CC 102 U. S. Navy Organization Fundamentals

Question 1

Discuss the responsibilities and identify the name of each of the following positions in the Chain of Command: Commander in Chief (President) - Barack Obama

Answer 1

is the head of the Armed Forces as mandated by the Constitution. He is responsible for initiating military action in support of our national interests. He can submit to Congress the intent to declare war which Congress must approve in order to actually wage war.

Question 2

Discuss the responsibilities and identify the name of each of the following positions in the Chain of Command: Secretary of Defense – Hon. Chuck Hagel

Answer 2

The Secretary of Defense is the principal defense advisor to the President. They are Responsible for the formulation of general defense policy and policy related to DOD.

Question 3

Discuss the responsibilities and identify the name of each of the following positions in the Chain of Command: Secretary of the Navy – Hon. Ray Maybus

Answer 3

The Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) of the United States of America is the head of the Department of the Navy, a component organization (military department) of the Department of Defense. Specific responsibilities of the SECNAV are: recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping, training, mobilizing, and demobilizing. The Secretary also oversees the construction, outfitting, and repair of naval ships, equipment and facilities.

Question 4

Discuss the responsibilities and identify the name of each of the following positions in the Chain of Command: of Naval Operations (CNO) - ADM Jonathan Greenert

Answer 4

The CNO reports directly to the Secretary of the Navy for the command, utilization of resources and operating efficiency of the operating forces of the Navy and of the Navy shore activities assigned by the Secretary

Question 5

Discuss the responsibilities and identify the name of each of the following positions in the Chain of Command: Fleet Commander (COM)

Answer 5

Operating forces - ships, crafts classified and organized into command by type.

Question 6

Discuss the responsibilities and identify the name of each of the following positions in the Chain of Command: Type Commander (TYCOM)

Answer 6

Responsible for the ships that make up the operational numbered fleets.

Question 7

Discuss the responsibilities and identify the name of each of the following positions in the Chain of Command: Immediate Superior in Command (ISIC)

Answer 7

The ISIC monitors and provides overall supervision for the conduct of each assigned unit’s progress throughout the training cycle and participates in selected evolutions.

Question 8

Discuss the roles, responsibilities, and identify the name of each of the following: Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON)

Answer 8

The MCPON is the Navy’s senior enlisted member. They serve as the senior enlisted rep of the Navy and as senior enlisted adviser to the CNO in all matters pertaining to enlisted personnel and their families.
b. Fleet Master Chief - He or she is the principal enlisted advisor to the Fleet CINC.

Question 9

Discuss the roles, responsibilities, and identify the name of each of the following: Fleet Master Chief

Answer 9

He or she is the principal enlisted advisor to the Fleet CINC.

Question 10

Discuss the roles, responsibilities, and identify the name of each of the following: Force Master Chief

Answer 10

Principal enlisted advisors to commanding officers. Have the responsibility of keeping the CO up to date on situations, procedures, and practices that affect the welfare, morale, and well-being of the enlisted crew.

Question 11

Discuss the roles, responsibilities, and identify the name of each of the following: Command Master Chief (CMC)

Answer 11

Enlisted adviser to CO. Keeps the CO up to date on situations, procedures, and practices that affect the welfare, morale, and well-being of the enlisted crew and their families.

Question 12

Discuss the function of following operational commands: US Fleet Forces Command (LANT/PAC)

Answer 12

The United States Fleet Forces Command (USFLTFORCOM) of the United States Navy is the part of the Navy responsible for operations in and around the Atlantic Ocean. Originally formed as United States Atlantic Fleet (USLANTFLT) in 1906, it has been an integral part of the defense of the United States of America for most of the 20th century.

Question 13

Discuss the function of following operational commands: Naval Forces, Europe

Answer 13

United States Naval Forces Europe is the United States Navy component of the United States European Command and provides forces for United States African Command. Commander, U.S. Naval Forces Europe (COMUSNAVEUR) provides overall command, operational control, and coordination of U.S. Naval Forces in the European Command area of responsibility. As the Navy component in Europe, COMUSNAVEUR, plans, conducts, and supports naval operations in the European theater during peacetime, contingencies, in general war and as tasked by Commander, U.S. European Command. Its headquarters is located in Naples, Italy.

Question 14

Discuss the function of following operational commands: Central Command

Answer 14

The United States Central Command (USCENTCOM) is a theater-level Unified Combatant Command unit of the U.S. armed forces, established in 1983 under the operational control of the U.S. Secretary of Defense. It was originally conceived of as the Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force (RDJTF). Its area of responsibility is in the Middle East, including Egypt, and Central Asia.

Question 15

Discuss the function of following operational commands: Southern Command

Answer 15

The United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM), located in Miami, Florida, is one of ten Unified Combatant Commands (COCOMs) in the United States Department of Defense. It is responsible for providing contingency planning and operations in Central and South America, the Caribbean (except U.S. commonwealths, territories, and possessions), Cuba, their territorial waters, and for the force of U.S. military resources at these locations. USSOUTHCOM is also responsible for ensuring the militarization of the Panama Canal and canal area.

Question 16

Discuss the function of following operational commands: Military Sealift Command (MSC)

Answer 16

The Military Sealift Command (MSC) is a United States Navy (USN) organization that controls most of the replenishment and military transport ships of the Navy. It first came into existence on 9 July 1949 when the Military Sea Transportation Service (MSTS) became solely responsible for the Department of Defense’s ocean transport needs. The MSTS was renamed the Military Sealift Command in 1970.

Question 17

State the geographic Area of Responsibility (AOR) for the following: 2nd Fleet

Answer 17

Atlantic Ocean. Headquarters is in Norfolk, Virginia.

Question 18

State the geographic Area of Responsibility (AOR) for the following: 3rd Fleet

Answer 18

Pacific and Indian oceans. 3rd fleet headquarters is in San Diego, California

Question 19

State the geographic Area of Responsibility (AOR) for the following: 4th Fleet

Answer 19

Fourth Fleet is based at Mayport Naval Station in Jacksonville, Florida and is responsible for U.S. Navy ships, aircraft and submarines operating in the Caribbean, and Central and South America.

Question 20

State the geographic Area of Responsibility (AOR) for the following: 5th Fleet

Answer 20

Persian Gulf. Headquarters is in Manama, Bahrain.

Question 21

State the geographic Area of Responsibility (AOR) for the following: 6th Fleet

Answer 21

Mediterranean. Headquarters is in Naples, Italy.

Question 22

State the geographic Area of Responsibility (AOR) for the following: 7th Fleet

Answer 22

Pacific and Indian oceans. Headquarters is in Yokosuka, Japan.

Question 23

State the geographic Area of Responsibility (AOR) for the following: 10th Fleet

Answer 23

Tenth Fleet was reactivated January 29, 2010 as U.S. Fleet Cyber Command/U.S. Tenth Fleet at Fort Meade, Maryland.

Question 24

State the geographic Area of Responsibility (AOR) for the following: Military Sealift Command (MSC)

Answer 24

Worldwide. Headquarters is in Washington DC.

Question 25

State the purpose and content of the following: Standard Organization and Regulations of the U.S. Navy

Answer 25

The Standard Organization and Regulations of the navy outlines and provides all units with the same basic organization, regardless of their mission.

Question 26

State the purpose and content of the following: UCMJ - The Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ, 64 Stat. 109, 10 U.S.C. Chapter 47),

Answer 26

64 Stat. 109, 10 U.S.C. Chapter 47), is the foundation of military law in the United States. It was established by the United States Congress in accordance with the authority given by the United States Constitution in Article I, Section 8, which provides that “The Congress shall have Power to make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval forces.” The UCMJ was passed by Congress on 5 May 1950, signed into law by President Harry S. Truman, and became effective on 31 May 1951. The word Uniform in the Code’s title refers to the congressional intent to make military justice uniform or consistent among the armed services.

Question 27

Discuss the following: Navy Reserve

Answer 27

Mission is to provide trained units and qualified individuals for active duty in time of war or national emergency and at other times required by national security.

Question 28

Discuss the following: Fleet Training and Support (FTS)

Answer 28

Provides training activities and support to the Navy

Question 29

Discuss the following: Individual Augmentation

Answer 29

Individual Augmentees (IAs) are Sailors who support or “augment” another Navy, Marine Corps or Army command. Sailors usually go to their IA assignment on temporary or TAD orders and return to their current or “parent” command once they complete their assignment. Assignments vary in length from a few months to a year or more.

Question 30

Discuss the following: GSA

Answer 30

Global War on Terror Support Assignment (GSA) is a detailing concept that allows Sailors to negotiate for an Individual Augmentee billet when it fits their needs. Eventually it will replace the need to pull Sailors from other assignments mid-tour in order to fill an IA.