (RDML) Navy Black. Coast Guard Blue. - Rear Admiral Upper Half O-8 (RADM) Navy Black. Coast Guard Blue. - Vice Admiral O-9 (VADM) Navy Black. Coast Guard Blue. - Admiral O-10 (ADM) Navy Black. Coast Guard Blue. - Fleet Admiral (FADM) Navy Black. Coast Guard none. - Warrant Officer (WO1) Army. - Chief Warrant Officer (CW2) Army. - Chief Warrant Officer (CW3) Army. - Chief Warrant Officer (CW4) Army. - Chief Warrant Officer (CW5) Army. - Warrant Officer (WO) Marines. - Chief Warrant Officer (CWO2) Marines. - Chief Warrant Officer (CWO3) Marines. - Chief Warrant Officer (CWO4) Marines. - Chief Warrant Officer (CWO5) Marines. - No warrant officer (WO). Chief Warrant Officer (CWO2) Navy Black. Coast Guard Blue. - Chief Warrant Officer (CWO3) Navy Black. Coast Guard Blue. - Chief Warrant Officer (CWO4) Joint Service Achievement Medal - Joint Service Commendation Medal - Korean Defense Service Medal - Korean Service Medal - Kosovo Campaign Medal - Kuwait Liberation Medal -Government of Kuwait - Kuwait Liberation Medal - Kingdom of Saudi Arabia - Legion of Merit - Meritorious Service Medal - Meritorious Unit Award - Military Outstanding Volunteer Service Medal - National Defense Service Medal - NATO Medal - Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal - Outstanding Airman of the Year Ribbon - Presidential Unit Citation - Prisoner of War Medal - Purple Heart - Republic of Korea - Korean War Service Medal - Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal - Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross With Palm - Silver Star - Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon - Southwest Asia Service Medal - United Nations Medal - Vietnam Service Medal -