Navedtra 14144, Military Requirements For Chief Petty Officer Chapter 1

Front 1

When was the first time Congress
passed legislation to purchase
and arm naval vessels?

Back 1

13 October 1775

Front 2

Define naval presence?

Back 2

Having a naval force in
a specific location.

Front 3

Deployments place naval forces
in position for what purposes?

Back 3

First, forces can engage the enemy
promptly at the start of hostilities.
Second, they can provide protection
and support to friendly, allied,
and U.S. forces in time of war.
Third, they can stop the advance of
the enemy as soon as possible.

Front 4

What requirement must U.S. naval
forces reflect to be effective
in a presence role?

Back 4

Ready combat capability to
respond to any threat.

Front 5

What responsibilities belongs to
the Navy during wartime?

Back 5

1. Functioning in a hostile environment
2. Power projection
3. Sea control

Front 6

Does sea control means having
simultaneous control over the
world’s international waters?

Back 6

NO

Front 7

What basic military function
provides U.S. forces with
the ability to conduct
sustained operations abroad?

Back 7

Sea control

Front 8

Denying the enemy the ability
to advance close enough
to use weapons is called
____________?

Back 8

power projection

Front 9

An essential element of power
projection is identified by
what requirement?

Back 9

Amphibious ships

Front 10

Is the use of fleet ballistic missile
submarines to provide a nuclear
strike an example of sea control
or power projection?

Back 10

power projection

Front 11

The unrestricted global mobility of
naval forces is based on what?

Back 11

Tradition

Front 12

The German navy has upgraded
NATO’s air defense through the
purchase of what aircraft?

Back 12

Tornado

Front 13

Who is responsible for NATO’s
offensive and defensive
capability in the Norwegian
and Mediterranean Seas?

Back 13

SACLANT

Front 14

Name the 3 areas of
NATO responsibility?

Back 14

Allied Forces Northern Europe
(AFNORTH)
Allied Forces Central Europe
(AFCENT)
Allied Forces Southern Europe
(AFSOUTH)

Front 15

Name the 3 Soviet forces
that oppose NATO?

Back 15

Northwestern TVD
Western TVD
Southern TVD.

Front 16

The Soviet Black Sea Fleet
could be contained by sinking a
ship in what choke point?

Back 16

Turkish Straits

Front 17

Which of the following cities
is the home port of the Soviet
Black Sea Fleet?

Back 17

Sevastopol

Front 18

What is the primary mission of the
Soviet navy?

Back 18

To provide support for Soviet
land–based forces

Front 19

The bulk of Soviet naval air power is
derived by what method of providing
air power?

Back 19

Land–based aircraft

Front 20

Approximately 10 percent of the
world’s sea trade passes
through the Suez Canal at
which of the following points?

Back 20

Babel Mandeb

Front 21

USCENTCOM naval forces in the
Middle Eastand Southwest Asia
are under which of the
following commands?

Back 21

Commander Middle East Forces

Front 22

Operation El Dorado involved which
of the following countries?

Back 22

United States and Libya

Front 23

What country was a joint partner
with Israel in developing
nuclear weapons?

Back 23

France

Front 24

What arms reduction talk resulted
in an antiballistic missile treaty
between the U.S. and the
Soviet Union?

Back 24

SALT

Front 25

In the event of a nuclear war
between the U.S. and the Soviet
Union, what is the primary
mission of the Soviet navy?

Back 25

To conduct nuclear strikes
from SSBNs operating in
protected waters.

Front 26

How far from the Soviet
mainland do the Soviet sea
denial zones usually extend?

Back 26

2,000 kilometers

Front 27

What nerve agent is most
likely to be produced by
a third world country?

Back 27

GA/Tabun

Front 28

What was the job of the U.S.
Navy in the Persian Gulf,
from 1987 to 1988.

Back 28

The primary mission was to
ensure freedom of passage to
oil tankers

Front 29

What country could be the United
States most formidable opponent
in the Middle East?

Back 29

Syria

Front 30

What country claims to be
the victim of numerous
Iraqi chemical attacks?

Back 30

Iran

Front 31

What countries are known to
have stockpiles of Soviet
SS-1 missiles?

Back 31

Iran
Iraq
Syria

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