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Security Forces 3b
Can identify basic facts and terms about career field history and receive a mini
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| 1941 | Army Air Force (AAF) Established. Military Police (MP) companies still fall under Army Provost Marshal. |
| March 29, 1943 | General Henry H. Hap Arnold established Office of the Air Provost Marshal for the AAF marking what Security Forces celebrate as its birth date. |
| July 26, 1947 | National Security Act of 1947 authorized creation of the United States Air Force (USAF). USAF took over personnel, aircraft, and mission of the AAF including MP force, which would eventually become Security Forces (SF). |
| January 2, 1948 | HQ USAF General Order No.1 designated all prior MP units and personnel serving under them as "Air Police." This also established the USAF Air Provost Marshal. |
| September 1, 1950 | The first Air Police School established at Tyndall AFB, FL. |
| 1952 | Air Police School moved to Parks AFB, CA and re-designated as the Air Base Defense School. |
| October 13, 1956 | Air Police training transferred to Lackland AFB, TX. (Home of the Defender) |
| July 1, 1965 | SSgt Terrance Jensen, first Air Policeman killed in action in Vietnam (Da Nang Air Base). |
| 1966 | Air Police changed its name to Security Police. |
| 1967 Operation SAFESIDE | 1041st Security Police Squadron (test) was formed and was deployed to Phu Kat AB Vietnam. Unit success led to the development of ground combat skills training for Security Police. |
| January 31, 1968 Battle of Tan Son Nhut (Tet Offensive) | Biggest test of Security Police combat effectiveness. 2,500 enemy troops vs 5-man team. 4/5 of the team was KIA: Sgts Louis Fischer, William Cyr, Charles Hebron, and Roger Mills. Sgt Alonzo Coggins survived and got a Silver Star. |
| March 1971 | Enlisted career field split into two career fields: Law Enforcement Specialist and Security Specialist. |
| November 1971 | 12 female Airmen entered Law Enforcement Specialist training. |
| May 1975, SS Mayaguez | Security Police was tasked with high priority rescue mission. SS Mayaguez needed to be recaptured from Khmer Rouge. 18 Security Policeman, 1 linguist, and a crew of four perished after their helicopter crashed. Bronze Star of Valor awarded posthumously. |
| November 1976 | 100 female volunteers were selected for Security Specialist training. |
| 1981 to 1989 | Ground Launched Cruise Missiles (GLCM) were developed. |
| 1983 Operation URGENT FURY (Grenada) | Eastern Carribbean nations called upon US for help. Security Police among the first US forces to arrive. |
| February 1985 | First female Security Specialist since 1976 entered the career field. |
| 1987 | Air Base Ground Defense School moved from Camp Bullis, TX to Fort Dix, NJ. |
| December 1989 Operation JUST CAUSE (Panama) | Security Police units tasked with securing landing strips. Participated in drug interdiction. |
| August 1990 Operation DESERT SHIELD | Defense of Saudi Arabia in wake of invasion of Kuwait by Iraq. |
| January 1991 Operation DESERT STORM | Objective was to liberate Kuwait from Iraqi occupation. |
| August 1995 | Air Base Defense training moved back to Camp Bullis, TX under control of USAF. |
| December 1995 Operation JOINT ENDEAVOR (Bosnia) | Security Police conducted convoys and acted as a peacekeeping force. |
| June 1996 KHOBAR TOWERS | Khobar Towers bombed in Saudi Arabia. Three Security Policeman performed sentry duty on roof of dormitory. 19 USAF members died and more than 260 were injured. Led to major FORCE PROTECTION changes. |
| October 31, 1997 | Career fields merged to one field. Law Enforcement Specialist, Security Specialist, Combat Arms all merged into Security Forces (SF). New mission "Force Protection." |
| September 11, 2001 | 9/11 changed how SF conducted home station and deployed missions. |
| Operation ENDURING FREEDOM (DEF) / Operation IRAQI FREEDOM | SF provided Force Protection, Counter insurgency operations, developed rapport with the villagers, secured airfields, ad assisted Army and Marines. |
| March 26, 2003 | First Air Force combat parachute assault. There were 14 SF members assigned to the 86 CRG jumped into Bashur Airfield in northern Iraq. |
| January 1, 2005 Operation DESERT SAFESIDE | Task Force 1041 formed 820 Security Forces Group Mission: Stop the individuals/groups responsible for the attacks of Balad AB. TF 1041 implemented the aggressive base defense doctrine the 1041st SPS was designed for in Vietnam. |
| January 2005 to December 2009 | SF tasked in joint effort at Camp Bucca housing over 20,000 detainees, provided security, conducted detainee in-processing, provided entry control, and provided tactical response. |
| August 2006 | SF tasked to train and deploy a Police Transition Team to Baghdad. Helped Iraqi people take back some of the cities most dangerous neighborhoods from insurgents. |
| Summer 2008 | 332nd Expeditionary Security Forces Group stood up at Balad AB, Iraq. Was most important hub for air activity in Iraq Theater of Operations. |
| Nuclear Operations Alliance and Partnerships | Department of Energy (DoE) and NATO allies. |
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