Chapter 1 Flashcards
What year was the Navy CEC established to build and maintain the naval shore establishment? (Page 1-3)
1867
What Admiral created the Seabees? (Page 1-6)
Admiral Ben Moreell
What is the official motto of the Seabees? (Page 1-6)
Construimus, Batuimus
What date each year is observed as the anniversary of the Seabees? (Page 1-6)
March 5th
What are landing and docking units with the mission of placing causeways, constructing pontoon docks, and performing other functions necessary for landing personnel and equipment in the shortest possible time? (Page 1-9)
Amphibious Construction Battalions (PHIBCBs)
What are responsible for land construction of a wide variety, which includes military camps, roads, bridges, tank farms, airstrips, and docking facilities? (Page 1-9)
NMCBs
Seabees began deploying yearly to the continent of Antarctica in what year? (Page 1-9)
1955
The Chief of Naval Operations (CNO) granted authority for the establishment of 18 reserve battalions in July of what year? (Page 1- 10)
1960
It was during the summer of what year that the Seabees first went to work for the State Department? (Page 1-11)
1964
In what year was the Naval Support Unit, State Department officially established to administer Seabees assigned to support the Foreign Service? (Page 1-11)
1966
On what date did the first full Seabee battalion arrive in Vietnam on to build an expeditionary airfield for the Marines at Chu Lai? (Page 1-12)
May 7th, 1965
What President in 1981 was named an honorary Seabee? (Page 1- 16)
President Reagan
Approximately how many Seabees deployed to Iraq to provide humanitarian assistance to the Iraqi people and to provide force protection construction for U.S. forces during Operation Iraqi Freedom II? (Page 1-21)
1,100
A force assigned to a GCC may only be transferred from tha command as directed by whom? (Page 1-23)
SecDef
What are the two parallel chains of command that exist within the Navy? (Page 1-23)
Service and Operational
Conducting contingency engineering and expeditionary construction operations across the ROMO is the mission of what? (Page 1-24)
NCF
What agency is NCF response in CONUS coordinated with? (Page 1-24)
FEMA
What is the U.S. Navy’s global force manager for the NCF except for PHIBCBs? (Page 1-25)
1NCD
How many NCRs are organized under 1NCD as operational commands? (Page 1-26)
Seven
Where is FIRST NCR headquartered? (Page 1-26)
NBVC Port Hueneme, California
What is an independent, permanently structured CE that conducts construction and engineer project management operations? (Page 1- 26)
NCR
How many SRGs are organized under 1NCD? (Page 1-27)
Two
What are primarily designed for construction and military support operations to build advance base facilities in support of the Armed Forces? (Page 1-28)
NMCBs
When fully outfitted, NMCBs are self-sufficient units for how many days and require replenishment of consumable items only? (Page 1-28)
90
What in a Seabee battalion serves as the military and administrative organization for the personnel assigned to the executive and special staffs of an NMCB? (Page 1-30)
Headquarters Company
Who is the primary administrative assistant and technical advisor to the company commander? (Page 1-31)
Rifle Company Chief
Who acts as a construction expediter and supply coordinator for the company? (Page 1-31)
Rifle Company Guidon
Generally, what grade is the rifle platoon commander? (Page 1- 32)
O-1 or O-2
How many personnel is the Seabee rifle squad composed of? (Page 1-33)
14
What is a specialized unit that provides a wide range of underwater repair, inspection, and construction expertise? (Page 1- 36)
UCT
What instruction contains the Navy Mission Essential Tasks (NMETs) that a UCT is trained to accomplish? (Page 1-37)
COMFIRSTNCDINST 3502.2
What conduct public works functions at Navy and Marine Corps expeditionary FOBs and constructs Expeditionary Medical Facilities (EMFs)? (Page 1-37)
CBMU
What is an operational command that provides tactical elements of personnel and equipment to functional components supporting the Commander, Amphibious Task Force (CATF), for support of the Navy Support Equipment (NSE) during the initial assault and the assault follow-on phases of amphibious landing operations, Maritime Prepositioning Force (MPF) operations, and/or Joint Logistics Over- The-Shore (JLOTS) operations? (Page 1-40)
PHIBCB
What publication contains a list of construction and engineering tasks within the range of PHIBCB capabilities and a comparison of PHIBCB tasks to other Marine Corps and Navy engineer units? (Page 1-41)
NWP 4-04
What provides combat-ready forces of mission specific units or multimission task-organized force packages to fulfill JFMCC/JFLCC demands? (Page 1-42)
NECC
What is probably the most important thing to know about a country? (Page 1-44)
Knowledge of the people
What state what can and cannot be done in combat situations? (Page 1-45)
Laws of armed conflict
What year was the Code of the U.S. Fighting Force prescribed? (Page 1-48)
1955
How many articles does the Code of the U.S. Fighting force consist of? (Page 1-48)
Six
What individual was the Captain of the Bonhomme Richard and is quoted saying “I have not yet begun to fight,” when asked “Do you ask for quarter?” (Page 1-49)
John Paul Jones
