CDC Vol 3, 425 Joint Service Interface Flashcards

1
Q
  • Which unit within the TACS has the ability to process TDLs on Link 11, Link 11B, and Link 16, but has no inherent surveillance radar capabilities?
A

The AOC

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2
Q
  • List the TDLs the MCE use.
A
1 - Link 11
2 - Link 11B
3 - ATDL–1
4 - Link 1
5 - Link 16
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3
Q
  • With what two USAF elements does AWACS typically link directly?
A
  • AOC

- CRC

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4
Q
  • What is JSTARS’s main contribution to the TDL architecture?
A

JSTARS has the ability to track and down link information on surface vehicles moving at very slow speeds.

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5
Q
  • Which piece of equipment is used at the RAOC/ADS for translation of Link 11 and Link 11B messages into an acceptable computer format?
A

The RADIL

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6
Q
  • What TDL is the primary method of transfer for US Army ground units?
A

US Army ground units utilize Link 16 as their primary method of transfer

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Q
  • Most ships within the Navy are capable of using what TDLs?
A
  • Link 11

- Link 16

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8
Q
  • What USMC unit functions similar to the USAF CRC?
A

TAOC

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9
Q

What data links is the ADSI able to process?

A
  • Link 16
  • Link 11
  • Link 11B
  • Link 1
  • ATDL-1
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10
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What data links are the CRCs able to process?

A
  • Link 16
  • Link 11
  • Link 11B
  • Link 1
  • ATDL-1
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11
Q

What links is AWACS capable to linking with simultaneously?

A

Link 16 and Link 11

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12
Q

What links does the E-8 JSTARS’s use?

A
  • Link 16

- SCDL (Surveillance and control data link) for the AOC

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13
Q

Who is the E-8 JSTARS linked to ground units?

A

Common Ground Stations (CGS)

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14
Q

What data link does the E-8 JSTARS use to connect with the AOC?

A

SCDL (Surveillance and control data link)

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15
Q

The E-8s radar expands to cover _____ and is also capable of focusing on areas as small as ___ to___ square kilometers.

A
  • 50,000 square kilometers

- 20 to 50 square kilometers

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16
Q

What Link 16 terminal does F-15 C/D/Es employ?

A

MIDS LVT 3

17
Q

What provides F-16s with Link 16?

A

Common Configuration Implementation Program and M3/M3+

18
Q

What air frame is the Rivet Joint?

A

A modified C-135

19
Q

What link can the RC-135 (Rivet Joint) use?

A
  • Link 16

- Link 11

20
Q

What system translates Link 11 and Link11B into the formats accepted by the RAOC/ADS computer?

A

RADIL - Region Air Operations Center/Airborne Warning and Control System Digital Information Link

21
Q

What position is almost always designated to be part of the crew minimum manning requirements?

A

RADIL operator

22
Q

What are the two types of links the Army uses to receive and disseminate commands to lower echelons?

A
  • Link 16

- Link 11B

23
Q

What system provides critical, automated threat aircraft, cruise missile, and unmanned aerial vehicle battle management/command, and intelligence information to support the planning and decision process at various levels of command?

A

FAADC4I - Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence

24
Q

What does the PATRIOT missile system consists of?

A
  • ICC
  • ECS (Engagement Control Station)
  • Launching Batteries
25
Q

What part of the PATRIOT is the operational control center for the battalion?

A

ICC

26
Q

What part of the PATRIOT is the operational control center of the PATRIOT battery?

A
  • ECS (Engagement Control Station)
27
Q

Who does the PATRIOT ECS link with the ICC?

A

Via Link 16

28
Q

What is the only link PATRIOT batteries can use?

A

Link 16

29
Q

Due to all the links PATRIOT ICCs can use, they are serve as the interface for PATRIOT batteries. What links can the ICC use?

A
  • Link 16
  • Link 11
  • Link 11B
  • ATDL-1
30
Q

What provides joint C2 interoperability and horizontal integration with PATRIOT, theater high-altitude area defense (THAAD), medium extended air defense system (MEADS), and short-range air defense (SHORAD) weapons systems?

A

FAADC4I - Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence

31
Q

What is the focal point for AMD planning to achieve unity of effort for the protection of the forces and designated critical assets in the theater of operations?

A

The AMDPCS - Air and Missile Defense Planning and Control System

32
Q

What data links does the FAADC4I (Forward Area Air Defense Command, Control, Communications, Computers, and Intelligence) uses to interoperate with external units?

A
  • Link 16
  • Link 11B
  • EPLRS
33
Q

What system provides air defense C2 capability to Air Defense Artillery Brigades, Army Air and Missile Defense Command, echelon above corps, and joint force C2 elements?

A

The AMDPCS - Air and Missile Defense Planning and Control System