Block XII Flashcards
When was the first take-off from a ship?
14 November 1910
Eugene Ely off of USS BIRMINGHAM
Naval Aviation birthday
8 May 1911
First fatality of Naval aviation
20 June 1913
ENS Billingsley
When were special courses added to the Ground School program to train men as inspectors with 14 men enrolled? (now known as QAR)
22 October 1917
When was Navy’s first carrier “re-commissioned?”
20 March 1922 - USS LANGLEY
Converted from The Jupiter, a former coal-carrier.
when was the first helicopter squadron commissioned?
1948, the HU-1
When was the first carrier landing made by a U.S. Navy jet?
1948, FJ-1 Fury lands aboard USS BOXER
Who was the first naval aviator to go into space? When?
Alan Shepard, 5 May 1961
What naval aviator walked on the moon? When?
Neil Armstrong, 20-21 July 1969
when was the first of many female naval aviators passing fleet carrier qualifications in combat aircraft?
1994
What ship was the first combat ship to receive permanently assigned women?
USS EISENHOWER
When was the Coral Sea conflict?
7-8 May 1942
This conflict was a strategic setback for Japanese who never again threated Australia; it was also the world’s first carrier vs. carrier battle where the aircraft passed each other unseen in the clouds, and USS LEXINGTON was sunk.
Coral Sea
This conflict was the turning point of the Pacific war where the U.S. sank 4 Japanese carriers, and Japanese sunk USS YORKTOWN.
Midway
When was the Midway conflict?
3-5 June 1942
When was the Guadalcanal conflict?
13-15 November 1942
This conflict involved USS JUNEAU; involved 5 Sullivan brothers all on board USS JUNEAU when they were torpedoed - this reinstated separating family members.
Guadalcanal
Hijackers flew two Boeing 767 airliners into the twin World Trade Center towers in NYC; as well as two Boeing 757s into the Pentagon and the other crashed into Pennsylvania. Killed as many as 3,000 people.
11 September 2001
When aircraft from USS ENTERPRISE launched first strike of the war in retaliation to Sept. 11
7 October 2001
Two major components of logistic support system that sustain naval and joint operations
- Fleet-based sustainment assets
- Strategic sustainment assets
includes the search for and interception, recording, and analysis of radiated electromagnetic energy
Reconnaissance/surveillance
used to locate and destroy submarines
Antisubmarine
involvevd the taking of an area of land where the land and see meet. Includes landing of troops and equipment
Amphibious Assault
involves the transport of troops, personnel, and cargo or equipment where needed
Logistics Support
provide search data and surveillance of an area where rescue is to take place; helicopters or aircraft may provide actual rescue actions required once member in need is identified
Search and Rescue
use of ships, aircraft, submarines, and helicopters to locate and destroy enemy mines
Mine Warfare
First Aircraft Carrier
USS LANGLEY
First jet powered naval aircraft
FH-1 Phantom
responsible for recommendations applicable to the development of effective leadership and training at all enlisted level and to attainment of high standards of conduct and general appearance within enlisted community
MCPON
Who was the first MCPON?
Delbert Black 1967-1971
Which MCPON re-enlisted after his MCPON tour, and changed his rating to MA?
MCPON John “Jack” Whittet
Gun salute always consist of an ____ number, ranging from?
Odd; from 5 for a vice consul to 21 for President
Only one gun is fired at a time at intervals of how many seconds?
5
Navy’s birthday
13 October 1775
Who was the first Commander in Chief who put the first squadron of Continental Navy to sea in Feb 1776
Esek Hopkins
Oldest Commissioned Vessel
USS CONSTITUTION
wooden-hulled, three-masted heavy frigate, launched in 1797
When was “Sailors Creed” written?
1993 by Admiral Frank Kelso
