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0
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What is EMCON?

A

emissions control

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What rates stand watch in CDC?

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OS, FC, AW, EW

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What are the EMCON levels?

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A, B, C and D

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What levels of EMCON are the most and least restrictive?

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most - alpha

least - delta

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4
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Define Marshall stack.

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Holding pattern for aircraft to avoid collision. Starts 21nm out and 6,000 feet up, adding 1nm and 1,000 feet for each aditional aircraft.

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5
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Case 1 flight ops

A

Clear day
Unlimited visibility and ceiling
5nm / 3,000 ft

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Case 2 flight ops

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Overcast
Visibility upto 5nm
Ceiling 1,000-3,000 feet

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Case 3 flight ops

A

Night/Bad weather
Visibility less than 5nm
Ceiling less than 1,000 feet

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What are the responsibilities of the TAO?

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Acts as an advisor to the CO, and stands watch in D&D. Is the only other person (besides CO) with release authority.

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IFF mode 1

A

Mission code

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10
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IFF mode 2

A

Unit ID

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IFF mode 3

A

Civilian/military ATC

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IFF mode 4

A

Encrypted military ID

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IFF mode 5

A

Altitude

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14
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What is the function of the TACAN?

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The highest antenna on the mast, provides a homing frequency for the aircraft that provides range and bearing for pilots.

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15
Q

What is ACDS?

A

Advanced Combat Direction System

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16
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Where are the ACDS consoles located?

A

Primarily CDC

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17
Q

What does ACDS do?

A

Integrates ships sensors, weapons and intelligence

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18
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MK23

A

2D fire control RADAR used to detect and track high-speed small targets

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19
Q

Range of the MK3

A

2,000 yds - 25 nm

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20
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CVIC

A

Carrier Intelligence Center

Brief/debrief pilots, gives indications and warnings, and provides strike mission planning

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21
Q

Air search RADARs

A

SPS-48 and SPS-49

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22
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Modules in CDC

A

7

D&T, EW, AW, ASW, Zulu, TOP, and D&D

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23
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Primary job of CDC

A

gather, process, display, evaluate, and diseminate information

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24
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CDC’s secondary job

A

Assist the bridge

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25
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What are OSs?

A

AIC

Air Intercept Controllers

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26
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IFF

A

Identification Friend or Foe

Used to determine if an aircraft or ship is an ally

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27
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TAO

A

Tactical Action Officer

Defense of the ship, has release authority

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28
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CDCWO

A

CDC watch officer

adminitrative assistant to the TAO

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29
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SWC

A

Ship’s Weapons Coordinator

Assists with weapon selection

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30
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RCP

A

Remote Control Panel Operator

Operates CIWS

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31
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TAS

A

Target Acquisition System

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32
Q

RAM

A

Rolling Airframe Guided Missile

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33
Q

STRIKE

A

Checks aircraft modes 2 and 4

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34
Q

ASW mod

A

responsible for subsurface picture for USW

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35
Q

Who controls Zulu mod?

A

DESRON 9

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36
Q

What is the main job of DESRON 9?

A

Control surface ships battle group

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37
Q

Who has their own TAO in Zulu mod?

A

DESRON 9

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38
Q

GCCS-M

A

Global Command and Control System - Meritime

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39
Q

EW mod

A

Responsible for providing electronic support and electronic attack to CDC and ALSG and to set EMCON

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40
Q

ULQ-16

A

Pulse analyzer used to assist in analyzing signals

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41
Q

ES

A

Electronic Support

intercept enemy emissions

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42
Q

EA

A

Electronic Attack

jamming enemy electronics

43
Q

EP

A

Electronic Protection

Protects our forces from interception and exploitation of emissions

44
Q

What is the purpose of EMCON?

A

Used to hide our ship’s emitters from enemy detection

45
Q

SSES

A

Ship’s Signal Exploitation Space

46
Q

TOP

A

Tactical Operations Plot

47
Q

Job of TOP

A

Track surface contacts, and assist during man overboard

48
Q

CATCC

A

Carrier Air Traffic Control Center

49
Q

Main job of CATCC

A

Control aircraft departing and landing within 50nm of the ship

50
Q

Zones if ATC

A

Strike, marshall, approach, and final

51
Q

ATC zone

Strike

A

Brings aircraft from mission and hands off to CATCC at 50nm

52
Q

ATC zone

Marshall

A

Takes aircraft to 21nm and then hands off to approach

53
Q

ATC zone

Approach

A

Controls aircraft from 21nm to 8nm

54
Q

ATC zone

Final

A

Takes over at 8nm and takes aircraft to 3/4 nm handing it to LSO on deck

55
Q

SPN-41

A

Bullseye

Independant landing monitor

56
Q

SPN-43

A

Primary CATCC RADAR used for departure, approach, and marshall

57
Q

SPN-46

A

Final RADAR

Used with PALS

58
Q

PALS

A

Precision Approach Landing System

59
Q

Classifications of CVIC

A

Confidential, secret, top secret

60
Q

D&T

A

Controls LINK and designates air contacts

61
Q

ASW

A

Anti-submarine warfare

62
Q

D&D

A

Make tactical decisions for fighting the ships

63
Q

EW

A

Electronic warfare

64
Q

Who works in the EW mod?

65
Q

OPREP 3 Pinnacle

A

Goes to the President

Incidents of national interests

66
Q

PALS

A

Precision Approach Landing System

67
Q

ASTAC

A

Anti-Submarine Tactical Air Controller

68
Q

CIC

A

Combat Information Center

69
Q

Primary mission of CIC/CDC

A

Relay pertinent tactical information to command and control stations

70
Q

OPLAN

A

Operational Plan

71
Q

What is an operational plan?

A

Complete formatted plan prepared well in advance for conducting military operations

72
Q

RADAR repreater

A

Used to detect and track surface and air contacts

73
Q

GINGERBREAD

A

Intruder on the line/circuit

74
Q

SPA-25

A

RADAR repreater used to detect tracks and display local tracks

75
Q

What type of ACDS do we have?

A

AN/SYQ-20, ACDS block 1

76
Q

What does ACDS do?

A

Allows command and control of battle group tactical operations through sensors weapons and intelligence sources

77
Q

What is the purpose of GCCS-M?

A

a long-range near real time display used to formulate tactical decisions

78
Q

LINK 4A

A

Dolly

UHF communication link providing computer controlled communications between aircraft

79
Q

LINK 11

A

Alligator

High-speed digital data link between TDS units used to exchange tracking info and weapons control orders

80
Q

LINK 14

A

Beaver

NO longer onboard

81
Q

LINK 16

A

Timber

High-speed digital UHF satallite communication link with anti-jamming capabilities

82
Q

ECM

A

Electronic countermeasure

83
Q

2 types of ECM

A

Passive - recieve only

Active - uses electronic jamming, can be detected

84
Q

Dipping SONAR

A

SONAR that obtains range, bearing, Doppler info, and listens and collects information by target echoes

85
Q

Sonobuoys

A

SONARs that are dropped in the water and float on the surface to send and recieve transmissions

86
Q

CDC

A

Combat Direction Center

Responsible for the coordination of all matter pertaining to combat operations

87
Q

Modules of CDC that deal with anti-sub warfare

A

ASW and Zulu

88
Q

SLQ-32(v)4

A

Used to anti-ship missile defense by elevtronic jamming or to passively recieve signals for ID purposes

89
Q

Modes of SLQ-32

90
Q

SLQ-25/25A

A

NIXIE
Torepedo countermeasure
Found on fantail

91
Q

Modes of NIXIE

A

Acoustic and Magnetic

92
Q

Phases of ships training cycle

A

Basic, intermediate, advanced

93
Q

CART

A

Command Assessment of Readiness and Training Team

94
Q

TSTA

A

Trailored Ships Training Availability

95
Q

FEP

A

Final Evaluation Problem

96
Q

Who stands watch in SSES?

A

YN, CT and and IT

97
Q

Where is SSES located?

A

COs pway on the O3

98
Q

SNOOPIE

A

Ship naval on-scene observation photo intelligence evaluator

99
Q

Which module is not in CDC?

A

TOP

Found on the O9

100
Q

SSQ-82

A

Mute

No longer used

101
Q

Track sup

A

Controls the LINK picture

102
Q

Who is our air defense CDR?

A

USS Mobile Bay

103
Q

Who is our Sea Combat CDR?

104
Q

QWQC-2

A

Gurtrude

Talks to subs, and can hear torpedoes

105
Q

How many NIXIE mounts are there?

Surface Pin (6 decks)

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