Common Core: Naval Heritage and Doctrine Fundamentals

Question 1

What are the three circumstances that led to the formation of the US Navy?

Answer 1

1) Revolutionary War: sea based offensive against the British and their supply lines. Second Continental Congress approved the formation of a Navy.
2) 1775, Congress formed the Marines to provide service to the fleet
3) 1790, Alexander Hamilton proposed the formation of a Coast Guard to protect the treasury.

Question 2

What are the eight principles of planning Naval operations?

Answer 2

1- Relevance
2- Clarity
3- Timeliness
4- Flexibility
5- Participation
6- Economy of Resources
7- Security
8- Coordination

Question 3

What are the four missions of the US Naval Forces?

Answer 3

• Freedom of the Seas
• Deterrence
• Forward Presence
• Power Projection

Question 4

What are the missions of the US Naval Forces?

Answer 4

• Freedom of the Seas
• Deterrence
• Forward Presence
• Power Projection

Question 5

What are the Navy Core Values

Answer 5

Honor, Courage, and Commitment

Question 6

What lead to the creation of the Seabees?

Answer 6

On the eve of WWII, it became clear that the US needed a construction force that was also trained in combat and defense.

Question 7

When is the Seabee birthday?

Answer 7

March 5, 1942

Question 8

Who is Admiral Ben Moreel?

Answer 8

Father of the Seabees; Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks. After the attack on Pearl Harbor in 7 Dec 1941, he formed three construction battalions.

Question 9

Who is CM3 Marvin Shields?

Answer 9

CM3 Marvin Shields was the first Seabee Medal of Honor recipient for his heroic efforts in defense of a Special Forces Camp and Vietnamese District Headquarters at Doug Zoai. Died June 10, 1965.

Question 10

Who is SW2 Robert Stethem?

Answer 10

SW2 Stethem was killed after terrorists hijacked a commercial flight on June 15, 1985. He was beaten and tortured before ultimately being shot and dumped on the tarmac in Beirut.

Question 11

What were major Seabee contributions in World War II?

Answer 11

• Over 10,000 CEC officers and 240,000 enlisted men served in the Seabees.
• Construction and defense of Guadalcanal’s Henderson Field in Normandy.
• In the Pacific theater, the Seabees built 111 major airstrips, 700 square blocks of warehouses, hospitals for 70,000 patients, storage tanks for 100 M gallons of gas, and housing for 1.5M servicemembers.

Question 12

What were major Seabee contributions in the Korean War?

Answer 12

• 14,000 Seabees supported the Marines in the Inchon and Wonsan amphibious assaults.
• Cubi Point Naval Air Station in the Philippines.

Question 13

EA

Answer 13

Engineering Aid: perform construction surveying, drafting, planning, estimating, and quality control.

Question 14

EO

Answer 14

Equipment Operator: perform operations of automotive material handling, weight handling, and construction equipment.

Question 15

SW

Answer 15

Steelworker: performs fabrications, assemble, erect, position, and join structural materials.

Question 16

UT

Answer 16

Utilitiesman: perform maintenance, and repair of plumbing, heating, steam, compressed air, fuel storage, water treatment and distribution systems, air conditioning, refrigeration equipment, sewage collecting and disposal facilities.

Question 17

It follows then as certain as night
succeeds the day, that without a
decisive naval force we can do nothing
definitive, and with it everything
honorable and glorious."

Answer 17

George Washington

Question 18

BU

Answer 18

Builder: performs construction, maintenance, and repair of wood, concrete, masonry structures, and concrete pavement.

Question 19

CE

Answer 19

Construction Electrician: install, operate, service, and overhaul electrical generating and distribution systems.

Question 20

CM

Answer 20

Construction Mechanic: performs maintenance, repair, and overhaul of automotive, material handling, and construction equipment.

Question 21

What were major Seabee contributions in the Vietnam War

Answer 21

• In May 1965, Seabees constructed a Marine expeditionary airfield within 23 days at Chu Lai.
• 1968 Tet Offensive, Seabees reconstructed two concrete bridges, drilled wells, built schools, hospitals, and utility systems.
• June 1965, Viet Cong troops attacked and overran a Special Forces camo at Dong Xoai, killing two Seabees including CM3 Marvin Shield.

Question 22

What were major Seabee contributions Post-Vietnam?

Answer 22

The largest peacetime construction effort on the British Indian Ocean Territory of Diego Garcia. From 1971 to 1983, they built a remote forward logistic base and naval communications station.

Question 23

What were major Seabee contributions in the Persian Gulf War?

Answer 23

During Operations Deser Shield and Desert Storm, approximately 5,000 Seabees from six NMCBs were employed in-theater. They built base camps, storage facilities, munitions transfer road, airfields, bed-down camp, hospital, POW camp, and a 200-mile, four-lane supply route.

Question 24

What were major Seabee contributions in military operations other than war?

Answer 24

Humanitarian and DRT missions.

Question 25

What were major Seabee contributions in the Global War on Terror?

Answer 25

• Operation Enduring Freedom: Task Force 58 built a FOB in Afghanistan.
• Counterterrorism efforts in the Philippines.
• Operation Iraqi Freedom: support US efforts in Iraq.

Question 26

What is the purpose of the Civil Engineer Corps.

Answer 26

The CEC is responsible for planning construction, and public works functions at Navy and Marine Corps bases worldwide, and leading the NCF.

Question 27

When is the Navy’s birthday?

Answer 27

October 13th, 1774