NAVY AND NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE HISTORY

Question 1

Describe the design of the EXW pin.

Answer 1

The pin presents the bow and superstructure of a Sea Ark 34 patrol boat superimposed upon a crossed cutlass and M16A1 rifle. The waves represent the Navy’s heritage, the cutlass represents the enlisted force, and the M16A1 and boat represent the NECC mission. The background features traditional waves of the Enlisted Surface Warfare Specialist badge.

Question 2

What does the cutlass represent on the EXW pin?

Answer 2

The enlisted force.

Question 3

What does the M16A1 and boat represent on the EXW pin?

Answer 3

NECC mission.

Question 4

What is the representation of the waves in the EXW pin?

Answer 4

Navy’s heritage.

Question 5

What is considered to be the Navy’s birthday?

Answer 5

13 October 1775.

Question 6

What is considered to be the Seabee birthday?

Answer 6

5 March 1942.

Question 7

What is considered to be the Marine Corps birthday?

Answer 7

10 November 1775.

Question 8

The idea of Naval construction battalions was conceived by?

Answer 8

Bureau of Yards and Docks.

Question 9

What do the oceans serve as?

Answer 9

Both a highway to commerce abroad and a defensive barrier.

Question 10

What qualities characterize the Navy as instruments to support national policies?

Answer 10

Readiness, flexibility, self-sustainability, and mobility.

Question 11

Who initiated America’s first sea-based offensive against the British?

Answer 11

General George Washington.

Question 12

The first ship to commission was?

Answer 12

USS Alfred.

Question 13

When was the first ship purchased and commissioned?

Answer 13

Purchased on November 4 and commissioned on December 3, 1775.

Question 14

Who put the first squadron of the Continental Navy to sea in February 1776?

Answer 14

Esek Hopkins.

Question 15

Which battle was fought entirely with aircraft launched from carriers?

Answer 15

The Battle of Coral Sea.

Question 16

Describe the Battle of Coral Sea.

Answer 16

It was fought entirely with aircraft launched from carriers. The two fleets never saw each other.

Question 17

When did the battle of the Coral Sea take place?

Answer 17

7-8 May 1942.

Question 18

What was the turning point of the war in the Pacific?

Answer 18

Battle of Midway.

Question 19

When did the Battle of Midway take place?

Answer 19

4-7 June 1942.

Question 20

What was the largest amphibious operation in history?

Answer 20

Invasion of Normandy ‘D-Day’.

Question 21

When did ‘D-Day’ take place?

Answer 21

6 June 1944.

Question 22

Mobile Explosive Investigative Units (MEIU) were instrumental in the clearance of explosive hazards both on land and at sea. What were they later renamed to?

Answer 22

Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD).

Question 23

What is EOD’s primary mission?

Answer 23

To handle, diffuse, and dispose of munitions and other explosives.

Question 24

Who is appointed by the President as the head of Department of the Navy?

Answer 24

Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV).

Question 25

Who is the representative of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

Answer 25

Chief of Naval Operations (CNO).

Question 26

Who serves as the senior enlisted person in the Navy?

Answer 26

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy (MCPON).

Question 27

Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) responsibility is?

Answer 27

Provide oversight and command and control of anti-terrorism force protections (ATFP) and expeditionary type forces within the Navy.

Question 28

Which command provides contingency construction support?

Answer 28

Naval Construction Force (NCF).

Question 29

Who is Phil Bucklew?

Answer 29

Father of Naval Special Warfare.

Question 30

What contributions did Phil Bucklew have towards NSW?

Answer 30

He was part of the first group commissioned in October 1942 that saw action during operation TORCH.

Question 31

When were the first Amphibious Scouts and Raiders Group commissioned?

Answer 31

1942.

Question 32

What was the first Amphibious Scouts and Raiders Group operation?

Answer 32

Operation TORCH.

Question 33

Explain operation TORCH.

Answer 33

The first allied landing in Europe, on the North African coast.

Question 34

When did the Amphibious Scout and Raider training begin?

Answer 34

15 August 1942.

Question 35

Who was the president that established the first SEAL teams and when?

Answer 35

President John F. Kennedy, January 1962.

Question 36

When were the rates SB and SO established?

Answer 36

2006.

Question 37

What was the date of the greatest loss in a single day of NSW Special Operation Forces ever?

Answer 37

06 August 2011.

Question 38

What was the name of the greatest loss in a single day of NSW Special Operation Forces ever?

Answer 38

Extortion 17.

Question 39

What is the importance of LCDR Draper Kauffman?

Answer 39

The father of Naval Combat Demolition. Set up school to train how to eliminate obstacles on an enemy held beach prior to an invasion.