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30 Cards in this Set
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What are the 6 areas of the Naval Doctrine?
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1. Warfare
2. Intelligence 3. Operations 4. Logistics 5. Planning 6. Command and Control |
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What are the 7 principles of Naval Logistics?
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1. Responsiveness
2. Simplicity 3. Flexibility 4. Economy 5. Attainability 6. Sustainability 7. Survivability |
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What is the first ship named after enlisted man and why?
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USS Osmond Ingram(DD 255)
Ingram was first enlisted KIA in WW1. |
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When was the US Navy formed and how many vessels did it comprise of?
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13 Oct 1775
2 vessels were purchased. |
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Who was the 1st commander of Navy?
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Esek Hopkins
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What where the 3 classes of ships in the Navy at its inception?
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Ships of the Line
Frigates Sloops of War |
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Describe dipping the ensign
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Merchant ships salute Navy ships. Lowers its colors to half mast, Navy ship returns by lowering ensign to half mast for a few seconds.
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When is a 21 gun salute performed?
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Washingtons Bday
Memorial Day Independance Day To honor President and heads of foreign states. |
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What are the gun salute for Admirals?
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Admiral 17 gun
Vice Admiral 15 gun Rear Admiral 13 gun Commodore 11 gun |
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When was the Battle of Coral Sea and what was its importance?
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7 May 1947
Japanese fleet moving to Coral Sea to seize coast of New Guinea. 1st carrier vs carrier battle. |
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When was the "Voyage of the Great White Fleet" and what was its importance?
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16 December 1907
Show of force by the US Navy |
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When was the Battle of Normandy and what was its importance?
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-June 6 1944
-Navy's most notable Atlantic action, enabled allies to complete DDAY landing |
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When was the Battle of Midway and what was its importance?
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3 June 1942
Turning point of Pacific War 3 Japanese carriers sunk |
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When was the Battle of Guadalcanal and what was its importance?
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13 November 1942
5 Sullivan Brothers Navy policy on family member seperation was reinstated. |
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When was the Battle of Leyte Gulf and what was its importance?
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23 October 1944
Final blow to the Japanese fleet |
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What was the "On The Roof Gang"?
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176 Navy and Marines were trained on the roof of the Navy Dept Bldg to intercept and analyze foreign radio comms. 1st in Navy cryptology.
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What was the Purple Code?
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Japanese code that was broken in the Pacific War.
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What were the Navajo Code Talkers?
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Navajo Indian soldiers and Marines whose job was to pass on vital information using native language.
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What are the 3 levels of War?
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1. Tactical- details of individual engagement
2. Operational- concerns forces collectively in a theatre 3. Strategic- Focuses on supporting national goals. |
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What was the National Security Act of 1947?
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Mandated major reorganization of foreign policy. Established CIA and Air Force. Merged War Dept and Navy Dept.
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When were Navy Core values developed?
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Formally adopted by ADM Frank B Kelso in 1992.
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When was the Sailors Creed was developed?
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Developed by Recruit Training Panels in 1993 at the direction of ADM Kelso. Taught and recited in bootcamp.
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What was RADM Grace Hoppers contributions to the Navy?
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Led the development of COBOL, and helped develop 1st compiler. Credited with term "debugging"
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What was the first computer and where was it located?
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ENIAC, located in University of Penn Moore school of Electrical engineering
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What was ARPANET and when was it developed?
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Advanced research Projects Agency Network created by DOD in the Cold War.
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What was the impact of the John Walker case?
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Walker compromised Navy cryptographic systems from 1967 to 1985. Led to the installment of TPI.
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When was ONI established?
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Office of Naval Intelligence. Established in 1882.
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What two departments combined to form the ONI?
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Department Library and Office of Intelligence
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What was significant about the attack on the USS Liberty?
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Liberty was attacked because of failure to respond to communicated warning in timely fashion.
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What was significant about the capture of the USS Pueblo?
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The ship was unable to effectivily destroy sensitive material due to excessive amount.
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