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Common core Flashcards

1
Q

Name the fleet commanders

A

Compacflt

Comlanflt

Comisnaveur

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2
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How many fleet master Chiefs are there

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3

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3
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How many force master Chiefs are there

A

9

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4
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Who is the MCPON

A

MCPON Mike Stephens

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5
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What are the 6 areas of the naval doctrine

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WILPOC

  • warfare
  • Intel
  • logistics
  • planning
  • operations
  • command and control
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6
Q

What are the three levels of war

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TOS

  • tactical
  • operational
  • strategic
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7
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Who initiated Americas first sea based offensive against the British Resupply ships during the revolutionary war

A

General George Washington

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8
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Battle of coral sea

A

4th - 8th of May 1942

First battle in which ships never saw each other. Battle was fought entirely by aircraft

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9
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Battle of midway

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3RD of June 1942

Turning point of the war in the pacific

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10
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13-15 November 1942

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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.

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11
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What is the significance of 8 May 1911

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Birthday of naval aviation

The navy purchased its first aircraft from glen Curtis

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12
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What is the name of the first aircraft carrier

A

USS Langley CV-1

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13
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What was the first jet powered aircraft and what ship did it first land on

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FJ-1 fury and it landed on the USS Boxer CV 21

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14
Q

Who is the first naval aviator in space

A

Commander Allen B. Sheperd

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15
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How many fleet commanders are there

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3

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14 November 1910

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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

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17
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8 May 1911

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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

18
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20 June 1913

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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

19
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22 October 1917

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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
Q

20 March 1922

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The Jupiter a former collier ( coal carrier) was recommissioned as the navy’s first carrier USS Langley CV-1

21
Q

10 March 1948

A

FJ-1 fury the first navy jet made its first carrier landing on USS Boxer CV-21

22
Q

Acceleration

A

The rate of change of the speed or velocity of matter with time

23
Q

Speed

A

The rate of movement in terms of distance measured in an allocated ongoing of time

24
Q

Velocity

A

The quickness or speed of an object in a given time and direction

25
Q

Newton’s first law

A

Inertia

An object at rest will remain at rest or an object in motion will remain in motion until acted on by an outside force

26
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Newton’s second law

A

Force

If an object moving with uniformed speed is acted on by an external force, the change of motion, or acceleration, will be directly proportional to the amount of force and inversely proportional to the mass of the object being moved

27
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Newton’s third law

A

Action and reaction

For every action there is an equal and opposite reaction

28
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Bernoullies principle

A

When a fluid passing through a tube reaches a construction or narrowing of the tube, the speed of the fluid is increased and it’s pressure is decreased

29
Q

How many core capabilities do we address

A

6

30
Q

What are the 6 core capabilities

A 
Forward presence
Deterrence 
Sea control
Power projection 
Maritime security 
Humanitarian assistance
31
Q

What is HSC

A

Helicopter sea combat

32
Q

What is HT

A

Helicopter training

33
Q

What is VAQ

A

Tactical electronic warfare

34
Q

What is VAW

A

Carrier airborne early warning

35
Q

What is VC

A

Fleet composite

36
Q

What is VFA

A

Strike fighter

37
Q

What is VP

A

Patrol

38
Q

What is VQ

A

Fleet air reconnaissance

39
Q

What is VR

A

Aircraft logistics support

40
Q

What is VRC

A

Carrier logistics support

41
Q

What is VT

A

Training

42
Q

What is VX/VXE

A

Air test and evaluation

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