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Comms Flashcards

1
Q

What are the levels of warfare?

A

Strategic

Operational

Tactical

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2
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What is AAR

A

Air to air refuelling

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3
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What is AI

A

Air interdiction (bombing/striking)

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4
Q

What is BDA?

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Battle damage assessment

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5
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What is CAS?

A

Close Air Support

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6
Q

What is CDE?

A

Collateral Damage Evaluation

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7
Q

What is DCA?

A

Defensive Counter Air

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8
Q

What is OCA?

A

Offensive Counter Air

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9
Q

What is SEAD?

A

Suppression of Enemy Air Defence

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10
Q

What is DEAD?

A

Destruction of Enemy Air Defence

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11
Q

What does TST stand for?

A

Time Sensitive Targeting

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12
Q

What is SIGINT?

A

Signals intelligence

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13
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What are the 3 types of SIGINT?

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Communications (COMINT)

Electronic (ELINT)

Foreign Instrumentation signals (FISINT)

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14
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What is COMINT?

A

Communications intelligence

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15
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What is ELINT?

A

Electronic Intelligence

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16
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What is FISINT?

A

Foreign Instrumentation Signals intelligence

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17
Q

What is IMINT?

A

Imagery intelligence

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18
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What is MASINT?

A

Measurements and signature intelligence

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19
Q

What is HUMINT?

A

Human Intelligence

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20
Q

What is ACINT?

A

Acoustic intelligence

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21
Q

What is OSINT?

A

Open Source Intelligence

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22
Q

What is the JFACC or ACC?

A

Commander Joint Force Air Component

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23
Q

What are the main planning documents

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Strategic:

Air Operations Directive - AOD (objectives, big picture, high level)

Airspace Control Plan - ACP
(Used for deconfliction, identification, minimises fratricide)

Operational:

Air Tasking Order - ATO
(Contain info on tasking, pre-planned air mission, specific time frames, usually short term)

Air controlling order - ACO

Mission tasking order - MTO (ISR only)

Special Instructions - SPINS
(Data links, comms…)

24
Q

What is a Misrep?

A

A mission report.

Feedback from the mission on how it went, what happened and why.

Tactical feed a Misrep back to operational level.

25
Q

How long is the Air Tasking Cycle?

A

72 hours

26
Q

What happens during the first 24 hours of the Air Tasking cycle?

A

Strategy plan development

Writing and planning of the AOD

27
Q

What happens during the second 24hours of the Air Tasking Cycle?

A

The Combat plans division plan and publish ATO

28
Q

What happens during the 3rd 24hour period of the Air Tasking Cycle?

A

The plan is executed with communications with The Combat Operations Division (COD).

A Misrep is given.

29
Q

Why doesn’t TST follow the Air Tasking Cycle?

A

Time Sensitive targeting requires a quick decision and fast action.

The Air Tasking Cycle takes 72hours in whole, if TST followed this cycle, opportunities would be missed.

30
Q

What are the 3 types of intelligence?

A

Strategic (big picture intel)

Operational (intel for planning)

Tactical (intel for ops)

31
Q

What is the ISR Cycle mnemonic and what does it stand for?

A

TCPEDF

TASK 
Collect Info
Process info 
Exploit 
Disseminate 
Feedback
32
Q

What are the 3 types of task?

A

Deliberate

AD-Hoc

Dynamic

33
Q

Explain deliberate tasking

A

Tasking during the standard mission planning process (72hour cycle)

34
Q

Explain AD-Hoc tasking

A

Additional tasking prior to execution of the mission

35
Q

Explain dynamic tasking

A

Amendments or tasking during mission execution

36
Q

What are the 3 ways to disseminate information ?

A

Voice

Text

Graphic

37
Q

When can information be processed?

A

On board

In real time

Post-ex

Back in the uk

38
Q

What are the 5 principles of disseminating information?

A

Timeliness

Appropriate

Urgency

Distribution

Security

39
Q

What are the 4 things to consider when operating on the radio?

A

What are you going to say

Be ready for a reply

Listen in

Check you are on the correct frequency

40
Q

Name 4 prowords that can be used to acknowledge a message

A

Wilco
Roger
Say again
your call Sign

41
Q

What is the Distress Proword

A

MAYDAY x3

42
Q

Define distress

A

Serious or imminent danger

Requires immediate assistance

43
Q

Define urgency

A

Condition concerning safety but doesn’t require immediate assistance

44
Q

What is the urgency Proword

A

PAN PAN x3

45
Q

What are the 2 distress frequencies?

A

121.5 VHF

243 UHF

46
Q

What is the UK Emergency Fixer Service and what do they provide?

A

This is a triangulation service to find an aircrafts location in an emergency.

It operates on the distress frequencies.

It is reliable above 5,000ft with 27 stations listening in.

47
Q

What information is needed on distress and emergency calls?

A

TNIPLA

Type of A/C and POB
Nature of incident 
Intention 
Position (last know) 
Level (pilot qualifications) 
Any other info (Endurance...)
48
Q

What information is needed for distress and urgency calls, when on radar?

A

Type and POB
Nature
Intention

49
Q

When is the 7700 code used?

A

In Emergency

50
Q

When is code 7600 used?

A

Total Communications Failure

51
Q

When is code 7500 used?

A

Unlawful Interference

52
Q

If you are ‘clear to’ or ‘clearance’, how should you respond?

A

You should ‘read back’ the information

53
Q

If you are ‘advised’ or asked to ‘report’ how should you respond?

A

Just acknowledge. E.G: Wilco

54
Q

Explain how you carry out radio checks with 2 V/UHF boxes

A

Box 1 - Radio check with ground on UHF

Box 2 - Radio check with Tower on VHF

Box 1 - Back to ground on UHF

55
Q

When would you have to free call ATCRU

A

If you now require a radar service (climbing out of low level)

When ATC cannot arrange a handover

ISTAR foundation (7 decks)

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