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113/114/116 - Environment/Comms/tactical Flashcards

1
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What is HAZWASTE?

A

Hazardous Material that has been discarded

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2
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Medium power radio distance

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5KM

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3
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what is the criteria for selecting a helicopter LZ

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  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

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4
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What Does the S in SMEAC stand for

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

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5
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What does SINCGARS stand for?

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Single channel ground and airborne radio system

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6
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What is COVER?

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

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7
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What does KEK do?

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encrypts/decrypts TEKs and is used for OTAR of TEKs

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8
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Define critical line of sight

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

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9
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When operating in the FH mode, two of the SC presets are reserved for what?

A

the manual and cue channels

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10
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What is the operating frequency range for UHF?

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225-400MHz

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11
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CT operations require what?

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

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12
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What is the TSK?

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

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13
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How are SC frequencies and offsets entered?

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manually through the radio’s front panel keypad.

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14
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When establishing CNR nets what must commanders consider?

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

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15
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What is the typical application for UHF?

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Critical line of sight

SATCOM footprint

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16
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Low power radio distance

A

400m

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17
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What is the criteria for selecting a helicopter landing zone

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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

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18
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What is AUL?

A

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

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19
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What is the Frequency Hopping-Master (FH-M) Mode?

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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.

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20
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What is sync time?

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required for synchronization of the frequency hops.

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

21
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What does the A in SMEAC stand for

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Administration and logistics

  • rations, supply issues
  • munitions, corpsman, aid stations
22
Q

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

A

Must Meet ANSI (American National Standards Institute) Specs

23
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What is a SALUTE report?

A

Size, Activity, Location, Unit, Time, Equipment

24
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What is CONCEALMENT?

A

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

25
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Net IDs, embedded in the hopset data, are loaded how?

A

with a fill device or by ERF

26
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What are hopsets and lockouts?

A

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

27
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What is CAMOUFLAGE?

A

attempting to make things invisible or not what they really are

28
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SINCGARS radios can store what?

A

SC frequencies and offsets

29
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What does Salute report stand for

A

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,

30
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What are the three levels of security classification?

A

Top Secret
Secret
Confidential

31
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What does the C in SMEAC stand for

A

Command and signals

  • special instructions on comms,
  • pre-arranged signals, password, countersigns, emergency signals
  • location of platoon commander, sergeant and squad leader*
32
Q

What is MSDS?

A

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.

33
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What does the M in SMEAC stand for

A

Mission – concise mission statement

34
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What is the range for HF?

A

2-29.9 MHz

35
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What does HF stand for

A

HIgh Frequency

36
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SINCGARS radios require what four data elements to communicate in the FH mode?

A

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

37
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what does VHF stand for?

A

Very high frequency

38
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What’s the typical application for HF?

A

Radio line of sight & beyond/long range

39
Q

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

A 
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
40
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What is the operating frequency range for VHF?

A

30-88MHz and 116-150MHZ

41
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What does SMEAC stand for

A

used for offensive operations

Situation
Mission
Execution
Administrative and logistics
Command and signals
42
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What does UHF stand for?

A

Ultra high frequency

43
Q

What are the modes that SINCGARS radios offer to commanders?

A

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

44
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What is HAZMAT?

A

Any substance that can cause human/environmental damage

45
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High power radio distance

A

10KM

46
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What is a net id?

A

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

47
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What does the E in SMEAC stand for

A

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)
48
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What is the typical application for VHF?

A

30-88 Radio line of sight & relay/transmission

116-150 Critical line of sight

49
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The TEK is used in what kind of operation & to do what?

A

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

FMF (13 decks)

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