1. Air Force Heritage

2. 2 There are three types of baseball players-those who make it happen, those who watch it happen, and those who wonder what happened. -Tommy Lasorda Quote

3. 3 R|E|A|D|I|N|G Brain Teaser

4. 4 World War I Interwar World War II Berlin Airlift Korean War Vietnam Conflict Operation Desert Storm Operations to the present Overview

5. 5 Early sentiment – Airpower could not win wars; ground forces were the best option Brigadier General Mitchell proved the skeptics wrong Executed a successful air campaign at the battle of St. Mihel World War I

6. 6 Increased interest in aviation, both civil and military Charles Lindbergh’s 1927 non-stop flight from New York to Paris Sinking of the “unsinkable” German Battleship, Ostfriesland by Mitchell- trained MB-2 Bombers The Air Corps Tactical School created Interwar

7. 7 Introduction of the B-17 in the Combined Bomber Offensive Sustained heavy bomber losses to German forces Fighter escorts established…lesson learned…the need for Air Superiority World War II

8. 8 Different air power focus in Pacific Theater The delivery of the Atom Bomb Hiroshima and Nagasaki Japan Led to the unconditional surrender of Japan World War II, cont.

9. 9 “Operation Vittles” Response to Russia’s road and rail blockade Supplied West Berlin with essential items Berlin Airlift

10. 10 Without reinforcements, air forces interdicted ground forces and performed emergency airlift Focus then shifted to close air support upon arrival of UN forces Korea

11. 11 Policy of graduated response Inefficient use of airpower capabilities Targets picked by Washington DC Operation Rolling Thunder Operation Linebacker I Operation Linebacker II Vietnam

12. 12 Learned valuable lessons from Vietnam Command and Control under one “Air Boss” Hyperwar – precision guided munitions targeted key nodes of enemy infrastructure Quick and decisive outcome Desert Storm

13. 13 Enhanced aerospace power tenets and principles from Desert Storm Integration of technology, intelligence Operations to the Present

14. 14 Two teams 9 Rounds, 7 questions per round Question is read, student raises hand Instructor selects student, 10 seconds to respond Correct response = 10 points, incorrect response = -5 points Knowledge Bowl Info

15. 15 World War I Interwar World War II Berlin Airlift Korean War Vietnam Conflict Operation Desert Storm Operations to the present Summary