101 - Navy Expeditionary History and Organization Fundamentals

Question 1

Conditions that led to the formation of the US Navy

Answer 1

• Freedom of the Seas
• Attack British supply lines

Question 2

Qualities that characterize the Navy/Marine Corps Team as instruments to support national policies

Answer 2

• Readiness
• Flexibility
• Self-sustainability
• Mobility

Question 3

When is the U.S. Navy birthday?

Answer 3

October 13th, 1775

Question 4

Conditions that led to the creation of the Seabees

Answer 4

• Ships ranged over larger areas of the oceans and were dependent on an ever-increasing chain of shore bases for support
• As WWII drew near there was an urgent need for more overseas bases

Question 5

Discuss the significance of March 5, 1942 as it pertains to the Seabees.

Answer 5

Permission to use the name “Seabee” was granted on this date

Question 6

Discuss the importance of the Battle of Coral Sea

Answer 6

• May 1942
• Battle was fought entirely with aircraft launched from carriers; the two fleets never saw each other

Question 7

Discuss the importance of the Invasion of Normandy

Answer 7

• June 6, 1944
• Largest amphibious operation in history

Question 8

Discuss the importance of the Battle of Midway

Answer 8

• June 4-7, 1942
• Turning point of the war in the Pacific

Question 9

Conditions that led to the creation of Navy EOD and Divers

Answer 9

• History goes back to the first group of volunteers selected to work with the famed British UXO teams
• In June 1941, these veterans returned to form the first class in what was originally named the Mine Recovery School
• Between June 1941 and October 1945, nineteen classes graduated and deployed throughout the Pacific and Mediterranean theaters