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Primary mission of Kearsarge

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Transport, and land troops and their equipment in support of amphibious operations anywhere in the world

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How many ships named Kearsarge

What is the Kearsarge named after

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4

Kearsarge Mountain in NH

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What kind of ship is Kearsarge

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Wasp class amphibious assault ship- landing helicopter dock type

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When was Kearsarge christened

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May 16, 1992 at ingalls ship building by Mrs Alma Powell

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When did Kearsarge join the fleet?

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October 16,1993

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When did Kearsarge depart for its maiden deployment

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March 22, 1995

Primary platform for the rescue of Air Force captain Scott O’Grady

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Previous Ships Named Kearsarge

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1- A sloop of war famous for defeating the CSS ALABAMA

2- BB-5 part of the President Theodore Roosevelt’s “Great White Fleet”

3- CV-33 aircraft carrier. Participated in the recovery of astronauts during the project Mercury space program.

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First Senior Enlisted Advisor

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GMCM Black

Created rank insignia for MCPON(3 stars)

Established ombudsman program

Allowed people to have civilian clothing onboard

Increased sea pay

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Sailors Creed

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Revised twice-

1994 and 1997

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Navy official banner words

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Tradition, integrity, and professionalism

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3 major classes of warship existed at the inception of the Navy

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Ships of the line

Frigates

Sloops of war

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Original 6 frigates

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Chesapeake 
Constitution
President 
United States
Congress
Constellation
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Oldest commissioned US Navy Vessel

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USS Constitution

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Navy Birthday

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October 13, 1775

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First ship Named after an enlisted person

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USS Oscar Ingram (DD 255)

Ingram was first enlisted man KIA in WW2

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All ships named after enlisted sailors

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Osmond Ingram
The Sullivan’s
Cole
Benfold
Stetham 
McFaul
Oscar Austin
Pinkey
Monsoor
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Hand salute

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Act of medieval knights raising their visors to recognize whether another knight was friend of foe is thought to be the source of practice

Sailor paid respect to senior officer

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Dipping of the Ensign

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Merchant ships salute Naval Vessels

Naval vessels dip ensign only to answer a salute. Never salute first

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21 Gun Salute

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Washington’s Birthday
Memorial Day
Independence Day
For a president

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19 Gun Salute

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VP

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17 Gun Salute

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Admiral

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15 Gun Salute

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Vice Admiral

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13 Gun Salute

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Rear Admiral (Upper)

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11 Gun Salute

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Rear Admiral (Lower)

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Ringing on Admiral / President
8 bells, 8 side boys
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Ringing on Vice Admiral
8 bells, 8 side boys
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Ringing on Read Admiral
6 bells, 6 side boys
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Ringing on Captain
4 bells, 4 side boys
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6 areas of Naval Doctrine
COWLIP ``` C: Command and control O: Operations W: Warfare L: Logistics I: Intelligence P: Planning ```
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Define Ensign/ National Flag
Our nations flag is called the ensign when flown from a ship. Flag flown from a pole at Naval shore stations also called ensign. Historically flown from staff at the bow but replaced with “DONT TREAD ON ME” navy jack after 9/11
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Define Navy Jack
Horizontal red and white stripes with a rattlesnake stretched diagonally across the stripes with the words “DONT TREAD ON ME”
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Define Union Jack
Flys on front of ships Rectangular blue part of the US flag containing the stars. Symbolizes United States
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Clash of Ironclads
2 famous Ironclads USS Merrimack And unions USS Monitor Battle was indecisive (both sides claimed victory)
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Voyage of the Great White Fleet
All ships were white Left from Hampton roads Virginia A show of power or power projection
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Attack on Pearl Harbor
Morning of December 7, 1941 US declared war on Japan the next day
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Battle of Coral Sea
Two fleets never saw each other. Fought entirely with aircraft launched from carriers
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Battle of Normandy
Invasion of Normandy was the largest amphibious operation in history
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Battle of Midway
Turning point of the pacific war
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Battle of Guadalcanal
Navy policy was to place family members on different ships. 5 Sullivan brothers from Waterloo, Iowa insisted on staying together. Exception was made and they all became crewman onboard the Juneau. Ship was torpedoed and all 5 were killed Navy’s policy was reinstated
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Battle of Iwo Jima
American invasion, designated operation detachment, has the goal of capturing the entire island
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USS Pueblo
Captured by North Korea. They still have it to this day
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First Nuclear Submarine
USS Nautilus
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USS Forrestal Fire
Devastating fire and series of chain reaction explosions. | Navy learned firefighting lessons that are still fresh more than 3 decades later
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3 Levels of War
SOT S- strategic levels of war(national level) O- operational level of war(combatant commander: 5th/6th fleet) T- tactical level of war (Kearsarge ARG)
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MCPON
Russel Smith
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STRATCOM
Strategic command
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2nd Fleet
HQ- Norfolk VA
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5th Fleet
HQ- Manama Bahrain
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6th Fleet
HQ Naples Italy
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CO
Captain Neil Kaprowski
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XO
Captain Thomas Foster
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CMC
CMDCM Donavan Gray
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Financial Specialist
ICCM David
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Drug and Alcohol Program Administrator (DAPA)
ITC O’Neal | NCC Case
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Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR Point of Contact)
RSCS Thresher
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12 O’clock reports
``` Reports include Aviation fuel Boat Draft Fuel and Water Magazine Temp Muster Report ```
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Assignment Type 1
Continental US( CONUS) shore duty
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Assignment Type 2
Continental US (CONUS) shipboard duty
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Assignment Type 4
Overseas (OCONUS) shipboard duty
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What is on Page 2
Dependent application/ emergency data form
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ORM
I AM IS ``` I- Identifying Hazards A- Assessing Hazards M- Making Risk Decisions I- Implementing Controls S- Supervising ```
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ITT
Integrated training team- leads all training teams(XO)

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