102 Heritage and Doctrine Flashcards
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What are the 6 areas that make up the Naval Doctrine “WILCOP”
Naval WARFARE: the inherent nature and enduring principles of naval forces
Naval INTELLIGENCE: intelligence support in meeting requirements of regional conflicts & operations other than war
Naval LOGISTICS: full range of logistic capabilities to support naval forces
Naval COMMAND/CONTROL: fulfill information needs of commanders, forces & weapons systems
Naval OPERATIONS: reaffirms foundation of Navy/Marine Corps expeditionary maritime traditions
Naval PLANNING: force planning & relationship between capabilities & operational planning in joint and multinational environment
State 7 principles of Naval Logistics “FEARSSS”
- Flexibility
- Economy
- Attainability
- Responsiveness
- Simplicity
- Sustainability
- Survivability
What is the first Navy ship named after an enlisted man, and why?
USS OSMAN INGRAM
First enlisted man killed in WWI
What 3 classes of naval vessels existed at the inception of the U.S. Navy?
- Ships of the line
- Frigates
- Sloops of War
What is the importance of the Battle of the Coral Sea?
7-8 May 1942; World’s first carrier-on-carrier battle
What is the importance of the Voyage of the great White Fleet?
Round-the-world cruise to show flag and demonstrate the strength of the U.S. Navy
What is the importance of the Battle of Normandy?
June 6, 1944; Invasion of Normandy - the largest amphibious assault in World History. Enabled allies to complete D-Day
What is the importance of Midway?
3-5 June 1942; Midway was the turning point in the battle of the Pacific War. In one day Japan lost its bid for control of the Pacific
What is the importance of the Guadalcanal?
13-15 November 1942; Navy policy at the time was to place members of the same family on different Ships, but the 5 Sullivan brothers from Waterloo, Iowa insisted on staying together. While onboard the USS Juneau it was torpedoed and the Sullivans along with 700 others were lost. Because of this tragedy, Navy policy concerning family member separation was reinstated.
What is the importance of the Battle of Leyte Gulf?
23 October, 1944; The final blow to the Japanese Navy. Thier last chance effort to attack the U.S. Fleet backfired and was a complete failure. Losing the Philippines severed their empire cutting off its main supply source from the south.
What is the significance of Mercury 3 and Sailors involved?
5 May, 1961; NASA’s first manned spaceflight program - Naval Astronaut: CDR Alan Shepard
What is the significance of Gemini 3 and Sailors involved?
23 March, 1965; first two-person spaceflight & first spacecraft to maneuver from one orbit to another. Naval Astronauts: LCDR John Young & CDR Grism
What is the significance of Apollo 11 and Sailors involved?
16-24 July 1969; First ever manned lunar landing. Neil Armstrong (former Naval aviator) & Buzz Aldrin
What is the significance of Apollo 17 and Sailors involved?
7-19 Dec 1972; 7th and final lunar landing mission. Eugene Cernan, USN & Ronald Evans, USN
What is the significance of STS-1 and Sailors involved?
12-14 April 1981; First orbital test flight of space shuttle. All NAVY crew.
What is the historical significance of The On-the-Roof Gang and how does it relate to Information Dominance?
A total of 176 (150 Navy, 26 Marines) enlisted radio operators were specially trained at a unique school located on the roof of the old Navy Department Building. They formed the vanguard of U.S. Naval Communications Intelligence efforts and laid the cornerstone of Naval Cryptology
What is the historical significance of The Purple Code and how does it relate to Information Dominance?
Japanese Cipher Machine. The cipher was broken by a team from the U.S. Army Signals Intelligence Service
What is the historical significance of The Battle of Midway and how does it relate to Information Dominance?
Broken Japanese codes allowed the U.S. to position carriers for victory
What is the historical significance of The Attack on the USS LIBERTY and how does it relate to Information Dominance?
Liberty was sent to collect electronic intelligence in the eastern Mediterranean. Several messages were sent to Liberty to increase her closest point of approach (CPA) to Egypt & Israel coasts. Due to ineffective message handling/routing, the CPA messages were not received until after the attack. The Liberty was struck by Israeli aircraft. Example of POOR COMMUNICATIONS.
What is the historical significance of The Capture of the USS PUEBLO and how does it relate to Information Dominance?
USS PUEBLO was attacked by North Korean Patrol boats, contending that the ship had violated their territorial waters. Ex. Poor Communications
What is the historical significance of D-Day Landing: 6 June 1944 and how does it relate to Information Dominance?
2 years of planning. After extensive denial and deception exercise, the Germans were fooled into believing that Allied Forces would land elsewhere
What is the historical significance of Landing at Inchon: 15-17 September 1950 and how does it relate to Information Dominance?
General Macarthur utilized naval hydrographers to plan a risky assault over extremely unfavorable terrain.
What is the historical significance of Hainan Island EP-3 Incident: 1 April 2001 and how does it relate to Information Dominance?
Chinese J-811 Interceptor collided with an EP-3 forcing it to land on Hainan Island, China. Due to lack of proper emergency destruction, China made significant gains in understanding U.S. Electronic Intelligence (ELINT) collection capabilities.
What is the historical significance of Bletchley Park and how does it relate to Information Dominance?
Britian’s cryptology center; also known as “Station”, deciphered German ENIGMA. The site of the UK’s main decryption establishment, gov’t code, and Cypher School
