103 Flashcards
103.1 State the mission of the U. S. Navy
- To maintain, train and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the Seas.
103.2 Discuss the NCA, its members and functions
- The National Command Authority is a term used by the United Sates government to refer to the ultimate lawful force of military orders. The term refers collectively to the President of the United States (as commander-in-chief) and the United States Secretary of Defense. The term also refers to communications with the commanding officers of the United Combatant to put U.S. forces into action.
103.3 Discuss the difference between OPCON, ADCON, and TACON
- Operational Control is the command or commander in charge of the overall operation of forces. Their duties are to ensure the assigned mission is achieved through the use of forces assigned to the current operation.
- Administrative Control is the commander in charge of the individual unit’s administrative needs to include issuance of orders, pay and personnel issues, as well as issuance of directives and awards.
- Tactical Control is to command authority over assigned or attached forces or commands, or military capability or forces made available for tasking, that is limited to the detailed direction and control of movements or maneuvers within the operational area necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned.
103.4 Describe the function of the following:
1) COCOM – Combatant Command. a joint military command of the United States DoD that is composed of units from two or more service branches of the United States Armed Forces, and conducts broad and continuing missions. Organized either by geographic location or by function
2) Navy Component Command – A command consisting of the Service component commander and all those Service forces, such as individuals, units, detachments, organizations, and installations under that command, including the support forces that have been assigned to a combatant command or further assigned to a subordinate unified command or joint task force.
3) FLTCOM – Fleet Commander. Overall responsible for the operations of the Fleet in their AOR. For example, Second Fleet Commander if responsible for the daily operations of all Naval forces within the Atlantic Area of Operation.
4) TYCOM – Type commander. Responsible for the operations of their specific platform, for example, Surface, Air, Submarine, and Expeditionary
103.5 State the location, mission and component commands for the following: PACOM; EUCOM; SOUTHCOM; CENTCOM; NORTHCOM; SOCOM; TRANSCOM; STRATCOM; AFRICOM
1) PACOM (US Pacific Command)
* Location: Camp Smith, Hawaii
* Mission: To protect and defend, in concert with other U.S. Government agencies, the territory of the United States, its people, and its interests. With allies and partners, U.S. Pacific Command is committed to enhancing stability in the Asia-Pacific region by promoting security cooperation, encouraging peaceful development, responding to contingencies, deterring aggression, and, when necessary, fighting to win.
* Component Commands: U.S. Pacific Fleet, U.S. Pacific Air Forces, U.S. Army Pacific, U.S. Marine Forces Pacific
2) EUCOM (US European Command)
* Location: Stuttgart, Germany
* Mission: To conduct military operations and build partner capacity to enhance transatlantic security and defend the homeland forward.
* Component Commands: U.S. Army Europe, U.S. Air Forces Europe, U.S. Naval Forces Europe, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Europe, U.S. Special Operations, Command Europe
3) SOUTHCOM (US Southern Command)
* Location: Miami, Florida
* Mission: To conduct military operations and promote security cooperation to achieve U.S. strategic objectives.
* Component Commands: U.S. Army South, Air Forces Southern, U.S. Naval Forces Southern Command, U.S. Marine Corps Forces South, Special Operations Command South
4) CENTCOM (US Central Command)
* Location: Tampa Bay, Florida
* Mission: With national and international partners, U.S. Central Command promotes cooperation among nations, responds to crises, and deters or defeats state and non-state aggression, and supports development and, when necessary, reconstruction in order to establish the conditions for regional security, stability and prosperity.
* Component Commands: Army Forces Central Command, Naval Forces Central Command, Marine Forces Central Command, Air Forces Central Command, Special Operations Command Central
5) NORTHCOM (US Northern Command)
* Location: Colorado Springs, Colorado
* Mission: Anticipate and conduct Homeland Defense and Civil Support operations within the assigned area of responsibility to defend, protect and secure the United States and its interests.
* Component Commands: Joint Forces Headquarters National Capital Region, Joint Task Force Alaska, Joint Task Force Civil Support, Joint Task Force North Standing, Joint Force Headquarters, Army North, Air Force North, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
6) SOCOM (US Special Operations Command)
* Location: Tampa Bay, Florida
* Mission: Provide fully capable Special Operation Forces to defend the United States and its interests. Plan and synchronize operations against terrorist networks.
* Component Commands: Army Special Operations Command, Naval Special Warfare Command, Air Force Special Operations Command, Marine Corps Special Operations Command, Joint Special Operations University
7) TRANSCOM (US Transportation Command)
* Location: Scott Air Force Base, Illinois
* Mission: Develop and direct the Joint Deployment and Distribution Enterprise to globally project strategic national security capabilities; accurately sense the operating environment; provide end-to-end distribution process visibility; and responsive support of joint, U.S. government and Secretary of Defense approved multinational and non-governmental logistical requirements.
* Component Commands: Air Mobility Command, Military Sealift Command, Military Surface Deployment and Distribution Command
8) STRATCOM (US Strategic Command)
* Location: Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska
* Mission: To deter attacks on US vital interests, to ensure US freedom of action in space and cyberspace, to deliver integrated kinetic and non-kinetic effects to include nuclear and information operations in support of US Joint Force Commander operations, to synchronize global missile defense plans and operations, to synchronize regional combating of weapons of mass destruction plans, to provide integrated surveillance and reconnaissance allocation recommendations to the SECDEF, and to advocate for capabilities as assigned.
* Component Commands: U.S. Army Forces Strategic Command, Fleet Forces Command, Marine Corps Forces U.S. Strategic Command, Air Force Space Command
9) AFRICOM (US Africa Command)
* Location: Stuttgart, Germany
* Mission: With other U.S. government agencies and international partners, conducts sustained security engagement through military-to-military programs, military-sponsored activities, and other military operations as directed to promote a stable and secure African environment in support of U.S. foreign policy.
* Component Commands: US Army Africa, 17th Air Force, US Navy 6th Fleet, Marine Corps Forces Africa
103.6 State the location, mission, and component commands for the following: CNO N2/N6; CNMOC; NNWC; Joint Space Operations Center; NOAA; Naval Satellite Operations Center; NAVIFOR; ONI; Office of the Oceanographer/Navigator of the Navy; USCYBERCOM
1) CNO N2/N6 - The Deputy Chief of Naval Operations (Communication Networks (N6)) leads the Navy Space Team for the Chief of Naval Operations (CNO). The Director of Naval Intelligence (CNO (N2)) is the critical link to the U.S. Intelligence Community (IC) and joint intelligence forums for ensuring Navy’s Space requirements are fully realized.
2) CNMOC (Commander, Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command)
* Stennis Space Center, Mississippi
* Responsible for command and management of the Naval Oceanography Program, utilizing meteorology and oceanography, GI&S, and precise time and astrometry, to leverage the environment to enable successful strategic, tactical and operational battle space utilization across the continuum of campaigning and at all levels of war.
3) NNWC - Little Creek, VA, Delivering cyber forces and capabilities to the warfighter that enable them to execute operations, accomplish their mission and truly deliver the effects to achieve “Decision Superiority.“
4) Joint Space Operations Center The mission of the JSPOC is to provide CDR JFCC SPACE with agile and responsive C2 capabilities to conduct space operations on a 24/7 basis.
5) NOAA Washington DC, A component of DOC, NOAA provides many products with commercial, civil, interagency, and defense applications, such as Operational Significant Event Imagery (OSEI), National Geophysical Data Center, Space Weather Prediction Center, and Global weather predictions
6) Naval Satellite Operations Center
* Location: Dahlgren, VA
* Around-the-clock operational space support to Navy and Marine Corps customers is coordinated and disseminated through the Naval Space Operations Center (NAVSPOC)
7) NAVIFOR
* Location: Little Creek, VA
* Mission: To organize and prioritize training, modernization and maintenance requirements, and capabilities of command and control architecture/networks, cryptologic and space-related systems and intelligence and information operations activities, and to coordinate with Type Commanders, to deliver interoperable, relevant and ready forces at the right time.
8) ONI (Office of Naval Intelligence)
* Location: Washing DC
* Produces meaningful maritime intelligence and moves that intelligence rapidly to key strategic, operational, and tactical decision-makers.
9) Office of the Oceanographer/Navigator of the Navy
* Location: Washington, DC.
* Mission: as a key advisor to the Chief of Naval Operations, provides leadership and key decision making advice on all things related to oceanography, meteorology, hydrography, precise timing, climate change, the Arctic, maritime domain awareness and geospatial and celestial referencing. Person is also the key senior policy advisor for issues related to national ocean policy and governance
10) USCYBERCOM
* Location: Fort Meade, Maryland
* Mission: Direct the operations and security of the Navy’s portion of the Global Information Grid (GIG). Deliver reliable and secure Net-Centric and Space war fighting capabilities in support of strategic, operational, and tactical missions across the Navy.
* Component Commands: Army Cyber Command, Fleet Cyber Command/Tenth Fleet, Naval Network Warfare Command, Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command, Naval Information Operation Commands, Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command
103.7 Define the operating areas of the following numbered fleets:
1) 2nd Fleet - Operates in the Atlantic Ocean and located in Norfolk, Virginia
2) 3rd Fleet - Operates in the Eastern Pacific Ocean area and is located in San Diego, California
3) 4th Fleet - Operates in the Caribbean, Central and South America, and surrounding waters and is located in Mayport, Florida
4) 5th Fleet - Operates in the Arabian Gulf/Indian Ocean/Persian Gulf and is located in Manama, Bahrain
5) 6th Fleet - Operates in the Mediterranean Sea and Black Sea areas and is located in Gaeta, Italy
6) 7th Fleet - Operates in the Western Pacific/Indian Ocean areas and is located in Yokosuka, Japan
7) 10th Fleet - Operates in the cyber domain worldwide and is located in Fort Meade, Maryland
103.8 Define the following: TF; TG; TU; TE
1) TF – Task Force is a component of a fleet organized by the commander of a task fleet or higher authority for the accomplishment of a specific task or tasks.
2) TG –Task Group is a component of a naval task force organized by the commander of a task force or higher authority.
3) TU - Task Unit is a component of a naval task group organized by the commander of a task group or higher authority.
4) TE - Task Element is a component of a naval task unit organized by the commander of a task unit or higher authority.
103.9 Describe the following IW ratings: AG; CTI; CTM; CTN; CTR; CTT; IS; IT
1) AG – Aereographers Mate. They use instruments that monitor weather characteristics such as air pressure, temperature, humidity, wind speed and direction and distribute this data to aircraft, ships and shore activities.
2) CTI – Crypto Tech Interpretive. Collect, translate, interpret, and analyze foreign languages.
3) CTM – Crypto Tech Maintenance. Perform troubleshooting and maintenance on electrical and electronic equipment assigned.
4) CTN – Crypto Tech Network. Monitor, identify, collect analyze and report information in regards to computer network operations in support of Navy and Department of Defense national and theater level missions.
5) CTR – Crypto Tech Collection. Collect, analyze and report signals of interest to fleet and national customers.
6) CTT – Crypto Tech Technical. Monitor, identify and report on radar signals of interest and conduct electronic Warfare (EW).
7) IS – Intelligence Specialist. Military information, particularly classified information about enemies or potential enemies, is called “intelligence.” Intelligence specialists analyze intelligence data and prepare materials that describe in detail the features of strategic and tactical areas all over the world.
8) IT – Information Systems Technician. Perform core and specialty functions of Communications Operations, Message Processing, Network Administration and Security.
103.10 State the location, mission, and component commands of the following Naval and Computer Telecommunication Area Stations/ Master Stations (NCTAMS)
1) NCTAMS LANT - Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Atlantic
* Location: Norfolk, Virginia.
* Mission: To provide classified and unclassified voice, messaging, data and video to ships, submarines, aircraft and ground forces operating worldwide in support of Naval and joint missions.
2) NCTAMS PAC - Naval Computer and Telecommunications Area Master Station Pacific
* Location: Wahiawa, Hawaii.
* Mission: To provide automated information and telecommunications support and services to local, regional, and global customers in support of Unified Commanders and the Department of Defense; worldwide naval high frequency direction and routing control of all messages in the Naval Finding Telecommunications System; operational direction for all Telecommunications System assets on Oahu, Midway Island, Alaska and the entire West Coast; coordination of all military Defense Switching Network and commercial telephone services on the island of Oahu.
103.11 Define C5I
- C5I is an iterative update to the previous C4I and C4ISR. It includes: Command, Control, Computers, Communications, Combat Systems, Intelligence.
103.12 Explain the mission of the DISA
- A Combat Support Agency, engineers and provides command and control capabilities and enterprise infrastructure to continuously operate and assure a global net-centric enterprise in direct support to joint warfighters, National level leaders, and other mission and coalition partners across the full spectrum of operations.
103.13 Explain the mission of the NASIC
The National Air Space Intelligence Center, with headquarters at Wright-Patterson AFB. Ohio, is the primary Department of Defense producer of foreign aerospace intelligence. NASIC develops its products by analyzing all available data on foreign aerospace forces and weapons systems to determine performance characteristics, capabilities, vulnerabilities, and intentions.
103.14 State the mission of the NCDOC
Navy Cyber Defense Operations Command located in Little Creek, Va. Provides 24/7 security and defends Navy networks worldwide against a persistent and adaptive threat.
103.15 Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: ODNI; DIA; NSA; CIA; NGA; DHS; FBI; DEA; DOE; DOS; DOT; NASA; NMEC; NRO; USAF; USA; USMC; USN; USCG
1) ODNI – Office of the Director of Naval intelligence.
2) DIA – Defense Intelligence Agency.
3) NSA – National security Agency.
4) CIA – Central Intelligence Agency.
5) NGA – National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency.
6) DHS – Department of Homeland Security.
7) FBI – Federal Bureau of Investigation.
8) DEA – Drug Enforcement Agency.
9) DOE – Department of Energy.
10) DOS – Department of State.
11) DOT – Department of Transportation.
12) NASA – National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
13) NMEC- National Media Exploration Center.
14) NRO – National Reconnaissance Office.
15) USAF – United States Air Force.
16) USA – United States Army.
17) USMC – Unites States Marine Corps.
18) USN – United States Navy.
19) USCG – United States Coast Guard.
