103 - Combat Logistics

Question 1

Four types of Shoring

Answer 1

• Sleeper: Limits side to side, up and down movement to prevent snapping the hooks
• Rolling: Protects the floors form damage when loading tracked vehicles
• Parking: Padded area for trailers
• Approach: Allows easier loading by decreasing the approach angle.

Question 2

Describe the 463L Pallet System as it pertains to how equipment and cargo are to be prepared for air, land, and sea movement

Answer 2

• 88x108x2 1.4 inch Wood pallet with galvanized aluminum outer
• Corrosion resistant
• Supports up to 10,000 pounds
• Weighs 290 pounds, 345 pounds with netting.

Question 3

Explain the use of the Government commercial purchase Card

Answer 3

• Streamline small purchase methods
• Minimize paperwork
• Eliminate imprest fund (petty cash)
• Simplify the administrative effort

Question 4

Discuss how the Operating Target (OPTAR)/budget impacts your Department

Answer 4

Commanders assign departmental budgets

Question 5

NAVCOMPT 2276

Answer 5

Used as request for contractual procurement

Question 6

SF 44

Answer 6

Form used for over the counter (OTC) purchases

Question 7

DD Form 1155

Answer 7

Contract document used for original purchase orders

Question 8

SF 30

Answer 8

Contract used to modify original purchase orders and delivery/task orders

Question 9

DD 200

Answer 9

Financial Liability Investigation of Property Loss. Used for items lost, damaged, unserviceable or not economically repairable, or destroyed.

Question 10

JARB

Answer 10

• Joint Acquisition Review Board
• A review system to ensure the command is making good financial decisions.

Question 11

JFUB

Answer 11

• Joint Facilities Utilization Board
• A joint board that evaluates and reconciles component requests for real estate, use of existing facilities, inter-Service support, and construction to ensure compliance with Joint Civil-Military Engineering Board priorities.

Question 12

Procedures for hardening vehicles

Answer 12

• Kevlar Blankets
• Armor Plating
• Ballistics Glass
• Sand Bags

Question 13

Convoy Commander / A-Convoy Commander

Answer 13

• Convoy Commander - Leader charged with responsibility for the planning, preparation, and execution of convoy.
• A-Convoy Commander - Responsible for the logistics and maintenance and other key support equipment.

Question 14

Lead Vehicle Commander

Answer 14

Responsible for navigation and vehicle speed.

Question 15

Vehicle Commander

Answer 15

Responsible for standard equipment requirements (ammunition, food, water, fuel) as well as organizing and rehearsing crew drills.

Question 16

Driver / A-Driver

Answer 16

Drives, fuels, and maintains vehicle

Question 17

Crew Served Weapons Operator

Answer 17

Responsible for primary and alternate sectors of fire

Question 18

Designated Marksman

Answer 18

Facilitates precision fires, and controls the rates and quantity of fire returned at the enemy.

Question 19

Combat Life Savers / Medics

Answer 19

Render medical treatment and supervise evacuations and casualties

Question 20

Litter Team

Answer 20

Provide buddy aid, preparation of casualties for movement and/or evacuation under the supervision of the Combat Life Saver.

Question 21

Landing Zone Team

Answer 21

Establishing and marking the Landing Zone site

Question 22

Assault Team

Answer 22

Used as an assault element in the event the convoy encounters heavy enemy action, requiring the convoy to halt.

Question 23

Recovery Team

Answer 23

Assists in the maintenance and recovery of convoy assets along the route.

Question 24

Security Personnel

Answer 24

All other personnel participating in the convoy; can serve as navigators, crew served weapons operators, and vehicle commanders when in duress.

Question 25

Supply Class I

Answer 25

I - Subsistence, health and comfort items

Question 26

Supply Class II

Answer 26

Clothing, individual equipment, tentage, organizational tool sets and kits, hand tools, unclassified maps, administrative and housekeeping supplies and equipment.

Question 27

Supply Class III

Answer 27

Petroleum, fuels, lubricants, hydraulic and insulating oils, preservatives, liquids and gases, bulk chemical products, coolants, deicer and antifreeze compounds, components, and additives of petroleum and chemical products, and coal.

Question 28

Supply Class IV

Answer 28

Construction materials, including installed equipment, and all fortification and barrier materials.

Question 29

Supply Class V

Answer 29

Ammunition of all types, bombs, explosives, mines, fuzes, detonators, pyrotechnics, missiles, rockets, propellants, and associated items.

Question 30

Supply Class VI

Answer 30

Personal demand items (such as health and hygiene products, soaps and toothpaste, writing material, snack food, beverages, cigarettes, batteries, and cameras—nonmilitary sales items).

Question 31

Supply Class VII

Answer 31

Major end items such as launchers, tanks, mobile machine shops, and vehicles.

Question 32

Supply Class VIII

Answer 32

Medical materiel including repair parts peculiar to medical equipment.

Question 33

Supply Class IX

Answer 33

Repair parts and components to include kits, assemblies, and subassemblies (repairable or non-repairable) required for maintenance support of all equipment.

Question 34

Supply Class X

Answer 34

Material to support nonmilitary programs such as agriculture and economic development (not included in Classes I through IX).

Question 35

File Convoy Configuration

Answer 35

- Advantages: Simplicity, minimizes improvised explosive devices (IED) blasts. - Disadvantages: Weak flank security, reduced field of view and reduced headlight coverage at night.

Question 36

Staggered Convoy Configuration

Answer 36

- Advantages: Allows all-around security, greater headlight coverage, and ease of maneuvering during contact. - Disadvantages: More vulnerable to IED blasts, requires more command and control and more experienced drivers.

Question 37

Offset Convoy Configuration

Answer 37

- Advantages: Combines flexibility of stagger with ease of file formation, lets Convoy Commander control third-party traffic. - Disadvantages: Vulnerable to IED blasts, difficult to command and control.

Question 38

Inverted T Convoy Configuration

Answer 38

Advantages: Limits third-party vehicle infiltration. Disadvantages: Requires experienced drivers, weak flank security, difficult to command and control without sufficient communications.

Question 39

Diamond Convoy Configuration

Answer 39

- Advantages: Limits third-party vehicle infiltration. - Disadvantages: Requires experienced drivers, difficult to command and control without sufficient communications.

Question 40

Considerations of a roadside IED or VBIED

Answer 40

- Abandoned vehicles - Vehicles parked where they don't belong - Vehicles with loose wires hanging off them

Question 41

Reacting to an IED (5 Cs)

Answer 41

- Confirm the suspected sighting - Clear the surrounding area (min 300m) - Cordon off and secure area - Control entry and exit - Check for secondary devices