Aviation Employment Considerations Flashcards

1
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What are the 6 functions of Marine Aviation?

A
Offensive Air Support
Anti-Air Warfare
Assault Support
Air Reconnaissance
Electronic Warfare
Control of Aircraft and Missiles
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What are the 2 categories of Offensive Air Support?

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Deep Air Support and Close Air Support

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What are the 2 functions of Offensive Air Support?

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Destruction and Neutralization

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4
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What defines Close Air Support vice Deep Air Support?

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Air action is close enough to friendly forces that detailed integration with movements of forces is required.

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What is an Air Interdiction?

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Air operations conducted to destroy, neutralize, or delay the enemy’s military potential before it can be brought to bear effectively against friendly forces.

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What is Armed Reconnaissance?

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Locating and attacking targets of opportunity, i.e., enemy material, personnel, and facilities, in assigned general areas or along assigned ground communication routes.

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What is Strike Coordination and Reconnaissance?

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Mission flown for the purpose of acquiring and reporting deep air support targets and coordinating armed reconnaissance or air interdiction missions upon those targets.

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What are 2 types of Close Air Support missions?

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Preplanned - Scheduled or On-call

Immediate Mission - Divert or On-call

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What are the two types of Antiair Warfare?

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Offensize AAW and Air Defense

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What constitutes Offensive AAW?

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Operations conducted against enemy air or air defense systems before they can launch or assume an attacking role.

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What are the areas of Offensive AAW?

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Preemtivbe Measures
Suppression of Air Enemy Defense
Local Air Superiority Measures

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12
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What are two categories of Air Defense?

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Active and Passive

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13
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How does a MAGTF Commander use Assualt Support?

A

Focus combat power at the decisive place and time to achieve local combat superiority.

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What are the categories of Assault Support?

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  1. Combat assault transport
  2. Air Delivery
  3. Aerial Refueling
  4. Air Evacuation
  5. Tactical Recovery of Aircraft and Personnel (TRAP)
  6. Air Logistical Support
  7. Battlefield Illumination
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15
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What platforms can perform Combat Assault Transport?

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  • Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM: 12 CH-46E)
  • Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH: 16 CH-53E or 8 CH-53D)
  • Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA: 9 UH-1N)
  • Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadron (VMGR: 12 KC-130)
  • Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM: 12 MV-22)
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16
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What platforms can perform Air Delivery?

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  • Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadron (VMGR: 12 KC-130)
  • Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM: 12 MV-22)
17
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What platforms can perform Air Evacuation?

A
  • Marine Medium Helicopter Squadron (HMM: 12 CH-46E)
  • Marine Heavy Helicopter Squadron (HMH: 16 CH-53E or 8 CH-53D)
  • Marine Light/Attack Helicopter Squadron (HMLA: 9 UH-1N)
  • Marine Aerial Refueler/Transport Squadron (VMGR: 12 KC-130)
  • Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM: 12 MV-22)
18
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What are the categories of Air Reconnaissance?

A

Strategic and Tactical

19
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What are the types of Air Reconnaissance?

A

Visual
Multi-Sensored
Electronic

20
Q

What are the subsets of Electronic Warfare?

A

Electronic Attack
Electronic Warfare Support
Electronic Protection

21
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The principle objectives of Marine Air Command and Control System?

A
  1. Enhance unity of effort.
  2. Integrate the elements of the command and control system.
  3. Disseminate common situational awareness.
22
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What are the methods of aviation control?

A

Air direction

Air control

23
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What are the conditions for effective close air support?

A
  • Effective training and proficiency.
  • Planning and integration.
  • Command, control, and communications (C3).
  • Air superiority.
  • Target marking and acquisition.
  • Streamlined and flexible procedures.
  • Appropriate ordnance.
  • Favorable weather.
24
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What is type 1 control?

A

Visually acquire the attacking aircraft and the target under attack.

25
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What is type 2 control?

A

Two or three of the following conditions exist:
• Visual acquisition of the attacking aircraft by the terminal controller at weapons release/launch is not possible
• Visual acquisition of the target by the terminal controller at weapons release/launch is not possible
• When attacking aircraft are not in a position to acquire the mark or target prior to weapons release/launch.

26
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What is type 3 control?

A

Provide clearance for multiple attacks within a single engagement subject to specific attack restrictions.

27
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What is a FAC?

A

An officer (aviator/pilot) member of the tactical air control party who, from a forward ground or airborne position, controls aircraft in close air support of ground troops.

28
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What is a JTAC?

A

A qualified (certified) service member who, from a forward position, directs the action of combat aircraft engaged in close air support and other offensive air operations.

29
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What is the Terminal Controller?

A

Personnel with the authority to control the maneuver of and grant weapons release clearance to attacking aircraft.

30
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What is a FAC(A)?

A

A specifically trained and qualified aviation officer who exercises terminal control of aircraft engaged in close air support of ground troops from an air platform in flight.

31
Q

Give examples of Airspace Control Measures:

A
  • Control Points
  • Contact point (CP)
  • Initial point (IP)
  • Holding area (HA)
  • Battle position (BP)
32
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Which control points are fixed wing and whihc are rotary wing?

A

Fixed - CP/IP

Rotary - HA/BP

33
Q

What is in the CAS 9-line?

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  1. IP/BP
  2. Heading
  3. Distance
  4. Target elevation
  5. Target description
  6. Target location
  7. Type of marking
  8. Location of friendlies
  9. Egress
    Remarks
34
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What does “cleared hot” mean?

A

Term used by a terminal controller granting weapons release clearance to an aircraft attacking a specific target.

35
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What does “cleared to engage” mean?

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Term used by a terminal controller granting a “blanket” weapons release clearance to an aircraft or multiple aircraft attacking a target or multiple targets which meet the prescribed restrictions set by the terminal controller.