HERITAGE AND DOCTRINE

Question 1

Name the 6 areas that comprise the Naval Doctrine:

Answer 1

• Command and Control
• Operations
• Warfare
• Logistics
• Intelligence
• Planning

Question 2

Name the 7 principles of Naval Logistics:

Answer 2

• SIMPLICITY
• ECONOMY
• RESPONSIVENESS
• FLEXIBILITY
• ATTAINABILITY
• SUSTAINABILITY
• SURVIVABILITY

Question 3

What was the first US Navy ship named after an enlisted man?

Answer 3

USS Osmond Ingram (DD-255)

Question 4

What were the 3 classes of ships at the inception of the navy?

Answer 4

• Frigates
• Sloops of War
• Ships of the Line

Question 5

Battle of Coral Sea:

Answer 5

May 1942, the two fleets never saw each other, entirely fought using aircraft launched from carriers, Yorktown and Lexington fought, Lexington was lost. Saved Australia from Japanese invasion.

Question 6

Great White Fleet:

Answer 6

December 1907, to show the world our Navy strength. Theodore Roosevelt was President.

Question 7

Battle of Normandy:

Answer 7

June 1944, largest amphibious assault in history. D-Day.

Question 8

Battle of Midway:

Answer 8

June 1942, turning point of the war against Japan. US Navy cracked code.

Question 9

Guadalcanal:

Answer 9

November 1942, Five SULLIVAN brothers were lost on USS Juneau.

Question 10

Battle of Leyte Gulf:

Answer 10

October 1944, final blow to Japanese navy, Japan lost 26 ships. USN lost 8.

Question 11

Mercury 3:

Answer 11

May 1961, First US manned space flight. Alan Shepard, USN, manned the flight.

Question 12

Gemini 3:

Answer 12

March 1965, First US 2 man space flight, 3 Earth orbits, John Young, USN, manned the flight.

Question 13

Apollo 11:

Answer 13

July 1969, First manned lunar landing, Neil Armstrong, former Naval Aviator, manned the flight.

Question 14

Apollo 17:

Answer 14

December 1972: was the seventh and FINAL lunar landing mission. Eugene Cernan and Ronald Evans, USN.

Question 15

STS-1:

Answer 15

April 1981: First orbital test flight of Space Shuttle. All Navy crew. 36 orbits.

Question 16

Describe the On The Roof Gang:

Answer 16

176 enlisted radio operators, (150 Navy/26 Marines), were specially trained at a unique school located on the roof of the old Navy Department Building from 1928-1941. They were trained to intercept and analyze foreign radio communications.

Question 17

Describe Code Purple:

Answer 17

Army cryptanalysts nicknamed the “Type B Machine” PURPLE. 1940, Genevieve Grotjan discovered a pattern in intercepted messages that allowed the Navy to build a “PURPLE” analog machine to decode the Japanese diplomatic messages. The Navy has referred to the system as the “B MACHINE” but adopted the Army’s nomenclature, PURPLE.

Question 18

Describe the attack on USS Pueblo:

Answer 18

January 1968, while in international waters North Koreans attacked the Pueblo. North Koreans boarded the ship and captured it. 82 crewmen were held for 11 months before being released. Largest single loss of sensitive material. Large amount of cryptologic and classified documents and equipment compromised. Led to end of ship born reconnaissance program.

Question 19

Discuss Bletchley Park:

Answer 19

Also known as Station X, during World War II it was the site of the United Kingdom’s main decryption establishment. Provided crucial assistance to the Allied war effort and shortened the war by 2 years.

Question 20

Describe the Navajo Code Talkers:

Answer 20

Took part in every assault the US Marines conducted in the Pacific from 1942-1945. They served in all six Marine Divisions. The idea to use Navajo for secure communications came from Philip Johnston and became a code that withstood all attempts to decipher it.

Question 21

Describe the attack on the USS Stark:

Answer 21

The frigate did not detect the missiles with radar and warning was given by the lookout only moments before the missiles struck. No weapons were fired in the defense of the Stark. 3 by 4 meter gash, 37 killed, 21 injured.

Question 22

State the 3 levels of war:

Answer 22

• Tactical
• Strategic
• Operational

Question 23

Discuss the National Security Act of 1947:

Answer 23

Created by the National Security Council and the CIA. War Dept and Navy Dept merged to form Department of Defense.

Question 24

When were the Navy Core Values developed and why:

Answer 24

1992, Admiral Frank Kelso adopted the values formally, there was a need for a firmer moral base for sailors.

Question 25

Discuss history of the Sailor’s Creed:

Answer 25

Written by “Blue Ribbon Recruit Training Panel” in 1993 with support from CNO Admiral Kelso. In 1994, the word “bluejacket” was changed to “Navy” with support from CNO Admiral Boorda. In 1997, “my superiors” was changed to “those appointed over me”.

Question 26

Who coined the phrase “It’s easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission”?

Answer 26

RADM Grace Hopper

Question 27

Who coined the term “bug”?

Answer 27

RADM Grace Hopper

Question 28

What is the oldest intelligence organization in the navy?

Answer 28

Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), established by Executive Order 292, was the merging of Navy Department Library and Naval Office of Intelligence, 1882

Question 29

When is a 21 gun salute fired?

Answer 29

Washington’s Birthday, Memorial Day, Independence Day, and to honor the president.

Question 30

When is a 17 gun salute fired?

Answer 30

Admiral

Question 31

When is a 15 gun salute fired?

Answer 31

Vice Admiral

Question 32

When is a 13 gun salute fired?

Answer 32

Rear Admiral

Question 33

When is an 11 gun salute fired?

Answer 33

Commodore

Question 34

What are the qualities of Navy/Marine Corps?

Answer 34

• Readiness
• Flexibility
• Self Sustainability
• Mobility

Question 35

When was the first Email sent?

Answer 35

1972

Question 36

What was the first digital computer?

Answer 36

Atanasoff-Berry Computer (ABC)

Question 37

What was the first FUNCTIONAL digital computer?

Answer 37

ENIAC

Question 38

Who is the father of Navy Cryptology?

Answer 38

Laurence F Safford

Question 39

Describe the USS Liberty incident:

Answer 39

June, 1967;
Israeli Air Force attacked USS Liberty, a technical research ship.
34 died, 170 wounded
Largest loss of life in a single event in American Cryptologic history.