113/114/116 - Environment/Comms/tactical

Question 1

What is HAZWASTE?

Answer 1

Hazardous Material that has been discarded

Question 2

Medium power radio distance

Answer 2

5KM

Question 3

what is the criteria for selecting a helicopter LZ

Answer 3

1. ground chosen must support helicopter
2. Site should be identifiable from the air
3. Site can be secured without risk of enemy fire.

Length of blades + 100 feet day/150 night
Identified by inverted Y or chemical light sticks or holding VS-17 chest plate high

Question 4

What Does the S in SMEAC stand for

Answer 4

Situation:
A- enemy forces
B- friendly forces
C-attachments/detachments

Question 5

What does SINCGARS stand for?

Answer 5

Single channel ground and airborne radio system

Question 6

What is COVER?

Answer 6

use of anything to protect from bullets/observation/exploding rounds etc.

Question 7

What does KEK do?

Answer 7

encrypts/decrypts TEKs and is used for OTAR of TEKs

Question 8

Define critical line of sight

Answer 8

what you see is what you get as long as antenna has line of sight, can transmit and receive.

Question 9

When operating in the FH mode, two of the SC presets are reserved for what?

Answer 9

the manual and cue channels

Question 10

What is the operating frequency range for UHF?

Answer 10

225-400MHz

Question 11

CT operations require what?

Answer 11

a traffic encryption key (TEK). A key encryption key (KEK) is required for over the-air rekey (OTAR).

Question 12

What is the TSK?

Answer 12

a generated variable that controls the pseudo-random FH pattern.

Question 13

How are SC frequencies and offsets entered?

Answer 13

manually through the radio’s front panel keypad.

Question 14

When establishing CNR nets what must commanders consider?

Answer 14

the mission, availability, and capabilities of CNR communications equipment, electronic attack (EA) capabilities of adversary forces

Question 15

What is the typical application for UHF?

Answer 15

Critical line of sight

SATCOM footprint

Question 16

Low power radio distance

Answer 16

400m

Question 17

What is the criteria for selecting a helicopter landing zone

Answer 17

Appropriate size for type aircraft.
Day or Night Landing
Add 100 feet over main rotor width for daytime landing and 150 feet for nighttime landing.
Ground condition – stability, slopes, and obstacles.
Security

Question 18

What is AUL?

Answer 18

Authorized Use List (All Hazmat for use in an activity)
• List of what hazmat is authorized to use in a community
• If not on the list, it is not authorized

Question 19

What is the Frequency Hopping-Master (FH-M) Mode?

Answer 19

Only one radio in each FH radio net will use this mode. The FH-M radio maintains the radio net’s sync time and transmits the ERF.

Question 20

What is sync time?

Answer 20

required for synchronization of the frequency hops.

must be within (+/- 4 seconds) of the net sync time to communicate

Question 21

What does the A in SMEAC stand for

Answer 21

Administration and logistics

• rations, supply issues
• munitions, corpsman, aid stations

Question 22

PPE approval approval can be met through the use of what?

Answer 22

Must Meet ANSI (American National Standards Institute) Specs

Question 23

What is a SALUTE report?

Answer 23

Size, Activity, Location, Unit, Time, Equipment

Question 24

What is CONCEALMENT?

Answer 24

hides you from enemy observation but does not protect you from enemy fire.

Question 25

Net IDs, embedded in the hopset data, are loaded how?

Answer 25

with a fill device or by ERF

Question 26

What are hopsets and lockouts?

Answer 26

hopset is the set of frequencies on which an FH net hops. . Lockouts provide frequency exclusions in conjunction with a hopset.

Question 27

What is CAMOUFLAGE?

Answer 27

attempting to make things invisible or not what they really are

Question 28

SINCGARS radios can store what?

Answer 28

SC frequencies and offsets

Question 29

What does Salute report stand for

Answer 29

Size - size of the enemy peeps, vehicles Activity - what there doing Location - where they are (grid) Units - who enemy (patches, clothing, symbols Time - when observed enemy Equipment - weapons, vehicles, supplies,

Question 30

What are the three levels of security classification?

Answer 30

Top Secret Secret Confidential

Question 31

What does the C in SMEAC stand for

Answer 31

Command and signals - special instructions on comms, - pre-arranged signals, password, countersigns, emergency signals * location of platoon commander, sergeant and squad leader*

Question 32

What is MSDS?

Answer 32

Material Safety Data Sheet. OSHA Form 174 or an equivalent form containing the identical data elements, must be used by manufacturers of chemical products to communicate to users the chemical, physical, and hazardous properties of their product to comply with the OSHA Hazard Communication Standard, 29 CFR 1910.1200.

Question 33

What does the M in SMEAC stand for

Answer 33

Mission – concise mission statement

Question 34

What is the range for HF?

Answer 34

2-29.9 MHz

Question 35

What does HF stand for

Answer 35

HIgh Frequency

Question 36

SINCGARS radios require what four data elements to communicate in the FH mode?

Answer 36

hopsets/lockouts net identifiers (IDs) net sync date/time TSK

Question 37

what does VHF stand for?

Answer 37

Very high frequency

Question 38

What's the typical application for HF?

Answer 38

Radio line of sight & beyond/long range

Question 39

Explain the general procedures to be followed when a HAZMAT spill is discovered

Answer 39

``` Discovery and Notification. Initiation of Action. Evaluation. Containment and Damage Control. Dispersion of Gases/Vapors. Cleanup and Decontamination. Disposal of Contaminated Materials. Certification for Re-entry. Follow-up Reports ```

Question 40

What is the operating frequency range for VHF?

Answer 40

30-88MHz and 116-150MHZ

Question 41

What does SMEAC stand for

Answer 41

used for offensive operations ``` Situation Mission Execution Administrative and logistics Command and signals ```

Question 42

What does UHF stand for?

Answer 42

Ultra high frequency

Question 43

What are the modes that SINCGARS radios offer to commanders?

Answer 43

SC plain text (PT) SC CT FH PT FH CT.

Question 44

What is HAZMAT?

Answer 44

Any substance that can cause human/environmental damage

Question 45

High power radio distance

Answer 45

10KM

Question 46

What is a net id?

Answer 46

a 3-digit number from 000 to 999 that distinguishes one FH net from another

Question 47

What does the E in SMEAC stand for

Answer 47

Execution - Concept of operations (big plan) - Subordinate tasks (specifics who does what exactly) - routes to and from objectives, formations and order of movement, time of attack, fire support (naval, mortars, air)

Question 48

What is the typical application for VHF?

Answer 48

30-88 Radio line of sight & relay/transmission | 116-150 Critical line of sight

Question 49

The TEK is used in what kind of operation & to do what?

Answer 49

CT operation and encrypts/decrypts operational voice and digital data transmissions.