Air Force

The Air Force is the pre-eminent Air and Space power in the world. They are in charge of war-fighting, peace keeping and humanitarian aid. The Air Force is the most technologically sophisticated branch of the military. It’s also the largest institution in the world. The Air Force measures success by their impact on the world.

Training

The trainees would begin with basic training. They’ll have to work hard and they will be challenged, but the instructors will help them along. Then there’s officer training or BOT (Basic Officer Training).  This is a tough, 12 week program. This program was designed to challenge them mentally and physically.

Education

The Air Force likes education. This is necessary because they will be working with sophisticated technology. They don’t care where you learn. They give you the option of learning off-base or in their classrooms.

Helicopter History

Helicopters were invented in the 1960’ss.  The US used them against the Vietnam guerillas. They came out in the open and fired at the guerillas until they took cover.  Moments later, helicopters carrying troops would appear and the soldiers would take over the enemy easily.  This was one of the best attack plans in the Vietnam War.

Nick Names

All of the soldiers got tired of calling planes by their model number so they made up nicknames. Most of these names were made up after birds or Indian tribes. A night hawk is a type of a hawk that flies at night. The Seahawk helps the Navy with rescue missions. They Huey was called this because of its model number. Hu-1.  It was later replaced by the all-purpose black hawk.

Changes

Helicopters have completely changed wars today. As they have changed, they went from flying heavy unarmed transportation to invisible, heavily armed weapons.  Helicopters were an important part of wars.