Operation ππΎ 64 Flashcards
Main mission of CDC
gather, process, display, evaluate, and disseminate info and to control and assist
TAO - Tactical Actions Officer
Responsible for defense of the ship, weapons release authority other than CO
ADWC
Air Defense Weapons Coordinator- receives reports from IDOP, passes reports to TAO, in charge of the air picture
AIC
Air Intercept Controller - Sets up F/A 18 for dogfights and maintains close advisory control of the aircraft
TIC
Tactical Information Coordinator - Manages data links to extend tactical picture, maintains comms, Link 11 (alligator) Link 16 (timber)
IDOP
Identification operator - Idβs air contacts and reports them to ADWC, uses IFF to ID air contacts within CVIN operating area
Modes of IFF
Platform, Positive ID, Mission, US military, Altitude
ATM
Auto Track Manager - Same as IDOP but with capability to manipulate radars
Striker Controller
Manned during flight ops, checks aircraft modes of IFF, safety of light, controls briefs alerts aircraft
Surface Tracker
Tracks surface contacts
TOP
Tactical Operations Plot - acts as a liaison between bridge and CDC, primarily responsible for surface tracking, located behind the bridge on the 09, Location of the DDRT
Lookouts
correlates lookout info on surface and air contacts to determine targetβs course, speed, and CPA
EWS
Electronic warfare supervisor - Located in EW module, supervises the collection and display off all electronic warfare information and rapid dissemination of all threat emitters, assumes the role as Electronic control ship (EWCS)
ASTAC
Anti Submarine Tactical Air Controller - controls helos to hunt for summaries
SCAC
Sea Combat Air Controller - Controls Helos to VID unknown surface contacts in the CVIN operating area
ASTAB
Automated Status Board - Provides info including events, call signs, etc.
WQC-2
Gertrude - comms with subsurface , not for transmitting classified info
AN / SLQ-25 Nixie
Torpedo countermeasure system. 2 onboard. If Nixie fails, ship will try to outrun torpedo
Operating modes of Nixie
Sweep, pulse, alternate, noise
AN / SLQ-32
primary mission is ASMD (anti-ship missile defense) second mission is indications and warnings. Active and passive system used for threat detection, analysis, jamming.
SLQ-32 Antenna location
Fwd port , Stbd aft
SLQ-32 interfaces w/
SSDS. BEWT, ULQ-16 pulse analyzer
GCCS-M
Global Command and Control Systems- Maritime. Provides non real time tracks, used to form tactical decisions
How does Atmospheric conditions affect radars
Causes radar wave to follow curved paths, causes longer or shorter ranges
How does Sea return affect radars
Makes it difficult to tract close contacts
How does weather affect radars
Cluttered radar scope
Antenna height affect on radars
Higher the radar, higher the detection
CG ship
Guided missile cruiser
DDG
Guided missile destroyer
CVN
Nuclear powered air craft carrier
MCM
Mine countermeasures
SSN
Nuclear powered submarine
Mine warfare
Designing, producing and laying mines and combats enemy mining campaigns
Surface warfare
Denying the enemy effective use of its surface vessels
Air warfare
Destroy or reduce and enemyβs air or missile threat
Undersea warfare
Deny enemy effective use of its submarine force
Amphibious warfare
Successful completion of amphibious assult
Command and Control warfare (C2W)
Deny info to, influence, degrade, or destroy adversary C2W capabilities while protecting our own
Warfare areas
Strike, Mine, Surface, Air, Undersea, Amphibious, Information dominance, Command and control
Beadwindow
Comsec violation
Gingerbread
Intruder on the net
EEFI
Essential Elements of Friendly Information
4 Types of messages
Flash - fast as possible less than 10 mins
Immediate - 30 mins
Priority - 3 hours
Routine - 6 hours
Link 4A
Dolly
Link 11
Alligator
Link 16
Timber
Confidential classification
Blue, Serious damage
Secret classification
Red, Serious damage to national security
Top Secret classification
Orange, exceptionally grave damage to national security
5 Ladies of ops
Nixie, Dolly, Tilly, Nance, Gertrude
Nixie
SLQ25
Dolly
Link 4A
Gertrude
Underwater phone
Tilly
Crash crane
Nancy
Morse code / infrared
Sonobuoys
SSQ-53B D Difar, SSQ-62B Dicass, SSQ-77 Vlad, SSQ36 BT, SSQ-57
Gyrorepeater
Receives inputs from ships master gyrocompass
ULQ-16
Used for signal analysis
Cvic
Carrier intelligence center
CDCWO
Combat Direction Center Watch Officer -
Responsible for coordination of all CDC functions during condition 3, responsible for surface picture during condition 1
OPSO
CDR Schiaffino
CDCO
CDR Lawrenz
Strike
CDR Martinez
Air
CDR Silva