Operations Fundamentals Flashcards
Operations Officer:
CDR Brogren
Combat Direction Center Officer:
CDR Buell
Primary Mission CDC
GATHERING, PROCESSING, DISPLAY, competent EVALUATION, and rapid DISSEMINATION
Secondary Mission CDC
CONTROL and/or ASSIST in specific operations as such as Air Control, SAR, NSFS, STRIKE and other operations as directed.
5 Functions of CDC
“Gather, Process, Display, Evaluate, Disseminate”
GATHERING
Collecting of combat information from various sources. Many sources are available, but CDC must use at least those listed below to attain maximum effectiveness.
PROCESSING
Processing” consists of sorting, inspecting, appraising, and correlating all information so the resulting filtered information may be displayed and disseminated as necessary. In other words, convert the data to useful information.
DISPLAY
CIC displays information by several means and on several devices.
Summary plots
Status boards
Surface plots
Strategic plots
Geographic plots
NTDS consoles
Maps and charts
Television
Logs and records
Large-screen displays (LSD)
Automated Status Boards (ASTAB)
Voyage Management System (VMS)
EVALUATION
The process of considering and weighing all available factors and pieces of information to arrive at a sound operational decision, which may be passed on as a recommendation to command and such other stations as appropriate or, when such action is authorized, acted upon in CDC. In addition, information is evaluated in order to isolate items of tactical value from other information to provide a comprehensive tactical picture to the command.
DISSEMINATION
The process of distributing information that has been collected, processed, displayed, and evaluated to the various control stations and others throughout the ship who need to know. The dissemination of evaluated information must be accomplished in a clear, concise manner through the various communication means available, getting the info to the stations that require it.
CONTROL and ASSIST
Such evolutions as Sea and Anchor or Beach Landings where CDC makes recommendations and provides specific information
Tactical Action Officer”
TAO
represents the commanding officer on all matters concerning the tactical employment and defense of the ship
CDC Watch Officer”
CDCWO
Responsible for the coordination of all CDC functions. He or she coordinates all surface and tactical information, makes recommendations to the evaluator/TAO, Conning Officer, and supervises the collection and display of all available information on surface contacts.
(CDCWS)
CDC Watch Supervisor
Radar Operator
Tracks and reports all surface contacts, using proper designations, manipulates the surface search radar controls to maintain the radar in peak operating condition and reports positions of ASW aircraft and assist ships to the DRT plotter.
Shipping Officer
Advises the Conning Officer of the position, course, speed and closest point of approach (CPA) of all surface contacts in the area, with particular emphasis on small craft approaching at short range and contacts that have changed course or have erratic courses and speeds.
Piloting Officer
Supervises the radar navigation team to ensure accurate and prompt fixing of the ships position by using all electronic means available. They advise the Conning Officer of the ships position, recommend courses and times to turn, position of geographic and navigational objects in the vicinity of the ship, and any potential navigational hazards. The piloting officer recommends alternate tracks, if available, to the navigator and CONN when the primary track is blocked or made hazardous by the presence of shipping or other contacts.
Navigation Plotter
Using range marks from the scope operator, plots three cross fixes of ships position on a chart. Also computes set and drift to correlate with the Navigator during restricted transit routes.
(OPORD)
Operational Order
(OPLAN)
Operational Plan
(OPTASK)
Operational Task
(DIM)
Daily Intentions Message
(ATO)
Air Tasking Order
TASK FORCE
A task force is a component of a fleet. There can be as many as 10 forces in a fleet. These are designated by adding .0 through .9 to the fleet number.
TASK GROUP
A task group is a component of a task force. There may be as many as 10 task groups in a task force, designated by adding .0 through .9 to the task force number.
TASK UNIT
A task unit is a component of a task group. There may be as many as 10 task groups in a task force, designated by adding .0 through .9 to the task group number.
TASK ELEMENT
A task element is a component of a task unit. There may be as many as 10 task groups in a task force, designated by adding .0 through .9 to the task unit number.
BATTLE FORCE
A battle force is a standing operational naval task force organization of carriers, surface combatants, and submarines assigned to numbered fleets. A battle force is subdivided into battle groups.
BATTLE GROUP
A battle group is a standing naval task group. It consists of a carrier, surface combatants, and submarines as assigned in integrated support, operating in mutual support. It is tasked with destroying hostile submarine, surface, and air forces within the group’s assigned area of responsibility.
ESG/ARG
Expeditionary Strike Group/Amphibious Readiness Group. Comprised of Amphibious Assault and landing ships, aircraft, surface combatants and Marine equipment and personnel to conduct Amphibious landing operations.
Why do we maintain a navigational plot?
When the ship is near land, Operations Specialists must maintain a continuous navigational plot for the following reasons:
To warn the bridge the moment the ship begins to stand into danger
To supply radar information on short notice to the navigator and conning officer, as requested
To aid in identifying enemy targets
To provide gun ranges and bearings for indirect fire shore bombardment
To assist in directing boatwaves during landing operations
To navigate the ship from radar information, if ordered
To assist in making landfalls and to identify land masses
To assist landing ships and craft in their beach approach
Purpose of Data Links
Data links are used for autonomous external exchange for tactical data (tracks) between shipboard, airborne and land based combat systems using radio, satellite and internet protocol (IP) means of communication.
“IFF”
Identification Friend or Foe
1 Mission
2 Aircraft Side Number
3A Civillian/Military
4 Military only (no longer used due to being compromised)
5 Military only
C Altitude
How IFF works
The ship or station desiring to know whether an approaching aircraft is friendly sends out a special electronic signal in the direction of the aircraft. The signal triggers an electronic response from an IFF transmitter in friendly aircraft. This response signal, in turn, generates a coded symbol on the radar scope of the interrogating ship or station. This symbol, in addition to designating the contact as friendly, may provide such information as type of craft, squadron, side number, mission, course, and altitude. If the aircraft does not respond, it is classified as either “unknown” or “hostile”.
“TACAN”
Tactical Air Navigation
Range-direction navigation of circular or ranging systems for distance measurements with directional measuring systems used for aviation. Sufficiently accurate for general navigation purposes, but are limited to a line of sight range. These are systems used by aircraft often at tens of thousands of feet in altitude, line of sight ranges maybe 100 to 200 miles.
Radar Repeaters
The device used to display radar information is known as a radar indicator. Since indicators can be located at a point away from the other radar equipment, they are frequently referred to as remote indicators. Remote indicators are sometimes referred to as repeaters. When an operator selects a particular radar, the switchboard connects the operator’s console to the desired radar. Although the change occurs rapidly, it is complicated, in that several electronic connections are required for the inputs (timing, or trigger, pulses from the modulator; video signals from the receiver; and antenna synchronization signals for video sweep).
(DDRT)
Digital Dead-Reckoning Tracer
(CADRT)
Computer Assisted Dead Reckoning Tracer
“R/T”
Radiotelephones
Radiotelephone (R/T) is used for voice tactical and administrative communications by ships and aircraft. It is the primary method of external communications for CDC because of its convenience, speed, and simplicity of operation.
Atmospheric Conditions
Depending on conditions can either increase or decrease returns. Atmospheric conditions can also cause abnormally long or abnormally short radar ranges.
Sea Return
Some of the energy radiated by a radar strikes the surface of the sea near the ship. Most of this energy is reflected off the waves at various angles away from the ship. Some of it is reflected back to the radar where it is detected as target echoes. These echoes are called sea return.
Weather
Hot air improves radar speed and range. Fog can show on the radar. Since water is a very good reflector, microwave radars are very effective in detecting storm clouds and rain squalls; large storms may completely clutter a radars
Height of Antenna and Target
Radar antenna height and target height are factors that help determine the initial detection range of a target. The higher the radar antenna, the greater the detection range, because the radar’s field of “vision” is extended. The higher the target is above the water, the sooner it will enter the radar’s field of vision. A high flying aircraft will be detected at a far greater range than a ship; a mountain will be seen before a low coastline; and an aircraft carrier will be picked up sooner than a destroyer.
Operational Relationship Between CDC:
Pilot House, Radio, Weapons Stations,
And Lookouts
Pilot House
CDC is responsible for keeping conn advised at all times of the current tactical situation. “Conn” may be the commanding officer or someone who has been delegated as a representative (ordinarily the OOD). Although it cannot relieve the navigator of responsibility for the safe navigation of the ship, CDC is charged with providing him every assistance that can be afforded by electronic means. Radar navigation is practiced in CDC during every departure, entry, or anchoring evolution.
Signal bridge
Provides recognition of Naval vessels for CDC, as well as communications to other Naval units.
Radio
Provides all external electronic communications such as voice circuits including NIPR and SIPR nets.
Weapons Stations
CDC is responsible for the ship’s defense against incoming missiles and low flying aircraft. Because of the speed of these targets, CDC must coax the fire control radars onto them rapidly and accurately; reaction time is critical. By acquiring target rapidly, CDC allows the weapons crews (guns or missiles) to destroy it at the greatest possible distance from the ship.
Lookouts
Primary visual means of identification. Used to back up and verify electronic sensors
“EMCON”
Emission Control
Fundamental to the conduct of EW and applicable to all naval operating forces is the use of undetected movement to preserve security. Therefore, the basic emission control (EMCON) policy is to radiate only that electronic equipment necessary to accomplish the assigned mission and the ability to operate under conditions of electronic silence for extended periods of time. 7 EMCON conditions
“ES”
Electronic Support
The first steps in conducting effective EW. The basic principle of ES is that active sensors, such as radar, can be detected at ranges greater than that at which they can detect you. ES involves actions taken, under the direct control of an operational commander, to search for, locate, intercept, and identify sources of radiated electromagnetic energy for tactical purposes. ES information aids the command in making immediate decisions involving the use of EA, EP targeting, weapons, and/or tactical maneuvering of friendly forces.
“EA”
Electronic Attack
Uses equipment, devices, and tactics to degrade, disrupt, and reduce an enemy’s effective use of its electronic systems. EA actions are broadly classified into two basic functions: jamming and deception.
“EP”
Electronic Protect
Takes actions to ensure friendly, effective use of the electromagnetic spectrum despite an enemy’s use of EA. EP actions are designed to optimize the electromagnetic capabilities of friendly forces by reducing the effects of any enemy’s EA actions. EP actions are the measures taken when an enemy uses its EA capability against us. The basic purpose of these measures is to reduce or eliminate the effects of an enemy’s EA so that we can still use the affected equipment for its intended purpose. Example is EMCON.
Chaff
Soft kill countermeasures used for Anti-Ship Missile Defense
Seduction Mortar Type (MK 214)
Infra Red 5 Sub-munitions (MK 2245)
NULKA Active Decoy (MK 234)
“AW”
Air Warfare
Anti-Air warfare (AW) consists of those measures taken to defend a maritime force against attack by airborne weapons, launched from aircraft, ships, submarines, and land-based sites.
“SW”
Surface Warfare
Anti-Surface warfare must make full use of the offensive potential of own surface, submarine, and air forces in order to deny the enemy effective use of his surface forces. Anti-Surface operations by surface ships and submarines include all actions to combat enemy surface forces.
“USW”
Undersea Warfare
Operation available to counter the submarine threat and details tactical and procedural instructions for ships, submarines, and aircraft.
“STW”
Strike Warfare
Operation available to counter the submarine threat and details tactical and procedural instructions for ships, submarines, and aircraft. The ability of a military force, as part of the overall C2W plan (see AJP-1), to make effective use of the electromagnetic and acoustic spectrum while, at the same time, preventing or reducing the enemy use thereof, will play an important part in deciding the outcome of any future conflict. A comprehensive and viable emission plan together with capable electronic and acoustic warfare systems are as important as any other plan or weapon system in a commander’s arsenal, and must be fully integrated into all military operations.
Amphibious Warfare
Operations used to transport personnel and equipment (including marines) overseas and conducting attacks along the coastlines when directed.
Mine Warfare
Mine warfare includes the whole field of designing, producing, and laying mines and the parallel effort of designing, producing, and operating all forms of mine countermeasures to combat the enemy’s mining campaign.
Information Warfare
Includes controlling and mitigating information by means of Human, Cyber and Psychic operations.
“MIO”
Maritime Interdiction Operations
The primary objective of MIO is to determine if a merchant ship is in compliance with the stated reason for interception. The secondary objective is to gather intelligence about:
The merchant ship’s itinerary and future intentions
Military and merchant activity in and around the embargoed nation’s ports.
MIO is the act of denying merchant vessels access to specific ports for import or export of goods to or from a specific nation or nations.
“NEO”
Non-Combatant Evacuation Operations
Evacuate US citizens from hostile areas.
Noncombatant evacuation operations are conducted to evacuate noncombatants and nonessential military personnel from locations in a foreign nation to an appropriate safe haven in the home nation or elsewhere. A NEO is conducted to evacuate citizens whose lives are in danger. A NEO also may include the evacuation of selected citizens of the host nation or third country nationals. A NEO is suited for teams of military personnel trained in amphibious warfare operations since it is similar to an amphibious raid, usually involving swift insertion of a force, temporary occupation of an objective, and a planned withdrawal upon completion of the mission. It differs from an amphibious raid since force used is normally limited to that required to protect the evacuees and the evacuation force. Additionally, NEOs have humanitarian, military, and political implications. The operation will be determined by the diplomatic view of the local situation. Evacuation operations are politically sensitive and will certainly be monitored, if not controlled, from the highest level.
“SAR”
Search and Rescue
Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Response
Operations used to assist other the US and other countries hit by natural disasters or help aid in recovery/rebuild after being struck by war.
AS
Submarine Tender. Provides maintenance support to submarines.
CG
Guided-Missile Cruiser. They serve as protective screens against surface and air attacks and also provide gunfire support for land operations.
CVN
Multi-purpose aircraft carrier. The job of the CV or CVN is to carry, launch, retrieve and handle combat aircraft quickly and effectively.
DDG
Guided-Missile Destroyer. They are multipurpose ships that are useful in almost any kind of naval operation.
LCC
Amphibious communications/command ship. Serves as a command ship for an amphibious task force/group, a landing force/group, and the tactical air commanders during amphibious operations.
LCS
Littoral Combat Ship. Navy’s newest class of surface combatants. Modular combat systems suite that can be configured for special operations.
LHA
Amphibious Assault Ship (general purpose). Combines many of the operational capabilities of some other amphibious ships and is the largest class of amphibs in today’s Navy. It has extensive command and control facilities for both the amphibious task force and the landing force.
LHD
Amphibious assault ship (multipurpose). New addition to the amphib task force. It can carry 1,873 troops and 12 LCM-6s or 3 LCACs.
LPD
Amphibious transport dock. Transports and lands troops and their essential equipment and supplies by means of landing craft, amphibious vehicles, and helicopters.
LSD
Dock landing ship. Transports and lands amphibious vehicles or landing craft and their accompanying troops and equipment.
MCM
Mine counter measures ship. Designed as mine hunter-killers capable of finding, classifying, and destroying moored and bottom mines.
PC-
Patrol Craft. Intended for use relatively near the coast or in sheltered waters or rivers. These crafts may be transported aboard larger units.
SSN
The mission of nuclear attack submarines (SSNs) is to locate and destroy enemy ships and submarines. They also act as scouts, deliver supplies and personnel to locations in enemy territory, and perform rescue missions. Its missions include surveillance, intelligence collection, special warfare, covert cruise-missile strike, mine warfare, and anti-submarine and anti-surface ship warfare.
SSBN
Ballistic submarine, deterrence. Fleet ballistic missile submarines (SSBNs) deliver ballistic missile attacks against assigned targets from either a submerged or surfaced condition.
SSGN
Guided-Missile Submarine
F/A-18 Hornet/Growler
All weather fighter-attack aircraft. The aircraft is designed for aerodynamic agility, high reliability, high survivability, and reduced manpower maintenance requirements.
F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
All weather fighter-attack aircraft with low observable technology.
E-2 Hawkeye
All weather airborne early warning and battle group command and control. Maintains station at some distance from a ask force to provide early warning of approaching enemy aircraft and direct interceptors into attack positions.
P-3 Orion
Overwater antisubmarine patrol plane. Being phased out and replaced by the P-8.
P-8 Poseidon
Is equipped with magnetic anomaly detection (MAD) gear, sonobuoys, radar, and other submarine detection systems. It is armed with torpedoes, bombs, missiles, and depth charges for kills. It has the primary mission of detecting, locating, and destroying enemy submarines. The P-8 Poseidon can respond quickly to hunt down submarine contacts long before surface units can arrive. Other duties include convoy escort, photographic missions, and aerial mining.
AV-8M Harrier
Light attack, close air support. The western world’s only operational fixed-wing vertical short takeoff or landing (V/STOL) strike aircraft. It is an integrated V/STOL weapons system incorporating the inertial navigation and attack system (INAS) with an electronic display. The aircraft is used by the Marine Corps and is operated from the decks of aircraft carriers and amphibious support ships.
C-2 Greyhound
Carrier onboard delivery. Provides logistics support to aircraft carriers. The C-2A’s open-ramp flight capability allows airdrop of supplies and personnel from a carrier-launched aircraft.
C-130
Heavy lift cargo aircraft, shore based.
CH-53 Super Stallion
Lift and movement of cargo, passengers, and heavy equipment. Tows and operates various mine countermeasure devices designed to detect and neutralize submerged naval mines. CH-53D squadrons are capable of rapid world wide deployment.
MH-53 Sea Dragon
Minesweeping, mine spotting, and channel marking. Used primarily for airborne mine countermeasures, with a secondary mission of shipboard delivery. The MH-53E Sea Dragon is heavier and has a greater fuel capacity than its ancestor, the CH-53E Super Stallion. MH-53s can operate from carriers and other warships. The Sea Dragon is capable of carrying up to 55 troops or a 16-ton payload 50 nautical miles or a 10-ton payload 500 nautical miles. The MH-53E is capable of towing a variety of mine-sweeping countermeasures systems.
CH-46 Sea Knight
Vertical replenishment. Used primarily for missions at sea and for casualty evacuation.
SH-60R
The Seahawk is the airborne platform segment of the LAMPS Mk III weapons system. It can carry personnel as well as weapons to detect, localize, and destroy submarines. It is designed to be in constant voice and data link contact with the ship’s CDC. The Seahawk helicopter is able to provide targeting information for over-the-horizon, surface-to-surface missiles. The secondary mission of the Seahawk helicopter is search and rescue, medical evacuation, vertical replenishment, and communications relay.
AH-1 Super Cobra
air/ground support attack helo.
MV-22 Osprey
Tilt rotor Amphibious assault aircraft.
LCAC
Landing Craft Air Cushion. Trasnport weapons systems, equipment, cargo and personnel of the assault elements of the Marine Air/Ground Task Force both from ship to shore and across the beach.
LCU
Land Craft Utility. Transports troops, heavy vehicles, equipment, and cargo from ship to shore.
LCM
Land Craft Mechanized. It is used to land equipment, personnel, cargo and medium weight vehicles on the beach
AAV
Amphibious Assault Ship. Highly mobile, tracked armored amphibious vehicles that transport Marines and cargo to and through hostile territory.
LARC
Lighter Amphibious Resupply Cargo.
When its not delivering troops and equipment to the shore, this amphibious armored vehicle floats, patrols and controls the beach.
Combat Rubber Riding Craft (CRRC)
“Combat Rubber Reconnaissance Craft” is used by Navy Seals and Marines over-the-horizon transportation, inserting lightly armed raiding parties or reconnaissance teams onto beaches, piers, offshore facilities and larger vessels.
BRAVO Flag
Refueling/ammo handling
PAPA
Personnel recall
QUEBEC
Boat recall
CODE ALPHA
Divers
KILO
Working aloft/Over the side
OSCAR
Man Overboard
ONE BLACK BALL
Vessel at Anchor
TWO BLACK BALLS
Not under command
BALL DIAMOND BALL
Restricted in ability to maneuver
THREE BLACK BALLS
Vessel aground
Semaphone
Sends messages at short range using the positions of the senders arms.
Flares/Pyrotechnics
Flares, red, white and green that are fired from the boat.
Infrared
Used when secrecy is important, may be sent the same manner as flashing light.
Flash (Z)
10 minutes or less proccess time
Immediate (O)
30 minutes
Priority (P)
3 hours
Routine (R)
6 hours
MINIMIZE
the condition imposed in a specific communications area to reduce voice and record traffic so that traffic can be efficiently handled.
Essential Elements of Friendly Information (EEFI)
Identify specific items of information which, if revealed and correlated with other information, would degrade the security of military operations, projects, or missions in the applicable area.
BEADWINDOW
Used to alert circuit operators that an unauthorized disclosure has occurred.
GINGERBREAD
Advises net participants that there may be a possible intruder on the radio net.
(EKMS)
Electronic Key Management System
Primary purpose of the EKMS manager
is the dissemination, control, inventory, audit and violation reporting of crypto logical material aboard the ship
EAP
Emergency Action Plan (EAP) for destruction of all classified material in spaces.
Date Time Group (DTG)
Gives date and time of message for routing. Always in ZULU time.
From Line
The unit sending the message based of platform identification (PLADS)
To Line
the primary unit to receive message based on PLADS
Info Line
All other units that need to know
Classification/Declass Line
Classification precedence of message T/S, S, C, UC and the date message will be unclassified.
Standard Subject ID Cod (SSIC)
Normally an alphanumerical number identifying units.
Subject Line
What the message is about
Passing Instructions
Inserted for further transmission or reply.
Reference Line
The instruction used to format, generate and process the message.
Amplifying Information Line
The specific breakdown of each instruction used.
Narrative Information Line
Any information that will be helpful in processing the message.
Text
Main body of the message. It answers the What, When, Where and Why.
Access
This means the knowledge of possession of material or info is permitted only by persons requiring access in the interest of national security. Access is literally the ability to gain or obtain something.
Classification
there are 4 classifications of material: UNCLASSIFIED, CONFIDENTIAL, SECRET, and TOP SECRET.
Clearance
A security clearance is required prior to granting access to classified information. If no doubt is determined, a persons loyalty is assumed to be consistent with the interests of national security.
Compromise
The disclosure of classified info to a person who is not authorized access to that information. This disclosure could have occurred knowingly, willfully, or accidently-through negligence. There are two types of compromise, suspected and confirmed. Suspected - believe material has been compromised but cannot definitely prove. (example: temporary loss of control). Confirmed - definite proof material is compromised. (example: lost material)
Need to Know
A person cannot be granted access to classified info based solely on his/her rank or position. There is a requirement to determine the level of access necessary for the person to perform his or his official duties (need to know). Need to know means a person must have access to the material to perform their duties.
Restricted Area
To provide for an effective and efficient method to restrict access and control movement where classified material is stored or used, such areas will be designated Restricted Areas and only those persons whose duties actually require access and who have been granted appropriate security clearance will be allowed freedom of movement within the area.
Confidential
Material that would cause “damage” or be “prejudicial” to national security if publicly available.
Secret
Material that would cause “serious damage” to national security if it were publicly available.
Top Secret
The highest level of classification of material on a national level. Such material would cause “exceptionally grave danger” to national security if made publicly available.
Unclassified
Used for government documents that do not have a classification listed on previous slide. Such documents can sometimes be viewed by those w/out a security clearance.
NOFORN
(NO FOReigN access allowed) Distribution to non-US citizens is prohibited, regardless of their clearance or access permissions.
SCI
(sensitive compartmented information) – Not a classification, however, it is material concerning or derived from sensitive intel sources, methods or analytical processes. “I can tell you the information, but I cant tell you how I got the information”
FOUO
For Official Use Only
Used for documents or products which contain material which is exempt from release under the Freedom of Information Act.
PII
Personally Identifiable Information - is any data that could potentially identify a specific individual.
Emergency Destruction
Is a plan for ships and overseas stations to provide efficient, complete destruction of classified material in the event of an emergency. Examples would be a ship under duress, hostile fire, imminent boarding, etc.
CASREPS
Information in Casualty Reports
Initial
First occurrence of the casualty to the system/equipment.
Update
To inform the receipt of parts or additional parts required to repair downed equipment.
CASCOR
Casualty Correct
To inform the correction/repair of downed equipment.
CASCAN
Casualty Cancellation – Used when the downed equipment is scheduled for major overhaul.
Initiating Department
Will generate the CASREP on owned equipment and route through COC
Operations
Will validate, finalize and transmit to radio for transmission to FMS.
Supply
Will provide whiskey numbers for parts needed.
CAT 2
Primary and Secondary missions are degraded but able to complete the mission. Updated every 30 days
CAT 3
Unable to complete Secondary/Primary mission. Updated every 10 days.
CAT 4
Unable to preform Primary mission. Updated every 72 hours.
LOGREQ
Logistics Request – To make known the logistics requirements of the ship during an in-port period.
MOVREP
Movement Report – Report is submitted every 12 hours via message. Will assist the COC in tracking all vessels for operational/emergency use.
OPREP-3 Pinnacle
severe incident involving a foreign national, especially involving death, any incident with high medial level interest, severe oil spill, defections or asylum requests, Also accidents with nuclear weapons, reports of armed attack on U.S. or allied personnel or territories, or reports of nuclear detonations of any kind. Each of these last have special prowords to be used.
OPREP-3 Navy Blue
minor but newsworthy incidents involving foreign nationals, less severe oil spills, reports of collisions or grounding, or any other’ event generating high Navy level interest but falling short of national interest. Also, nuclear weapons incidents short of accidents, or incidents involving Navy nuclear reactor power plants, Each of these last have special prowords to be used.
Unit Situation Report (SITREP) - minor incidents which the CO wants to lay out in detail to the chain of command, such as fights on base, bomb threats evaluated as a hoax, serious injury or casualty onboard
SORTS/DRRS-N
Computer based way to keep track of personnel, equipment, etc… requirements for major ship operations.
Ship’s Training Cycle
Basic Phase
Intermediate Phase
Advance Phase
Light Off Assessment (LOA)
Command Assessment of Readiness and Training (CART)
Tailored Ships Training Availability (TSTA)
Final Evaluation Problem (FEP)
PB4T
Planning Board for Training
Monthly planning meetings that discuss short and long term training plans, including schools, future training, qualifications, etc.
LRTP
Long Range Training Plan – Provide ships training schedule per calendar year.
SRTS
Short Range Training Plan – Monthly training and weekly training
