CORE TEST Practice Flashcards
The Marine Corps order for Operational Risk Management is what?
MCO 3500.27A
ORM is a ____ step process
5
What is the 5 step process for ORM?
Identify Hazards Assess Hazards Make Risk Decisions Implement Controls Supervise
What are the 4 principles of ORM?
- ) Accept Risks when benefits outweigh the costs
- ) Accept no unnecessary risks
- ) Anticipate and manage risks by planning
- ) Make risk deisions at the right level
What are the 4 types of PPE?
head
eyes
ears
feet
What does head PPE, safety helmets help protect against?
penetration
impact
electric shock
When is single hearing protection used?
84dBA (over 8 hours)
or
140db peak sound pressure or higher
When is double hearing protection used?
104dBa (over 8 hours)
Any discarded material that is considered HM or is designated by the EPA or state authority is what?
Hazard Waste
What is MSDS
Material Safety Data Sheet
In what year was the term “Leatherneck” first used?
1776
In what year did the Stars and Stripes get raised for the first time in the Eastern Hemisphere?
1805
During what year, while the Marines occupied the Halls of Montezuma did the Marines help take California?
1847
In what year during the Boxer Rebellion did Marines defeat the Legation in Peking, China?
1900
Who was the first pilot and in what year was the aviation unit established?
Major Alfred Cunningham, 1913
In 1917, after Marines landed in France, the Marines were awarded the French Fourragere. Who still wears them today?
5th and 6th Marines
After being reorganized into the Fleet Marine Force, what was established in Quantico, VA in 1933?
Marine Corps Equipment Board
In 1965, During the longest war located in South Vietnam, marines were also landing in what other country?
Dominican Republic
When did the last Marine unit pull out of Lebanon?
July 1984
On what date was the Battle of Guadalcanal?
07 August 1942
How long did the Battle of Tarawa last?
76 hours
Why did the Marines invade the Mariana Islands?
The need for airfields by the airforce and advance bases for the Navy
How many casualties resulted in the Battle of Iwo Jima?
23,300 casualties
During the Battle of the Chosin Reservoir, how many enemy divisions did the Marines smash through?
Seven