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State the mission of the U.S. Navy

maintain, train, and equip combat-ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas

Discuss the NCA, its members and functions.

- ultimate lawful source of military orders



- president of the united states (as commander-in-chief) and the u.s. secretary defense jointly, unless incapacitated



- responsibility for military operations goes from president to the secdef and then directly to the unified combatant commands, thus by passing the jcs

Discuss the difference between OPCON and ADCON.

OPCON (operational control)- organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission



ADCON (administrative control)- direction or exercise of authority in respect to administration and support in matters not included in the operational missions

Discuss the function of the following: a. COCOM

COCOM (combatant command)



comprised of 2 or more services with broad/ongoing missions



provide effective C2 of forces in peace and war

Discuss the function of the following: b. Navy Component Command

operational forces that comprise U.S. Navy



nine specific component act as the naval forces component of each COCOM

Discuss the function of the following: c. FLTCOM

seven numbered fleets act as force providers, training and maintaining naval units for COCOM

Discuss the function of the following: d. TYCOM

Type Command (TYCOM)



organized by type:


air: commander naval air force


subs: commander submarine force


other ships: commander naval surface force



*normally ships/units will fall under TYCOM during primary/intermediate training cycles*

State the location, mission and component commands for the following: a. PACOM

location: Pearl Harbor, Oahu, HI



mission: protect and defends U.S., its territories allies and interests; alongside allies and partners, promotes regional security and deters aggression; deterrence fails, prepared to respond to full spectrum of military contingencies to restore asia-pacific stability and security



component: u.s. army pacific command, u.s. pacific fleet (uspacflt), u.s. pacific air forces, fleet marine force pacific

State the location, mission and component commands for the following: b. EUCOM

location: stuggart, germany



mission: conduct military operations, international military and interagency partnering to enhance transatlantic security and defend the u.s. forward



component: u.s. army Europe, u.s. naval forces Europe, special operations command europe

State the location, mission and component commands for the following: c. SOUTHCOM

location: Miami, fl



mission: "we are ready to conduct joint and combined full-spectrum military operations and support whole-of-government efforts to enhance regional security and cooperation."



component: u.s. naval forces southern command (usnavso); u.s. fourth fleet, air forces southern (12th af)

State the location, mission and component commands for the following: d. CENTCOM

location: tampa, fl



mission: with national and international partners promotes cooperation among nations, responds to crises and deters or defeats state and non-state aggression and supports development when necessary reconstruction in order to establish conditions for regional, security, stability and prosperity



component: u.s. naval forces central command (usnavcent), u.s. marine forces central command (usmarcent)

State the location, mission and component commands for the following: e. NORTHCOM

location: Colorado springs, co



mission: conduct homeland defense, civil support and security cooperation to defend and secure the u.s. and its interests



component: u.s. fleet forces command (usfltforcom), army north

State the location, mission and component commands for the following: f. SOCOM

location: tampa, fl



mission: provide fully capable special operations to defend u.s. and its interests; synchronize planning of global operations against terrorist networks



component: u.s. navy special warefare command (specwarcom or navsoc or nsw), u.s. marines corps special operations command

State the location, mission and component commands for the following: g. TRANSCOM

location: scott afb, il



mission: provide air, land and sea transportation for the DOD both in time of peach and time of war



component: military sealift command (msc, navy), surface deployment and distribution command (sddc, army)

State the location, mission and component commands for the following: h. STRATCOM

location: Offutt afb, ne



mission: promote global security for America by:


1. deter strategic attack


2. provide nation with safe, secure and effective nuclear deterrent force


3. building enduring relationships with partner organizations to confront the broad range of global challenges


4. Address challenges in space.


5. Build cyberspace capability and capacity.


6. Anticipate change and confront uncertainty with agility and innovation.



component: u.s. fleet forces command (usfltforcom), u.s. army forces strategic command (artstrat)

State the location, mission and component commands for the following: I. AFRICOM

location: Kelley barracks in stuggart germany



mission: in concert with interagency and international partners conducts sustained security engagement through military-to-military programs, military-sponsored activities and other military operations as directed to promote a stable and secure African environment in support of u.s. foreign policy



component: u.s naval forces Africa (usnavforafr), combined joint task force-hoa

State the location, mission, and component commands for the following: a. CNO N2/N6 (now Dep CNO for Info Dom)

location: pentagon, Washington dc



* CNO N2 is director of naval intelligence; CNO N6 is deputy CNO who leads the navy space team*



mission: serves as link to intel community and joint intel forums for ensuring navy's space requirements are fully realized



component: 8 components; fleet forces command, pacific fleet, naval forces central command, naval forces southern command, naval forces Europe, cybercom, navy reserve, naval special warfare command and operational test and evaluation force (optevfor)

State the location, mission, and component commands for the following: b. CNMOC

commander naval meterology and oceanography command



location: john c. stennis space center, ms



mission: command/management of naval oceanography program, utilizing meteorology/oceanography and precise time/astrometry, to leverage environment and enable successful strategic, tactical and operational battlespace utilization



component: naval oceanographic office, fleet numerical meteorology/oceanography center, naval observatory

State the location, mission, and component commands for the following: c. NNWC

naval network warfare command



location: joint expeditionary base, Virginia beach, va



mission: direct operations and security of the navy's portion of the global information grid (gig)

State the location, mission, and component commands for the following: d. Commander, USSTRATCOM

Location: Offutt Air Force Base, NB

Mission: Charged with the missions of global strike, space operations, information operations, missile warning, and integrated missile defense.

State the location, mission, and component commands for the following: e. Joint Space Operations Center (JPSOC)

Location: Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA

Mission: Provide agile and responsive C2 capabilities to conduct space operations on a 24/7 basis.



component: N/A

State the location, mission, and component commands for the following: f. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)

Location: Washington, DC

Mission: Provides weather information, as well as locating distress alerts. Additionally, its commercial satellite programs contribute to homeland security through global tracking of shipping traffic.



component: N/A

State the location, mission, and component commands for the following: g.


Naval Satellite Operations Center (NAVSOC)

Location: Point Mugu, CA

Mission: Operates remote satellite ground control stations and uses a state-of-the-art distributed mission control system to maintain telemetry, tracking, and control on operational and scientific satellites. Also provides on-orbit technical and engineering support in conjunction with spacecraft operations.



component: N/A

State the location, mission, and component commands for the following: h. NAVYCYBERFOR

Location: Little Creek, VA

Mission: Provides C5I capabilities and a cyber workforce.



component: N/A

State the location, mission, and component commands for the following: i. ONI

Location: Washington, DC

Mission: Produce maritime intelligence and distribute it rapidly to key strategic, operational, and tactical decision-makers.



component: N/A

State the location, mission, and component commands for the following: j. Office of the Oceanographer/Navigator of the Navy

Location: Washington, DC

Mission: Maintain a precise time reference and a celestial reference frame for the DoD.



component: N/A

State the location, mission, and component commands for the following: k. USCYBERCOM

Location: Fort Meade, MD

Mission: Directs the operations and defense of specified DoD information networks and conducts full spectrum military cyberspace operations.

Component Commands:
- Army Forces Cyber Command
- Fleet Cyber Command/10th Fleet
- 24th Air Force
- USMC Forces Cyberspace Command

State the location, mission, and component commands for the following: Space and Network Warfare Program (SPAWAR)

location: Norfolk,va/san diego, ca



mission: navy's information dominance systems command and naval warfare systems command designs, develops and deploys advanced communications and information capabilities



component: N/A

Define the operating area of the following numbered fleets: a. 3rd fleet

pacific aor

Define the operating area of the following numbered fleets: b. 4th fleet

atlantic/pacific and caribbean

Define the operating area of the following numbered fleets: c. 5th fleet

middle east (Persian gulf/red sea/Arabian sea/hoa)

Define the operating area of the following numbered fleets: d. 6th fleet

Mediterranean sea

Define the operating area of the following numbered fleets: e. 7th fleet

pacific ocean/indian ocean/Arabian sea

Define the operating area of the following numbered fleets: f. 10th fleet

cyberspace (u.s. fleet cyber command)

Define the operating areas of the following numbered fleets: 2nd fleet

atlantic ocean (merged w/fleet forces command in 2011)

Define the following: a. Task Force (TF)

unit or formation established to work on a single defined task or activity

Define the following: b. Task Group (TG)

component of a naval task force organized by the commander of a task force or higher authority

Define the following: c. Task Unit (TU)

component of a naval task group organized by the commander of a task group or higher authority

Define the following: d. Task Element (TE)

component of a naval task unit organized by the commander of a task unit or higher authority

Describe the following IDC ratings. a. AG

aerographer's mate



observes, collects, records and analyzes meteorological and oceanographic data

Define the following IDC rating. b. CTI

cryptologic technician interpretive



uses foreign language skills and advanced computer systems; collect, analyze, and exploit foreign communications

Define the following IDC ratings. c. CTM

cryptological technical maintenance



performs preventive and corrective maintenance on electrical and electronic cryptologic and ancillary systems

Define the following IDC ratings. d. CTN

cryptologic technician network



conduct network operations worldwide to support navy and department of defense national and theater level missions (think: network defense/exploitation)

Define the following IDC ratings. e. CTR

cryptologic technician collection



operate state-of-the-art computer systems to conduct information operations; collect, analyze and exploit signals of interest to identify, locate and report worldwide threats

Define the following IDC ratings. f. CTT

cryptologic technician technical



operate and maintain electronic sensors and computer systems; collect, analyze, exploit, and disseminate electronic intelligence (elint) in accordance with fleet and national tasking; provide safety of platform, indications and warning (I&W)

Define the following IDC ratings. g. IS

intelligence specialist



assist in every phase of the planning, collection, processing, analysis and dissemination of intelligence information; assemble and analyze multi-source operational intelligence in support of all warfare areas.



3910 (imagery); 3912 (ground); 3913 (humint); 3923 (strike); 3924 (all source)

Define the following IDC ratings. h. IT

information systems technicians



perform core and specialty functions of communication operations, message processing, network administration and security

State the location, mission, and component commands of the following Naval and Computer Telecommunication Area Master Stations (NCTAMS): a. NCTAMS LANT

Location: Norfolk, VA

Mission: Provide secure and reliable, classified and unclassified, voice, messaging, video, and data telecommunications to surface, subsurface, air and ground forces in support of Command Control Computer Communication and Intelligence (C4I) for real-world operations and exercise and to U.S. Naval, joint and coalition operation forces worldwide.



component: N/A

State the location, mission, and component commands of the following Naval and Computer Telecommunication Area Master Stations (NCTAMS): b. NCTAMS PAC

Location: Wahiawa, HI



mission: provide diversified communication, network monitoring/control, and electronic maintenance to fleet units and all echelons of shore commands in Hawaii and across the pacific

Define C5I. (C4ISR)

command, control, communications, computers, cyber and intelligence (C4ISR- command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance)



mission: degrade or interrupt an adversary's information support systems and structure; provide security to deny the enemy knowledge of our capabilities and intentions; allow commander to focus his resources against the enemy's center of gravity

Explain the mission of the DISA.

defense information systems agency



mission: engineers and provides command and control (C2) capabilities and enterprise infrastructure continuously operating and assuring a global net-centric enterprise across the full spectrum of operations

Explain the mission of the NASIC.

national air space and intelligence center



mission: integrated assessments/tailored intelligence products directly to military units, national decision makers, and research and acquisition community ensuring force modernization, development and sustainment of us air and space capabilities and weapons treaty negotiations and verification

State the mission of the NCDOC.

navy cyber defense operations command



mission: coordinate, monitor and oversee defense of navy computer networks and systems to be responsible for accomplishing computer network defense (cnd) missions as assigned by commander, u.s. tenth fleet and commander, u.s. cyber command

Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: a. ODNI

office of the director of national intelligence (odni)



intelligence reform and terrorism act of 2004 established ODNI as independent agency to assist dni



-national counterterrorism center (nctc) major organization within odni

Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: b. DIA

defense intelligence agency



Provide timely, objective, and cogent military intelligence to warfighters, defense planners, and defense and national security policymakers.

Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: c. NSA

national security agency



Unified organization structured to provide for the signals intelligence (SIGINT) mission of the United States and to ensure the protection of national security systems for all departments and agencies of the United States Government (USG).

Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: d. CIA

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)



CIA’s primary areas of expertise are in HUMINT collection, all-source analysis, and production of political/econ intel.

Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: e. NGA

National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)



Provides timely, relevant, and accurate geospatial intel (GEOINT) support to include imagery intel, geospatial information, national imagery collection management, commercial imagery, imagery-derived MASINT, and some METOC data and info.

Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: f. DHS

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)



DHS’ Directorate for Information Analysis and Infrastructure Protection analyzes the vulnerabilities of US critical infrastructure, assesses terrorist threats to US , and provides input to Homeland Security Advisory System.

Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: g. FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)



Primary responsibility for CI/CT ops conducted in U.S. FBI CI operations overseas are coordinated with CIA. FBI shares law enforcement/CI information with appropriate DOD entities and combatant commands.

Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: h. DEA

Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA)



Law enforcement agency under DOJ, tasked with combating drug smuggling and use. Leading agency for enforcement of Controlled Substance Act along with FBI and has sole responsibility for coordinating/pursuing drug investigation leads abroad.

Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: I. DOE

Department of Energy (DOE)



DOE analyzes foreign information relevant to US energy policies and nonproliferation issues.

Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: j. DOS

Department of State (DOS)



Bureau of Intelligence and Research (INR) performs intel analysis/produces studies on a wide range of political/economic topics essential to foreign policy determination/execution.

Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: k. DOT

Department of Treasury (DOT)



Analyzes foreign intelligence related to U.S. economic policy and participates with DOS in the overt collection of general foreign economic information.

Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: l. NASA

N/A

Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: m. NRO

National Reconnaissance Office (NRO)



Integrates unique/innovative space-based reconnaissance technologies, and engineering, development, acquisition and operation of space reconnaissance systems and related intel activities.

Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: n. USAF


Air Force Intelligence (USAF)



Dir of ISR (AF/XOI) is responsible for intel policy, planning, programming, evaluation and resource allocation.



-Air Intelligence Agency (AIA)/National Air and Space Intelligence Center (NASIC): Produces multi-source intel products pertaining to foreign air/space threats;



-Air Force Office of Special Investigations (AFOSI): Provides a full range of CI services.



Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: o. USA

Army Intelligence (USA)



Army Dep COS for Intel (G-2) exercises staff supervision over Intelligence and Security Command (INSCOM).



-INSCOM, through National Ground Intelligence Center, provides intel support to strategic/operational-level commanders in areas of (IMINT), MASINT, SIGINT, tactical HUMINT, CI, IO, and general military, scientific and technical intel.

Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: p. USMC

Marine Corps Intelligence (USMC)



-Dir of Intel is Commandant’s principal intel staff officer and functional manager for intel, CI, and cryptologic material.



-As Service Intelligence Chief, he allocates resources and manpower to operating forces with specific expertise in the areas of human and technical reconnaissance and surveillance, general military intel, human-source intel, CI, IMINT, SIGINT, and tactical exploitation of national capabilities (TENCAP). The Dir of Intel exercises supervision over MCIA.



-MCIA provides tailored intelligence support to Marine Corps operating forces with contingency planning and other requirements for intelligence products not satisfied by other theater or national assets.

Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: q. USN

Navy Intelligence (USN)



-Dir of Naval Intel (DNI) exercises staff supervision over Office of Naval Intelligence (ONI), which provides intel necessary to plan, build, train, equip, and maintain US maritime forces.



-National Maritime Intelligence Center (NMIC) consists of ONI, a detachment of the Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA), the US Coast Guard (USCG) Intelligence Coordination Center, and the Naval Information Warfare Activity (NIWA).



-Commander, Naval Security Group is US Navy Service cryptologic element (SCE).



-The Naval Criminal Investigative Service (NCIS) provides CI services and intelligence on terrorist and unconventional warfare (UW) threats.

Identify and discuss the following organizations and their roles in the Intelligence Community: r. USCG

United States Coast Guard (USCG)



-Component of Department of Homeland Security, operates as both an armed force and a law enforcement organization.



-USCG’s Maritime Intel Fusion Centers Atlantic and Pacific operate under direction of Assistant Commandant for Intel and serve as central hub for collection, fusion, analysis and dissemination of maritime intel and information to Coast Guard operating units, Department of Homeland Security and all members of IC including DOD and key decision makers at the national level.