Common Core: Naval Heritage and Doctrine Fundamentals Flashcards
What are the three circumstances that led to the formation of the US Navy?
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.
What are the eight principles of planning Naval operations?
1- Relevance 2- Clarity 3- Timeliness 4- Flexibility 5- Participation 6- Economy of Resources 7- Security 8- Coordination
What are the four missions of the US Naval Forces?
- Freedom of the Seas
- Deterrence
- Forward Presence
- Power Projection
What are the missions of the US Naval Forces?
- Freedom of the Seas
- Deterrence
- Forward Presence
- Power Projection
What are the Navy Core Values
Honor, Courage, and Commitment
What lead to the creation of the Seabees?
On the eve of WWII, it became clear that the US needed a construction force that was also trained in combat and defense.
When is the Seabee birthday?
March 5, 1942
Who is Admiral Ben Moreel?
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.
Who is CM3 Marvin Shields?
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.
Who is SW2 Robert Stethem?
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.
What were major Seabee contributions in World War II?
- 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.
What were major Seabee contributions in the Korean War?
- 14,000 Seabees supported the Marines in the Inchon and Wonsan amphibious assaults.
- Cubi Point Naval Air Station in the Philippines.
EA
Engineering Aid: perform construction surveying, drafting, planning, estimating, and quality control.
EO
Equipment Operator: perform operations of automotive material handling, weight handling, and construction equipment.
SW
Steelworker: performs fabrications, assemble, erect, position, and join structural materials.
UT
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.
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."
George Washington
BU
Builder: performs construction, maintenance, and repair of wood, concrete, masonry structures, and concrete pavement.
CE
Construction Electrician: install, operate, service, and overhaul electrical generating and distribution systems.
CM
Construction Mechanic: performs maintenance, repair, and overhaul of automotive, material handling, and construction equipment.
What were major Seabee contributions in the Vietnam War
- 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.
What were major Seabee contributions Post-Vietnam?
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.
What were major Seabee contributions in the Persian Gulf War?
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.
What were major Seabee contributions in military operations other than war?
Humanitarian and DRT missions.
