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NS 3 Academic Team
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WHAT DOES "INLAND REACH" MEAN AS RELATED TO SEA POWER? | INCLUDES BALLISTIC MISSILES AND CRUISE MISSILES LAUNCHED FROM SUBS, AND ATTACK AIRCRAFT LAUNCHED FROM SURFACE SHIPS. |
| WHAT IS UNIQUE ABOUT NAVAL OPS IN THE ARCTIC OCEAN? | IN THE 1960'S IT WAS ROUTINE FOR OUR SUBS AND SOVIET SUBS AND NATO NATIONS TO CRUISE UNDER THE POLAR ICE CAP. |
| WHY IS THE US MERCHANT MARINE IMPORTANT TO US SEA POWER? | THEY CONVEY AMERICAN PRODUCTS TO WORLD MARKETS AND IMPORT FOREIGN PRODUCTS AND RAW MATERIALS TO OUR ECONOMY. |
| WHY DID OUR MERCHANT MARINE DECLINE DURING AND AFTER THE CIVIL WAR? | BECAUSE OF SOUTHERN COMMERCE RAIDERS. AFTER IT WAS DUE TO WESTWARD EXPANSION, EUROPEAN COMPETITION, NON COMPETITIVE AMERICAN WAGE SCALES, HIGH INSURANCE AND INCREASING COSTS OF SHIPBUILDING. |
| WHAT WERE THE TWO TYPES OF MERCHANT SHIPS MASS PRODUCED DURING WW1 TO MEET AUX NEEDS OF THE WARTIME NAVY? | 6,000 LIBERTY AND VICTORY SHIPS |
| WHICH ACT PASSED IN 1936 CREATED THE US MARITIME COMMISSION? | MERCHANT MARINE ACT OF 1936. |
| NAME TWO MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMIES OTHER THAN AT KINGS POINT, NY? | TEXAS MARITIME ACADEMY AND MAIN MARITIME ACADEMY, SUNY, CALIFORNIA MARITIME ACADEMY, GREAT LAKES MARITIME ACADEMY. |
| WHAT IS THE COMMON PRACTICE OF US SHIPS TO AVOID THE HIGH OPERATING COSTS OF US REGISTRY? | REGISTER AND LICENSE THEM IN PANAMA, LIBERIA, THE MARSHALL ISLANDS, THE BAHAMAS AND OTHERS. |
| WHAT TERM IS APPLIED TO SHIPS OPERATING UNDER FOREIGN FLAGS? | SAID TO BE OPERATING UNDER "FLAGS OF CONVENIENCE." |
| WHAT ARE THE TEN LEADING PORTS IN THE US? | HOUSTON, NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY, BEAUMONT, TX, LONG BEACH, CA, HAMPTON ROADS, VA, NEW ORLEANS, CORPUS CHRISTI, TX, BATON ROUGE AND LOS ANGELES, |
| WHAT ARE THE FIVE LARGEST SHIPYARDS IN THE US? | NEWPORT NEWS SHIPBUILDING, INGALLS SHIPBUILDING, NASSCO: NORFOLK NAVAL SHIP YARD, ELECTRIC BOAT DIVISION GROTON, CT |
| WHAT ARE THE MAIN TYPES OF MODERN MERCHANT SHIPS? | FREIGHTERS, TANKERS, CRUISE, SMALLER SPECIAL PURPOSE VESSELS AND TUGS. |
| WHAT ARE THE MAJOR ADVANTAGES OF ROLL ON/ ROLL OFF SHIPS? RO-RO. | LARGE RAMPS, LARGE HOLD OPENINGS, ACCOMODATE WHEELED AND TRACKED VEHICLES. REQUIRES FEW FACILITIES ASHORE. JUST NEEDS A STRONG RAMP COMPATIBLE WITH MOBILE CARGO. |
| WHAT ARE THE TITLES AND RANKS OF MERCHANT MARINE SHIP CREW MEMBERS? | CAPTAIN- MASTER MATES OR ENGINEERS MID LEVEL WITH SPECIALIZED LICENSES SEVERAL KINDS OF GRADES OF UNLICENED PERSONNEL REFERRED TO AS "RATINGS." |
| WHAT IS THE MSC'S MISSION? MILITARY SEALIFT COMMAND. | PROVIDE OCEAN TRANSPORT OF EQUIPMENT, FUEL, SUPPLIES AND AMMUNITION TO SUSTAIN US FORCES WORLDWIDE IN PEACE AND WAR FOR AS LONG AS OPERATIONS REQUIRE. |
| WHO WAS THE FIRST GREAT WESTERN STRATEGIST? | ALEXANDER THE GREAT OF MACEDONIA, 325 BC. |
| KARL VON CLAUSEWITZ EMPHASIZED WHAT CONCERNING STRATEGY? | WAR HAS BOTH SOCIAL AND POLITICAL ASPECTS. QUOTED AS "WAR IS NOT MERELY A POLITICAL ACT, BUT ALSO A REAL POLITICAL INSTRUMENT, A CONTINUATION OF POLICY CARRIED OUT BY OTHER MEANS." |
| WHAT WERE THE THREE CLASSIC SCHOOLS OF GLOBAL STRATEGY? | MARITIME- MAHAN CONTINENTAL-MACKINDER AEROSPACE-DOUHET ( AND SEVERSKY) |
| WHAT THREAT WAS PROCLAIMED BY JOHN FOSTER DULLES IN 1954 AS A DETERRENT TO THE USE OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS BY THE USSR? | MASSIVE RETALIATION BY US NUCLEAR ARMS SHOULD THE SOVIETS USE THEIR CONVENTIONAL OR NUCLEAR MILITARY FORCES TO TRY TO INVADE WESTERN EUROPE OR THE AMERICAS. |
| WHAT IS THE MISSION OF THE US NAVY? | BE PREPARED TO CONDUCT PROMPT AND SUSTAINED COMBAT OPERATIONS AT SEA IN SUPPORT OF US NATIONAL INTERESTS. |
| WHAT ARE THE FUNCTIONAL ROLES IN THE US NAVY? | STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DETERRENCE DEPLOYMENT OF OVERSEAS FORCES SECURITY OF THE SEA LINES OF COMMUNICATION |
| WHAT DO TANKERS CARRY? (CHP 2: 16) | CRUDE OIL, REFINED PETROLEUM PRODUCTS, LNG, LPG,LIQUID CARGOES INCLUDING VARIOUS CHEMICALS. |
| WHAT AUX COMBAT ROLES MIGHT US MERCHANT MARINE SHIPS PLAY? | DEFENSIVE WEAPON PLATFORMS OR SONAR, HELO DECKS AND UAV, STOL AIRCRAFT MISSIONS |
| WHAT ARE THE SUPPORTING TACTICAL WARFARE TASKS OF THE US NAVY? | SPECIAL WARFARE INTELLIGENCE OCEAN SURVEILLANCE ELECTRONIC WARFARE LOGISTICS |
| WHAT WAS MAO TSE- tUNG'S CONCEPT OF IRREGULAR WARFARE? | "ANY AND ALL MEANS ARE JUSTIFIED TO ATTAIN DESIRED ENDS, WITHOUT REGARD FOR STUPID SCRUPLES ABOUT BENEVOLENCE, RIGHTEOUSNESS OR MORALITY." |
| IN SEA POWER 21, WHAT THREE CONCEPTS UNDERLAY 21ST CENTURY NAVAL OPERATIONS? | SEA STRIKE SEA SHIELD SEA BASING |
| WHO COMPROMISES THE JCS, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF? | CHAIRMAN, VICE CHAIRMAN, ARMY COS, CNO, AIR FORCE COS, USMC COMMANDANT AND CHIEF OF THE NATIONAL GUARD BUREAU. |
| WHAT IS C.A.P. AN ACRONYM FOR WITH REGARD TO WARFARE? | COMBAT AIR PATROL |
| WHAT ARE THE AIRCRAFT THAT DEPLOY ON BOARD AN AIR CRAFT CARRIER TERMED? | ITS AIR WING |
| WHAT ARE THREE MAIN CLASSIFICATIONS OF AIR WARFARE? | AIR TO SURFACE AIR TO AIR SURFACE TO AIR |
| WHAT IS A STRIKING FORCE BUILT AROUND AN AIRCRAFT CARRIED CALLED? | CARRIER STRIKE GROUP (CSG) |
| WHAT THREE MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS ESTABLISHED UNDERSEA WARFARE DURING WW1? | CONVOY SYSTEM DIRECTIONAL HYDROPHONE DEPTH CHARGE |
| NAME FOUR STRATEGIC BENEFITS OF THE NAVY'S AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE CAPABILITIES. | FREEDOM OF ACTION DETERRENCE ASSURED ACCESS UNCERTAINTY FOR ADVERSARIES |
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