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United_States_Air_Force
The Department of the Air Force is one of three military departments within the Department of Defense, and is managed by the civilian Secretary of the Air Force, under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense. The senior officials in the Office of the Secretary are the Under Secretary of the Ai...
Who appoints the top positions in the USAF, including the Assistant Secretaries and General Council?
{ "text": [ "President" ], "answer_start": [ 431 ] }
5730ee17497a881900248a74
United_States_Air_Force
The Department of the Air Force is one of three military departments within the Department of Defense, and is managed by the civilian Secretary of the Air Force, under the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of Defense. The senior officials in the Office of the Secretary are the Under Secretary of the Ai...
Upon whom does the President call on for support in his appointments to the USAF?
{ "text": [ "Senate" ], "answer_start": [ 476 ] }
5730f811a5e9cc1400cdbb4d
United_States_Air_Force
The organizational structure as shown above is responsible for the peacetime organization, equipping, and training of aerospace units for operational missions. When required to support operational missions, the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) directs the Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) to execute a Change in Operation...
Who directs the Secretary of the Air Force during operational missions?
{ "text": [ "Secretary of Defense" ], "answer_start": [ 211 ] }
5730f811a5e9cc1400cdbb4e
United_States_Air_Force
The organizational structure as shown above is responsible for the peacetime organization, equipping, and training of aerospace units for operational missions. When required to support operational missions, the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) directs the Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) to execute a Change in Operation...
What does the abbreviation CHOP stand for?
{ "text": [ "Change in Operational Control" ], "answer_start": [ 301 ] }
5730f811a5e9cc1400cdbb4f
United_States_Air_Force
The organizational structure as shown above is responsible for the peacetime organization, equipping, and training of aerospace units for operational missions. When required to support operational missions, the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) directs the Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) to execute a Change in Operation...
Who is in charge of these Change in Operational Control missions?
{ "text": [ "Regional Combatant Commander" ], "answer_start": [ 421 ] }
5730f811a5e9cc1400cdbb50
United_States_Air_Force
The organizational structure as shown above is responsible for the peacetime organization, equipping, and training of aerospace units for operational missions. When required to support operational missions, the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) directs the Secretary of the Air Force (SECAF) to execute a Change in Operation...
Who does the AMC forces usually retain their componency to?
{ "text": [ "USTRANSCOM" ], "answer_start": [ 651 ] }
5730f918e6313a140071cb1e
United_States_Air_Force
"Chopped" units are referred to as forces. The top-level structure of these forces is the Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force (AETF). The AETF is the Air Force presentation of forces to a CCDR for the employment of Air Power. Each CCDR is supported by a standing Component Numbered Air Force (C-NAF) to provide planni...
What are "Chopped" units called in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "forces" ], "answer_start": [ 35 ] }
5730f918e6313a140071cb1f
United_States_Air_Force
"Chopped" units are referred to as forces. The top-level structure of these forces is the Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force (AETF). The AETF is the Air Force presentation of forces to a CCDR for the employment of Air Power. Each CCDR is supported by a standing Component Numbered Air Force (C-NAF) to provide planni...
What is the top level structure of these Chopped forces in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force" ], "answer_start": [ 90 ] }
5730f918e6313a140071cb20
United_States_Air_Force
"Chopped" units are referred to as forces. The top-level structure of these forces is the Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force (AETF). The AETF is the Air Force presentation of forces to a CCDR for the employment of Air Power. Each CCDR is supported by a standing Component Numbered Air Force (C-NAF) to provide planni...
What does the C-NAF provide support to?
{ "text": [ "planning and execution of aerospace forces" ], "answer_start": [ 314 ] }
5730f918e6313a140071cb21
United_States_Air_Force
"Chopped" units are referred to as forces. The top-level structure of these forces is the Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force (AETF). The AETF is the Air Force presentation of forces to a CCDR for the employment of Air Power. Each CCDR is supported by a standing Component Numbered Air Force (C-NAF) to provide planni...
Who does the C-NAFF coordinate with on ACEE missions?
{ "text": [ "JFC" ], "answer_start": [ 694 ] }
5730f9b405b4da19006bcca8
United_States_Air_Force
AFSCs range from officer specialties such as pilot, combat systems officer, missile launch officer, intelligence officer, aircraft maintenance officer, judge advocate general (JAG), medical doctor, nurse or other fields, to various enlisted specialties. The latter range from flight combat operations such as a gunner, t...
What kind of AFSC is a JAG?
{ "text": [ "judge advocate general" ], "answer_start": [ 152 ] }
5730f9b405b4da19006bcca9
United_States_Air_Force
AFSCs range from officer specialties such as pilot, combat systems officer, missile launch officer, intelligence officer, aircraft maintenance officer, judge advocate general (JAG), medical doctor, nurse or other fields, to various enlisted specialties. The latter range from flight combat operations such as a gunner, t...
What is one of the many types of AFSC employed by the USAF?
{ "text": [ "missile launch officer" ], "answer_start": [ 76 ] }
5730f9b405b4da19006bccaa
United_States_Air_Force
AFSCs range from officer specialties such as pilot, combat systems officer, missile launch officer, intelligence officer, aircraft maintenance officer, judge advocate general (JAG), medical doctor, nurse or other fields, to various enlisted specialties. The latter range from flight combat operations such as a gunner, t...
What is an example of an occupational field position in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "computer specialties" ], "answer_start": [ 441 ] }
5730fe9da5e9cc1400cdbb6d
United_States_Air_Force
Beyond combat flight crew personnel, perhaps the most dangerous USAF jobs are Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Combat rescue officer, Pararescue, Security Forces, Combat Control, Combat Weather, Tactical Air Control Party, and AFOSI agents, who deploy with infantry and special operations units who disarm bombs, rescu...
What is one of the most dangerous jobs for USAF personnel?
{ "text": [ "Tactical Air Control Party" ], "answer_start": [ 197 ] }
5730fe9da5e9cc1400cdbb6e
United_States_Air_Force
Beyond combat flight crew personnel, perhaps the most dangerous USAF jobs are Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Combat rescue officer, Pararescue, Security Forces, Combat Control, Combat Weather, Tactical Air Control Party, and AFOSI agents, who deploy with infantry and special operations units who disarm bombs, rescu...
What does the abbreviation EOD stand for in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "Explosive Ordnance Disposal" ], "answer_start": [ 78 ] }
5730fe9da5e9cc1400cdbb6f
United_States_Air_Force
Beyond combat flight crew personnel, perhaps the most dangerous USAF jobs are Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Combat rescue officer, Pararescue, Security Forces, Combat Control, Combat Weather, Tactical Air Control Party, and AFOSI agents, who deploy with infantry and special operations units who disarm bombs, rescu...
What do some of these special missions in the USAF who deploy with the infantry do?
{ "text": [ "rescue downed or isolated personnel" ], "answer_start": [ 315 ] }
5730fe9da5e9cc1400cdbb70
United_States_Air_Force
Beyond combat flight crew personnel, perhaps the most dangerous USAF jobs are Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Combat rescue officer, Pararescue, Security Forces, Combat Control, Combat Weather, Tactical Air Control Party, and AFOSI agents, who deploy with infantry and special operations units who disarm bombs, rescu...
What are these enlisted positions in the USAF complimented by?
{ "text": [ "commissioned officers" ], "answer_start": [ 489 ] }
5730fe9da5e9cc1400cdbb71
United_States_Air_Force
Beyond combat flight crew personnel, perhaps the most dangerous USAF jobs are Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), Combat rescue officer, Pararescue, Security Forces, Combat Control, Combat Weather, Tactical Air Control Party, and AFOSI agents, who deploy with infantry and special operations units who disarm bombs, rescu...
What other career fields have seen an increase in active combat missions?
{ "text": [ "Air Force Office of Special Investigations" ], "answer_start": [ 625 ] }
5730ff8ba5e9cc1400cdbb7f
United_States_Air_Force
Training programs vary in length; for example, 3M0X1 (Services) has 31 days of tech school training, while 3E8X1 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) is one year of training with a preliminary school and a main school consisting of over 10 separate divisions, sometimes taking students close to two years to complete. Officer t...
What USAF tech school has 31 days of training?
{ "text": [ "3M0X1 (Services)" ], "answer_start": [ 47 ] }
5730ff8ba5e9cc1400cdbb80
United_States_Air_Force
Training programs vary in length; for example, 3M0X1 (Services) has 31 days of tech school training, while 3E8X1 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) is one year of training with a preliminary school and a main school consisting of over 10 separate divisions, sometimes taking students close to two years to complete. Officer t...
How long is the training for Explosive Ordnance Disposal in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "one year of training with a preliminary school" ], "answer_start": [ 146 ] }
5730ff8ba5e9cc1400cdbb81
United_States_Air_Force
Training programs vary in length; for example, 3M0X1 (Services) has 31 days of tech school training, while 3E8X1 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) is one year of training with a preliminary school and a main school consisting of over 10 separate divisions, sometimes taking students close to two years to complete. Officer t...
Who conducts the training for Technical Officers in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "Second Air Force" ], "answer_start": [ 351 ] }
5730ff8ba5e9cc1400cdbb82
United_States_Air_Force
Training programs vary in length; for example, 3M0X1 (Services) has 31 days of tech school training, while 3E8X1 (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) is one year of training with a preliminary school and a main school consisting of over 10 separate divisions, sometimes taking students close to two years to complete. Officer t...
How long does the flight training for the AETC's Nineteenth Air Force last?
{ "text": [ "excess of one year" ], "answer_start": [ 505 ] }
5731005e497a881900248ae7
United_States_Air_Force
USAF rank is divided between enlisted airmen, non-commissioned officers, and commissioned officers, and ranges from the enlisted Airman Basic (E-1) to the commissioned officer rank of General (O-10). Enlisted promotions are granted based on a combination of test scores, years of experience, and selection board approval...
What groups is the USAF rank divided amoung?
{ "text": [ "enlisted airmen, non-commissioned officers, and commissioned officers" ], "answer_start": [ 29 ] }
5731005e497a881900248ae9
United_States_Air_Force
USAF rank is divided between enlisted airmen, non-commissioned officers, and commissioned officers, and ranges from the enlisted Airman Basic (E-1) to the commissioned officer rank of General (O-10). Enlisted promotions are granted based on a combination of test scores, years of experience, and selection board approval...
How are Officer promotions within the USAF decided?
{ "text": [ "based on time-in-grade and a promotion selection board" ], "answer_start": [ 350 ] }
57310a09e6313a140071cb8c
United_States_Air_Force
Air Force officer promotions are governed by the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act of 1980 and its companion Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act (ROPMA) for officers in the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard. DOPMA also establishes limits on the number of officers that can serve at any given time ...
What are Air Force Officer promotions overseen by?
{ "text": [ "Defense Officer Personnel Management Act of 1980" ], "answer_start": [ 49 ] }
57310a09e6313a140071cb8d
United_States_Air_Force
Air Force officer promotions are governed by the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act of 1980 and its companion Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act (ROPMA) for officers in the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard. DOPMA also establishes limits on the number of officers that can serve at any given time ...
Was does ROPMA stand for in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act" ], "answer_start": [ 116 ] }
57310a09e6313a140071cb8e
United_States_Air_Force
Air Force officer promotions are governed by the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act of 1980 and its companion Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act (ROPMA) for officers in the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard. DOPMA also establishes limits on the number of officers that can serve at any given time ...
Who establishes limits on the amount of Air Force officers?
{ "text": [ "DOPMA" ], "answer_start": [ 231 ] }
57310a09e6313a140071cb8f
United_States_Air_Force
Air Force officer promotions are governed by the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act of 1980 and its companion Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act (ROPMA) for officers in the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard. DOPMA also establishes limits on the number of officers that can serve at any given time ...
How long does it usually take to be promoted from second to first lieutenant in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "virtually guaranteed after two years" ], "answer_start": [ 405 ] }
57310a09e6313a140071cb90
United_States_Air_Force
Air Force officer promotions are governed by the Defense Officer Personnel Management Act of 1980 and its companion Reserve Officer Personnel Management Act (ROPMA) for officers in the Air Force Reserve and the Air National Guard. DOPMA also establishes limits on the number of officers that can serve at any given time ...
What promotion in the USAF is governed by a formal selection process?
{ "text": [ "Promotion to major through major general" ], "answer_start": [ 641 ] }
57310ae3e6313a140071cba0
United_States_Air_Force
During the board process an officer's record is reviewed by a selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. At the 10 to 11 year mark, captains will take part in a selection board to major. If not selected, they will meet a follow-on board to determine if they will ...
Where is an officer's record in the USAF reviewed for a promotion?
{ "text": [ "Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base" ], "answer_start": [ 85 ] }
57310ae3e6313a140071cba1
United_States_Air_Force
During the board process an officer's record is reviewed by a selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. At the 10 to 11 year mark, captains will take part in a selection board to major. If not selected, they will meet a follow-on board to determine if they will ...
What state is the Randolph Air Force Base located in?
{ "text": [ "Texas" ], "answer_start": [ 155 ] }
57310ae3e6313a140071cba2
United_States_Air_Force
During the board process an officer's record is reviewed by a selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. At the 10 to 11 year mark, captains will take part in a selection board to major. If not selected, they will meet a follow-on board to determine if they will ...
When does promotion from major to lieutenant colonel in the USAF typically occur?
{ "text": [ "thirteen year" ], "answer_start": [ 450 ] }
57310ae3e6313a140071cba3
United_States_Air_Force
During the board process an officer's record is reviewed by a selection board at the Air Force Personnel Center at Randolph Air Force Base in San Antonio, Texas. At the 10 to 11 year mark, captains will take part in a selection board to major. If not selected, they will meet a follow-on board to determine if they will ...
The promotion process repeats when for officers promoted early in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "16 year mark" ], "answer_start": [ 762 ] }
57310bcda5e9cc1400cdbbc9
United_States_Air_Force
Although provision is made in Title 10 of the United States Code for the Secretary of the Air Force to appoint warrant officers, the Air Force does not currently use warrant officer grades, and is the only one of the U.S. Armed Services not to do so. The Air Force inherited warrant officer ranks from the Army at its in...
What section in the US Code for the Secretary of the Air Force allows for the appointment of warrant officers?
{ "text": [ "Title 10" ], "answer_start": [ 30 ] }
57310bcda5e9cc1400cdbbca
United_States_Air_Force
Although provision is made in Title 10 of the United States Code for the Secretary of the Air Force to appoint warrant officers, the Air Force does not currently use warrant officer grades, and is the only one of the U.S. Armed Services not to do so. The Air Force inherited warrant officer ranks from the Army at its in...
When did the USAF inherit warrant officer ranks from the Army?
{ "text": [ "1947" ], "answer_start": [ 331 ] }
57310bcda5e9cc1400cdbbcb
United_States_Air_Force
Although provision is made in Title 10 of the United States Code for the Secretary of the Air Force to appoint warrant officers, the Air Force does not currently use warrant officer grades, and is the only one of the U.S. Armed Services not to do so. The Air Force inherited warrant officer ranks from the Army at its in...
When did Congress authorize the creation of two new senior officer grades?
{ "text": [ "1958" ], "answer_start": [ 497 ] }
57310bcda5e9cc1400cdbbcc
United_States_Air_Force
Although provision is made in Title 10 of the United States Code for the Secretary of the Air Force to appoint warrant officers, the Air Force does not currently use warrant officer grades, and is the only one of the U.S. Armed Services not to do so. The Air Force inherited warrant officer ranks from the Army at its in...
When did the USAF stop appointing warrant officers?
{ "text": [ "1959" ], "answer_start": [ 786 ] }
57310bcda5e9cc1400cdbbcd
United_States_Air_Force
Although provision is made in Title 10 of the United States Code for the Secretary of the Air Force to appoint warrant officers, the Air Force does not currently use warrant officer grades, and is the only one of the U.S. Armed Services not to do so. The Air Force inherited warrant officer ranks from the Army at its in...
What is the newest top enlisted grade in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "Chief Master Sergeant" ], "answer_start": [ 868 ] }
57310c63497a881900248b35
United_States_Air_Force
Enlisted members of the USAF have pay grades from E-1 (entry level) to E-9 (senior enlisted). While all USAF military personnel are referred to as Airmen, the term also refers to the pay grades of E-1 through E-4, which are below the level of non-commissioned officers (NCOs). Above the pay grade of E-4 (i.e., pay grade...
What is the lowest pay grade in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "E-1 (entry level)" ], "answer_start": [ 50 ] }
57310c63497a881900248b36
United_States_Air_Force
Enlisted members of the USAF have pay grades from E-1 (entry level) to E-9 (senior enlisted). While all USAF military personnel are referred to as Airmen, the term also refers to the pay grades of E-1 through E-4, which are below the level of non-commissioned officers (NCOs). Above the pay grade of E-4 (i.e., pay grade...
What is the highest pay grade in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "E-9 (senior enlisted)" ], "answer_start": [ 71 ] }
57310c63497a881900248b37
United_States_Air_Force
Enlisted members of the USAF have pay grades from E-1 (entry level) to E-9 (senior enlisted). While all USAF military personnel are referred to as Airmen, the term also refers to the pay grades of E-1 through E-4, which are below the level of non-commissioned officers (NCOs). Above the pay grade of E-4 (i.e., pay grade...
What pay grades are included in the USAF for Senior NCOs?
{ "text": [ "pay grades E-7 through E-9" ], "answer_start": [ 462 ] }
57310c63497a881900248b38
United_States_Air_Force
Enlisted members of the USAF have pay grades from E-1 (entry level) to E-9 (senior enlisted). While all USAF military personnel are referred to as Airmen, the term also refers to the pay grades of E-1 through E-4, which are below the level of non-commissioned officers (NCOs). Above the pay grade of E-4 (i.e., pay grade...
What does junior NCO refer to in the USAF pay grade system?
{ "text": [ "staff sergeants and technical sergeants" ], "answer_start": [ 543 ] }
57310d2da5e9cc1400cdbbe7
United_States_Air_Force
The USAF is the only branch of the U.S. military where NCO status is achieved when an enlisted person reaches the pay grade of E-5. In all other branches, NCO status is generally achieved at the pay grade of E-4 (e.g., a Corporal in the Army and Marine Corps, Petty Officer Third Class in the Navy and Coast Guard). The ...
When does NCO status occur in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "when an enlisted person reaches the pay grade of E-5" ], "answer_start": [ 78 ] }
57310d2da5e9cc1400cdbbe8
United_States_Air_Force
The USAF is the only branch of the U.S. military where NCO status is achieved when an enlisted person reaches the pay grade of E-5. In all other branches, NCO status is generally achieved at the pay grade of E-4 (e.g., a Corporal in the Army and Marine Corps, Petty Officer Third Class in the Navy and Coast Guard). The ...
When does NCO status happen in all other branches of the US Military?
{ "text": [ "pay grade of E-4" ], "answer_start": [ 195 ] }
57310d2da5e9cc1400cdbbe9
United_States_Air_Force
The USAF is the only branch of the U.S. military where NCO status is achieved when an enlisted person reaches the pay grade of E-5. In all other branches, NCO status is generally achieved at the pay grade of E-4 (e.g., a Corporal in the Army and Marine Corps, Petty Officer Third Class in the Navy and Coast Guard). The ...
What must a Senior Airman do to become a supervisor in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "completed Airman Leadership School" ], "answer_start": [ 617 ] }
57310d2da5e9cc1400cdbbea
United_States_Air_Force
The USAF is the only branch of the U.S. military where NCO status is achieved when an enlisted person reaches the pay grade of E-5. In all other branches, NCO status is generally achieved at the pay grade of E-4 (e.g., a Corporal in the Army and Marine Corps, Petty Officer Third Class in the Navy and Coast Guard). The ...
What rank is NCO status achieved in the US Army?
{ "text": [ "Corporal" ], "answer_start": [ 221 ] }
57310deca5e9cc1400cdbbf9
United_States_Air_Force
The first USAF dress uniform, in 1947, was dubbed and patented "Uxbridge Blue" after "Uxbridge 1683 Blue", developed at the former Bachman-Uxbridge Worsted Company. The current Service Dress Uniform, which was adopted in 1993 and standardized in 1995, consists of a three-button, pocketless coat, similar to that of a me...
When was the first USAF dress uniform introduced?
{ "text": [ "1947" ], "answer_start": [ 33 ] }
57310deca5e9cc1400cdbbfa
United_States_Air_Force
The first USAF dress uniform, in 1947, was dubbed and patented "Uxbridge Blue" after "Uxbridge 1683 Blue", developed at the former Bachman-Uxbridge Worsted Company. The current Service Dress Uniform, which was adopted in 1993 and standardized in 1995, consists of a three-button, pocketless coat, similar to that of a me...
Where was the Uxbridge Blue dress uniform developed?
{ "text": [ "former Bachman-Uxbridge Worsted Company" ], "answer_start": [ 124 ] }
57310deca5e9cc1400cdbbfb
United_States_Air_Force
The first USAF dress uniform, in 1947, was dubbed and patented "Uxbridge Blue" after "Uxbridge 1683 Blue", developed at the former Bachman-Uxbridge Worsted Company. The current Service Dress Uniform, which was adopted in 1993 and standardized in 1995, consists of a three-button, pocketless coat, similar to that of a me...
When was the current USAF dress uniform standardized?
{ "text": [ "1995" ], "answer_start": [ 246 ] }
57310deca5e9cc1400cdbbfc
United_States_Air_Force
The first USAF dress uniform, in 1947, was dubbed and patented "Uxbridge Blue" after "Uxbridge 1683 Blue", developed at the former Bachman-Uxbridge Worsted Company. The current Service Dress Uniform, which was adopted in 1993 and standardized in 1995, consists of a three-button, pocketless coat, similar to that of a me...
Where does an officer in the USAF wear their rank insignia?
{ "text": [ "pinned onto the coat" ], "answer_start": [ 766 ] }
57310ecc497a881900248b59
United_States_Air_Force
In addition to basic uniform clothing, various badges are used by the USAF to indicate a billet assignment or qualification-level for a given assignment. Badges can also be used as merit-based or service-based awards. Over time, various badges have been discontinued and are no longer distributed. Authorized badges incl...
What is worn by USAF members to indicate a billet assignment?
{ "text": [ "various badges" ], "answer_start": [ 39 ] }
57310ecc497a881900248b5a
United_States_Air_Force
In addition to basic uniform clothing, various badges are used by the USAF to indicate a billet assignment or qualification-level for a given assignment. Badges can also be used as merit-based or service-based awards. Over time, various badges have been discontinued and are no longer distributed. Authorized badges incl...
What else can Badges be used to designate in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "merit-based or service-based awards" ], "answer_start": [ 181 ] }
57310ecc497a881900248b5b
United_States_Air_Force
In addition to basic uniform clothing, various badges are used by the USAF to indicate a billet assignment or qualification-level for a given assignment. Badges can also be used as merit-based or service-based awards. Over time, various badges have been discontinued and are no longer distributed. Authorized badges incl...
What is one of the types of Authorized Badges in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "Shields of USAF Fire Protection" ], "answer_start": [ 328 ] }
57310ecc497a881900248b5c
United_States_Air_Force
In addition to basic uniform clothing, various badges are used by the USAF to indicate a billet assignment or qualification-level for a given assignment. Badges can also be used as merit-based or service-based awards. Over time, various badges have been discontinued and are no longer distributed. Authorized badges incl...
When is the special "pocket rocket" badge given to USAF personnel working in a missile system operation?
{ "text": [ "at least one year" ], "answer_start": [ 523 ] }
573112da05b4da19006bcd44
United_States_Air_Force
Officers may be commissioned upon graduation from the United States Air Force Academy, upon graduation from another college or university through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) program, or through the Air Force Officer Training School (OTS). OTS, previously located at Lackland AFB, Texas until 19...
USAF Officers can be commissioned after graduation from what school?
{ "text": [ "United States Air Force Academy" ], "answer_start": [ 54 ] }
573112da05b4da19006bcd45
United_States_Air_Force
Officers may be commissioned upon graduation from the United States Air Force Academy, upon graduation from another college or university through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) program, or through the Air Force Officer Training School (OTS). OTS, previously located at Lackland AFB, Texas until 19...
What is another program that allows officers to become commissioned in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "Air Force Officer Training School" ], "answer_start": [ 224 ] }
573112da05b4da19006bcd46
United_States_Air_Force
Officers may be commissioned upon graduation from the United States Air Force Academy, upon graduation from another college or university through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) program, or through the Air Force Officer Training School (OTS). OTS, previously located at Lackland AFB, Texas until 19...
Where is the OTS in the US currently located?
{ "text": [ "Maxwell Air Force Base in Montgomery, Alabama" ], "answer_start": [ 338 ] }
573112da05b4da19006bcd47
United_States_Air_Force
Officers may be commissioned upon graduation from the United States Air Force Academy, upon graduation from another college or university through the Air Force Reserve Officer Training Corps (AFROTC) program, or through the Air Force Officer Training School (OTS). OTS, previously located at Lackland AFB, Texas until 19...
How many commissioning programs does the OTS offer the USAF?
{ "text": [ "two" ], "answer_start": [ 416 ] }
5731138fe6313a140071cbf8
United_States_Air_Force
The Air Force also provides Commissioned Officer Training (COT) for officers of all three components who are direct-commissioned to non-line positions due to their credentials in medicine, law, religion, biological sciences, or healthcare administration. Originally viewed as a "knife and fork school" that covered littl...
What does the Air Force provide for officers of direct to non-line positions?
{ "text": [ "Commissioned Officer Training" ], "answer_start": [ 28 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The Air Force also provides Commissioned Officer Training (COT) for officers of all three components who are direct-commissioned to non-line positions due to their credentials in medicine, law, religion, biological sciences, or healthcare administration. Originally viewed as a "knife and fork school" that covered littl...
What fields of study in the COT are included in this area of the USAF?
{ "text": [ "medicine, law, religion, biological sciences, or healthcare administration" ], "answer_start": [ 179 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The Air Force also provides Commissioned Officer Training (COT) for officers of all three components who are direct-commissioned to non-line positions due to their credentials in medicine, law, religion, biological sciences, or healthcare administration. Originally viewed as a "knife and fork school" that covered littl...
What is an example of the coursework now offered in the COT in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "deployed-environment operations" ], "answer_start": [ 533 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The US Air Force Fitness Test (AFFT) is designed to test the abdominal circumference, muscular strength/endurance and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of airmen in the USAF. As part of the Fit to Fight program, the USAF adopted a more stringent physical fitness assessment; the new fitness program was put into effect ...
What test is designed to test the fitness of airmen in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "US Air Force Fitness Test" ], "answer_start": [ 4 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The US Air Force Fitness Test (AFFT) is designed to test the abdominal circumference, muscular strength/endurance and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of airmen in the USAF. As part of the Fit to Fight program, the USAF adopted a more stringent physical fitness assessment; the new fitness program was put into effect ...
What is the more strict program that the USAF adopted in 2010 called?
{ "text": [ "Fit to Fight program" ], "answer_start": [ 191 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The US Air Force Fitness Test (AFFT) is designed to test the abdominal circumference, muscular strength/endurance and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of airmen in the USAF. As part of the Fit to Fight program, the USAF adopted a more stringent physical fitness assessment; the new fitness program was put into effect ...
How long is the run that the USAF airmen are tested on for the fitness program?
{ "text": [ "1.5-mile" ], "answer_start": [ 574 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The US Air Force Fitness Test (AFFT) is designed to test the abdominal circumference, muscular strength/endurance and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of airmen in the USAF. As part of the Fit to Fight program, the USAF adopted a more stringent physical fitness assessment; the new fitness program was put into effect ...
What is a passing score on the US Air Force Fitness Test?
{ "text": [ "75 points" ], "answer_start": [ 763 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The US Air Force Fitness Test (AFFT) is designed to test the abdominal circumference, muscular strength/endurance and cardiovascular respiratory fitness of airmen in the USAF. As part of the Fit to Fight program, the USAF adopted a more stringent physical fitness assessment; the new fitness program was put into effect ...
What score must an airman get on the US Air Force Fitness test to be able to opt out of one of the mandatory twice a year retests?
{ "text": [ "90%" ], "answer_start": [ 961 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The ground-attack aircraft of the USAF are designed to attack targets on the ground and are often deployed as close air support for, and in proximity to, U.S. ground forces. The proximity to friendly forces require precision strikes from these aircraft that are not possible with bomber aircraft listed below. They are t...
What are the ground-attack aircraft in the USAF usually deployed in support for?
{ "text": [ "U.S. ground forces" ], "answer_start": [ 154 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The ground-attack aircraft of the USAF are designed to attack targets on the ground and are often deployed as close air support for, and in proximity to, U.S. ground forces. The proximity to friendly forces require precision strikes from these aircraft that are not possible with bomber aircraft listed below. They are t...
What does the closeness to friendly troops require of these US Air Force aircraft?
{ "text": [ "precision strikes" ], "answer_start": [ 215 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The ground-attack aircraft of the USAF are designed to attack targets on the ground and are often deployed as close air support for, and in proximity to, U.S. ground forces. The proximity to friendly forces require precision strikes from these aircraft that are not possible with bomber aircraft listed below. They are t...
What part of a battle line are the precision strike aircraft of the USAF deployed?
{ "text": [ "front of the battle" ], "answer_start": [ 440 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The ground-attack aircraft of the USAF are designed to attack targets on the ground and are often deployed as close air support for, and in proximity to, U.S. ground forces. The proximity to friendly forces require precision strikes from these aircraft that are not possible with bomber aircraft listed below. They are t...
What type of aircraft is not appropriate to be used in close proximity of US ground troops?
{ "text": [ "bomber aircraft" ], "answer_start": [ 280 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
In the US Air Force, the distinction between bombers, fighters that are actually fighter-bombers, and attack aircraft has become blurred. Many attack aircraft, even ones that look like fighters, are optimized to drop bombs, with very little ability to engage in aerial combat. Many fighter aircraft, such as the F-16, ar...
What are most attack aircraft in the US Air Force designed to do?
{ "text": [ "drop bombs" ], "answer_start": [ 212 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
In the US Air Force, the distinction between bombers, fighters that are actually fighter-bombers, and attack aircraft has become blurred. Many attack aircraft, even ones that look like fighters, are optimized to drop bombs, with very little ability to engage in aerial combat. Many fighter aircraft, such as the F-16, ar...
What type of USAF aircraft is designed for long range airstrike attacks?
{ "text": [ "bomber" ], "answer_start": [ 471 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
In the US Air Force, the distinction between bombers, fighters that are actually fighter-bombers, and attack aircraft has become blurred. Many attack aircraft, even ones that look like fighters, are optimized to drop bombs, with very little ability to engage in aerial combat. Many fighter aircraft, such as the F-16, ar...
What types of aircraft are typically limited to close proximity of battlefield conflict by the USAF?
{ "text": [ "fighter bombers and attack aircraft" ], "answer_start": [ 578 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
In the US Air Force, the distinction between bombers, fighters that are actually fighter-bombers, and attack aircraft has become blurred. Many attack aircraft, even ones that look like fighters, are optimized to drop bombs, with very little ability to engage in aerial combat. Many fighter aircraft, such as the F-16, ar...
What increases the radius of combat missions by the US Air Force?
{ "text": [ "aerial refueling" ], "answer_start": [ 760 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
In the US Air Force, the distinction between bombers, fighters that are actually fighter-bombers, and attack aircraft has become blurred. Many attack aircraft, even ones that look like fighters, are optimized to drop bombs, with very little ability to engage in aerial combat. Many fighter aircraft, such as the F-16, ar...
What countries utilize strategic bomber aircraft in their missions?
{ "text": [ "US, Russia, and the People's Republic of China" ], "answer_start": [ 849 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The service's B-2A aircraft entered service in the 1990s, its B-1B aircraft in the 1980s and its current B-52H aircraft in the early 1960s. The B-52 Stratofortress airframe design is over 60 years old and the B-52H aircraft currently in the active inventory were all built between 1960 and 1962. The B-52H is scheduled t...
When did the B-2A aircraft enter into service of the US Air Force?
{ "text": [ "1990s" ], "answer_start": [ 51 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The service's B-2A aircraft entered service in the 1990s, its B-1B aircraft in the 1980s and its current B-52H aircraft in the early 1960s. The B-52 Stratofortress airframe design is over 60 years old and the B-52H aircraft currently in the active inventory were all built between 1960 and 1962. The B-52H is scheduled t...
When did the USAF introduce the B-1B aircraft?
{ "text": [ "1980s" ], "answer_start": [ 83 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The service's B-2A aircraft entered service in the 1990s, its B-1B aircraft in the 1980s and its current B-52H aircraft in the early 1960s. The B-52 Stratofortress airframe design is over 60 years old and the B-52H aircraft currently in the active inventory were all built between 1960 and 1962. The B-52H is scheduled t...
What aircraft in the USAF was introduced in the 1960s?
{ "text": [ "B-52H" ], "answer_start": [ 105 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The service's B-2A aircraft entered service in the 1990s, its B-1B aircraft in the 1980s and its current B-52H aircraft in the early 1960s. The B-52 Stratofortress airframe design is over 60 years old and the B-52H aircraft currently in the active inventory were all built between 1960 and 1962. The B-52H is scheduled t...
How long is the B-52H scheduled to remain in service of the USAF?
{ "text": [ "30 years" ], "answer_start": [ 352 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The service's B-2A aircraft entered service in the 1990s, its B-1B aircraft in the 1980s and its current B-52H aircraft in the early 1960s. The B-52 Stratofortress airframe design is over 60 years old and the B-52H aircraft currently in the active inventory were all built between 1960 and 1962. The B-52H is scheduled t...
What aircraft is scheduled to replace the B-52 in the USAF?
{ "text": [ "B-21" ], "answer_start": [ 481 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
Cargo and transport aircraft are typically used to deliver troops, weapons and other military equipment by a variety of methods to any area of military operations around the world, usually outside of the commercial flight routes in uncontrolled airspace. The workhorses of the USAF Air Mobility Command are the C-130 Her...
What type of aircraft is used to deliver troops and weapons to military operations?
{ "text": [ "Cargo and transport" ], "answer_start": [ 0 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
Cargo and transport aircraft are typically used to deliver troops, weapons and other military equipment by a variety of methods to any area of military operations around the world, usually outside of the commercial flight routes in uncontrolled airspace. The workhorses of the USAF Air Mobility Command are the C-130 Her...
What aircraft are considered the workhorses of the US Air Force?
{ "text": [ "C-130 Hercules, C-17 Globemaster III, and C-5 Galaxy" ], "answer_start": [ 311 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
Cargo and transport aircraft are typically used to deliver troops, weapons and other military equipment by a variety of methods to any area of military operations around the world, usually outside of the commercial flight routes in uncontrolled airspace. The workhorses of the USAF Air Mobility Command are the C-130 Her...
The CV-22 aircraft is used by what section of the USAF?
{ "text": [ "U.S. Special Operations Command" ], "answer_start": [ 627 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
Cargo and transport aircraft are typically used to deliver troops, weapons and other military equipment by a variety of methods to any area of military operations around the world, usually outside of the commercial flight routes in uncontrolled airspace. The workhorses of the USAF Air Mobility Command are the C-130 Her...
What aircraft offers Antarctic Support to the US Air Force?
{ "text": [ "LC-130H" ], "answer_start": [ 904 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
Cargo and transport aircraft are typically used to deliver troops, weapons and other military equipment by a variety of methods to any area of military operations around the world, usually outside of the commercial flight routes in uncontrolled airspace. The workhorses of the USAF Air Mobility Command are the C-130 Her...
What did the USAF use the WC-130H aircraft for before they converted them for transport missions?
{ "text": [ "weather reconnaissance aircraft" ], "answer_start": [ 995 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The purpose of electronic warfare is to deny the opponent an advantage in the EMS and ensure friendly, unimpeded access to the EM spectrum portion of the information environment. Electronic warfare aircraft are used to keep airspaces friendly, and send critical information to anyone who needs it. They are often called ...
What is the purpose of electronic warfare?
{ "text": [ "deny the opponent an advantage in the EMS" ], "answer_start": [ 40 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The purpose of electronic warfare is to deny the opponent an advantage in the EMS and ensure friendly, unimpeded access to the EM spectrum portion of the information environment. Electronic warfare aircraft are used to keep airspaces friendly, and send critical information to anyone who needs it. They are often called ...
What nickname is given to Electronic warfare aircraft?
{ "text": [ "The Eye in the Sky" ], "answer_start": [ 321 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The purpose of electronic warfare is to deny the opponent an advantage in the EMS and ensure friendly, unimpeded access to the EM spectrum portion of the information environment. Electronic warfare aircraft are used to keep airspaces friendly, and send critical information to anyone who needs it. They are often called ...
What is the EC-130H used for by the US Air Force?
{ "text": [ "Electronic Warfare/Jamming" ], "answer_start": [ 421 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The purpose of electronic warfare is to deny the opponent an advantage in the EMS and ensure friendly, unimpeded access to the EM spectrum portion of the information environment. Electronic warfare aircraft are used to keep airspaces friendly, and send critical information to anyone who needs it. They are often called ...
What does the USAF use the E-4B aircraft for?
{ "text": [ "Airborne Command Post" ], "answer_start": [ 552 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The fighter aircraft of the USAF are small, fast, and maneuverable military aircraft primarily used for air-to-air combat. Many of these fighters have secondary ground-attack capabilities, and some are dual-roled as fighter-bombers (e.g., the F-16 Fighting Falcon); the term "fighter" is also sometimes used colloquially...
What is the primary function of the USAF fighter aircraft?
{ "text": [ "air-to-air combat" ], "answer_start": [ 104 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The fighter aircraft of the USAF are small, fast, and maneuverable military aircraft primarily used for air-to-air combat. Many of these fighters have secondary ground-attack capabilities, and some are dual-roled as fighter-bombers (e.g., the F-16 Fighting Falcon); the term "fighter" is also sometimes used colloquially...
What is the name of a type of dual purpose fighter-bomber aircraft used by the US Air Force?
{ "text": [ "F-16 Fighting Falcon" ], "answer_start": [ 243 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The fighter aircraft of the USAF are small, fast, and maneuverable military aircraft primarily used for air-to-air combat. Many of these fighters have secondary ground-attack capabilities, and some are dual-roled as fighter-bombers (e.g., the F-16 Fighting Falcon); the term "fighter" is also sometimes used colloquially...
What aircraft is used by the US Air Demonstration group The Thunderbirds?
{ "text": [ "F-16" ], "answer_start": [ 458 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The fighter aircraft of the USAF are small, fast, and maneuverable military aircraft primarily used for air-to-air combat. Many of these fighters have secondary ground-attack capabilities, and some are dual-roled as fighter-bombers (e.g., the F-16 Fighting Falcon); the term "fighter" is also sometimes used colloquially...
What kind of aircraft is utilized by the USAF in Full Scale Aerial Targets?
{ "text": [ "F-4 Phantom II" ], "answer_start": [ 596 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The fighter aircraft of the USAF are small, fast, and maneuverable military aircraft primarily used for air-to-air combat. Many of these fighters have secondary ground-attack capabilities, and some are dual-roled as fighter-bombers (e.g., the F-16 Fighting Falcon); the term "fighter" is also sometimes used colloquially...
What are the QF-4 aircraft being replaced by the US Air Force?
{ "text": [ "early model F-16 aircraft converted to QF-16 configuration" ], "answer_start": [ 799 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The USAF's KC-135 and KC-10 aerial refueling aircraft are based on civilian jets. The USAF aircraft are equipped primarily for providing the fuel via a tail-mounted refueling boom, and can be equipped with "probe and drogue" refueling systems. Air-to-air refueling is extensively used in large-scale operations and also ...
What kind of aircraft is the USAF's KC-135?
{ "text": [ "aerial refueling aircraft" ], "answer_start": [ 28 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The USAF's KC-135 and KC-10 aerial refueling aircraft are based on civilian jets. The USAF aircraft are equipped primarily for providing the fuel via a tail-mounted refueling boom, and can be equipped with "probe and drogue" refueling systems. Air-to-air refueling is extensively used in large-scale operations and also ...
How does the aerial refueling aircraft supply fuel during flight?
{ "text": [ "tail-mounted refueling boom" ], "answer_start": [ 152 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The USAF's KC-135 and KC-10 aerial refueling aircraft are based on civilian jets. The USAF aircraft are equipped primarily for providing the fuel via a tail-mounted refueling boom, and can be equipped with "probe and drogue" refueling systems. Air-to-air refueling is extensively used in large-scale operations and also ...
When is air-to-air refueling primarily used by the US Air Force?
{ "text": [ "large-scale operations" ], "answer_start": [ 288 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
The USAF's KC-135 and KC-10 aerial refueling aircraft are based on civilian jets. The USAF aircraft are equipped primarily for providing the fuel via a tail-mounted refueling boom, and can be equipped with "probe and drogue" refueling systems. Air-to-air refueling is extensively used in large-scale operations and also ...
What aircraft will be available for use by the US Air Force in 2017?
{ "text": [ "KC-46A Pegasus" ], "answer_start": [ 551 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
In response to the 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates accepted in June 2009 the resignations of Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force General T. Michael Moseley. Moseley's successor, General Norton A. Schwartz, a former tac...
What US Secretary of Defense accepted resignations of top US Air Force officials in June of 2009?
{ "text": [ "Robert Gates" ], "answer_start": [ 95 ] }
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United_States_Air_Force
In response to the 2007 United States Air Force nuclear weapons incident, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates accepted in June 2009 the resignations of Secretary of the Air Force Michael Wynne and the Chief of Staff of the Air Force General T. Michael Moseley. Moseley's successor, General Norton A. Schwartz, a former tac...
What US Secretary of the Air Force resigned following a nuclear weapons problem ?
{ "text": [ "Michael Wynne" ], "answer_start": [ 177 ] }