Common core Flashcards
Name the fleet commanders
Compacflt
Comlanflt
Comisnaveur
How many fleet master Chiefs are there
3
How many force master Chiefs are there
9
Who is the MCPON
MCPON Mike Stephens
What are the 6 areas of the naval doctrine
WILPOC
- warfare
- Intel
- logistics
- planning
- operations
- command and control
What are the three levels of war
TOS
- tactical
- operational
- strategic
Who initiated Americas first sea based offensive against the British Resupply ships during the revolutionary war
General George Washington
Battle of coral sea
4th - 8th of May 1942
First battle in which ships never saw each other. Battle was fought entirely by aircraft
Battle of midway
3RD of June 1942
Turning point of the war in the pacific
13-15 November 1942
Battle of Guadalcanal
The Japanese lost 2 carriers and 6 destroyers. The USS Juneau was invoked in the fight but was lost with 700 men including the 5 Sullivan brothers. From this tragedy family member separation in the service was reinstated.
What is the significance of 8 May 1911
Birthday of naval aviation
The navy purchased its first aircraft from glen Curtis
What is the name of the first aircraft carrier
USS Langley CV-1
What was the first jet powered aircraft and what ship did it first land on
FJ-1 fury and it landed on the USS Boxer CV 21
Who is the first naval aviator in space
Commander Allen B. Sheperd
How many fleet commanders are there
3
14 November 1910
First take off from a ship ( Eugene ely) took off in a 50 HP Curtiss plane from a wooden platform built on the USS Brimingham (CL2). The ship was at anchor in Hampton roads, Virginia
8 May 1911
Naval aviation birthday
Capitan W. I. Chambers prepared a requisition for 2 Glenn Curtiss biplanes which later became the navy’s first planes the A-1 triad
20 June 1913
The first fatality of naval aviation. Ensign William B. Billingsley piloted the B-2 at 1600 ft he was thrown from the plane and fell to his death
22 October 1917
Special courses to train men as inspectors were added to the ground school program at MIT with 24 men enrolled. It was the predecessor of the modern QAR
20 March 1922
The Jupiter a former collier ( coal carrier) was recommissioned as the navy’s first carrier USS Langley CV-1
10 March 1948
FJ-1 fury the first navy jet made its first carrier landing on USS Boxer CV-21
Acceleration
The rate of change of the speed or velocity of matter with time
Speed
The rate of movement in terms of distance measured in an allocated ongoing of time
Velocity
The quickness or speed of an object in a given time and direction
