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Sea Power is a nation's ability to protect what interests?
political, economic, and military
What are the principle parts of sea power?
Naval power, ocean science, ocean industry, and ocean commerce
In peacetime, what does sea power encompass?
commercial rivalries
What person coined the phrase "sea power"?
Captain Alfred Thayer Mahan
What are the requirements for a nation to have sea power?
serviceable coastlines, favorable climate, and abundant natural resources
Tre or False. Immediately after the Civil War, the primary role of the U.S. Navy was to defend the coast and as a commerce raider
True
During WWII, fewer battles were fought between ships within sight of each other for what reason?
The effects of aircraft, aircraft carriers, and radar began to emerge
Today, sea power involves what industries?
marine science and maritime industry
The seas are our lifeline for survival. What factors make this so?
A barrier between nations, a broad highway for ships, a source for food, minerals, and metals
True or False. An economic advantage for a nation is to produce goods and services and to exchange them with other nations. Those that have failed in commerce have also failed as world powers.
True
What is the determining factor in the United States that changed our point of view about raw materials?
population growth and advanced technology
What amount of minerals does the United States produce?
11 minerals
The United States acknowledges freedom of the seas under what law or treaty?
international law
What actions must our country take to protect our national security and sustain our economy?
Import raw materials, manufacture goods, and export goods to world marketplace, and keep the seal lanes open
What states are outside the continental United States (CONUS)?
Hawaii and Alaska
There are a total of how many overseas territories?
Four
True or False. The primary functions of the Navy and Marine Corps forces is to seek and destroy enemy naval forces, suppress enemy sea commerce gain, maintain general naval supremacy, control vital sea areas, and protect sea lines of communication.
True
When did the "tanker wars" occur in the Persian Gulf?
1987-1989
Operation Desert Shield/Desert Storm is an example of what type of exercise?
joint amphibious operations
What is meant by the term "hi-low balanced mix"?
purchasing highly effective aircraft and ships and developing new classes of low-cost ships
Define national strategy
A broad course of action designed to achieve national objectives
Define national interests
conditions that are to the advantage of our nation to pursue or protect
Define national strategy
use of naval forces to achieve naval objectives
What objectives would fall under the term "national objective"?
political, security, and economic
Sea control and power projection are the Navy's mission in support of?
naval strategy
What functions allow the Navy to control the sea and project power?
strategic nuclear deterrenc, strong naval presence, and security of the sea lines of communications
On what date did Congress authorize the first six frigates of the Continental Navy?
27 Mar 1794
In what year did Congress enact the Merchant Marine Act?
1936
During World War II, the U.S. built and manned more than how many merchant ships?
6,000
In wartime, the Merchant Marine is responsible for what missions?
Transporting essential materials and cargo, resupplying allied military forces overseas, and providing underway replenishment to Navy ships at sea
In peacetime, what military service is not controlled by the Department of Defense?
U.S. Coast Guard
The U.S. Coast Guard was established as the United States Revenue Marine in what year?
1790
What is the traditional image of the U.S. Coast Guard?
lifesaver
Wht are modern-day Coast Guard duties?
Enforcement of maritime laws and treaties, search and rescue operations, and enforcement of drug and contraband laws.
During wartime, the Coast Guard operates directly under the?
CNO
What organization was established by combining the sealift missions of the Naval and Army Transport services?
Military Sealift Command
Military Sealift Command ships use what titles?
United States Navy Ships (USNS)
In peacetime, the Military Sealift Command ships nearly what percentage of all military cargo on privately owned U.S. flagships and other merchant marine vessels?
25 percent
What are the essential ingredients for U.S. sea power?
Merchant Marine, Military Sealift Command, Coast Guard, and the Navy
What qualities should Navy leadership exhibit?
administrative ability, moral principals, and personal examples
When followed, what moral principals provide direction and consistency to leadership?
integrity, loyalty, and honesty
To make sure an order to a job will get it done, orders need to be given so they can be followed. Orders should be given in what way?
simple, clear, and complete
To be a good leader, you need to carry out your orders in what ways?
promptly, cheerfully, and to the best of your ability
True or False. Immediate obedience is an automatic response to a command.
True
True of False. Reasoned obedience lets you obey an order while learning from your experience while carrying it out.
True
What is the primary goal of the Continuous Improvement Program?
Increase productivity and produce better quality through leadership
How many security classifications does the Navy use to identify classified material?
three
What security classification is used for information or material that requires the highest degree of protection?
Top Secret
Frue or False. Having a security clearanc automatically grants you access to classified material.
False
True or False. To get a security clearance, you must be a United States citizen.
True
What infractions will cause a Sailor's CO to report that infraction to DON CAF?
criminal conduct, general inaptitude, and noncompliance with security requirements
Classified material is assigned a security classification for what reasons?
To ensure personnel are aware of the classified nature of the material, to ensure the material receives the degree of protection required, to assist in extracting, paraphrasing, downgrading, and declassifying actions
If a publication contains unclassified, FOUO, Confidential, Secret, and Top Secret information, what security classification is assigned?
Top Secret
If you need to find the rules for transmitting classified material, you should refer to what SECNAV instruction?
5510.36
True or False. Classified information is not transmitted over the telephone except when authorized on approved, secure communications circuits.
True
What is a concern of ADP security?
hardware, software, and admin procedures
What term defines classified material that is lost, stolen, captured, salvaged, or seen by unauthorized personnel?
compromised
What type of communications it one of the least secure communications system?
telephone
What action, if any, should you take if you suspect someone you now is compromising classified material?
report it to your CO through the chain of command
True or False. Terrorists try to force governments or societies to take certain actions for political, religious, or ideological purposes.
True
The greatest publicity is given to what terrorism methods?
taking hostages and bombings
What threat conditions affords the highest degree of readiness?
DELTA
The Status of Forces Agreement covers what topics?
taxes, criminal jurisdiction, and passport requirements
In what year did the Geneva Convention establish certain rights for prisoners of war?
1949
The Law of Armed Conflict prohibits what techniques or tactics?
rape, pillage, and plunder
The Geneva Convention recognizes a prisoner's right to try to escape. What disciplinary actions may be taken when a prisoner is caught in an escape attempt?
stoppage of extra privileges and confinement