SSES

Question 1

What does SSES stand for?

Answer 1

Ships signals exploitation space

Question 2

What clearance level is required to work in SSES?

Answer 2

• Top Secret

- Sensitive Compartment Information

Question 3

Where is SSES located?

Answer 3

Captains passageway

Question 4

What is traffic analysis?

Answer 4

Trend in communication

Question 5

What is fusion analysis?

Answer 5

Multi-source

Multi-intelligence

Question 6

Name 6 types of aircraft that support intelligence gathering

Answer 6

• EA-6B Prowler
• EA-18G Growler
• E-2C Hawkeye
• U-2
• P-3C Orion
• RC-135

Question 7

What does USSID stand for?

What is it?

Answer 7

United States signals intelligence directives

• governing documents

Question 8

USSID SP 009

Answer 8

Can’t collect on host nation

Question 9

USSID SP 0018

Answer 9

Can’t collect on US person

• illegal search and rescue

Question 10

CR1500

Answer 10

Time sensitive reporting

Question 11

CR1501

Answer 11

Critical reporting

Question 12

What is binary?

Answer 12

Base 2 numbering system, 0 and 1

Question 13

What does PDDG stand for?

Answer 13

Producer designator digraph

Question 14

What is SIGAD?

Answer 14

• indicator for specific platform

Question 15

What is KL?

Answer 15

Message send out for I & W

Question 16

What is CRITIC?

Answer 16

Critical Information

• require the immediate attention of the president and the national security council
• 3 minutes off the ship*
• 10 minutes in presidents hand*

Question 17

What does CCP stand for?

Answer 17

Cryptologic coverage plan

Question 18

What is a CCP?

Answer 18

Daily tasking

Question 19

Who writes the CCP?

Answer 19

CRC/ACRC

Cryptological resource coordinator

Question 20

Define what sampling is?

Answer 20

Recording

Question 21

What is NEO?

Answer 21

Noncombat Evacuation Order

• department of state responsible for protection or evacuation of US citizens

Question 22

What is Morse code?

Answer 22

Letters, numbers represented by groups of short dots and longer dashes

Question 23

What is DF?

Answer 23

Direction finding

- provides LOB
Line of bearing

Question 24

What is Geolocation?

Answer 24

TDOA - Time difference of arrival

FDOA - Frequency difference of arrival

Question 25

What is the governing authority to conduct IO?

Answer 25

Title 10 US code

Question 26

How does SSES support emergency beacons?

Answer 26

Monitor for people in distress

Question 27

What is CSAR?

Answer 27

Combat Search and rescue - US/Allie Forces in distress

Question 28

What is SAR?

Answer 28

Search and Rescue - civilian operations in distress

Question 29

What is Merlin?

Answer 29

US Submarine in distress

Question 30

What is the function of SSES?

Answer 30

Intercepts signals and reports them

Question 31

What is the function of SUPPLOT?

Answer 31

Fusion cell

Question 32

What is the RASIN manual?

Answer 32

Radio signals notation manual - CTR cheat sheet

Question 33

What is signals analysis?

Answer 33

Physical characteristics

Question 34

What is cryptanalysis?

Answer 34

Study of encryption

Question 35

What is LOS?

Answer 35

Line of sight - Transmitter and receiver must see each other to communicate

Question 36

What is the most important layer of the ionosphere?

Answer 36

The F layer

Question 37

What is unique about the F layer?

Answer 37

F1 and F2 separate during the day because of the sun - strong communication at night because the F1 and F2 merge

Question 38

What is the Doppler effect?

Answer 38

Change of frequency due to motion of the emitter

Question 39

Who is SSES Divo?

Answer 39

LT Mahon

Question 40

Who is SSES LCPO?

Answer 40

Chief Hunter

Question 41

What workcenters make up the OS division?

Answer 41

- SSES | - EW module