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Operations
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Operations Officer | Commander Wilson: Responsible for Control of Airborne aircrafts. |
| CDC Officer | Commander Heiss: Mission Control and all aircrafts assigned to him. |
| Communications Officer | LTJG Garcesrios: Approves communication frequencies used between ship to aircraft and ship to ship communications. |
| OS and Division | Operations Specialist (OI Div) |
| AG and Division | Aerographer's Mate (OA Div) |
| AC and Division | Air Traffic Controller (OC Div) |
| CT..'s and Division | Cryptologic Technician (OS Div) (CTT, CTR, CTI, CTM, CTN) |
| IS and Division | Intelligence Specialist (STG) (OI Div) |
| Primary Mission of the CDC | Gather, Process, Display, Evaluate, Disseminate pertinent information |
| Secondary Mission of the CDC | Control & Assist |
| TAO | Tactical Action Officer: Weapons Release Authority |
| CDCWO | CDC Watch Officer: Responsible to TAO for surface and subsurface picture. |
| ADWC | Air Defense Weapons Coordinator: Air Defense and Engagement Doctrine |
| TIC | Tactical Information Coordinator: Tactical Pictures using Data Link (Shares with other ships) |
| AIC | Air Intercept Controller: Responsible for aircraft assigned for any aircraft mission. |
| ATM | Auto Track Manage: Manipulating Radar Sensors |
| IDOP | Identification Operatior: Labels & Identifies all contacts using IFF. |
| STRIKE | Ensures safety of operation and verifies positive M2 & M4 on organic a/c before they are handed over to another controller. |
| Radar Operator | Surface & Air Search Radar Equipment |
| Shipping Officer | Advises Conn of the position, course, speed, and (CPA) of all surface contacts in the area. |
| CPA | Closest Point of Approach |
| Piloting Officer | Mans 1JS Circuit, Makes piloting recommendations to the Conning Officer during Radar Navigation. |
| What is EMCON | Emissions Control: Missions Assigned to own force while maintaining optimum operational security. |
| EMCON A: | A: All Emissions Silent |
| EMCON A1: | A1: Silent with modifications- air ops/nav detail |
| EMCON A2: | A2: Used for Sight T.V. |
| EMCON B: | B: Satellite Vulnerability- Hiding from different Sats (Transiting through China) |
| EMCON C: | C: High Value Unit- Hiding the RGN, rest of the Strike Group will stay in "D" |
| EMCON D: | D: Normal Operations |
| AW | Air Warfare: Destroy or Reduce an enemy's air or missile threat |
| SUW | Surface Warfare: Required to Deny the Enemy effective use of it's surface vessels. |
| USW | Used to locate & destroy submarine. |
| C2W | Deny information to, influence, degrade, or destroy adversary command and control capabilities, while protecting friendly command and control capabilities against such actions. |
| Amphibious Warfare | Amphibious Assault is taking an area of land where the land and sea meet. |
| MW | Mine Warfare: Use of Ship, Aircraft, Submarines, and Helicopters to locate & destroy enemy mines. |
| MIO | Maritime Interdiction Operations: VBSS Operations? Anti-Paracy. |
| NEO | Non-Combatant evacuation Operations: Safe evacuation of military and dependents. |
| SAR | Search & Rescue: Naval Aircraft & Helicopters may be assigned to search to search and rescue of downed, stranded, or disabled military personnel either by land or sea. |
| Purpose of Data Link? | It enables different units to share information. |
| IFF and 5 Modes? | Identification Friend or Foe: Mode 1: Mission Mode 2: Military Mode 3: Civilian Mode 4: Encrypted Mode C: Altitude Read-Out |
| DDRT | Digital Dead Reckoning Tracer: Helps with Man Over Board. Switch to 200:1 scale for M.O.B. 2 1.) Located on the 02 Level in Sea Combat 2.) Located on the 08 Level T.O.P. |
| TACAN | Tactical Air Navigation: aka "FATHER" a device mounted on the ships mast which allows air craft to dial a predetermined frequency and use as a homing device for return to force procedures. |
| Gyro Repeater | Receives inputs from gyrocompass, determines course in relation to true north. |
| Radar Repeater | "SPA-25H" is a polar coordinate display of the surrounding areas with own ship represented by the origin of the sweep. |
| VMS | Voyage Management System |
| Atmospheric Conditions | Causes -Diffraction, Refraction and attenuation. (Bends the RF Beam and weakens return). |
| Sea Return | The RF Energy reflects back off the sea which causes significant amounts of return on the scope. |
| Weather | Can reduce the effective range of the radar or may mask targets. |
| Height of Antenna & Target | The curvature of the earth and the tendency of RF energy to travel in a straight line, as antenna height increases the antenna range increases. |
| Code ALPHA | Divers |
| BRAVO | Refueling/Ammunition Handling |
| FOXTROT | Fixed Wing Flight OPS |
| HOTEL | Helo Ops |
| INDIA | Anchoring |
| LIMA | HERO |
| KILO | Personnel Recall |
| ROMEO | Ready to Receive a Ship alongside |
| QUEBEC | Boat Recall |
| Starboard Pennant | Senior Officer Present Afloat (SOPA) |
| First Substitute | Unit Commander is absent (Admiral) |
| Second Substitute | Chief of Staff is absent |
| Third Substitute | Commanding Officer is absent |
| Fourth Substitute | Civil or Military authority whose flag is flying on ship is absent |
| Flag Five | Breakdown |
| One Black Ball | Vessel at Anchor |
| Two Black Balls | Not under Command (Loss of Propulsion) |
| Three Black Balls | Aground (2 Types of Around-Soft and Hard) |
| Ball Diamond Ball | Restricted ability to maneuver |
| 2 Reasons why we hoist this flag | Flight OPS & UNREP |
| Red | "Cannot find Man"/ "Steer Port" 10 minutes |
| White | "Found Man"/ "Steer Straight Away" 30 minutes |
| Green | "Need Assistance"/"Steer Starboard" 3 To 6 Hours |
| "Minimize" | Shorten what you say |
| "Beadwindow" | Broadcasting classified information over an unclassified net. "ROGER OUT" |
| "Gingerbread" | Intruder on the net. Correct Response. |
| EEFI | (Essential Elements of Friendly Information) Information that is considered important and must not be disclosed. |
| (Top Secret) | (Orange) Exceptionally grave damage to National Security. |
| (Secret) | (Red) Serious DAMAGE to National Security. |
| Confidential | (Blue) Identifiable DAMAGE to National Security. |
| Unclassified | (Green) Releasable. |
| SCI | (Yellow) Sensitive Compartmented Information |
| NOFORN | No Foreign Nationals |
| FOUO | For Official Use Only |
| (CSTT) | Combat Systems Training Teams: Overall Training and Readiness of 2 Condition II and condition I/IA Watchteams. To Operate in a multi-threat warfare environment. |
| (DCTT) | Damage Control Training Team: Team responsible to the DCA responsible for injecting real world damage control scenarios, they work hand in hand with ETT. |
| (ATT) | Aviation Training Team: Responsible under the team leader for identification, formulation integration and conduct of all Aviation Mobility and Amphibious exercises. |
| (ITT) | Interated Training Team: Objective is to exercise the ship at controlling potentially cascading casualties in combinations with realist operational situation. |
| SPS-48E | 220NM, 3D, Primary Mission is Air Search |
| SPS-49 | 256NM, 2D, Secondary Mission is Air Search |
| SPS-67 | 100NM Primary Mission is Surface Search |
| SPQ-9B | 20NM Surface; 80NM Air; Primary Mission is Fire Control |
| SPS-73 | 100NM, 2D, Primary Mission is Navigational |
| Furuno | 100NM, Secondary Mission is Navigational |
| LINK-4A | (DOLLY) Ship-Air assist AIC |
| LINK-11 | (ALLIGATOR) Ship-Ship/Ship-Air, UHF &HF, Jammable |
| LINK-16 | (TIMBER) Ship-Ship/Ship Ship-Air, UHF, Unjammable |
| STADIL-J | (BLACK TIMBER) Ship-Ship/Ship-Air, HF |
| CATCC | Carrier Air Traffic Control Center |
| Air Ops | Air Operations |
| CCA | Carrier Controlled Approach |
| ATO | Air Transfer Officer |
| Mission of CATCC | is to provide coordination, scheduling, accountability, and control of aircraft arriving or departing USS Ronald Reagan |
| Radars used by CATCC | SPN 41 SPN 43 SPN 46 |
| SPN-41 | (BULLSEYE) Provodes Azimuth and Elevation Data to Pilots. "Final Approach" 10NM, 2D |
| SPN-43 | (PRIMARY AIR SEARCH RADAR) Allows CATCC to Organize Landing Pattern. 60NM, 2D. |
| SPN-46 | (NEEDLES) Provides Azimuth and Glide Slope Data to Pilots, Final Approach, can auto land F-18's 10NM, 3D. |
| METOC | Meteorology & Oceangraphy: Weather. Provides Accurate and timely meteorology products to the warfare. |
| CVIC | Carrier Intelligence Center: Intel. Provides Intelligence brief to pilot before each mission |
| What are the 4 phases of warfare | a. Detection b. Direction c. Delivery d. Destruction |
| CWO | Communications Watch Supervisor |
| ISS | Information Systems Supervisor |
| ESS | Electronic Systems Supervisor |
| RSS | Radar System Supervisor |
| WSS | Weapons Systems Supervisor |
| ICS | Interior Communication Specialist |
| XCS | Exterior Communication Specialist |
| CS1 | •CWO •IT |
| CS 2/3 | •ISS •IT •ET |
| CS4X | •DC Divisions •Any Rate |
| CS5 | •ESS •ET •FC |
| CS6 | •RSS •ET |
| CS7 | •WSS •FC |
| CS8 | •ICS •IC |
| CS9 | •XCS •ET |
| HERO | Hazard of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordinance |
| RADAR | Radio Detection & Ranging |
| SONAR | Sound Navigation & Ranging |
| CSOSS | Combat Systems Operational Sequencing System: Maintenance of the highest possible levels of readiness Components. |
| 4 Components of CSOSS: | a. Space Layout b. Power diagrams c. Casualty procedures d. Normal procedures |
| C51- | a. Combat System b. Computer c. Communication d. Command e. Control f. Intelligence |
| Liaisons | Communications between two or more things |
| Area Supervisors- | Liaisons between technicians who work on a specific set of equipment & the CSOOW. |
| CSOOW: | Combat System Officer of the Watch |
| CSOOW Communicates with: | CSO, CSMO, TAO, OOD. Keeps them aware of any equipment casualties & problems related to Combat Systems. Maintains departments, tag out log. Coordinates & Controls aloft evolutions import and underway. |
| CSOOW is Located at: | CSMC: Combat System Maintenance Center |
| Relays trouble calls to: | Appropriate Area Supervisor |
| CSRO: | •Combat System Readiness Officer: Filter between: TAO & CSOOW Manned only during: GQ |
| SHF (WSC-6, WSC-8) | CWSP: Commercial Wideband Satellite Program a.k.a. WSC-? |
| DSCS: Purpose: | Defense Satellite Communication System a.k.a WSC-? Frequency Range: 3GHZ-30GHZ Purpose: •Satellite Communications •NIPR/SIPR •POTS •Off ship connections |
| PRC's | Portable Communications. Emergency communications in case complete loss of power to the island & Radio. |