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Operations Fundamentals Flashcards

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Operations officer

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LT Robinson, over sees ops dept, ships force protection officer

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Combat Info Center Officer

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Ens Robinson, air/surface search, electronic warfare, control of aircraft, intelligence collection, training of CIC team

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Communications officer

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Ens Brashears, comms, comsec, crypto security

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Primary mission of CIC

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Primary- collect, display, process, evaluate, disseminate

Secondary- control and assist

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Gathering

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Collection of info from various sources

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Processing

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After info is received: to eliminate non essential info

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Dissemination

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Distributing info that’s been gathered, processed and evaluated

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Evaluation

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Prioritizing contact data based on priority, capability and intent

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Display

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Make available to be viewed by other than processing/eval station

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Control and assist

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May also collect upon exercise control of operations

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Tactical Action Officer (TAO)

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Direct advisor to CO from CIC, fights ship in a sense of CO

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CIC Watch Officer (CICWO)

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Assist TAO, assumes duties of TAO when directed by higher authority

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Electronic Warfare Supervisor (EWS)

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Supervised EW ops and manages IW Pic

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Anti Air Warfare Coordinator (AAWC)

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Commands external representation for AW coordination

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Surface Warfare Coordinator (SUWC)

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Commands external representation for SW coordination

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Undersea Warfare Coordinator (USWC)

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Commands external representation for USW coordination

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Air Controllers (ASTAC/AIC/ADC)

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Responsible for guidance/control of rotary type aircraft

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CIC Watch Supervisor

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Overall performance of CIC Watch team

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Radar Operator

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Manipulates radar to get best quality resolution

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Shipping Officer

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Advises conning. Officer of position, c/s, cpa of all surface contacts

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Piloting officer

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Supervises radar navigation team to ensure accurate/timely fixes

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Navigation Plotter

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Plot fixes of ships position using all electronic means

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Operational Order (OPORDER)

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Specific instructions of fleet commander on how to conduct business on AOR

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Operational Plan (OPLAN)

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General objectives set to complete a mission

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Operational Tasking (OPTASK)

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Specific details on how to achieve requirements set by FLTCOM

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Task Force

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10 task force groups for duration of task. Commanders of task forces 2nd fleet

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Task group

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10 task units for duration of task. Each under CTF20

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Task unit

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10 task elements for duration of task. Each under CTF20.1

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Task element

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Formed for duration of task. All under CTF20.1.1

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Battle force

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“Standing” operational naval task force

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Battle group

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Part of that standing task force assigned to a specific mission

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ESG/ARG

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Naval force transporting marine expeditionary unit

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Strategic plot

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Displays all elements required to make real time decisions true representation of all land, asset and contact data

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Geographic plot

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Land of global positional reference

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Surface summary plot

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Visual pic of surface, displays near real time track data

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Air summary plot

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Visual pic of air, displays near real time track data for air

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Surface status board

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Displays all critical info and status of SW assets, weapons, equipment and environment

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Equipment status board

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All equipment should be listed here. Radars, iff, radar repeaters, NTDS, remote radio units, direction finder, plotting equipment.
3columns:
-equipment is up & operational
-off and operational
-out of service
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Communications board

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Provides current communication circuits that are being maintained. Remote unit assigned, circuit designator, frequency, circuit home

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EW info board

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Critical info and status of Info Warfare assets, weapons, equipment and environment

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Why maintain a Nav Plot in CIC

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Required by NAVDORM. Have to maintain a fix no greater than 30 min intervals to maintain situational awareness of the ships position. Compare to nav plots in bridge to maintain accuracy

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Purpose of data links

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No available on GHALL.
CDS/ACDS systems provide battle group with the ability to use common real time, tactical data through the use of tactical data links

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Identification friend or foe

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Rapid positive Is of friendly units, assist in tracking and control of air craft.
5 modes:
Mode 1-2digits-General ID of mission signal
Mode 2-4digits-personal ID code
Mode 3A-4digits-air traffic control
Mode4-4digits-military only
Mode C-4digits-altitude

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Tactical Air Navigation (TACAN)

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Homing beacon to assis aircraft in locating ship

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Gyro Repeater

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Provides true north read out for use in navigation, provides into to DRT allowing for accurate geographic plot

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Radar repeaters

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Visual display of radar, sweep of repeater is in sync with radar

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Digital Dead Reckoning Tracer

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Topographical, true, strategic plot can be converted into geographical plot

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Radiotelephones

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Means of external comms using UHF, HF or satellite comms

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VMS

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Not available on GHALL, computer based navigation, planing and monitoring

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Atmospheric conditions effect radars

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Compositions of the atmosphere sometimes course waves to follow cured paths, abnormally long/short radar ranges

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Sea return affecting radar

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Caused by radar reflected from wave tops near the ship

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Weather affecting radar

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Can detect storm clouds and rain

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Height of antenna and target affecting radar

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Higher the radar antenna greater detection range. Higher a target is above water the sooner it will enter radar field of vision

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Pilot house

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Maintain current contact picture for OOD. Contact c/s/cpa

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Signal bridge

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Signalman assist in identifying contacts visually

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Radio central

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Contacted for changed and maintaining comms plan iaw current situation

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Weapons stations

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Ships weapons controller in contact with weapons stations and assigning them to threats

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Lookouts

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Used by combat as means of positively identifying contacts

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Purpose of Emission Control (EMCON)

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Denies enemy use of electromagnetic spectrum
8 modes:
A- most restrictive
A1
A2
B
B1
B2
C
D-least restrictive
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Electronic Support

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Interception and exploitation of enemy emissions

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Electronic Attack

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Degradation of electronic capability of the enemy forces by jamming, electronic deception and use of decoy

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Electronic Protection

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Protection of own forces from inception, exploitation, targeting of electronic emissions

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Chaff

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Super Rapid Booming offboard Chaff(SRBOC). Launcher tube angles: 1,3,5,6-45 degrees/2,4-60 degrees. 6 tubes per launcher. 6 Ready Service Locker (RSL)- each holds 35 rounds. 6 SRBOC ON 06 level

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Chaff seduction

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MK214 RCS; 22,000m2

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Distraction

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ML216 RCS; 10,000m2

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Infra Red

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MK245 RCS; 5 submunitions, walk off effect

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NULKA

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MK 234; active electronic decoy 1,000,000m2 (means quick/swift)
4 launchers on 06 level

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Air warfare

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Standard missiles, deny enemy of effective use of air assets

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Surface Warfare

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Harpoon, deny enemy use of surface assets

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Undersea Warfare

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Torpedoes, deny enemy use of sub assets

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Command and control Warfare

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Action required to intercept/exploit enemy the use of asset management

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Amphibious warfare

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Movement of troops, supplies, and vehicles to shore of enemy

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Mine warfare

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Actions required to conduct mining/counter mining

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Information warfare

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Collect, process, analyze, intel/media

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Maritime Interdiction Operations

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Reduce smuggling, keep waterways safe for merchant traffic

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Non combatant Evaluation Operations

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Evacuated personnel from locations in foreign countries

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Search and rescue

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Actions required to locate and rescue a downed aircraft or individual in distress

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Humanitarian assistance and disaster response

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Material/logistical assistance provided for humanitarian purposes

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AGER-2 (USS Pueblo)

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American ELINT/SIGINT banner class tech. Research ship. Boarded/captured by North Korea forces in 23JAN1968. NK says Pueblo strayed into waters, US says it wasn’t. Still held by NK today

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AS

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Submarine tenders

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CG

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CVN

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Aircraft carrier, primarily AW platform, command and control platform

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DDG

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FFG

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LCC

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Command ship

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LCS

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Littoral combat ship

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LHA

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Amphibious assault

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LHD

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Amphibious assault

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LPD

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Amphibious transport deck

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LSD

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Landing dock- holds up to 5 LCAC or 3 LCU

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MCM

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Mine counter measure

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PC

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Coastal patrol craft

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T-AE

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T-AH

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Hospital ship

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T-AKE

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Cargo/ammo ship

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T-AO

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T-AOE

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Fast combat support ship

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T-ARS

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Salvage ship

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T-ATF

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Fleet ocean tug

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T-AGM

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Missile range instrumentation

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T-AGOS

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Ocean/air surveillance ship

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T-AGS

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Surveying ship/oceanographic ship

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T-ARC

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Cable repair ship

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SSN

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Attack submarine

105
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SSBN

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Strategic missile submarine

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SSGN

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Cruise missile submarine

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F/A-18 hornet/growler

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Strike interdictor, EW support

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F-35 joint strike fighter

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Perform ground attack, recon, air defense mission with stealth

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EA-6B prowler

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EW & jamming

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S-3 Viking

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USW/ASW work in concert with towed array escorts, long range detection, EW support

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ES-3 shadow

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USW/ASW work in concert with towed array escorts, long range detection, EW support

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E-2 hawkeye

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Used for direction of AD, air strikes ops

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P-3 Orion

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Primary USW/SUW & long range detection

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AV-8 Harrier

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Combat air support, strike V/STOL capable

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C-2 greyhound

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Carry supplies and mail to and from aircraft carriers

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C-130 Hercules

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Military transport aircraft

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CH-53 sea stallion/super stallion

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Assault, transport, support ops

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MH-53 sea dragon

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CH-46 sea knight

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Support/assault for USMC and resupply for USN

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SH-60 Sea hawk (HH-60) (MH-60)

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Medium range SUW and strike, SAR, spec warfare ops

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AH-1 super cobra

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Close support helo/attack helo

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MV-22 osprey

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V/STOL long range transport

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LCAC

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Fast transport

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LCU

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Utility landing craft

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LCM

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Mechanized landing craft

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AAV

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Land surface assault elements of the landing force and their equipment in a single lift

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LARC

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Recovery craft

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Flags/pennants/Day shapes

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Comm tactical signals, let ships know our intent

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Flashing light directional

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Search lights

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Flashing light Omni-directional

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Yard arm blinkers

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Semaphore

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Comm with other ships

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Flares/pyrotechnics

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Indicate vessel in distress

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Infared

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Can only be seen by Nancy receiver

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Flash (Z) messages

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Fast as possible, less than 10 min time allotted for delivery of message

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Immediate (O) message

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30 min time allotted for delivery

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Priority (P) messages

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3 hrs times allotted for delivery of message to personnel command

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Routine (R) messages

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6 hrs allotted for delivery of a message to personnel command

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“Minimize”

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Reduce message traffic, used to clear message back log after extended

139
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Essential elements of friendly information

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7 rules that govern Info passed over ext circuits

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“Beadwindow”

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EEFI violation has occurred, correct response is roger out.

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“Gingerbread”

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Suspected intruder on the net

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High frequency

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3MHz- 30MHz up to 50 NM

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From line in message

144
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Ship2shore and ship2ship communications

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Radio comms-UHF/HF secure and non secure, satellite comms, SIPRNET-secure/secret, NIPRNET-nonsecure
INMARSAT/pots-nonsecure/secure, phones- non secure

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Very high frequency

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30 MHz- 300MHz, 20 NM on surface, is LOS

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Ultra high frequency

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300MHz- 3GHz, 20 NM on surface, is LOS

147
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Super high frequency

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3GHz-30 GHz

148
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Extremely high frequency

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30GHz-300GHz

149
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Electronic Key Management System

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Provides capability for auto; generation accounting, distribution, destruction and management of electronic key as well as physical key and no key COMSEC related items.

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EKMS manager

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Individual designated in writing by CO to manage COMSEC material issued to EKMS account

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Access

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Opportunity/capability to obtain knowledge

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Classification

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Classified/secret/top secret

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Clearance

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Classification level needed to complete job

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Compromise

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Information leak

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Need to know

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Official duties require access

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Restricted area

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Only personnel with appropriate clearance/need to know

157
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Confidential classification

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Blue cover, damage

158
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Secret classification

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red cover, serious damage

159
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Top secret classification

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Orange cover, exceptionally grave damage

160
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Unclassified classification

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No classification level

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NORFORN classification

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Info not releasable to foreign government

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SCI

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Sensitive compartmented information. must be handled within formal access control systems established by the Director of National Intelligence

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For Official Use Only FOUO

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identify information or material that, although unclassified, may not be appropriate for public release

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Responsibilities upon discord of compromise or suspected compromise

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Report to security manager during working hours, CDO after working hours

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Emergency Destruction

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Ships plan to provide efficient, complete destruction of classified material in even of emergency

166
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Initial CASREP

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Notify superiors off ship of current situation, mission area affected, what it is and how to fix it, ETR

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Update CASREP

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If change occurs to report

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Correction CASREP

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Corrections made

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Cancellation CASREP

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When equipment is scheduled to be repaired

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Initiating dept on a CASREP

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Description, supporting info for equipment of outside assistance needed

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Operations requirement for CASREP

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OPS sends out SITREP to update status of ships mission area

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Supply’s requirement for CASREP

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If parts are needed

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Relationship between casualty category and mission

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2-least mission impact
3-serious impact
4-ship not capable of performing mission

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LOGREQ

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Logistics request. Make known lowistics requirement of ship in port

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MOVREP

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Movement Report. Source of location info for us to collect location data, process info by applying dead Reckoning routines

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OPREP-3 Pinncale

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Sever impact involving foreign national, any incident with high media interect. I.e.- oil spill

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OPREP-3 Navy Blue

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Minor but news worthy involving foreign nationals

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SITREP

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Unit situation report. Minor incidents CO wants to layout in detail to Chain Of Command

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SORTS/DRRS-N

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Status Of Resources & Training Systems. Provides info on ships mission areas

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Planning Board For Training

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Planning and tracking all Command training requirements

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Long Range Training Plan

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LRTP. Ships training for 24 month cycle

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Short Range Training Plan

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SRTP. Quarterly training

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Ships Training Cycle

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Basic-TYCOMS responsibility for basic phase training, focus on unit level training.
Intermediate-fleet commanders responsibility, focus on warfare team training
Advance-continue and develop and refine integrated battle group warfare schools

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