1-26.
Who established the Aircraft Intermediate
Maintenance Department (AIMD) on all
operating aircraft carriers in 1967?
1.
Secretary of the Navy
2.
Secretary of Defense
3.
Chief of Naval Operations
4.
President of the United States
1-27.
In 1971, the Navy received the new CH-53A
Sea Stallion helicopter. This helicopter is
devoted exclusively to what mission?
1.
Mine countermeasures
2.
Heavy-lift vertical replenishment
3.
Search and rescue operations
4.
Combat troop transport
1-28.
What do the S-3 Viking, SH-3 Sea King, and
SH-2 Seasprite have in common?
1.
All are helicopters
2.
Their mission is to locate and track sub-
marines
3.
They are used for troop transport
4.
They are built by the same aircraft man-
ufacturer
1-29.
What is the name of the first Space Shuttle to
fly with an all-Navy crew?
1.
America
2.
Enterprise
3.
Challenger
4.
Columbia
1-30.
In what year did Naval Aviation celebrate its
75th anniversary?
1.
1979
2.
1981
3.
1983
4.
1986
1-31.
What name was given to the U.S. military and
Allied Forces operation in the Middle East
involving the invasion of Kuwait by Iraq in
1990?
1.
Operation Provide Comfort
2.
Operation Desert Fox
3.
Operation Iron Eagle
4.
Operation Desert Shield and
Desert
Storm
1-32.
In what year did the Secretary of Defense lift
the band allowing women into combat roles
and combat ship assignments?
1.
1991
2.
1992
3.
1993
4.
1994
1-33.
What was the first combat ship to receive
permanently assigned women?
1.
USS Nimitz
2.
USS Eisenhower
3.
USS Stennis
4.
USS Washington
1-34.
What is the primary mission of the F-117A
Stealth aircraft?
1.
Fighter/bomber
2.
Reconnaissance
3.
Strike/attack
4.
Antisubmarine warfare
1-35.
The first requirement for an enlisted rating in
aviation pertained to what type of work?
1.
Mechanics
2.
Electrical
3.
Radio
4.
Ordnance
1-36.
In what year was the Airman rate established?
1.
1911
2.
1942
3.
1948
4.
1958
1-37.
In what year was the paygrades E-8 and E-9
(senior and master chief petty officer)
established?
1.
1911
2.
1942
3.
1948
4.
1958
1-38.
The general aviation ratings identify person-
nel from what paygrades?
1.
E-4 through E-9
2.
E-5 through E-7
3.
E-1 through E-6
4.
E-7 through E-9
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