102 Naval Heritage and Doctrine Fundamentals

Question 1

What are the six areas of naval doctrine?

Answer 1

Naval Warfare, Naval Intelligence, Naval Operations, Naval Logistics, Naval Planning, and Naval Command and Control

Question 2

Which component of naval doctrine describes the inherent nature and enduring principles of naval forces?

Answer 2

Naval Warfare

Question 3

Which component of naval doctrine points the way for intelligence support in meeting the requirements of both regional conflicts and operations other than war?

Answer 3

Naval Intelligence

Question 4

Which component of naval doctrine develops doctrine to reaffirm the foundation of U.S. Navy and Marine Corps expeditionary maritime traditions?

Answer 4

Naval Operations

Question 5

Which component of naval doctrine addresses the full range of logistical capabilities that are essential in the support of naval forces?

Answer 5

Naval Logistics

Question 6

Which component of naval doctrine examines force planning and the relationship between our capabilities and operational planning in the joint and multinational environment?

Answer 6

Naval Planning

Question 7

Which component of naval doctrine provides the basic concepts to fulfill the information needs of commanders, forces and weapon systems?

Answer 7

Naval Command and Control

Question 8

What are the seven principles of Naval Logistics?

Answer 8

Responsiveness, Simplicity, Flexibility, Economy, Attainability, Sustainability, and Survivability

Question 9

Which principle of Naval Logistics provides the right support at the right time, at the right place?

Answer 9

Responsiveness

Question 10

Which principle of Naval Logistics avoids unnecessary complexity in preparing, planning and conducting logistic operations?

Answer 10

Simplicity

Question 11

Which principle of Naval Logistics employs logistic support assets effectively?

Answer 11

Flexibility

Question 12

Which principle of Naval Logistics employs logistic support assets effectively?

Answer 12

Economy

Question 13

Which principle of Naval Logistics acquires the minimum essential logistic support to begin combat operations?

Answer 13

Attainability

Question 14

Which Principle of Naval Logistics provides logistic support for the duration of the operation?

Answer 14

Sustainability

Question 15

Which principle of Naval Logistics ensures that the logistic infrastructure prevails in spite of degradation and damage?

Answer 15

Survivability

Question 16

What was the first navy ship named after an enlisted man?

Answer 16

Osmond Ingram (DD 255)

Question 17

When was the Osmond Ingram (DD 255) Launched?

Answer 17

February 28th, 1919

Question 18

Who was the first enlisted man killed in action in World War I?

Answer 18

Osmond Ingram

Question 19

When was the destroyer Cassin (DD 43) torpedoed?

Answer 19

October 1917

Question 20

What is centuries old, and probably originated when men in armor raised their helmet visors so they could be identified?

Answer 20

Hand Salute

Question 21

Salutes are customarily given with which hand?

Answer 21

Right

Question 22

When may a sailor salute with their left hand?

Answer 22

When right arm or hand is injured

Question 23

When may people in the Army or Air Force salute left handed?

Answer 23

Never

Question 24

True or False: A soldier or airman may salute sitting down or uncovered?

Answer 24

True

Question 25

In what position should you salute from?

Answer 25

Attention

Question 26

When saluting your upper arm should be where in relation to the deck or ground?

Answer 26

Parallel

Question 27

When saluting your forearm should be inclined at what angle?

Answer 27

45 degrees

Question 28

When saluting your hand and arm should be what?

Answer 28

Straight

Question 29

When saluting your palm should be what?

Answer 29

Slightly inward

Question 30

When saluting your thumb and fingers should be what?

Answer 30

Extended and joined

Question 31

When saluting the tip of your forefinger should be touching what slightly to the right or the right eye?

Answer 31

Cap beak

Question 32

When saluting an officer how long should you hold your salute?

Answer 32

Until the officer returns or acknowledged it

Question 33

When would chief or senior chief petty officer rate the same salute as an officer?

Answer 33

When performing duties normally assigned to an officer

Question 34

Each person in the naval service, upon coming on board a ship of the Navy, shall salute what?

Answer 34

National Ensign

Question 35

After stopping on the upper platforms of the accommodation ladder, or the shipboard end of the brow, facing the national ensign, and rendering the salute who will they salute next?

Answer 35

Officer of the Deck

Question 36

On leaving the ship how will you render your salutes in relation to boarding the ship?

Answer 36

Inverse order

Question 37

When passed by or passing the national ensign being carried, uncased, in a military formation, all persons in the naval service shall do what?

Answer 37

Saltue

Question 38

Merchant ships "salute" Navy ships by doing what with their Ensigns?

Answer 38

Dipping

Question 39

When a merchant ship of any nation formally recognized by the U.S. salutes a ship of the U.S. Navy, it lowers its national colors to what?

Answer 39

Half-Mast

Question 40

When is the only time a Naval vessel will dip their ensign?

Answer 40

To answer a salute, they never salute first

Question 41

A ship that fired her guns in salute did so as a friendly gesture, making herself powerless for the duration of the salute because in the olden days it took how long to load and fire a gun?

Answer 41

20 minutes

Question 42

The gun salutes prescribed by Navy Regulations are fired only by ships and stations designated by whom?

Answer 42

Secretary of the Navy

Question 43

On Washington's birthday, Memorial Day, and Independence Day, and to honor the President of the United States and heads of foreign states a national salute of how many guns are fired?

Answer 43

21

Question 44

How many guns are used to salute an Admiral?

Answer 44

17

Question 45

How many guns are used to salute a Vice Admiral?

Answer 45

15

Question 46

How many guns are used to salute a Rear Admiral?

Answer 46

13

Question 47

How many Guns are used to salute a Commodore?

Answer 47

11

Question 48

Gun salutes are fired in what intervals?

Answer 48

five seconds

Question 49

Gun salutes are always fired in what way?

Answer 49

Odd Numbers

Question 50

What three classes of naval vessels existed at the inception of the navy?

Answer 50

Ships-of-the-line Frigates AND Sloops-of-war

Question 51

What were the battleships of the sailing days?

Answer 51

Ships-of-the-line

Question 52

What ships were the largest of all sailing warships?

Answer 52

Ships-of-the-line

Question 53

Ships-of-the-line carried how many guns of various sizes?

Answer 53

64-100

Question 54

What ships were cruisers of the 18th century?

Answer 54

Frigates

Question 55

What were next in size, usually smaller than average ships-of-the-line and usually faster?

Answer 55

Frigates

Question 56

Frigates carried approximately how many guns?

Answer 56

24-44

Question 57

Which ships were small sailing warships?

Answer 57

Sloops-of-war

Question 58

Sloops-of-war carried approximately how many guns?

Answer 58

10-20

Question 59

When was the Battle of Coral Sea fought?

Answer 59

7-8 May 1942

Question 60

How was the U.S. alerted to a large Japanese force moving to the Coral Sea to seize Port Moresby on the southwest coast of New Guinea?

Answer 60

Breaking of the Japanese Navy Code

Question 61

During the battle of Coral Sea the Japanese operation centered around dozens of troop transports and how many carriers?

Answer 61

Three

Question 62

During the Battle of Coral Sea the Americans met the Japanese with how many of their own carriers?

Answer 62

Two

Question 63

What is the major significance of the Battle of Coral Sea?

Answer 63

It was the world's first carrier vs. carrier battle

Question 64

During the Battle of Coral Sea which American carrier was lost?

Answer 64

USS Lexington

Question 65

When did the Great White Fleet leave Hampton Roads, Virginia, for a round-the-world cruise to show the flag demonstrating the strength of the U.S. Navy?

Answer 65

December 16,1907

Question 66

When was the Invasion of Normandy?

Answer 66

June 6, 1944

Question 67

What was significant about the Invasion of Normandy?

Answer 67

It was largest amphibious operation in history

Question 68

When was the Battle of Midway?

Answer 68

3-5 June 1942

Question 69

What was the turning point of the Pacific War?

Answer 69

Midway

Question 70

During the Battle of Midway how many ships did the Japanese have in their armada?

Answer 70

160

Question 71

During the Battle of Midway who was the Japanese Commander-in-chief?

Answer 71

Admiral Yamamoto

Question 72

During the Battle of Midway how many carriers did the Japanese have?

Answer 72

Four

Question 73

During the Battle of Midway how many battleships did the Japanese have?

Answer 73

Eleven

Question 74

During the Battle of Midway how many carriers did the Americans have?

Answer 74

Three

Question 75

During the Battle of Midway how many battleships did the Americans have?

Answer 75

Zero

Question 76

Who was leading the Americans during the Battle of Midway?

Answer 76

Admiral Nimitz

Question 77

Which three U.S. Carriers were involved in the Battle of Midway?

Answer 77

Hornet, Enterprise, and Yorktown

Question 78

When was the Battle of Guadalcanal?

Answer 78

13-15 November 1942

Question 79

How many days of fighting did it take for the Japanese naval forces to retreat, allowing U.S. Marines to secure the island of Guadalcanal?

Answer 79

Three

Question 80

Which U.S. Naval ship was involved in the battle of Guadalcanal?

Answer 80

USS Juneau

Question 81

Navy Policy was to place members of the same family on different ships but an exception was made for which group of 5 brothers? After their loss the Navy reinstated the family separation policy.

Answer 81

Sullivan Brothers

Question 82

When the USS Juneau was torpedoed and lost the Sullivan Brothers along with how many crew members were lost?

Answer 82

700

Question 83

When was the Battle of Leyte Gulf fought?

Answer 83

October 23, 1944

Question 84

What was significant about the Battle of Leyte Gulf?

Answer 84

It was the final blow to the Japanese Navy

Question 85

What was one of the main conditions that led to the formation of the U.S. Navy?

Answer 85

"Taxation without Representation"

Question 86

When was the first Continental Congress meeting?

Answer 86

September 5th, 1774

Question 87

When did the colonists appoint George Washington as Commander in Chief of the Continental American Army?

Answer 87

June 15th, 1775

Question 88

What is the U.S. Navy's date of birth?

Answer 88

October 13th, 1775

Question 89

On October 13th, 1775 the Second Continental Congress ordered the purchase of how many vessels?

Answer 89

Two

Question 90

Who was the first Commander-in-Chief of the Continental Navy?

Answer 90

Esek Hopkins

Question 91

The first squadron of the Continental Navy was put to sea on what date?

Answer 91

February 1776

Question 92

Naval forces have been organized for fighting at sea or form the sea for more than how many years?

Answer 92

2,000

Question 93

What four qualities characterize most modern naval forces as political instruments in support of national policies?

Answer 93

Readiness, Flexibility, Self-sustainability, and Mobility

Question 94

Being able to establish and maintain a forward-based, stabilizing presence around the world allows naval forces to be what?

Answer 94

Expeditionary

Question 95

What are the three levels of war?

Answer 95

Tactical, Operational, and Strategic

Question 96

Which level of war involves the details of individual engagements?

Answer 96

Tactical

Question 97

Which level of war concerns forces collectively in a theatre?

Answer 97

Operational

Question 98

Which level of war focuses on supporting national goals?

Answer 98

Strategic

Question 99

Which war was a strategic-level and global war, included operational-level combat in the Pacific theater consisting primarily of U.S. led maritime, war and supported allied land campaigns?

Answer 99

World War 2

Question 100

Sustained naval and joint operations are made possible by a logistic support system that has which two major components?

Answer 100

Fleet based and strategic sustainment assets.

Question 101

Which sustainment assets include replenishing ships of the combat logistics force providing direct fleet support, combat service support units, mobile repair facilities, and advanced logistic support hubs?

Answer 101

Fleet Based

Question 102

What is provided by air and sea assets that are shared by all services?

Answer 102

Strategic Sustainment

Question 103

What depends upon our ability to project and sustain U.S. forces in all theaters of operations?

Answer 103

Successful global response to contingencies

Question 104

What resources in the form of fleet-based sustainment assets and strategic assets provide naval expeditionary forces and joint and multinational forces the ability to operate in peacetime and in war whenever and whenever our national interests demand?

Answer 104

Integrated Support

Question 105

Our ability to move and sustain forces at great distances from our shores is critical to which component of our military strategy?

Answer 105

Forward Presence

Question 106

When military action is one of the potential responses to a situation threatening U.S. interests, a plan is prepared using which two methods?

Answer 106

Joint deliberate-planning process or Crisis-action procedures

Question 107

U.S. military strength is best enhanced by which three things?

Answer 107

Deliberate peacetime analysis, Planning, and Exercises

Question 108

What is a commander's complete description of a concept of operation?

Answer 108

Operation plan

Question 109

Which plan shows ways the force will be supported?

Answer 109

Logistics

Question 110

which plan sequences the movement of the force and its logistical support into the theater?

Answer 110

Deployment

Question 111

What includes the commander's estimate, deciding possible courses of action, preparation of the mission statement and its execution strategy, situation analysis, and formulation of the commander's intent?

Answer 111

Concept of Operations