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State the purpose of the standard aircraft taxi signals.
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Standardized for all armed forces, and are intended to provide a simple and unambiguous method for communication between the aircrew and the ground crew.
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State the maximum towing speed of an aircraft.
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5 MPH
or as fast as the slowest walker |
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Name the 4 categories of tie down requirements.
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Initial, intermediate, permanent, heavy weather.
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What are the tie down requirements for each category?
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initial - 3-6 tie downs
intermediate - 6-9 tie downs permanent - 9-12 tie downs heavy weather - 12-24 tie downs |
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What are theshold markings?
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Used to show the beginning and end of the safe sections of the runway used for take offs and landings.
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What is the airfield rotating beacon?
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The beacon is an alternating series of green and white lights.
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VAQ
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tactical electronic warfare
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VAW
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airborne early warning
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VFA
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strike fighter
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VRC
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fleet logistic combat support
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VX/VXE
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air test and evaluation
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C-2 Greyhound
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COD - carrier onboard delivery
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EA-6B Prowler
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jamming, electronic data links, communications
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E-2 Hawkeye
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carrier-based tactical warning and control system aircraft
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F/A-18 Hornet
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all-weather fighter and attack aircraft
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SH-60B Seahawk
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SAR, ASW warfare, insertion, and extraction of special forces
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MCU-2/P
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protective gas mask, used for CBR, worn to protect face, eyes, nose, throat, and lungs
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IM-143
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pocket dosimeter, radiometer used for checking CBR
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DT-60
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personnel dosimeter, measures total amount of radiation that the detector has been exposed to
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What are the four types of chemical agents?
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choking, nerve, blood, blister
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What are five types of nuclear explosions?
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high altitude air burst
air burst surface burst shallow underwater burst deep underwater burst |
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MOPP
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Mission Oriented Protective Posture
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MOPP Level 1
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mask issued and kept at battle station
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MOPP Level 2
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mask carried, set modified ZEBRA
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MOPP Level 3
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mask fitted with canister, stow decontamination kit in carrier, go to GQ, set ZEBRA, fill canteens with water
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MOPP Level 4
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mask is donned with hood secured over it, don gloves, set circle william
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safety hazards associated with intakes
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pose risk of ingesting personnel and loose items
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safety hazards associated with exhaust
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can knock personnel down and blow then over the side, also loose objects pose missile hazards to personnel behind jet exhaust area
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safety hazards associated with propellers
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can decapitate you, props spinning at the right speed under certain lighting can appear to be stationary
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safety hazards associated with rotor blades
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can dip low to endanger ground crews, never walk around the tail of a helo with rotors engaged
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safety hazards associated with hot brakes
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pose the risk of burning personnel, tire and wheel assembly can explode from heat of brakes, or class D fire can develop
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TACAN
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Tactical Air Navigation System
provides pilot with distance and bearing information |
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LOX area
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designated area used for servicing aircraft that require liquid oxygen
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HS
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helicopter antisubmarine
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CBR
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chemical, biological, and radiological warfare
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What is the ombudsman?
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the link between the command and families of the crew
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What is a naval message?
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an official communication transmitted by rapid means such as radio or telegraph, used for urgent comms where speed is of primary importance
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DTG
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date time group, includes time and date in greenwich means time
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EDVR
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enlisted distribution verification report, 11 sections
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OPREP
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operational report - filed to report significant operational engagements, activities, or maritime involvement
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SITREP
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situation report - filed for any special incident
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MOVEREP
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movement report - filed to report relocation from one operating area to another
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LOGREQ
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logistical requirements - filed to request logistical support from another command, 48 before pulling into port
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CMEO
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command managed equal opportunity officer - provides equal opportunity training to command
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security manager
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manages security protection program for all classified material at command
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Page 2
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record of emergency data
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Page 4
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enlisted qualifications history
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Page 13
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administrative remarks
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full flight deck uniform
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cranial, goggles, jersey, float coat, safety boots, gloves
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purpose of the conflagration stations
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manned 24 hrs when aircraft are in hangar bay, proper operation of all remote controlled fire-fighting apparatus, operates deckedge and hangar bay doors for fire fighting, CBR, and the movement of aircraft
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Alert Condition I
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aircraft shall be spotted on the catapult or in a position affording a clear route to the catapult
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Alert Condition II
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same as I, except flight crews are not required in the aircraft
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Alert Condition III
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flight crews shall be in full flight gear, briefed, and standing by in ready rooms
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Alert Condition IV
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same as III except minor maintenance may be performed
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minimum personnel required to move an aircraft
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6 -
director brake rider tractor/spotting dolly driver port wing walker starboard wing walker tail safety observer |
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yellow jersey
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plane directors
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blue jersey
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aircraft handlers
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red jersey
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EOD, weapons, crash & salvage
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green jersey
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catapult & arresting gear, aircraft maintenance personnel
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purple jersey
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fuels crew
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brown jersey
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plane captains
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white jersey
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ATO, medical, safety, pri-fly
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TD-1A/B
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tie down chain - 1'6" - 9'10", safe working load of 10,000 pounds
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ALBAR
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adjustable length tow bar - 4 types - we use Model 15 - 15'
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white jersey with red cross
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medical
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green jersey with red cranial
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LSE
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red jersey with black stripes
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ordnance crews
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cranial with three orange stripes
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all air dept khakis and LPOs, EOD, ordnance officers
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yellow jersey with blue vest
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tractor king
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white jersey, no cranial
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LSO
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white jersey with green cross
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safety
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foul line
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red and white stripes, separates landing area from rest of flight deck
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JBD
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jet blast deflector - solid yellow line all the way around
we have 4 hydraulically operated, saltwater cooled |
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safe launch line
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red and white for cat 1&2, and solid yellow for cat 3&4
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bomb jettison ramp
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yellow and red stripes with black bomb
we have 8 - 2 forward on either side, 2 on port side, 1 in each elevator |
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access ladders
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yellow and red striped on the scupper, and a white box on the flight deck
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catapult steam smothering valve
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18" wide black background with white letters "STEAM" on the scupper, the box has black and white stripes on it
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AFFF
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aqueous film-forming foam - 18" wide green background with white letters "AFFF"
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saltwater station
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18" red background with a yellow letter "W"
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CO2
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12" red background with white letters "CO2"
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PKP
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12" red background with white letters "PKP"
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hazards of arresting gear cable during arrestment and respot
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cable return called slapback or whipback, also a trip hazard
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purpose of barricade
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emergency arrestment of an aircraft that can not make a normal arrestment (no tail hook)
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how many elevators do we have
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4 - 3 starboard, 1 port
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FLOLS
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fresnel lens optical landing system - visual landing aid used by pilots to bring the aircraft down a glide slope to the deck within the arresting gear cross deck pendant pattern with safe clearance between tail hook and stern of the ship
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air department division
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V-1 - flight deck (ABH)
V-2 - catapults (ABE) V-3 - hangar bay (ABH) V-4 - fuels (ABF) V-5 - Pri-Fly (admin) (YN) |
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MOVALS
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manually operated visual landing aids system - used as a back-up should the FLOLS system go down
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ILARTS
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integrated launch and recovery television system - monitors and records flight ops
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ALREMP
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aircraft launch and recovery maintenance program - achieve and sustain maximum operational readiness of aircraft launch and recovery equipment
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how many types of barricades are there
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2 - ready jet, and E-2/C-2
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function of the air wing
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conduct defensive and offensive missions, SAR, and logistical support for the carrier
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John C Stennis airwing
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CVW-9
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3 objectives of first aid
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save life, prevent further injury, prevent infection
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methods of controlling bleeding
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direct pressure, indirect pressure (pressure points), elevation, tourniquet (last resort)
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pressure points
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22 total, 11 on each side of body
jaw - facial artery shoulder - subclavian upper arm - brachial hand - radial ulnar groin - iliac foot - anterior and posterior tibial temple - temporal neck - common carotid lower arm - brachial |
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classifications of burns
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1st degree - redness and mild pain
2nd degree - red and blistered with servere pain 3rd degree - destroyed tissue and nerve damage |
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difference between open and closed fractures
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open fracture is an open wound with possible protruding bone, closed fracture is internal, broken bone but no broken skin
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Class A mishap
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$1,000,000 worth of damage, or death or permanent disability
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Class B mishap
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$200,000 to $1,000,000 worth of damage, permanent partial disability, or hospitalization of 5 or more people
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Class C mishap
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$10,000 to $200,000 worth of damage, more than 5 lost workdays
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Class D mishap
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less than $10,000 worth of damage, any non-fatal injury
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ORM
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Operational Risk Management
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5 steps of ORM
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1 - identify hazards
2 - assess hazards 3 - make risk decisions 4 - implement control 5 - supervise |
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president
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George W Bush
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CINC - commander, u.s. pacific fleet
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Admiral Robert F Williard
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Secretary of Defense
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Robert M Gates
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Secretary of the Navy
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Honorable Donald C Winter
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CNO
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Admiral Gary Roughead
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MCPON
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MCPON Joe R Campa Jr.
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CMC
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CMC Joseph L Powers
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XO
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Commander David L Burnham
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CO
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Captain Bradley E Johanson
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dual chain of command for operating forces
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operational and administrative
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6 areas of naval doctrine
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Naval Warfare
Naval Intelligence Naval Planning Naval Logistics Naval Operations Naval Command & Control |
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Birth Date of the Navy
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October 13, 1775
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3 levels of war
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Tactical
Operational Strategic |
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Coral Sea
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May 1942, first major battle fought without opposing ships making contact with each other
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Midway
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June 1942, turning point in Pacific War
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Guadalcanal
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August 1942 to February 1943, 5 carriers
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first aircraft carrier
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USS Langley
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first jet powered naval aircraft
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FJ1 Fury
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first naval aviator in space
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Commander Alan Shepard
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ABH
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Aviation Boatswains Mate Handler - direct and position aircraft
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ABE
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Aviation Boatswains Mate Equipment - catapults, arresting gear, barricades
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ABF
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Aviation Boatswains Mate Fuels - fuel and lube-oil transfer systems, fuel aircraft and support equipment
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AC
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Air Traffic Controller - safe, orderly, and speedy flow of air traffic
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AD
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Aviation Machinist's Mate - aircraft engines and accessories, flight engineers
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AE
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Aviation Electrician's Mate - electrical-power generators, aircraft lighting, flight and engine instrument systems
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AG
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Aerographers Mate - weather
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AM
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Aviation Structural Mechanic - aircraft parts, safety equipment, hydraulic systems
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AO
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Aviation Ordnanceman - bombs and ammunition
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AS
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Aviation Support Equipment Technician - engines, hydraulic and pneumatic systems, oxygen and nitrogen systems, gas turbine compressor units, electrical systems
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AT
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Aviation Electronics Technician - preventative and corrective maintenance, electronics components
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AW
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Aviation Warfare Systems Operator - airborne radar and electronic equipment
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AZ
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Aviation Maintenance Administrationman - admin, clerical duties supporting NAMP
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PH
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Photographers Mate - now MC - photograph and document ops and navy life
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inertia
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willingness of an object to remain at rest or continue in motion unless acted upon by an outside force
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acceleration
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rate of change of speed/velocity of matter with time
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speed
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rate of movement or motion in a given amount of time
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velocity
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quickness or speed of an object in a given time or direction
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Newton's first law
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an object at rest will remain at rest or an object in motion will remain in motion at same speed and direction, unless acted upon by an outside force
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Newton's third law
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for every action there is an equal and opposite reaction
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Bernoulli's principle
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when fluid flowing through a tube reaches a constriction, the speed of the fluid passing through the constriction is increased and the pressure decreased
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pitch
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up and down motion of the nose of the aircraft
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roll
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movement of the wing tips, one up and one down
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yaw
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change in the aircraft heading to the right or left of the primary direction of flight
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angle of attack (AOA)
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angle at which air flow meets fuselage
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components of a basic hydraulic system
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pump, actuators, reservoir, tubing, selector vales
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components of landing gear
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shock strut assembly, dual wheels, retracting cylinder, uplock/downlock cylinder, upper/lower drag brakes
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basic sections of a jet engine
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intake, compression, combustion, exhaust, turbine
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turbojet
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EA-6B Prowler
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turbo shaft
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helos
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turbo fan
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F/A-18
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turboprop
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E-2/C-2
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NATOPS
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naval air training and operating procedures standardization program
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shall
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mandatory
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should
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recommended
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may
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optional
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will
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indicates futurity and not any degree of requirement
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note
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must be emphasized
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warning
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may result in injury or death
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caution
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may result in damage to equipment
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NAVFLIRS
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naval flight records subsystem - standardized DoN flight activity data collection system
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NAMP
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naval aviation maintenance program
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five volumes of NAMP
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I - concepts, policies, organizations, maintenance support procedures, and O/I level maintenance
II - depot level maintenance III - maintenance data system IV - data processing requirements V - standard operating procedures |
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three levels of aviation maintenance
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organizational
intermediate depot |
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difference between scheduled and unscheduled maintenance
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scheduled - periodic prescribed inspection/servicing, done at a certain time
unscheduled - maintenance done between scheduled periods |
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daily inspection
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indepth, make sure ready for flight, good for 72 hours unless aircraft is flown then it's 24 hours
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turnaround inspection
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conducted between flights, ensure integrity of aircraft, valid for 24 hours
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special inspection
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scheduled inspection with a prescribed interval other
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conditional inspection
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conducted as a result of a specific condition or circumstance - bird strikes, hard landing
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phase inspection
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series of related inspections performed sequentially - phases
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acceptance inspection
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done before accepted a newly reported aircraft
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transfer inspection
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done when aircraft is transferred from your command to different activity
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ASPA inspection
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aircraft service period adjustment - done to determine if aircraft can be used for another 1000 flights
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FCF
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functional check flight - performed to determine if everything is functioning properly, when ground check is not feasible
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tool control program
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prevent loss of tools through improper maintenance practices and pilferage
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monthly maintenance plan
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guide to all planned maintenance for the following month, put out 25th of each month
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NALCOMIS
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naval aviation logistics command management information system
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MAF
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maintenance action form - used to document maintenance actions
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blocks on a MAF
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work unit code
job control number MAF control number discrepancy block corrective action block when discovered code type equipment code type maintenance code |
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what can be procured with OFC-01 - Flights Operations Fund
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aviation fuels and oils, flight clothing, flight operational equipment, consumable office supplies, aerial film, flight deck shoes, LOX, nitrogen, publications, plaques for CO and XO
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what items can be procured with OFC-50 - Aviation Fleet Maintenance Fund?
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paints, rags, towel services, cleaning agents, consumable repair parts, aircraft components, consumable hand tools, aircraft decals, special purpose clothing
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difference between 5S and 5G
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5S - you have 24 hours to turn in defective part
5G - you have to turn in the bad part to get the new part - 1 for 1 |
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ICRL
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individual component repair list - all components for which an IMA maintains repair capability
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CRIPL
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component remain in place list - aviation depot level repairables that do not require a turn-in when ordering
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NMCS
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not mission capable, supply - aircraft cannot perform any of assigned missions due to outstanding supply requisitions
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PMCS
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partial mission capable, supply - aircraft cannot perform one or more assigned missions due to outstanding supply requisitions
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NSN
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13-digit number that corresponds to a particular item maintained in the supply system
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NIIN
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last 9 digits of NSN
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AVDLR
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aviation depot level repairable - components that cannot be repaired at IMA
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AWP
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awaiting parts - on hold for replacement parts
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IMRL
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individual material readiness list - all text fixtures or assets maintained by a particular work center in the pursuit of repairing aircraft and components
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EXREP
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expeditious repair - no replacement parts available in supply pool, highest possible priority
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flight packet
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contains instructions to assist pilots of aircraft involved in extended flights
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SM&R codes
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Source, Maintenance, and Recoverability codes
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6 categories of HM
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flammable
aerosol toxic corrosive oxidizing compressed gases |
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info put out when HM spill is discovered
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time of spill discovery
location of spill identification of spilled material behavior of material source of spill personnel in vicinity of spill volume of spill anticipated movement of spill labeling or placarding information |
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how far out do you have to be to throw oily solid materials overboard
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50 NM
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Case I
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no lower than 3,000 ft ceiling and 5 nm vis
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Case II
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no lower than 1,000 ft ceiling, and 5 nm vis
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Case III
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ceiling below 1,000 ft , less than 5 nm vis, or IMC (1/2 hour after sunset to 1/2 hour before sunrise)
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plane guard helicopter
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scheduled on each event to rescue aircrew that may go down during ops
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CATCC
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carrier air traffic control center
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3 parts of CATCC
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CCA - carrier controlled approach
Air Ops - air operations ALO - air logistics office |
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departure control
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responsible for tankers, helos, and departing aircraft
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marshal control
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stacks arriving aircraft, establishes interval, monitors commencement
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approach control
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maintains intervals, makes holes for bolters, makes sure first aircraft makes ramp time
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final control
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ensures alignment of aircraft with flick deck, accepts aircraft at 3.5-8 nm
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cyclic operations
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launch of each event is followed immediately by recovery of previous event
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carrier qualifications (CQs)
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launch and recoveries are conducted concurrently, used to qualify new pilots in carrier flight ops
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flex deck
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flight deck is kept ready to launch and recover at short and irregular intervals
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ramp time
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in case III ops, when first aircraft will hit the deck
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LSO
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landing signal officer - visual control of aircraft in terminal phase of approach
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SPN-41
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Bullseye - visual landing info
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SPN-43
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marshal radar, primary ASR
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SPN-46
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needles (PALS) - cockpit display of where aircraft is in relation to the centerline
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who writes the air plan
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strike ops
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CVIC
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carrier intelligence center - responsible for all intelligence info
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CDC
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combat direction center - responsible for execution of tactical orders for carrier and air wing during battles
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AIMD
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aircraft intermediate maintenance department
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AIMD division
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IM1 - admin
IM2 - powerplants, hydraulics, structural repairs, PRs IM3 - avionics IM4 - support equipment |
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ALSS
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aviation life support system rotatable pools - require specialized storage and maintenance requirements
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AESR
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aeronautical equipment service record - history on engines, insert to basic logbook
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SE
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support equipment
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MEPP
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mobile electronic power plan - provides 115VAC and 28VDC for aircraft servicing and maintenance
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SSC
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supply support center
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SRS
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supply response section
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CCS
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component control section
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4 parts of SRS
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RCU - requisition control unit - receive requests
TRU - technical research unit - verify requistions PMU - program management unit - high-priority requirements MDU - material delivery unit - pick and delivery of material |
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4 parts of CCS
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DCU - document control unit - control of all non-RFI components in IMA
SSU - supply screening unit - processing all items returned from IMA LRCA - local repair cycle assets - all items in rotatable pool that can be repaired on board AWP - awaiting parts unit - responsible for AWP components returned from IMA |
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AMRR
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aircraft material readiness report - snap shot as to the readiness of the air wing
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RAM
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repairable asset management - high cost or pilferable ADVLRs
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AVCAL
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aviation consolidated allowance list
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AIM
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air launched, intercept aerial, guided missile
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AGM
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air launched, surface attack, guided missile
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RIM
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ship launched, intercept aerial guided missile
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ATM
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air launched, training guided missile
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CBU
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cluster bomb units
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TALD
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tactical air launched decoy
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active missile
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uses active detection and tracking methods, RADAR
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semi-active missile
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combination of active and passive detection and tracking methods
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passive missile
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use info collected from target itself, heat sources and reception of radio waves
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upper stage elevators
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2nd deck to flight deck, we have 3
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lower stage elevators
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hangar bay to 7th deck, we have 6
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light blue ammunition
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training
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yellow bands ammunition
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high explosives
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brown ammunition
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low explosive
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white ammunition
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illuminating
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gray with red bands ammunition
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harassing agent
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black ammunition
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armor piercing
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light green ammunition
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smoke
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light red ammunition
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incendiary
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weapons division
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G-1 - hangar bay
G-2 - armory G-3 - magazines G-4 - elevators G-5 - admin EOD - explosive ordnance disposal |
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50 caliber mounts
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10 onboard, 4 on each side, 2 on fantail
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AIM-7F
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Sparrow II
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AIM-9L
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Sidewinder
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AIM-54C
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Phoenix
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primary torpedoes used in ASW
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Mk-46
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AGM-84
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Harpoon
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AGM-65
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Maverick
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AGM-88
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HARM (high-speed antiradiation missile)
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bomb body
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metal container that contains the high explosive charge
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suspension lugs
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used to attach assembled bomb onto aircraft suspension and releasing equipment
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fuzing
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mechanical fuses installed in nose and tail of bomb, safety tied by cotter pins and release wires
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fin assemblies
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provide bomb stability and cause it to fall in a smooth definite curve to the target
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hung ordnance
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failed to fire properly
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unexpended ordnance
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was loaded but never expended
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boilers
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convert water to steam
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evaporators
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de-salinate water
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bit
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cylindrical shapes of cast iron or steel arranged in pairs on deck, for use in delaying mooring lines
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chock
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heavy fitting through which mooring lines are fed
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three types of chocks
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open, closed, roller
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cleat
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pair of horns for belaying lines
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capstan
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device consisting of a vertical cylinder rotated manually or with a motor, used to lift or move heavy loads
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chain stopper
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length of chain attached to the ship and anchor chain to keep anchor from dropping
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wildcat
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guides anchor chain to the hawse pipe
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anchor brake
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friction break stops the wildcat keeping anchor from dropping
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UNREP
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underway replenishment - all methods of transferring fuel, ammo, supplies, and personnel from one ship to another while underway
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november/charlie flag
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distress
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charlie flag
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ordnance transfer or handling
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oscar flag
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man overboard
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papa flag
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general recall
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hotel flag
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helicopter ops
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foxtrot flag
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fixed-wing ops
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watch, quarter, and station bill
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lists by billet number and rate, divisional stations to be manned for various evolutions
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Where is the LSO located
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port side by the finger
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