Air Force Heritage Knowledge Bowl

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Air Force HeritageKnowledge Bowl
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Overview

• Video
• Rules of Engagement (ROE)
• 10 Round Heritage Bowl

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Rules of Engagement

• Preparation
• Clear desks of all books, notes, etc.
• Split the class into two teams
• Appoint one impartial spotter

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Rules of Engagement

• 1 Scorekeeper per team position will rotate
  every round
• Knowledge Bowl will consist of ten rounds of
  seven questions
• Players may not discuss the questions before or
  after the question is read
• Anyone talking besides the person answering the
  question will cost their team 5 points
• Correct answers worth 10 points Incorrect
  answers lose 5 points
• Instructor will read each question until one of
  the students raises his/her hand
• Student will have 10 seconds to answer the
  question once recognized by the instructor
• If an individual gives an incorrect answer, the
  opposing side has a chance to answer, but an
  individual must be recognized
• If an individual answers a question correctly,
  they cannot participate during the next question

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Rules of Engagement

• Scorekeepers responsibilities
• Each scorekeeper will keep track of both teams
  scores
• Scores must match at all times. If scores do not
  match, the instuctor will stop the Knowledge Bowl
  until scorekeepers resolve the difference
• Spotters Responsibilities
• Spotters should be aware at all times to watch
  for contestants raising their hands
• Instructor has final say on who extended their
  hand but will remain impartial and fair throughout

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ROUND 1
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1. Assistant Secretary of War Henry S.
Breckenridge testified before the House Military
Affairs Committee that military aviation was
simply an additional form of what three things?
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1. Assistant Secretary of War Henry S.
Breckenridge testified before the House Military
Affairs Committee that military aviation was
simply an additional form of what three things?
AnswerCommunication, observation
reconnaissance
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2. Whos concepts did Brigadier General William
Billy Mitchell study to formulate his ideas of
air power?
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2. Whos concepts did Brigadier General William
Billy Mitchell study to formulate his ideas of
air power?
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3. How many confirmed kills did Eddie
Rickenbacker amass to earn the title Ace of
Aces?
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3. How many confirmed kills did Eddie
Rickenbacker amass to earn the title Ace of
Aces?
Answer 26
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 4. Which piece of legislation made the Air
Service a combatant arm of the U.S. Army?
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 4. Which piece of legislation made the Air
Service a combatant arm of the U.S. Army?
Answer Army Reorganization Act
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 5. What was the name of the book Brig Gen Billy
Mitchell published in 1930 describing his theory
of strategic bombing?
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 5. What was the name of the book Brig Gen Billy
Mitchell published in 1930 describing his theory
of strategic bombing?
Answer Skyways
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 6. What was the name of the German tactics used
against Poland and other European countries
during the early years of World War II?
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 6. What was the name of the German tactics used
against Poland and other European countries
during the early years of World War II?
AnswerBlitzkrieg (Lightening War)
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7. What two plans were developed by the Air War
Plans Division and were used to fight World War
II?
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7. What two plans were developed by the Air War
Plans Division and were used to fight World War
II?
Answer AWPD-1 and AWPD-42
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ROUND 2
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1. In what year did the Army officially accept
the Wright Brothers plane, test piloted by
Orville Wright and Lt Frank P. Lahm?
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1. In what year did the Army officially accept
the Wright Brothers plane, test piloted by
Orville Wright and Lt Frank P. Lahm?
Answer 1909
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 2. How many combat capable aircraft did the
Army Aviation Section have when the United States
entered World War I?
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 2. How many combat capable aircraft did the
Army Aviation Section have when the United States
entered World War I?
AnswerNone (0)
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 3. When did the Armistice of World War I take
effect (day/month/year)?
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 3. When did the Armistice of World War I take
effect (day/month/year)?
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 4. What ship did Billy Mitchell sink with his
MB-2 bombers proving air power could be used for
the coastal defense of the United States?
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 4. What ship did Billy Mitchell sink with his
MB-2 bombers proving air power could be used for
the coastal defense of the United States?
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 5. What school was responsible for
contemplating, developing, and teaching air power
doctrine?
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 5. What school was responsible for
contemplating, developing, and teaching air power
doctrine?
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6. Who was the first person to fly solo, non-stop
across the Atlantic Ocean?
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6. Who was the first person to fly solo, non-stop
across the Atlantic Ocean?
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7. When did Germany and Italy declare war on the
United States during WWII (day/month/year)?
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7. When did Germany and Italy declare war on the
United States during WWII (day/month/year)?
Answer 11 December 1941
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ROUND 3
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1. Which U.S. Army chief signal officer
questioned the merit of the airplane?
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1. Which U.S. Army chief signal officer
questioned the merit of the airplane?
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2. How did the United States rank among air
powers at the beginning of the Great War?
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2. How did the United States rank among air
powers at the beginning of the Great War?
Answer 14th
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 3. Who was the first flyer to earn the Medal of
Honor?
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 3. Who was the first flyer to earn the Medal of
Honor?
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4. How many enemy aircraft did the Air Service
destroy during WWI?
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4. How many enemy aircraft did the Air Service
destroy during WWI?
Answer 781
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5. What act replaced the Air Service with the
more independent Army Air Corps?
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5. What act replaced the Air Service with the
more independent Army Air Corps?
AnswerArmy Air Corps Act
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6. What was the main result of Brig Gen Billy
Mitchells writings on strategic bombing?
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6. What was the main result of Brig Gen Billy
Mitchells writings on strategic bombing?
AnswerThey had a profound impact on the
development of air doctrine, especially among the
instructors and students at the Air Corps
Tactical School (ACTS)
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7. How many B-17s did the Air Corps have upon
entering World War II?
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7. How many B-17s did the Air Corps have upon
entering World War II?
Answer 14
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ROUND 4
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1. What was the name of the joint
(American/British) strategic bombardment
operation conducted against Germany in 1943?
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1. What was the name of the joint
(American/British) strategic bombardment
operation conducted against Germany in 1943?
Answer Combined Bomber Offensive
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2. On 14 October 1943, what city did the AAF
attack with two groups of B-17 bombers attempting
to destroy Germanys ball bearing production
capability?
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2. On 14 October 1943, what city did the AAF
attack with two groups of B-17 bombers attempting
to destroy Germanys ball bearing production
capability?
Answer Schweinfurt
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3. Who was the Chief of the Army Air Forces
during World War II?
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3. Who was the Chief of the Army Air Forces
during World War II?
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4. What fighter, fitted with drop tanks, provided
support to the B-17 Flying Fortress and the
Consolidated B-24 Liberator enabling the Eighth
Air Force to take control of the air?
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4. What fighter, fitted with drop tanks, provided
support to the B-17 Flying Fortress and the
Consolidated B-24 Liberator enabling the Eighth
Air Force to take control of the air?
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5. What battle is considered the turning point of
the war in the Pacific?
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5. What battle is considered the turning point of
the war in the Pacific?
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6. What was the name of the B-29 that dropped the
first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
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6. What was the name of the B-29 that dropped the
first atomic bomb on Hiroshima?
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7. What acronym is used when referring to the
group of women fliers who ferried aircraft such
as the B-17, B-26, P-51, P-47, and C-54 to
Europe?
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7. What acronym is used when referring to the
group of women fliers who ferried aircraft such
as the B-17, B-26, P-51, P-47, and C-54 to
Europe?
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ROUND 5
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1. Who led the 18 April 1942 attack from the USS
Hornet against the Japanese mainland?
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1. Who led the 18 April 1942 attack from the USS
Hornet against the Japanese mainland?
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2. What legislation did President Truman sign on
26 July 1947 establishing the Department of
Defense and creating the United States Air Force?
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2. What legislation did President Truman sign on
26 July 1947 establishing the Department of
Defense and creating the United States Air Force?
Answer National Security Act
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3. In what year did the Berlin Airlift take
place?
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3. In what year did the Berlin Airlift take
place?
Answer1948
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4. What was the kill-to-kill ratio during the
Korean War?
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4. What was the kill-to-kill ratio during the
Korean War?
Answer101 (79278)
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5. What campaign during the Vietnam War,
utilizing the B-52, was designed to destroy the
Norths will to resist and force Hanoi to
negotiate in good faith?
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5. What campaign during the Vietnam War,
utilizing the B-52, was designed to destroy the
Norths will to resist and force Hanoi to
negotiate in good faith?
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6. What does the acronym ICBM stand for?
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6. What does the acronym ICBM stand for?
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7. What are the three components of the nuclear
triad?
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7. What are the three components of the nuclear
triad?
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ROUND 6
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1. What was a key technological advancement of
the Korean War?
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1. What was a key technological advancement of
the Korean War?
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2. How many aircraft were either damaged or
destroyed during the Combined Bomber Offensive?
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2. How many aircraft were either damaged or
destroyed during the Combined Bomber Offensive?
Answer 198
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 3. What advantage did the F-86 Sabrejet have
over the enemy during the Korean War?
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 3. What advantage did the F-86 Sabrejet have
over the enemy during the Korean War?
AnswerSuperior training and the aggressiveness
of its pilots
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4. US leaders threatened the use of what weapon
at the end of the Korean War?
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4. US leaders threatened the use of what weapon
at the end of the Korean War?
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5. What was the name of the operation that
airlifted over 200 million tons of supplies into
Germany after World War II?
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5. What was the name of the operation that
airlifted over 200 million tons of supplies into
Germany after World War II?
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6. What was the name of the atomic bomb dropped
on Nagasaki?
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6. What was the name of the atomic bomb dropped
on Nagasaki?
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7. Who was the first commander of the Strategic
Air Command?
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7. Who was the first commander of the Strategic
Air Command?
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ROUND 7
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1. Who was responsible for developing the first
liquid fueled rocket in the 1920s?
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1. Who was responsible for developing the first
liquid fueled rocket in the 1920s?
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2. What was the name of the first orbiting
satellite launched by the Soviet Union on 4
October, 1957?
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2. What was the name of the first orbiting
satellite launched by the Soviet Union on 4
October, 1957?
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3. Who was the first man in space?
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3. Who was the first man in space?
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4. What was the name of the United States first
intercontinental ballistic missile?
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4. What was the name of the United States first
intercontinental ballistic missile?
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5. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
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5. Who was the first American to orbit the earth?
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6. Which space program tested mans ability to
survive in space?
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6. Which space program tested mans ability to
survive in space?
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7. Who said, I believe that this Nation should
commit itself to achieving this goal, before the
decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and
safely returning him to earth?
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7. Who said, I believe that this Nation should
commit itself to achieving this goal, before the
decade is out, of landing a man on the moon and
safely returning him to earth?
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ROUND 8
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1. Who was the first American to walk in space?
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1. Who was the first American to walk in space?
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2. Which space program tested our ability to work
in space?
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2. Which space program tested our ability to work
in space?
Answer Project Gemini
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3. Who were the first three men to reach the
moon?
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3. Who were the first three men to reach the
moon?
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4. Which space program represented manned space
flight to the moon?
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4. Which space program represented manned space
flight to the moon?
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5. In what year did man land on the moon?
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5. In what year did man land on the moon?
Answer 1969
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6. What was the name and year of the last Apollo
mission?
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6. What was the name and year of the last Apollo
mission?
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7. Who piloted the first space shuttle?
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7. Who piloted the first space shuttle?
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ROUND 9
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1. The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait occurred in what
year?
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1. The Iraqi invasion of Kuwait occurred in what
year?
Answer1990
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2. The USAF transport fleet was complemented for
the first time by the extensive activation of
which organization during Desert Shield/Desert
Storm?
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2. The USAF transport fleet was complemented for
the first time by the extensive activation of
which organization during Desert Shield/Desert
Storm?
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3. What was the name of General Schwarzkophs
original offensive campaign plan?
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3. What was the name of General Schwarzkophs
original offensive campaign plan?
Answer Instant Thunder
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4. What was the second planned phase of the
four-phased air campaign plan in Iraq designed to
do?
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4. What was the second planned phase of the
four-phased air campaign plan in Iraq designed to
do?
Answer Suppress the Iraqi air defenses in the
Kuwait Theater of Operations
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5. What was the third planned phase of the
four-phased air campaign plan in Iraq designed to
do?
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5. What was the third planned phase of the
four-phased air campaign plan in Iraq designed to
do?
Answer Isolation and destruction of Iraqi forces
in the Kuwait Theater of Operations
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6. How many NATO countries participated in
Operation ALLIED FORCE?
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6. How many NATO countries participated in
Operation ALLIED FORCE?
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7. What was the name of the military operation
launched against Taliban and al-qaeda forces on 7
October 2001?
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7. What was the name of the military operation
launched against Taliban and al-qaeda forces on 7
October 2001?
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8. According to the article by Dr Don Chipman,
AIRPOWER AND THE BATTLE FOR MAZAR-E-SHARIF, how
long did it take American forces to establish air
supremacy?
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8. According to the article by Dr Don Chipman,
AIRPOWER AND THE BATTLE FOR MAZAR-E-SHARIF, how
long did it take American forces to establish air
supremacy?
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Summary

• Video
• Rules of Engagement (ROE)
• 10 Round Heritage Bowl