217 Tactical Communications Intelligence

Question 1

What does SSES stand for?

Answer 1

Ships Signal Exploitation Space

Question 2

What does SSES do?

Answer 2

Monitor SIGNIT and ELINT

Question 3

What does SUPPLOT stand for?

Answer 3

Supplementary Plot

Question 4

What does SUPPLOT do?

Answer 4

FUSION CENTER

Gather indications and warning (I and W) information and pass it to pertinent warfare commanders

Question 5

What does CVIC stand for?

Answer 5

Carrier Intelligence Center

Question 6

What are the two major functional groups of CVIC?

Answer 6

Mission Planning (MP) and Multi-Spectral Imagery (MSI)

Question 7

Describe Signal Analysis?

Answer 7

Analysis of foreign Signals to recover PARAMETERS and/or intelligence

Question 8

Describe CRYPTANALYSIS

Answer 8

Analysis of foreign CIPHERS to recover intelligence

from ENCIPHERED information

Question 9

Describe TRAFFIC ANALYSIS

Answer 9

Analysis of foreign frequency usage and sent traffic to find trends/patterns

Question 10

Describe FUSION ANALYSIS

Answer 10

Multi-Source, Multi-Intelligence analysis.

Combining different intelligence disciplines to form one common picture/report for warfare commanders

Question 11

Where is FUSION ANALYSIS done on Carl Vinson?

Answer 11

SUPPLOT

Question 12

What does RASIN stand for?

Answer 12

Radio Signal Notation

Question 13

What is the RASIN manual?

Answer 13

“Signals Bible”

Everything you need to know about SIGNALS

Question 14

What does USSID stand for?

Answer 14

United States Signals Intelligence Directives

Question 15

What is the USSID manual?

Answer 15

Manual for reporting everything SIGINT

Question 16

What is LOS communication?

Answer 16

Line of Sight. (NATURAL HORIZON)

Receiver and Transmitter can see each other

Question 17

What is the Doppler effect?

Answer 17

Phase Shift.

Change in frequency of signal based on movement of transmitter as compared to receiver

of cycles in a second

Question 18

What is MORSE code?

Answer 18

Telegraphic code comprised of DITS and DAHS

Question 19

What is Sampling?

Answer 19

ADC-Analog to digital conversion.

Converting an analog signal (sound) to digital for full analysis and explotation

Question 20

What does DF stand for?

Answer 20

Direction Finding

Question 21

What is Direction Finding?

Answer 21

Three LOB’s (line of bearing) to create a FIX/ROUGH geolocation

Question 22

What is wireless communication?

Answer 22

WIFI, Bluetooth, does not need wire/chord

Question 23

What is UNIX

Answer 23

Non-Modifiable Operating System

Question 24

What is LINUX?

Answer 24

Modifiable Operating System

Question 25

What are the three dimensions of an information environment?

Answer 25

Individuals

Organizations

Systems

Question 26

What is a COG?

Answer 26

Center of Gravity.

Source of power that provides moral support or freedom/will to act.

IE: 9/11, Pearl Harbor

Question 27

What is a DP?

Answer 27

Decisive Point.

Key event, Critical factor when acted upon allows commanders to gain marked advantage or contribute to achieving success

Question 28

What are the Six Phases of the Joint Targeting Cycle?

Answer 28

1. End of state and commanders objectives
2. Target development and prioritization
3. Capabilities analysis
4. Commander’s decision and force assignment
5. Mission planning and force execution
6. Assessment

Question 29

What is a HARDKILL?

Answer 29

Making target non-capable through physical means. IE: Blowing it up

Question 30

What is a SOFTKILL?

Answer 30

Making target Non-capable through means that leave no physical damage.

IE: Turning lights off, taking away power