CDC Vol 3, 425 Joint Service Interface

Question 1

• Which unit within the TACS has the ability to process TDLs on Link 11, Link 11B, and Link 16, but has no inherent surveillance radar capabilities?

Answer 1

The AOC

Question 2

• List the TDLs the MCE use.

Answer 2

1 - Link 11
2 - Link 11B
3 - ATDL–1
4 - Link 1
5 - Link 16

Question 3

• With what two USAF elements does AWACS typically link directly?

Answer 3

• AOC

- CRC

Question 4

• What is JSTARS’s main contribution to the TDL architecture?

Answer 4

JSTARS has the ability to track and down link information on surface vehicles moving at very slow speeds.

Question 5

• Which piece of equipment is used at the RAOC/ADS for translation of Link 11 and Link 11B messages into an acceptable computer format?

Answer 5

The RADIL

Question 6

• What TDL is the primary method of transfer for US Army ground units?

Answer 6

US Army ground units utilize Link 16 as their primary method of transfer

Question 7

• Most ships within the Navy are capable of using what TDLs?

Answer 7

• Link 11

- Link 16

Question 8

• What USMC unit functions similar to the USAF CRC?

Answer 8

TAOC

Question 9

What data links is the ADSI able to process?

Answer 9

• Link 16
• Link 11
• Link 11B
• Link 1
• ATDL-1

Question 10

What data links are the CRCs able to process?

Answer 10

• Link 16
• Link 11
• Link 11B
• Link 1
• ATDL-1

Question 11

What links is AWACS capable to linking with simultaneously?

Answer 11

Link 16 and Link 11

Question 12

What links does the E-8 JSTARS’s use?

Answer 12

• Link 16

- SCDL (Surveillance and control data link) for the AOC

Question 13

Who is the E-8 JSTARS linked to ground units?

Answer 13

Common Ground Stations (CGS)

Question 14

What data link does the E-8 JSTARS use to connect with the AOC?

Answer 14

SCDL (Surveillance and control data link)

Question 15

The E-8s radar expands to cover _____ and is also capable of focusing on areas as small as ___ to___ square kilometers.

Answer 15

• 50,000 square kilometers

- 20 to 50 square kilometers

Question 16

What Link 16 terminal does F-15 C/D/Es employ?

Answer 16

MIDS LVT 3

Question 17

What provides F-16s with Link 16?

Answer 17

Common Configuration Implementation Program and M3/M3+

Question 18

What air frame is the Rivet Joint?

Answer 18

A modified C-135

Question 19

What link can the RC-135 (Rivet Joint) use?

Answer 19

• Link 16

- Link 11

Question 20

What system translates Link 11 and Link11B into the formats accepted by the RAOC/ADS computer?

Answer 20

RADIL - Region Air Operations Center/Airborne Warning and Control System Digital Information Link

Question 21

What position is almost always designated to be part of the crew minimum manning requirements?

Answer 21

RADIL operator

Question 22

What are the two types of links the Army uses to receive and disseminate commands to lower echelons?

Answer 22

• Link 16

- Link 11B

Question 23

What system provides critical, automated threat aircraft, cruise missile, and unmanned aerial vehicle battle management/command, and intelligence information to support the planning and decision process at various levels of command?

Answer 23

FAADC4I - Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence

Question 24

What does the PATRIOT missile system consists of?

Answer 24

• ICC
• ECS (Engagement Control Station)
• Launching Batteries

Question 25

What part of the PATRIOT is the operational control center for the battalion?

Answer 25

ICC

Question 26

What part of the PATRIOT is the operational control center of the PATRIOT battery?

Answer 26

- ECS (Engagement Control Station)

Question 27

Who does the PATRIOT ECS link with the ICC?

Answer 27

Via Link 16

Question 28

What is the only link PATRIOT batteries can use?

Answer 28

Link 16

Question 29

Due to all the links PATRIOT ICCs can use, they are serve as the interface for PATRIOT batteries. What links can the ICC use?

Answer 29

- Link 16 - Link 11 - Link 11B - ATDL-1

Question 30

What provides joint C2 interoperability and horizontal integration with PATRIOT, theater high-altitude area defense (THAAD), medium extended air defense system (MEADS), and short-range air defense (SHORAD) weapons systems?

Answer 30

FAADC4I - Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence

Question 31

What is the focal point for AMD planning to achieve unity of effort for the protection of the forces and designated critical assets in the theater of operations?

Answer 31

The AMDPCS - Air and Missile Defense Planning and Control System

Question 32

What data links does the FAADC4I (Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence) uses to interoperate with external units?

Answer 32

- Link 16 - Link 11B - EPLRS

Question 33

What system provides air defense C2 capability to Air Defense Artillery Brigades, Army Air and Missile Defense Command, echelon above corps, and joint force C2 elements?

Answer 33

The AMDPCS - Air and Missile Defense Planning and Control System