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Section 105 Flashcards

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Explain Air Defense

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Includes all defensive measures designed to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles in the earth’s atmosphere.

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Explain Electronic Reconnaissance.

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EW- configured aircrafts can provide the means to: Detect, Identify, Evaluate, and Locate electromagnetic radiation from non-nuclear sources

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Explain Electronic Warfare Support.

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Actions tasked bynan operational commander to search for, intercept, identify, and locate sources of intentional and unintentional radiated electromagnetic energy.

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Explain Battlespace Illumination.

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Provide light in the battle space area.

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Explain Air Logistical Support.

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Air logistical support operations are conducted by using fixed-wing aircraft to provide assault support of MAGTF forces on the ground.

Air logistical support delivers troops, equipment, and supplies to areas beyond helicopter range.

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Explain Active Air Defense

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Direct defensive action taken to destroy attacking enemy aircraft or missiles or to nullify or reduce the effectiveness of such an attack.

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Explain Passive Air Defense.

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Constitues all measures, other than active defense, taken to minimize the effects of hostile air action.

These include the use of cover, concealment, camouflage, deception, dispersion, electronic protection, and protective construction.

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Explain Assault Support

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Assault support is “the use of aircraft to proved tactical mobility and logistic support for the MAGTF, the movement of high priority cargo adn personnel within immediate area of operations, in-flight refueling and the evacuation of personnel and cargo.”

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Explain Combat Assault.

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Provides mobility and logistic supprt to the MAGTF

It can be used to rapidly deploy forces, bypass obstacles, or redeploy forces.

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Explain Aerial Delivery Operations

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Aerial delivery operations transports equipment and supplies to FOBs.

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Explain Air Evacuation

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Air Evacuation provides transport of personnel and equipment from FOBs and remote areas by using transport helicopters and fixed-wing aircrafts.

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Explain TRAP (Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel)

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TRAP facilitates the recovery of personnel and equipment while preventing additional loss.

Specially briefed aircrews are assigned to perform TRAP missions.

TRAP mission are conducted when the tactical situation prevents the use of traditional search and rescue techniques.

TRAP is only conducted when survivors and locations are confirmed.

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Explain Electronic Attack.

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EA is “that division of electronic warfare involving the use of electromagnetic, directed energy, or antiradiation weapons to attack personnel, facilities, or equipment with the intent of degrading, neutralizing, or destroying enemy combat capability.”

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Explain Multisensor Imagery Reconnaissance.

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Multisensor imagery reconnaissance includes photographic, side-looking airborne radar, and infrared reconnaissance techniques.

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Explain Control of Aircraft and Missiles.

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The control of aircraft and missiles involves the coordinated employment of facilities, equipment, communications, procedures, and personnel that allows the ACE commander to plan, direct, and control the efforts of the ACE to support accomplishment of the MAGTF’s mission.

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Explain Electronic Warfare

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EW is “any military action involving the use of electromagnetic and directed energy to control the electromagnetic spectrum or to attack the enemy.” (Joint Pub 1-02)

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What are the six functions and sub functions of Marine Corps Aviation?

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  1. Offensive air support
    1. CAS
    2. DAS
  2. Anti-air warfare
    1. Offensive AAW
    2. Air Defense
    3. Active Air Defense
    4. Passive Air Defense
  3. Assault support
    1. Combat Assault
    2. Aerial Delivery Operations
    3. Aerial Refueling
    4. Air Evacuation
    5. TRAP
    6. Air Logistical Support
    7. Battle Space Illumination
  4. Air reconnaissance
    1. Visual Recon
    2. Multisensory Imagery Recon
    3. Electronic Recon
  5. EW (Electronic Warfare)
    1. Electronic Attack
    2. Electronic Protection
    3. EW Support
  6. Control of Aircraft and Missiles
    1. Air Direction
    2. Air Control
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Explain Electronic Protection (EP)

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Electronic Protection involves “actions taken to protect personnel, facilities, and equipment from any effects of friendly or enemy employment of electronic warfare.”

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Explain Air Control

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Air control is the authority to direct the physical maneuver of aircraft in flight or to direct an aircraft or surface-to-air weapons unit to engage a specific target.

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What is the composition, mission and purpose of the MAW?

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3 activy duty MAWs and 1 reserve MAW

The MAW provides the personnel and equipment for MAGTF ACE

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Explain Marine Aerial Refueler Transport Squadron (VMGR)

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  • VMGR squadrons provide aerial refueling service in support of FMF operations.
  • Provide tactical aerial refueling
  • Provide long-range aerial refueling
  • Provide Assault air transport
  • Provide ground refueling
  • Provide air transport service for the evac of casualties and noncombatants
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Explain Offensive Air Support.

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OAS is “air operations conducted against enemy installations, facilities, and personnel to directly assist the attainment of MAGTF objectives by the destruction of enemy resources or the isolation of his military force.”

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Explain Offensive Anti-Air Warfare.

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  • Conducted against the enemy air or air defense system before it can be launched or assume an attacking role.
  • Offensive AAW operations in or near the objective area destroy or neutralize hostile aircraft, airfields, radars, air defense systems, and supporting areas.
  • Offensive AAW includes theater missile defense (TMD) attack operations and suppression of enemy air defense operations
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Explain Visual Reconnaissance.

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Any airborne platform may conduct visual aerial reconnaissance operations.

An observer or pilot can visually search a route, point, or area.

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Explain the purpose of Marine Corps Aviation.

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Primary mission of Marine Corps Aviation is to participate as the air component of the MAGTF in the seizure and defense of advance naval bases and to conduct such land operations as may be essential for the prosecution of a naval campaign.

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Explain Anti-Air Warfare.

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  • AAW is “that action required to destroy or to reduce to an acceptable level the enemy air and missile threat.
  • The primary purpose of AAW is to gain and maintain some degree of air superiority
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Explain Aerial Refueling

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Aerial Refueling allows MAGTF aircraft to conduct flight-ferrying operations, extend time on station, and extend mission range.

In addition, aerial refueling aids in the recovery of damaged or low-fuel aircraft by extending their time in the air, when required

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Explain Close Air Support and Deep Air Support

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CAS is “air action by fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft against hostile targets which are in close proximity to friendly forces and which require detailed integration of each air mission.”

DAS is “air action against enemy targets at such a distance from friendly forces that detailed integration of each mission is not required. Deep air support missions are flown on either side of the fire support coordination line.

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Explain Air Direction.

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Air direction is the authority to regulate the employment of air resources to maintain a balance between their availability and the priorities assigned for their use.

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Explain Air Reconnaissance.

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Air reconnaissance is “the acquisition of intelligence information by employing visual observation and/or sensors in air vehicles.”

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What is the function, mission and composition of a Marine Aircraft Group (MAG)?

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  • MAG is the smallest aviation unit that is designed to conduct operations with no outside assistance except access to a source of supply.
  • MAGs normally contain either fixed-wing or rotary-wing aircraft
  • The primary mission of a MAG VF/VA is to conduct AAW and OAS operations from advance bases, FOBs, and aircraft carriers
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Explain the MALS (Marine Aviation Logistics Squadron).

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  • Provides aviation-logistic support, guidance, and direction to MAG squadrons on behalf of CO.
  • Provides intermediate level maintenance for aircraft
  • Provide aviation supply support
  • Provide data processing support to aviation supply
  • Coordinate the Marine aviation logistic support program (MALSP)
  • Provide class V (A) ammo logistic support
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Explain the Marine Tactical Electronic Warfare Squadron (VMAQ).

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  • VMAQ conducts airborne EW in support of FMF operations
  • Conduct air borne EA and EW support operations
  • Process and provide mission data
  • Maintain capability to operate during darkness and under all weather conditions
  • Maintain the capability to deploy or conduct extended-range operations that require aerial refueling
  • Perform organizational maintenance on assigned aircraft
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Explain the Marine Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Squadron (VMU).

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  • VMU operates and maintains a UAV system to provide unmanned aerial reconnaissance support to the MAGTF
  • Conduct reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition (RSTA)
  • Provide real-time target information to the DASC and fire support coordination center (FSCC)
  • Collect battle damage assessments (BDAs)
  • Support rear area security
  • Conduct training to prepare for tactical employment and combat operations
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Explain the Marine Fighter/Attack Squadron (VMFA).

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  • Intercepts and detroys enemy aircraft under all weather conditions and attacks and destroys surface targets.
  • Provide escort of friendly aircraft under all weather conditions
  • Conduct day and night CAS under adverse weather conditions
  • Maintain the capability to deploy or conduct extended-range operations by using aerial re-fueling
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Explain Marine All Weather Fighter/Attack Squadron (VMFA/AW).

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  • Very similar to the Marine Fighter/Attack Squadron (VMFA), but is able to perform tasks day or night as well as in adverse weather conditions.
  • Intercept and destroy enemy aircraft
  • Conduct battle space illumination and target illumination.
  • Conduct armed escort of friendly aircraft
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Explain the Marine Attack Squadron (VMA).

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  • VMA attacks and destroys surface targets under day and night visual meteorological conditions and provides helicopter escort.
  • Conducts CAS, armed reconnaissance, air interdiction, and strikes against enemy installations
  • Conducts Air Defense OPs
  • Operates during darkness
  • Maintains capability of deployment or extended ops by employing aerial refueling.
  • Conduct armed-escort missions in support of helicopter operations
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Explain Marine Medium Tilt-Rotor Squadron (VMM).

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  • Primary function is to provide combat assault troop transport.
  • Secondary func. provide combat assault transport of supplies and equipment
  • Provides support for mobile FARPs
  • Conduct assault support for evac ops and other maritime special ops.
  • Maintain self-defense capabilities from ground-to-air and air-to-air threats.
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Explain Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH).

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  • Transport of heavy weapons, equipment, and supplies
  • Provide combat assault trasport of troops as 2nd func
  • Conduct tactical retrieval and recovery operations for downed aircraft, equipment or personnel
  • Provide airborne control and coordination for assault support operations
  • Maintain self-defense capabilities
  • Perform organizational maintanence
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Explain Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM)

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  • Provide combat assault troop transport as 1st func
  • Provide combat assault transport of supplies and equipment as secondary function
  • Provide airborne control for assault support ops
  • Maintain self-defense capabilities
  • Augment local SAR assets
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Explain Marine Light Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA)

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  • Provides combat utility helicopter support, attack helicopter fire support and fire support coordination
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Explain Utility Helicopter Tasks.

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  • Provide airborne command and control platform
  • Provide armed escort for assault support ops
  • Augment local SAR assets
  • Conduct combat assault and assault support evacs
  • Maintain self-defense capabilities
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Explain the Attack Helicopter Tasks.

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  • Provide fire support and security for forward and rear area forces
  • Conduct point target/anti-armor operations
  • Conduct anti-helicopter operations
  • Provide armed escort for assault support operations
  • Conduct armed and visual recon
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Explain the Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS).

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  • Consist of various air command and control agencies
  • Plan and direct ACE operations and employ aviation assets in a reponsive, timely and effective manner.
  • Advise MAGTF commander and JTF on application and employment of Marine aviation
  • Conduct centralized planning and optimize the use of limited resources
  • Exercises air direction and decentralize execution of the airspace control plan
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What is the function, mission and composition of a Marine Air Control Group (MACG)?

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  • MACG HQ coordinates all aspects of air command and control and air defense within the MAW
  • Plan and coordinate the operations, maintenance and supply of the MACCS
  • Plan and coordinate air defense ops of MAGTF
  • Perform command and staff functions associated with fulfilling MACG’s mission
  • Maintian the capability for deploying independent units
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What is the function, mission and composition of a Marine Tactical Air Command Squadron (MTACS)?

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  • Provide equipment, maintenance, and operations for the TACC of the ACE
  • Provides the operational command post for ACE
  • Assist in coordinating air operations
  • Maintains capability to accomplish TACC functions
  • MTACS is organic to teh MACG of the MAW
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What is the function, mission and composition of a Marine Wing Headquarters Squadron?

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  • Provides command, administrative, and supply support for MAW Headquarters
  • Provide camp facilities and services including food
  • Maintain capability of deplying as integral unit
  • Provide detachments for supported units as required
  • Provide for internal sercurity of the MAW headquarters
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What is the function, mission and composition of a Marine Air Control Squadron (MACS)?

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  • Provides air surveillance and control of aircraft and surface-to-air weapons for AAW
  • Perform command and staff functions associated with fulfilling the MACS mission
  • Provide deployable detachments that are capable of air surveillance, airspace management, and control of aircrafts
  • MACS is comprised of squadron HQ, TAOC detachment and two ATC detachments
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What is the function, mission and composition of a Marine Wing Communication Squadron (MWCS)?

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  • Provides expeditionary communication for the ACE of a MEF
  • Provide effective command of subordinate detachments
  • Provide calibration and repair facilities for all ground-common test measurement dx equipment (TMDE)
  • Provide digital backbone communication suupport
  • Provide external single-channel radio and radio retransmission communication support for ACE ops
  • Coordinate training
  • Provide maintenance support for ground-common communication equipment
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What is the function, mission and composition of a Marine Air Support Squadron (MASS)?

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  • Provides Direct Air Support Center capabilities for control and coordination of fixed- and rotary-wing aricraft
  • Provide operational planning for MAGTF air support operations
  • Receive, coordinate, and process immediate requests for direct air support
  • Provide equipment, facilities and personnel for the op
  • Conduct air support control as required to meet MAGTF operational requirements
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What is the function, mission and composition of a Low Altitude Air Defense (LAAD) Battalion?

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  • Provides close-in, low-altitude, surface-to-air weapons fires in defense of MAGTF assets
  • Provide the effective command, administrative, communication, supply, and logistic support
  • Maintain primary capability as a highly mobile, vehicle-mounted, and man-portable surface-to-air weapons
  • Provide surface-to-air weapon support for special ops
  • Provide early warning of hostile air threats to other elements fo the air defense system
  • Comprised of battalion HQ, H&S battery, 2 firing batteries
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What is the function of a Marine Wing Support Squadron (MWSS)?

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  • Provides essential aviation ground support to designated fixed-wing component of the ACE
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What is the ACE of a MEF?

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MAW

54
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What is the ACE of a MEB?

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MAG

55
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What is the ACE of a MEU?

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Reinforced helicopter squadron

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What is the organizational level of aviation maintenance?

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  • Consist of inspecting, servicing, lubricating, adusting, and replacing parts, minor assemblies and subassemblies
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What is the intermediate level of aviation maintenance?

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  • Consist of calibration, repair or replacement of damaged or unservicable parts, components or assemblies
  • The emergency manufacture of nonavailble parts
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What is the Depot level of aviation maintenance?

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  • Requireing major rework
  • Rebuild of parts, assemblies, subassemblies, and end items
    • including manufacture, modification, testing and reclamation of parts as required.
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Discuss the characteristics and employment of the following Marine aircraft:

UH-1

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  • HMLA squadron
  • Provide utility support to the MAGTF
  • Carry 2 7.62 mm M-60 machine guns
  • Can use 2.75 in rockets, crew served 50 cal machine guns and fixed forward and crew served 7.62mm machine guns
60
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Discuss the characteristics and employment of the following Marine aircraft:

CH-46

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  • Sea-knight helicopter
  • dual-pilot, twin engine
  • HMM
  • Provide assault transport of troops
    • 25 personnel
    • 15 combat loaded
  • Medical evac -> 15 litters
  • Crash attenuating pilot seats, exhaust infrared suppressors and crashworthy fuel system
61
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Discuss the characteristics and employment of the following Marine aircraft:

CH-53D

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  • Sea Stallion
  • HMH squadron
  • Provide helicopter transport of supplies and equipment
  • Transport 55 personnel, 30 combat loaded troops or 24 litters
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Discuss the characteristics and employment of the following Marine aircraft:

CH-53E

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  • HMH squadron
  • Super Sea Stallion
  • Dual piloted, single rotor helicopter
  • Free worlds largest helicopter can transport 16 tons over 50 nautical miles
  • In flight refueling capabilities
  • Requires only 10% more deck space
63
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Discuss the characteristics and employment of the following Marine aircraft:

EA-6B

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  • VMAQ squadron
  • 4-place - 1 pilot, 3 electronic countermeasures officers
  • Suppresses enemy electronic activity and gains tactical electronic intelligence
  • Aircraft detects, analyzes and records signals for post mission eval
64
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Discuss the characteristics and employment of the following Marine aircraft:

F/A-18

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  • VMFA (AW) Squadron
  • Hornet
  • Intercept enemy aircrat and perform ground attack.
  • internal 20 mm M61 gun
  • Can carry over 17,000 lbs of ordnance
  • F/A -18D can perform ground attacks at night under the weather -> carries advance tactical airborne recon sys
65
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Discuss the characteristics and employment of the following Marine aircraft:

AV-8B

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  • VMA squadron
  • Harrier
  • Carry up to 9200 lbs of external ordnance
  • V/STOL capabilities
  • Has inertial navigation system
  • Has forward looking infrared (FLIR) system and night vision goggle capability to allow ground attack at night under weather
66
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Discuss the characteristics and employment of the following Marine aircraft:

MV-22

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  • VMM squadron / “Osprey”
  • Amphibious assault transport of troops, equipment and supplies from assault ships and land bases
  • VTOL tilt rotor aircraft
67
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Discuss the characteristics and employment of the following Marine aircraft:

C-130

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  • VMGR squadron
  • 4 engine, turboprop, aerial refueler and assault transport aircraft
  • Can aerial refuel aircraft equipped with refueling probes
  • Ground refuel helicopter and AV-8s
  • Can carry 92 troops, 64 paratroops, 74 litters, or 35,000lbs of cargo
68
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Discuss the characteristics and employment of the following Marine aircraft:

AH-1

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  • HMLA Squadron
  • Super Cobra
  • Provides fire support and fire support coordination to the LF during amphibious assaults
  • AH-1W can fire TOW, Hellfire, and Sidewinder missiles
  • Currently being outfitted with a Night Targeting System/Forward Looking Infrared Radar
69
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Discuss the characteristics and employment of the following Marine aircraft:

UAV - Pioneer

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  • 1st UAV started in 1985
  • Provides imagery intelligence
  • In 10 yrs the pioneer has flown 14,000 flight hours
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Discuss the characteristics and employment of the following Marine aircraft:

UAV Scan Eagle

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  • 2nd UAV
  • Smallest UAV to have a stable camera
  • Can stay in the air orbiting a certain point for up to 15 plus hours.
  • A 50 foot high pole called “Skyhook” retrieves it.

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