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34 Cards in this Set
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What three Air Mobility Command (AMC) Organic aircraft we commonly use?
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C-130 Hercules, C-5 Galaxy and C-17 Globemaster III.
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What is the primary mission of a C-130?
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Intra-theater tactical airlift.
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What is the primary mission of a C-5?
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Inter-theater strategic airlift of outsized cargo.
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What is the primary mission of a C-17?
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Inter-theater tactical airlift of outsized items of cargo to small austere airfields at or near the battle area, by aerial delivery or air-land method.
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What organic aircraft replaced the C-141?
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C-17 Globemaster III.
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What is the typical use of a C-130?
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Moving cargo from main theater staging bases to the front lines.
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What does MPF stands for?
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Maritime Prepositioning Forces.
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True or False. Hazardous cargo needs to have a Shipper’s Declaration for Dangerous Goods Form completed?
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True.
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True or False. Military Sealift Command (MSC) are tasked with providing strategic, common-user sealift transportation services to U.S. Forces to deploy, employ, sustain, and redeploy those forces on a global basis.
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True.
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What does APF stands for?
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Afloat Pre-positioning Force.
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Currently how many ships do APF have?
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Over 30 Ships.
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APF are separated into what two mission categories?
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Maritime Pre-positioning ships and Afloat Pre-positioning Ships.
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For preparing equipment for movement what will the NATO markings look like?
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solid black five point star plated on the front and rear of the vehicle to indicate US ownership.
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How do you mark cargo?
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1" high, marked on top, one end, and one side (bc different planes load differently)
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What is the mission of the C130 Hercules?
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Intra theater tactical airlift
6 pallets 92 combat troops 64 paratroopers |
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What is the mission of the C141 Starlifter?
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Inter theater strategic airlift. currently operated by the AF reserve and replaced by C17.
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What is the mission of the C5 Galaxy?
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Inter theater strategic airlift of outsized cargo.
36 pallets 81 troops |
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What is the largest cargo plane?
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C5 Galaxy
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What cargo plane needs 6000 ft runway for take off?
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C5 Galaxy
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What is the mission of the KC-10 Extender?
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Dual purpose or air refueling and inter theater strategic lift.
6 pallets 75 troops |
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what is the purpose of the KC-135 Stratotanker?
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Enables the AC to transfer 200,000 lbs of fuel, in flight and inter theater strategic airlift
6 pallets |
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what is the mission of the C17 Globemaster III??
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Inter theater tactical airlift of outsized cargo to small airfields.
18 pallets 102 troops |
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What is the mission of MPF?
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To rapidly establish a MAGTF ashore to conduct ops from conflict to humanitarian assistance. They have 16 ships and they are divided into 3 squadrons and supplies to sustain about 15,000 MAGTF personnel for up to 30 days
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What is MAGTF?
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Marine Air-Ground Task Force
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What is the purpose of the MAGTF?
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Permits rapid deployment into secure areas where force introduction is essentially unopposed and is expected to remain so through the arrival and assembly phase.
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What are the benefits of a MPF operation?
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Mobility and Flexibility and Quick concentration of forces in an area.
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When moving Hazmat material, what form do you need?
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MCO P4030.19H Preparing Hazardous Materials for Military Air shipments, readily available.
(describes the Hazmat and provides handling information.) |
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What is a TPFDD?
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Time Phased Force Deployment Data, reflects the priorities and requirements of the joint force.
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What is the MSC?
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Military Sealift Command. One of the three Transportation Componenet Commands of USSTRANSCOM. A major command within the Navy, reports admin to the CNO regarding strategic sealift matters.
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During peace time, how many ships do the MSC operate?
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50 dry cargo
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During war time, how many ships are augmented to the MSC?
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100 additional
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What is the mission of the MSC?
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Pre-positioning of assets at strategic locations, surge sealift capability of critical weapons and equipment, and sustain sealift capability.
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How many ships are currently in the APF?
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30
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What is the number of ships?
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MPF - 16
APF - 30 MSC- 50 |