105 Chain of Command Fundamentals

Question 1

Discuss the dual chain of command (Administrative/Operational) for operating forces

Answer 1

ADMINISTRATIVE: Handles man, train, and equip functions. Runs from the President → Secretary of Defense → SECNAV → CNO → Type Commanders (TYCOMs: Naval Air Forces, Naval Surface Forces, etc.).

OPERATIONAL: Used for combat operations and tasking. Runs from the President → Secretary of Defense → Combatant Commanders (COCOMs: CENTCOM, NORTHCOM, INCODPACOM, etc.).

Question 2

Discuss Unified/Specified as it applies to the Operational COC

Answer 2

Unified: Composed of units from two or more services (CENTCOM, NORTHCOM, INDOPACOM, etc.)
Specified: Military command with forces from only one service (Strategic Air Command - USAF)

Question 3

Discuss Fleet Commanders as they apply to the Operational COC

Answer 3

Each are in charge of their own designated fleets. (CINCPACFLT, CINCLANTFLT, CINCUSNAVEUR)

Question 4

Discuss Task Force Commanders as they apply to the Operational COC

Answer 4

Each are in charge of a subdivision, or task force, of a fleet. (Example: CTF-70 - Navy’s battle force in the West Pacific.)

Question 5

Discuss Task Unit Commanders as they apply to the Operational COC

Answer 5

Each are in charge of a subdivision of a Task Group, which is a subdivision of a task force. (Example: CTG 114.2 - STRATCOMWING 1’s TACAMO Task Group.)

Question 6

Discuss SECNAV as he applies to the Administrative COC

Answer 6

CEO of the Navy; appointed by POTUS; authority to conduct all the affairs of the DoN

Question 7

Discuss CNO as they apply to the Administrative COC

Answer 7

Chief of Naval Operations - senior military officer of the DoN; Reports directly to the Secretary of the Navy. Develops naval policy, programs, and budgets and supervises Navy personnel, ships, aircraft, and facilities.

Question 8

Discuss Commander Fleet Forces and how it applies to the Administrative COC

Answer 8

Type Commanders; report directly to the CNO. Command the Navy’s Fleet Commands (CINCPACFLT, CINCLANTFLT, CINCUSNAVEUR, etc.). Responsible for ensuring fleets are ready for deployment.

Question 9

Discuss Naval Air Force Commander

Answer 9

The Commander, Naval Air Forces (COMNAVAIRFOR) is the Type Commander (TYCOM) for all U.S. Navy aviation forces. Provides fully mission-capable squadrons to the Fleet Commanders for deployment.

Question 10

Discuss Functional Wing Commander

Answer 10

Usually a Captain; in command of a wing, which consists of several squadrons of aircraft (commodore)

Question 11

Discuss Type Squadron Commander

Answer 11

Usually a Captain or Commander; in command of a specific squadron, reports to the Functional Wing Commander (CO)

Question 12

Discuss the role of the MCPON

Answer 12

Serves as the liaison between all Navy Enlisted personnel and the CNO and Chief of Naval Personnel

Question 13

Discuss the role of the Fleet Master Chief

Answer 13

Principal advisers to the Fleet CINC; bridges the gap between enlisted and commander of the fleet

Question 14

Discuss the role of Force Master Chief

Answer 14

Principal advisers to the Force Group Commander; Represents the enlisted force at the Force level (e.g., Naval Air Forces, Submarine Forces)

Question 15

Discuss the role of Command Master Chief

Answer 15

Bridges the gap between the CO/XO and enlisted personnel; 3rd in charge of a squadron or command which has more than 250 sailors

Question 16

State the geographic AOR of U.S. Fleet Forces Command

Answer 16

Based in Naval Station Norfolk. Responsible for Western portion of Atlantic Ocean, from the North Pole to the Caribbean and the Gulf of America.

Question 17

State the geographic AOR of 3rd Fleet & 7th Fleets

Answer 17

3rd = Eastern Pacific
7th = Western Pacific

Question 18

State the geographic AOR of 5th Fleet

Answer 18

Arabian Gulf and Indian Ocean

Question 19

State the geographic AOR of 6th Fleet

Answer 19

Mediterranean

Question 20

State the geographic AOR of MSC

Answer 20

Headquarters: Naval Station Norfolk, Virginia, USA. MSC operates worldwide, with ships deployed in all major theaters. Supports U.S. Navy logistics, sealift, special missions, and replenishment at sea

Question 21

State the geographic AOR of 10th Fleet

Answer 21

Fleet Cyber Command Fleet. Headquartered in Maryland.

Question 22

State the purpose and content of the Standard Organization and Regulations Manual (SORM) of the US Navy

Answer 22

Sets general standards and regulations for all hands.

Question 23

State the purpose and content of the Command’s Organization and Regulations Manual (CORM)

Answer 23

Regulations for personnel in a specific command (i.e. Squadron SOP)

Question 24

State the purpose for the UCMJ

Answer 24

Military’s criminal code

Question 25

State the purpose for the Code of Conduct

Answer 25

To set the standard for the way personnel should act when captured, according to the Geneva Convention

Question 26

Who is the SECNAV

Answer 26

Honorable John Phelan

Question 27

Who is the CNO

Answer 27

ADM James Kilby

Question 28

Who is the MCPON

Answer 28

MCPON James Honea