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1
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Primary mission of Kearsarge

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Transport, and land troops and their equipment in support of amphibious operations anywhere in the world

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2
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How many ships named Kearsarge

What is the Kearsarge named after

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4

Kearsarge Mountain in NH

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What kind of ship is Kearsarge

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Wasp class amphibious assault ship- landing helicopter dock type

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When was Kearsarge christened

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May 16, 1992 at ingalls ship building by Mrs Alma Powell

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When did Kearsarge join the fleet?

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October 16,1993

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When did Kearsarge depart for its maiden deployment

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March 22, 1995

Primary platform for the rescue of Air Force captain Scott O’Grady

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7
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Previous Ships Named Kearsarge

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1- A sloop of war famous for defeating the CSS ALABAMA

2- BB-5 part of the President Theodore Roosevelt’s “Great White Fleet”

3- CV-33 aircraft carrier. Participated in the recovery of astronauts during the project Mercury space program.

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8
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First Senior Enlisted Advisor

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GMCM Black

Created rank insignia for MCPON(3 stars)

Established ombudsman program

Allowed people to have civilian clothing onboard

Increased sea pay

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9
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Sailors Creed

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Revised twice-

1994 and 1997

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10
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Navy official banner words

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Tradition, integrity, and professionalism

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11
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3 major classes of warship existed at the inception of the Navy

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Ships of the line

Frigates

Sloops of war

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12
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Original 6 frigates

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Chesapeake 
Constitution
President 
United States
Congress
Constellation
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13
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Oldest commissioned US Navy Vessel

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USS Constitution

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14
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Navy Birthday

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October 13, 1775

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15
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First ship Named after an enlisted person

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USS Oscar Ingram (DD 255)

Ingram was first enlisted man KIA in WW2

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16
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All ships named after enlisted sailors

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Osmond Ingram
The Sullivan’s
Cole
Benfold
Stetham 
McFaul
Oscar Austin
Pinkey
Monsoor
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17
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Hand salute

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Act of medieval knights raising their visors to recognize whether another knight was friend of foe is thought to be the source of practice

Sailor paid respect to senior officer

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18
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Dipping of the Ensign

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Merchant ships salute Naval Vessels

Naval vessels dip ensign only to answer a salute. Never salute first

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19
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21 Gun Salute

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Washington’s Birthday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
For a president

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20
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19 Gun Salute

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VP

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21
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17 Gun Salute

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Admiral

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22
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15 Gun Salute

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Vice Admiral

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23
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13 Gun Salute

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Rear Admiral (Upper)

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24
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11 Gun Salute

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Rear Admiral (Lower)

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25
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Ringing on Admiral / President

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8 bells, 8 side boys

26
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Ringing on Vice Admiral

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8 bells, 8 side boys

27
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Ringing on Read Admiral

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6 bells, 6 side boys

28
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Ringing on Captain

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4 bells, 4 side boys

29
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6 areas of Naval Doctrine

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COWLIP

C: Command and control
O: Operations
W: Warfare
L: Logistics
I: Intelligence
P: Planning
30
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Define Ensign/ National Flag

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Our nations flag is called the ensign when flown from a ship. Flag flown from a pole at Naval shore stations also called ensign. Historically flown from staff at the bow but replaced with “DONT TREAD ON ME” navy jack after 9/11

31
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Define Navy Jack

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Horizontal red and white stripes with a rattlesnake stretched diagonally across the stripes with the words “DONT TREAD ON ME”

32
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Define Union Jack

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Flys on front of ships

Rectangular blue part of the US flag containing the stars. Symbolizes United States

33
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Clash of Ironclads

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2 famous Ironclads
USS Merrimack
And unions USS Monitor

Battle was indecisive (both sides claimed victory)

34
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Voyage of the Great White Fleet

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All ships were white
Left from Hampton roads Virginia

A show of power or power projection

35
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Attack on Pearl Harbor

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Morning of December 7, 1941

US declared war on Japan the next day

36
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Battle of Coral Sea

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Two fleets never saw each other. Fought entirely with aircraft launched from carriers

37
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Battle of Normandy

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Invasion of Normandy was the largest amphibious operation in history

38
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Battle of Midway

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Turning point of the pacific war

39
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Battle of Guadalcanal

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Navy policy was to place family members on different ships. 5 Sullivan brothers from Waterloo, Iowa insisted on staying together. Exception was made and they all became crewman onboard the Juneau.
Ship was torpedoed and all 5 were killed
Navy’s policy was reinstated

40
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Battle of Iwo Jima

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American invasion, designated operation detachment, has the goal of capturing the entire island

41
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USS Pueblo

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Captured by North Korea. They still have it to this day

42
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First Nuclear Submarine

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USS Nautilus

43
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USS Forrestal Fire

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Devastating fire and series of chain reaction explosions.

Navy learned firefighting lessons that are still fresh more than 3 decades later

44
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3 Levels of War

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SOT
S- strategic levels of war(national level)

O- operational level of war(combatant commander: 5th/6th fleet)

T- tactical level of war (Kearsarge ARG)

45
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MCPON

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Russel Smith

46
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STRATCOM

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Strategic command

47
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2nd Fleet

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HQ- Norfolk VA

48
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5th Fleet

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HQ- Manama Bahrain

49
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6th Fleet

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HQ Naples Italy

50
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CO

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Captain Neil Kaprowski

51
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XO

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Captain Thomas Foster

52
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CMC

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CMDCM Donavan Gray

53
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Financial Specialist

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ICCM David

54
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Drug and Alcohol Program Administrator (DAPA)

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ITC O’Neal

NCC Case

55
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Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR Point of Contact)

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RSCS Thresher

56
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12 O’clock reports

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Reports include 
Aviation fuel
Boat
Draft
Fuel and Water
Magazine Temp
Muster Report
57
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Assignment Type 1

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Continental US( CONUS) shore duty

58
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Assignment Type 2

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Continental US (CONUS) shipboard duty

59
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Assignment Type 4

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Overseas (OCONUS) shipboard duty

60
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What is on Page 2

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Dependent application/ emergency data form

61
Q

ORM

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I AM IS

I- Identifying Hazards
A- Assessing Hazards
M- Making Risk Decisions
I- Implementing Controls
S- Supervising
62
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ITT

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Integrated training team- leads all training teams(XO)

ESWS (8 decks)

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