Operations Flashcards
Who is responsible to the CO for all facets of the Operations Department?
Operations Officer (CDR Ward)
Who is responsible for the coordination of all CIC functions and watches?
Combat Information Center (CIC) Officer
“To provide the organizational collection, display, evaluation, and dissemination of pertinent tactical information and intelligence command and control stations”
Primary mission of CIC
What does GPDED stand for?
Gather, Process, Display, Evaluate, Disseminate
“To control and or assist in the specific operations as delegated” (control and assist)
Secondary mission of CIC
Derived inputs from all sensors (I.e. RADARs, data links, GCCS-M, lookouts, gun mounts, voice circuits, SSES, JIC, J-Dial, networks, message traffic cameras)
Gathering
Convert the data to useful information (ACDS, SYS-2)
Processing
The information reaching status boards or RADAR scopes (I.e. show the info on JP-451, 0J-535, SPA-25G, ASTAB, status board, LSD, monitors)
Display
Determining what info is or what it means to the ship (effect the information has on the SOP)
Evaluation
Getting the information to the stations that require it (I.e. out stations/customers)
Dissemination
Who is the direct advisor from the display/decision area and had CO directed weapons release authority in self defense of the ship?
Tactical Action Officer (TAO)
Who is the principal assistant to the Officer of the Deck through the TAO?
CIC Watch Officer (CICWO)
Who is responsible for the collection and display of all available electronic warfare info?
Electronic Warfare Supervisor (EWS)
Who is responsible for all hostile aviation tracks and ships responses to air threats?
Anti-air warfare coordinator (AAWC)
Who are responsible for the intercept of hostile aircraft targets?
Air Controllers (AIC)
Who has overall control of the enlisted watch station in CIC?
CIC Watch Supervisor (CICWS)
Who operates the SPA-25G/OJ-45I?
RADAR Operator
Who is responsible for the close in surface picture while close to shore; manned during sea and anchor?
Shipping Officer
Who is responsible for manned during sea and anchor and assists the bridge in navigation?
Piloting Officer
Who plots the ships course through the water and ensures the ship stays on course?
Navigation Plotter
This is an order sent to command by the big navy that assigns the mission
Operational Order (OPORDER)
This is a plan formulated by TASK FORCE/GROUP to execute the order
Operational Plan (OPLAN)
The plan step by step
Operational Task (OPTASK)
This is a temporary grouping of military units or forces under one commander for the performance of a specific operation or assignment
Task Force
A component of a naval task unit organized by the commander of a task unit or higher authority
Task Element
A standing operational naval task force organization of carriers, surface combatants, and submarines assigned to numbered fleet
Battle Force
A naval force composed of a variable number of warships, escorts, and supply vessels depending on the mission
Battle group
This is a large area picture showing position, movement, and strength of friendly and enemy forces within a prescribed operating area
Strategic Plot
A comprehensive true plot of positions and tracks of friendly, enemy, and unidentified surface, air, and subsurface contacts true display of surface tracks (DDRT)
Surface Summary Plot
A display of positions and movement of all friendly, enemy, and unidentified tracks (radars)
Geographic Plot
Normally covers an area having a radius of 250 nautical miles from the ship
Air summary
Displays a summary of surface data (list of all friendly ship names, modes, hull numbers for quick identification)
Surface status board
Up to date info on ships equipment (I.e. formation designation, screen compositions,ECOM, base course, speed, wind direction, and weapons systems/postures, equipment status)
Equipment status board
A display indicating radio circuits, assigned frequencies, circuit designations, listing of quick programmable channelization of patched UHF equipment for “quick dial” etc)
Communication status board
What displays info on intercept and radar, guard assignments, and ECOM conditions in effect, radiation characteristics of equipment on own ship and ships in company displays electronic warfare information (I.e. ECOM, radar in area, chaff)?
EW information board
What allows equipped shops to share radar footprint and track data?
Data links
What are the three types of links?
Link 11, link 16, and link 4a
Which data link is secure 2-way, ship to ship and ship to air?
Link 11
Which data link is secure 2-way, sends tracks to another system, frequency hops, ship to ship and ship to air?
Link 16
Which data link is secure 1-way, ship to air?
Link 4a
How many modes does the identification friend or foe (IFFF) have?
4 modes + charlie
1-Mission 2-Military 3-Military/Civilian 4-Encrypted ID (Allies only) C-Altitude
This serves as a homing beacon and provides course guidance to and from the transmitting station (BHR) and helps pilots find their way home
Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN)
What defines bearing and true north?
Gyro repeater
What displays the picture emitted from a radar (SPA-25G)?
RADAR Repeater
What displays the tracking of the ship from multiple inputs, gives a birds eye view of ship and tactical battle picture?
DDRT (Digital Dead Reckoning Tracer)
These are patched in, assigned different channels, RADIO controls the frequencies, voice command with other units
Radiotelephones
A combination of digital charts, constant global position system fixes, environmental sensors, and electronic command and control, getting its inputs from gyro and pitsword
Voyage management system (VMS)
Depending on conditions, can either increase or decrease radar effectiveness
Atmospheric conditions
Large waves show up on the screen making it impossible to see small targets
Sea return
Dry air improves speed and range rain and fog can show up and decrease range
Weather
Radar is basically line of sight so the higher the better
Height of antenna and target
What assists the CIC in safe navigation?
Pilot house
What works with the CIC to visually verify the info obtained electronically?
Signal Bridge
What provides CIC with radiotelephone circuits and provides external comms?
Radio Central
What exchanges info with the CIC regarding defense of the ship and damage inflicted on targets?
Weapons station
Who visually confirms CIC of all contacts within sight range
Lookouts
What is a reduction of the use of signals in certain frequency ranges or signals of any kind transmitted from the ship?
Emission Control (EMCOM)
Detects radar signals
Electronic support (ES)
Jamming the radar signal emitted
Electronic attack (EA)
Countermeasure to jam the person who is jamming your signal
Electronic Protect (EP)
Which landing craft has 60+ knots advertised speed, 200 miles max range, and 75 tons capacity?
LCAC (Lansing craft air cushion)
Which landing craft has 8 knots, 1200 miles max range, 440 troops or 170 tons (but not both at the same time)?
LCU (landing craft utility)
Which landing craft can stay 7 hours at sea, 200 NM on land, carries 21 troops or 10,000 lbs of cargo?
AAV (Amphibious Armored Vehicle)
Which is used for logistics support over the beach, 10 knots in water, 35 knots on land, range 200nm on land, 40 miles on water, crew of 2?
LARC-V (Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo)
Which radio/voice message has 10 minutes or less process time?
Flash(z)
Which radio/voice message has 30 minutes process time?
Immediate (O)
Which radio/voice message has 3 hours process time?
Priority (P)
Which radio/voice message has 6 hours process time?
Routine (R)
The condition imposed in a specific communications area to reduce voice and record traffic so that essential traffic can be efficiently handled cut down unnecessary traffic
Minimize
Identify specific items of information which if revealed and correlated w/ other information, would degrade the security of military operations, projects, or missions in the applicable area
EEFI (Essential Elements of Friendly Information)
A term describing a real-time procedure used to alert circuit operators that an unauthorized disclosure has occurred
Beadwindow
A possible intruder on the radio net
Gingerbread
Expected to cause damage to our nation, and/or embarrassment to the US and it’s allies
Confidential (blue)
Cause serious damage to national security
Secret (red)