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43 Cards in this Set
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State the six areas that comprise Naval Doctrine.
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-Naval Warfare
-Naval Intelligence -Naval Operations -Naval Logistics -Naval Planning -Naval Command and Control |
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State the seven principles of Naval Logistics.
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-Responsiveness
-Simplicity -Flexibility -Economy -Attainability -Sustainability -Survivability |
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What was the first Navy ship named after an enlisted man?
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USS Osmond Ingram (DD 255). It was launched 28 FEB 1919. Ingram was the first enlisted man killed in action in World War I, lost when the destroyer Cassin (DD 43) was torpedoed in October 1917.
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What three classes of naval vessels existed at the inception of the U.S. Navy?
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-Ship-of-the-line. Battleships, largest sailing warship, 64-100 guns
-Frigates. Cruisers, smaller faster then SOL 28-44 guns -Sloops-of-war. Small sailing warships, 10-20 guns |
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Discuss the conditions that led to the formation of the U.S. Navy.
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After the English started imposing unfair tax laws on the Colonies. They decided to seperate and form their own goernment. During the second conveing of the contental congress they established the contenental Navy consisting of purchasing 2 vessels.
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Discuss the military custom of a hand salute.
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Originated from knights raising their helmets to see there oppents in battle.
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Discuss the military custom of saluting the Ensign.
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When boarding or departing a Naval Vessel, when it is passed by, passing by, or when it raised or lowered.
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Discuss the military custom of dipping the ensign.
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Merchant ships salute Navy ships by dipping their ensigns. Navy ships never initiate a dip only anwer a salute.
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Discuss the military custom of gun salute.
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salutes are fired at intervals of 5 seconds and always in odd numbers.
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Discuss the impotance of the battle of coral sea.
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7-8 May 1942 two fleets never saw each other. Fought entirely by aircraft launched from carriers. First carrier vs carrier battle
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Discuss the impotance of the Voyage of the Great White Fleet.
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Dec 16, 1907 left Hampton Roads VA for a round-the-world tour to show the flag. Demonstration of power.
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Discuss the impotance of the battle of Normandy.
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Jun 6, 1944 the largest amphibbious operation to date, invasion of Normandy.
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Discuss the impotance of the battle of Midway.
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3-5 June 1942 the turning point of the war in the Pacific. The US breaking of the Japanese naval code was the key element. US had 3 carriers and no battleships, Hornet, Enterprise, and Yorktown.
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Discuss the impotance of the battle of Guadalcanal.
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13-15 Nov 1942 after 3 days of bitter fighting, the Japanese naval forces retreates, and US Marines were able to secure the island.
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Discuss the impotance of the battle of leyte gulf.
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The final blow to the Japanese navy came Oct 23 1944. In a last-chance effort to salvage the Philippines the Japanese sent a naval force to the Leyte Gelf to attack the US Fleet. Their plan backfired and the operation was a complete failure.
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Discuss Mercury 3 and its impact on history and the sailors that were involved.
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05 May 1961 First attempt at manned space flight. Alan B Shepard
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Discuss Gemini 3 and its impact on history and the sailors that were involved.
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23 Mar 1965, first 2 man space mission firt space craft to maneuver from one orbit to another. John W Young
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Discuss Apollo 11 and its impact on history and the sailors that were involved.
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16-24 Jul 1969 first manned lunar landing. Neil A Armstrong
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Discuss Apollo 17 and its impact on history and the sailors that were involved.
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07-19 Dec 1972, seventh and final lunar landing mission.
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Discuss STS-1 and its impact on history and the sailors that were involved.
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The space transportation system or space shuttle John W young, Robert L Crippen
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Describe the historical significance of on-the-roof-gang.
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Foundation of the CT Community, 176 Navy Marine radio ops trained.
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Describe the historical significance of the pruple code.
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Japanese cipher used by the Japanese Foreign Office thought secure.
Named for the color binder decrypts were kept in |
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Describe the historical significance of USS Liberty.
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Attacked by Israelis June 8 1967 in the Mediterranean Sea. "Mistook it for the enemy ship" 34 dead 174 injured.
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Describe the historical significance of USS Pueblo.
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Captured by N Korea in 1968.
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Describe the historical significance of D Day landing.
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06 Jun 1944 2 years in planning, 1200 Navy ships, 4100 Landing craft.
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Describe the historical significance of Landing at lnchon.
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Communists had crossed the 38th parallel into South Korea in an attempt to take Seoul.
1950 MacArthur devised a plan to cut off the army at Lnchon, |
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Describe the historical significance of Hainan Island EP-3 incident.
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01 Apr 2001 EP-3 collided with a Chinese j-811 interceptor and was forced down. Crew detained for 10 days.
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Describe the historical significance of Bletchley Park.
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Station X located in the town of Bletchley, in Buckinghamshire England. During WWII it was the location of Englands main decryption establishment.
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Describe the historical significance of Navajo Code Talkers.
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Took part in every assault the US Marines conducted in the Pacific from 1942-1945. A code that the Japanese never broke.
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Describe the historical significance of USS Stark.
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17 Mar 1987, Iraqi Mirage F-1 fired 2 missles at the ship. 37 Sailors died
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Describe the historical significance of EC-121 shoot down.
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15 Apr 1969 Attacked with out warning by N Korea Mig 17 while flying its last mission with a double crew for training. 31 men 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 three levels of war.
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-Tactical - Involves the details of individual engagements
-Operational - Concerns forces collectively in a theater -Strategic - Focuses on supporting national goals |
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Discuss the National Security Act of 1947.
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-Established the National Security Counsil (NSC)
-Established the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) -Merged the DoN and DoW into one DoD under the SecDef -Established a clearline between domestic and foreign intelligence |
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State when and why the current Navy Core values were developed.
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-Adopted by CNO ADM Frank B. Kelso in 1992
-Effort to stengthen the Navy values int he community |
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Discuss when and why the Sailor's Crred was developed.
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-Written by a "Blue Ribbon Training Panel" in 1993 by direction of CNO ADM Frank Kelso.
-Sailors first then they are Officers, Chiefs, Petty Officers. |
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Stat Grace Hopper's contributions to the US NAvy.
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-Computer Pioneer
-Programmer for the Mark I, II, III -Credited for coining the term "bug" -Created the first compiler the first programming language using words and led to COBOL |
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State the name of the first coputer and where it was located.
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ENIAC Electronic Numerical Integrator and Computer
1945 University of Pennsylvania |
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Discuss ARPANET and when it was developed.
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ARPANET Advanced Research Projects Agency
-First Network -Purpose to communicate share resources -4 Nodes, UCLA, Stanford Research Institute, UC Santa Barbara, and Utah 1969 |
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Explain the impact of tje John Walker espionage case.
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Spied for the Soviet Union from 1968-1985
-Led directly to the appointment of the first Director of Counterintelligence on the National Security Council staff. -Most damaging Soviet spy ring in history |
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State the oldest intelligence organization in the US Navy when it was established and by whom.
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Office of Naval Intelligence
-EST Mar 23 1882 as per General Order 292 given by William H Hunt Secretary of the Navy |
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State the first CIO/DNI.
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Chief Information Officer/Director of National Intelligence
-LT Theodorus B.M. Mason Jun 1882 - APR 1885 |
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Name the two departments that were combined to form the Office of Naval Intelligence.
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-Office of Intelligence
-Department Library |
