217 Tactical Communications Intelligence Flashcards
What does SSES stand for?
Ships Signal Exploitation Space
What does SSES do?
Monitor SIGNIT and ELINT
What does SUPPLOT stand for?
Supplementary Plot
What does SUPPLOT do?
FUSION CENTER
Gather indications and warning (I and W) information and pass it to pertinent warfare commanders
What does CVIC stand for?
Carrier Intelligence Center
What are the two major functional groups of CVIC?
Mission Planning (MP) and Multi-Spectral Imagery (MSI)
Describe Signal Analysis?
Analysis of foreign Signals to recover PARAMETERS and/or intelligence
Describe CRYPTANALYSIS
Analysis of foreign CIPHERS to recover intelligence
from ENCIPHERED information
Describe TRAFFIC ANALYSIS
Analysis of foreign frequency usage and sent traffic to find trends/patterns
Describe FUSION ANALYSIS
Multi-Source, Multi-Intelligence analysis.
Combining different intelligence disciplines to form one common picture/report for warfare commanders
Where is FUSION ANALYSIS done on Carl Vinson?
SUPPLOT
What does RASIN stand for?
Radio Signal Notation
What is the RASIN manual?
“Signals Bible”
Everything you need to know about SIGNALS
What does USSID stand for?
United States Signals Intelligence Directives
What is the USSID manual?
Manual for reporting everything SIGINT
What is LOS communication?
Line of Sight. (NATURAL HORIZON)
Receiver and Transmitter can see each other
What is the Doppler effect?
Phase Shift.
Change in frequency of signal based on movement of transmitter as compared to receiver
of cycles in a second
What is MORSE code?
Telegraphic code comprised of DITS and DAHS
What is Sampling?
ADC-Analog to digital conversion.
Converting an analog signal (sound) to digital for full analysis and explotation
What does DF stand for?
Direction Finding
What is Direction Finding?
Three LOB’s (line of bearing) to create a FIX/ROUGH geolocation
What is wireless communication?
WIFI, Bluetooth, does not need wire/chord
What is UNIX
Non-Modifiable Operating System
What is LINUX?
Modifiable Operating System
What are the three dimensions of an information environment?
Individuals
Organizations
Systems
What is a COG?
Center of Gravity.
Source of power that provides moral support or freedom/will to act.
IE: 9/11, Pearl Harbor
What is a DP?
Decisive Point.
Key event, Critical factor when acted upon allows commanders to gain marked advantage or contribute to achieving success
What are the Six Phases of the Joint Targeting Cycle?
- End of state and commanders objectives
- Target development and prioritization
- Capabilities analysis
- Commander’s decision and force assignment
- Mission planning and force execution
- Assessment
What is a HARDKILL?
Making target non-capable through physical means. IE: Blowing it up
What is a SOFTKILL?
Making target Non-capable through means that leave no physical damage.
IE: Turning lights off, taking away power
