Chapter 3 UREs Flashcards

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  1. (011) Which statement best explains the authority to launch intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBM)?
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A. Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC) has the authority to launch a missile attack, but the President has the means of delivery.
B. AFGSC has the authority to launch a missile attack as well as controlling the means of delivery.
*C. The President has the authority to launch a missile attack, but AFGSC has the means of delivery.
D. The President has the authority to launch a missile attack as well as controlling the means of delivery.

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  1. (011) What is the name of the period in world history that began at the end of World War II and lasted until the collapse of the Soviet Union?
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*A. Cold War
B. Progressive Era
C. Information Age
D. Nuclear Arms Race

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  1. (011) What strategic characteristic of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) mission is identified by a pretargeted, onboard guidance-control system capable of quick transition?
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*A. Rapid reaction
B. Low vulnerability
C. High in-commission rate
D. Thermonuclear striking power

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  1. (011) What strategic characteristic of the intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) mission is identified by devices to aid warhead penetration?
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A. Rapid reaction
*B. Low vulnerability
C. High in-commission rate
D. Thermonuclear striking power

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  1. (011) Remove-and-replace maintenance performed at the launch facility (LF) and launch control center (LCC) minimizes the ICBM weapon system downtime and contributes to what strategic characteristic?
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A. Rapid reaction
B. Low vulnerability
*C. High in-commission rate
D. Thermonuclear striking power

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  1. (012) What combination of LCC and LF make up one missile flight?
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A. Ten LCCs; fifty LFs
B. Five LCCs; ten LFs
C. One LCC; fifty LFs
*D. One LCC; ten LFs

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  1. (012) What LF can a LCC assume control and monitoring responsibility?
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*A. All those in its squadron
B. Only those in its group
C. Only those in its flight
D. All those in its wing

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  1. (013) What area/facilities would you find in the missile support area?
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*A. Weapons storage area, missile transfer building, and proof load test facility
B. Weapons storage area, missile transfer building, and security forces building
C. Transient storage area, maintenance facility building, and wing command post
D. Transient storage area, maintenance facility building, and vehicle maintenance sections

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  1. (013) The primary method used for shipping missile downstages from depot to the missile transfer building is by
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*A. road or highway in a transporter-erector
B. rail in a ballistic missile trailer
C. air in a ballistic missile trailer
D. rail in a payload transporter

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  1. (013) What item may be proof load tested at the proof-load test facility?
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A. Transporter-erector hydraulic systems
B. Maintenance van power cable reel
C. Periodic maintenance van hoist
*D. Payload transporter

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  1. (014) What two general areas does the support building at the MAF contain?
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A. Equipment and security control
*B. Personnel support and equipment
C. Generator room and personnel support
D. Personnel support and security control

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  1. (014) Personnel requesting access to the LCC are positively identified and authorized access through the
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A. generator room
B. water treatment room
*C. security control center
D. telephone equipment room

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  1. (014) At Wings 3 and 5, what equipment items would you find in a launch control equipment building (LCEB)?
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A. Blast valve hydraulic control unit and oxygen regeneration unit
B. Standby diesel-generator and emergency storage batteries
C. Normal environmental control equipment and an emergency air handler
*D. Electrical control and distribution panels and a standby diesel-engine generator

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  1. (014) What area of the MAF contains the equipment required for the MCC to monitor and operate the weapon system?
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A. Support building
*B. Launch control center
C. Telephone equipment room
D. Launch control equipment building

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47.(015) How is vertical movement of the launcher closure door prevented?

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A. Door lock pin assembly
B. Ballistic actuator cables
C. Debris collection system springs
*D. Mated beveled edges and weight

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  1. (015) What design feature permits limited motion between the launch tube and equipment room without danger of major structural damage?
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A. Shock loops
B. Shock isolated floor
*C. Six-to eight-inch rattle space
D. Mechanical suspension system

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  1. (015) What component is lowered to gain access to the upper-level equipment room?
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A. Primary door
*B. Secondary door
C. Launcher closure
D. Security pit vault door

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  1. (015) At a Wing 1 launch facility, which condition will cause an OZ security alarm to report to the LCC?
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*A. Launch support building door opened
B. Security pit vault door removed
C. Launch facility gate opened
D. Primary door opened

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  1. (016) How is the missile’s attitude controlled during first stage flight?
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A. A four-stage solid-propellant booster
*B. A three-stage solid-propellant booster
C. A four-stage liquid-propellant booster
D. A three-stage liquid-propellant booster

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  1. (016) How is the missile’s attitude controlled during first stage flight?
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A. Nozzles
B. The command signals decoder
C. A six-point-star hollow-core design
*D. Electrical signals from the guidance system to the exhaust valves.

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  1. (016) What is used to drive the exhaust gas generator in the minuteman second-stage motor?
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*A. Exhaust gases
B. Liquid propellant
C. Pressurized liquid
D. Thrust vector control system

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  1. (016) Which components aerodynamically join the Minuteman III motor stages and provide stage separation?
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*A. Aluminum alloy interstages
B. Aluminum alloy coupling belts
C. High-strength fiberglass interstages
D. High-strength fiberglass coupling belts

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  1. (016) What engine(s) on the PSRE provides the propulsion for the RS?
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A. Four pitch engines
B. Two yaw engines
C. Four roll engines
*D. One axial engine

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  1. (016) What feature prevents incorrect mating of the fill valves to the PSRE oxidizer and fuel storage tanks?
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A. Difference in sizes of each tank
B. Similarities in sizes of both tanks
*C. Difference in the fill and drain fittings on each storage tank
D. Similarities in the fill and drain fitting on each storage tank

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  1. (016) What component in the MGS provides reports of missile and ground equipment status during ground operations?
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A. Power-distribution unit (PDU)
*B. Missile guidance computer (MGC)
C. Missile guidance set control (MGSC)
D. Gyro-stabilized inertial platform (GSP)

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  1. (016) The re-entry system (RS) shroud assembly is separated by a rocket motor located in the
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A. aft shroud
*B. forward shroud
C. chaff dispensers
D. deployment module