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39 Cards in this Set
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State the 6 Areas that Comprise Naval Doctrine
(PILOWCC) |
1. Planning
2. Intelligence 3. Logistics 4. Operations 5. Warfare 6. Command & Control |
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State the 7 Principles of Naval Logistics
(3SAFER) |
1. Simplicity
2. Sustainability 3. Survivability 4. Attainability 5. Flexibility 6. Economy 7. Responsiveness |
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State the First Navy Ship Named After an Enlisted Man and Why
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USS Osmond Ingram (DD 255)
Ingram was the first enlisted man killed in action in World War I on the USS Cassin (DD 43). |
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Discuss the Birth of the Navy
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October 13. 1775, the Second Continental Congress authorized the purchase of two vessels deciding that a Navy was necessary for the colonies to survive against the British.
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What 3 Classes of Naval Vessels Existed at the Inception of the U.S. Navy?
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1. Ships-of-the-line: battleships of the sailing days and were the largest.
2. Frigates: cruisers of the 18th century and were next in size. 3. Sloops-of-war: small sailing warships. |
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Discuss Gun Salutes
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21: Washington's B-day, Memorial day, Independence day, and to honor the U.S. President and heads of foreign states.
Salutes for naval officers are: Admiral - 17, Vice Admiral - 15, Rear Admiral - 13, Commodore - 11. Salutes are fired at intervals of 5 seconds, and always in odd numbers. |
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Battle of Coral Sea
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May 7-8, 1942
World's first carrier vs. carrier battle where there was no visual contact between the fleets. The battle was fought entirely with aircraft. |
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Voyage of the Great White Fleet
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Dec. 16, 1907
Departed Hampton Roads, Virginia for a round-the-world cruise to show the flag. Demonstrated the strength of the U.S. Navy |
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Battle of Normandy
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June 6, 1944
The largest amphibious operation to date. The invasion and esta. of Allied forces in Normandy, France during Operation Overlord. |
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Battle of Midway
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June 3-5, 1942
The turning point of the war in the Pacific and the U.S. breaking of the Japanese naval code. |
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Guadalcanal
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Nov. 12-15, 1942
The engagement in a series of naval battles between Allied and Imperial Japanese forces. The Japanese ended up retreating. |
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Battle of Leyte Gulf
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Oct. 23, 1944
The final blow to the Japanese Navy as they tried to salvage the Philippines. |
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Mercury 3
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May 5, 1961
First U.S. manned space flight. Demonstrated the ability to achieve manual control under weightlessness. Alan B. Shepard, USN |
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Gemini 3
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Mar. 23, 1965
First U.S. two-man space mission and first spacecraft to maneuver from one orbit to another. Completed 3 earth orbits. John W. Young, USN |
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Apollo 11
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July 16-24, 1969
First manned lunar landing. Armstrong and Aldrin spent 21.5 hours deploying scientific instruments and collecting samples. Neil A. Armstrong, former naval aviator |
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Apollo 17
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Dec. 7-19, 1972
7th and final lunar landing mission. Eugene A. Cernan, USN Ronal E. Evans, USN |
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STS - 1
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Apr. 12-14, 1981
The launch of the Space Transportation System(STS), which is the first space shuttle. Young, USN Crippen, USN |
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The On-the-Roof-Gang
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Oct. 1, 1928
Beginning of the first class to instruct radio operators in intercept operations. Foundation of the CT community. |
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The Purple Code
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Sept. 27, 1940
The breaking of the Japanese "Type B Machine" cipher used by the Japanese Foreign Ministry. Named after the purple decrypt binders. |
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The Attack on the USS Liberty
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June 8, 1967
Attacked by the Israelis in the Mediterranean Sea. They mistook it for an enemy ship. 34 dead, 174 injured |
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The Capture of the USS Pueblo
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Jan. 23, 1968
Captured by N. Korea. There was a lack of communication w/higher commands and they were not informed of N. Korea's hostilities. Had to emergency destruct. |
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Landing at Inchon
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Sept. 15, 1950
General MacArthur devised a plan to stop the N. Koreans from taking Seoul. The plan required mass intellligence and planning due to topographic conditions. |
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Hainan Island EP-3 Incident
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April 1, 2001
A U.S. EP-3 collided with a Chinese J-811 interceptor and was forced down. EP-3 had to emergency destruct. Crew was detained for 10 days. |
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Bletchley Park
(aka. Station X) |
Located in the town of Bletchley in Buckinghamshire, England.
During WWII it was the site of the UK's main decryption establishment and the ciphers and codes of several Axis countries were decrypted there. |
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Navajo Code Talkers
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Took part in every assault the U.S. Marines conducted in the Pacific from 1942 to 1945.
They transmitted messages by telephone and radio in their native language(code) that the Japanese never broke. |
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The Attack on the USS Stark
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March 17, 1987
Attacked by an Iraqi Mirage F-1. Both AWACS and Stark failed to detect the missile launch. Total EW breakdown. 37 sailors died. |
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State the qualities that characterize the Navy/Marine Corps team as instruments to support national policies.
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Readiness
Flexibility Self-sustainability Mobility |
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State the 3 Levels of War
(SOT) |
1. Strategic: focuses on supporting national goals.
2. Operational: concerns forces collectively in a theater. 3. Tactical: involves the details of individual engagements. |
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Discuss the National Security Act of 1947
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Established the National Security Council (NSC) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Merged the DoN and DoW into one DoD under the SecDef. Established a clear line between domestic and foreign intelligence. |
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State RADM Grace Hopper's Contributions to the Navy
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One of the 1st programmers of the Harvard Mark I computer.
Credited with popularizing the term "debugging". Created the first compiler and the first programming language using words. Led to the creation of COBOL. Joined the Navy Reserves in 1943. |
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Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
(ENIAC) |
First electronic general-purpose computer.
The first set of calculations were executed in Nov. of 1945 at the University of Pennsylvania. |
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ARPANET
(Advanced Research Projects Agency) |
Precursor to the modern internet.
First 4 nodes chosen in 1969: UCLA, Stanford Research Institute, UC Santa Barbara, and Utah. Vision of J.C.R. Licklider. |
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Explain the impact of the John Walker espionage case
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Served as a catalyst for a widespread investigation of security procedures within the U.S. intelligence community.
Led to the appointment of the first Director of Counterintelligence on the National Security Council staff. He was a retired Navy Chief Warrant Officer convicted for spying for the Soviet Union from 1968 - 1985 during the height of the Cold War. TPI instituted. |
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State the Oldest Intellligence Organization in the U.S. Navy
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Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI)
Esta. on March 23, 1882 as per General Order 292, given by William H. Hunt, Secretary of the Navy. |
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Name the two departments that were combined to form the ONI
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Office of Intelligence
Department Library |
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On what ship during the naval battles in Guadalcanal did the Sullivan brothers die?
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USS Juneau
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Navy Core Values
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1992 by CNO ADM Kelso from the Core Values Initiative (CVI).
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Navy Creed
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1993 by CNO ADM Kelso and written by the "Blue Ribbon Recruit Training Panel."
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Who was the first Chief Information Officer/ Director of National Intelligence (CIO/DNI)?
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LT Mason
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