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30 Cards in this Set
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When was the first time Congress passed legislation to purchase and arm naval vessels?
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13 October 1775
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True or False. Almost every U.S. sailor has experienced some type of major deployment.
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True
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What factors define naval presence?
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having a naval force in a specific location
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Deployments place naval forces in position for what purposes?
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to provide protection and support to allied forces in time of war, to stop the advance of the enemy as soon as possible, and to engage the enemy promptly at the start of hostilities
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What is the maximum time U.S. naval forces can sustain operations in a crisis area?
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indefinitely
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What requirement must U.S. naval forces reflect to be effective in a presence role?
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ready combat capability to respond to any threat
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What responsibilities belong to the Navy during wartime?
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functioning in a hostile environment, power projection, and sea control
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True or False. Sea control means having simultaneous control over the world's international waters.
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False
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What basic military function provides U.S. forces with the ability to conduct sustained operations abroad?
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Sea control
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Denying the enemy the ability to advance close enough to use weapons is called?
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power projection
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An essential element of power projection is identified by what requirements?
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amphibious ships
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True or False. The use of fleet ballistic missile submarines to provide a nuclear strike is an example of sea control.
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False
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The unrestricted global mobility of naval forces is based on what items?
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traditions
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True or False. The Soviets restrict their naval power projection to the waters around the Soviet Union and the East Coast of the United States.
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True
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The German navy has upgraded NATO's air defense through the purchase of what aircraft?
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Tornado
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Who is responsible for NATO's offensive and defensive capability in the Norwegian and Mediterranean Seas?
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SACLANT
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What areas of responsibility belong to NATO?
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AFCENT
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What area of responsibility is a Soviet theater of operation?
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Northwestern TVD, Southern TVD, and Western TVD
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Why are the Soviets conducting a long-range strategic nuclear modernization program?
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to comply with expected future strategic arms reduction treaty constraints
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What choke points are NOT applicable to Soviet ships deploying from Severodvinsk?
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Turkish Straits
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The Soviet Black Sea Fleet could be contained by sinking a ship in what choke points?
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Turkish Straits
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What city is the home port of the Soviet Black Sea Fleet?
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Sevastopol
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What is the primary mission of the Soviet navy?
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to provide support for Soviet land-based forces
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The bulk of Soviet naval air power is derived by what method of providing air power?
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land-based aircraft
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What Soviet fleets contain aircraft carriers?
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Pacific Ocean Fleet
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What Soviet fleets do NOT contain fleet ballistic missile submarines?
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Black Sea Fleet
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Approximately 10 percent of the world's sea trade passes through the Suez Canal at what point?
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Babel Mandeb
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True or False. Persian Gud states are building overland oil-pipe routes to lessen the importance of the Israeli controlled Suez Canal.
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True
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USCENTCOM naval forces in the Middle East and Southwest Asia are under what command?
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Commander Middle East Forces
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Why is Africa strategically important to estern nations?
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it has a wealth of natural resources
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