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18 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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Almost every US sailor has experienced some type of major deployment? T/F
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true
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What defines 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?
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-Provide protection and support to Allied Forces in time of war
-Stop the advance of the enemy ASAP -To engage the enemy promptly at the start of hostilities. |
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What is the maximum time US naval forces can sustain operations in a crisis area?
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indefinetely
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What requirement must US 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 - Sea control |
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Sea control means having simultaneous control over the world's international waters? T/F
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False
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An essential element of power projection is identified by what type of ship?
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amphibious
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The unrestricted global mobility of naval forces is based on what?
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tradition
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The Soviets restrict their naval power projection to the waters around the Soviet Union and the East coast of the US. T/F
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True
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The German Navy has upgraded NATO's air defense through the purchase of what type of aircraft?
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F-104
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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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Which if the following areas of responsibility belongs to NATO?
-NW TVD -Western TVD -AFCENT -ALL of the above? |
AFCENT
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Which of the following AOR's is a Soviet theater of operation?
-NW TVD -Southern TVD -Western TVD -Each of the Above |
Each of the Above
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Why are the Soviets conducting a long-range nuclear modernization program?
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To comply with expected future strategic arms reduction treaty constraints
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Which of the followin choke points is not applicable to Soviet ships deploying from Severodvinsk?
- Danish Straits - Barents Straits - Turkish Straits - Iceland-England Gap |
Turkish Straits
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The Soviet Black sea fleet could be contained by sinking a ship at what choke point?
- Danish Straits - Barents Straits - Turkish Straits - Iceland-England Gap |
Turkish Straits
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