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TACAN: Acronym?
Location?
Range?

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Tactical Air Navigation;
Very top of ship;
200 nautical miles

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What 4 things does TACAN provide?

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Azimuth, Identification, Distance, Squitter

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JTIDS: Acronym?
Link?
Range?

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Joint Tactical Information Distribution System;
Link 16;
Line of Sight (between 35 – 68 nautical miles)

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What does JTIDS provide? (2)

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Frequency hopping data link for imagery to our aircraft;
J-Voice (secure) communications that cannot be jammed

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MORIAH: What is it called?
What does it do?

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“Digital Wind Birds” ;
Measures wind speed across flight deck for flight ops

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How many sensors does MORIAH have?
Location?

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3 sensors.
2 under upper yard arm, one on Belknap pole.

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What does the Belknap pole do?

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Calculates cross winds across flight deck.

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SPS-48G: Range?
Provides what information?
Location?

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220 nm range (220nm in EAC, 155nm in primary mode of Low-E);
3D Range, elevation, and bearing;
Located FWD of mast on O-11 level

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SPS-48G: Type?

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Air search – Alternate Fire Control Radar

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SPS-49: Range?
Location?
Type?

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250 nm range;
2D Air search – Alternate Marshalling Radar;
Located AFT of mast on Tower

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SPS-67: Range?
Purpose?
Location?

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60 nm range;
Primary surface search and can detect low flying aircraft – Secondary Navigational;
Located on mast, port-side, orange peel shape

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SPS-73: Range?
Purpose?

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90 nm range;
Primary Navigational - Secondary Surface Search

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FURUNO: Range?
Type?
Location?

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120 nm range max;
Commercial, non-military navigational radar;
Located just forward of the SPS-48

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SPN-43: What is it called?
Range?
Purpose?
Location?

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“Marshall/Rack and Stack”;
50 nm range;
Air marshal radar – Used by controllers to set aircraft up for final approach; Located on AFT of mast, lower yard arm

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SPN-46: What is it called?
Range?
Purpose?

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“Needles/Easy Rider” ;
3-8 nm range;
Used for final approach

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SPN-46: How many channels?
What does mode 1 do?
Location?

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Two channels;
Mode 1 lands aircraft without pilot input;
Located on the side of island O8 level

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ACLS and PALS acronym?

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Needles, ACLS (Aircraft Carrier Landing System),
PALS (Precision Approach Landing System)

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SPN-41: What is it called?
Range?
What is ILS?

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“Bulls-eye”;
1 nm range;
ILS (Instrument Landing System, Bulls eye)- Final approach

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SPN-41: Used for what?
Communication?
Video?

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Used for glideslope;
Transmit only, no return from aircraft;
Video is only visible from inside aircraft hub.

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SPQ-9B: Range air and surface?
Purpose?
Location?

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80nm range for airborne targets, 20nm range for surface targets;
Primary “fire control” radar used for RNSSMS and RAM;
Located aft on mast just below upper yard arm

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SPS-74: Purpose?
Location?
Rotation speed?

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Periscope finder;
located just below upper yard arm;
Rotates at 300 rpm

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IFF: Acronym?
How many modes?
What are they?
Piggy backs off what radars?

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Identification Friend or Foe;
5 Modes (1,2,3,C and 4);
Piggy backs off of 48, 49, 43, 67

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RNSSMS: Acronym?
How many launchers and their location?

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(Re-architectured NATO Seasparrow Surface Missile System);
2 launchers (Located FWD STBD, and AFT PORT)

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RNSSMS: How many target illuminators?
Type of launcher?
Missile type?

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4;
8-cell box launcher;
RIM-162D missiles

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RNSSMS: Effective ranges? Activity and directed by?
9-12 nm max effective range; Semi-Active, directed by Target Illuminators.
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RAM: Acronym? How many launchers? Location?
(Rolling Airframe Missile); 2 launchers (Located Port-side FWD, STBD AFT)
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RAM: Type of Launcher? Missile type? Effective Ranges?
21 cell box launcher utilizing RIM 116 missiles; 3-5 nm effective range
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RAM: Missile speed? Missile details?
Infrared/ Radio frequency (IR/RF) seeker head; Mach 2.5 out of launcher
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CIWS: Acronym? What is BLK1B?
(Close In Weapon System); Block one Bravo (surface mode capable)
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CIWS Surface mode: Targets? How does it detect targets? Operated with?
Used for small boat/low-slow flyer; It uses an infrared camera to detect targets; It is operated by joystick;
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CIWS: Rate of Fire air/surface? Capacity? Caliber?
4500 rounds per min (Air)/3000 rounds per min (Surface); 1550 rounds; 20mm tungsten rounds
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CIWS: Hot gun? Location? Range?
300 rounds shot in 5 minutes or less; (Located MT 21 FWD STBD and MT 24 PORT AFT) 1nm max effective range
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CIWS: Magazines for ammunition storage? How does it track for correction?
CIWS MT 21 and CIWS MT 24; Tracks incoming and outgoing projectile noise signature to correct itself for fast-moving targets.
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What are the high frequencies and their range?
HF – 3-30Mhz VHF – 30-300Mhz UHF – 300Mhz-3Ghz SHF – 3-30Ghz EHF – 30-300Ghz
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HFRG: Acronym? Capability?
High Frequency Radio Group; Over-the-horizon communication by bouncing signal off atmosphere
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HFRG: How many transmitters and receivers? Types?
17 transmitters (2 narrow, 15 wide band) 28 receivers (2 narrow, 26 wide band)
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HRFG: Types and location of antennas? Band colors and meaning?
Whip- Along the sides of the ship; Fan wire- From mast down to the 0-11 level Red=Transmit, Blue=Receive, Green=Both
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What utilizes SHF? What is CBSP? Location?
AN/USC-69 ; CBSP (Commercial Broadband Satellite Program) used for sailor phones, Internet, POTS lines (Plain Old Telephone System); Located adjacent of the LSO platform.
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What frequencies does the AN/WSC-9 use? What is NMT?
Uses anti-jam EHF to transmit and SHF to receive. Navy Multiband Terminal
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What is AN/WSC-9 used for?
Tactical and strategic command and control communications between subs, aircraft, surface ships, and shore. Also used for video teleconferencing.
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How many antennas for AN/WSC-9? Location?
5; 1 antenna; Top of mast (GIANT silver dome); 4 antennas; 011 lever (silver domes)
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What is VHF used for?
Military Air Distress International Air Distress Bridge to Bridge
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What frequency does AN/WSC-3 use?
UHF
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AN/WSC-3: How many radios are used? Breakdown?
46 total; - 34 LOS (Line of sight) -- 6 Dedicated radios (2 for CATCC ,2 for Prifly, 2 for LSO’s) - 12 SATCOM (4 are half quick’s, frequency hopping from 225-399.975 MHz)
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What are the UHF Antennas? (5)
SRA-62 (Christmas tree) AS-390 (Spider) OE-82D (SATCOM ONLY) (Trash can) AS-1018 (stovepipe) antennas AS-1735 (waffle irons) antennas
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SATCC: Acronym? Purpose?
(Shipboard Air Traffic Control Communications); Main source of communication during Flight Ops.
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SATCC: Uses what displays? Locations? (4)
Uses TEDs – Touch Entry Display located at: CO’s Chair LSO Platform PRIFLY CATCC
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SSDS: Acronym? Process what 4 sensors? Provides what to the Operators?
Ship’s Self Defense System; Processes all radar, weapon, communications, and navigational sensors to provide the operating system to the operators in CDC and in other locations
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How does SSDS achieve Mission objectives? To provide what?
Integrates sensors and self-defense weapon systems. To provide an automated, multi-target engagement capability against closing threats.
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What 11 things does SSDS interface with?
Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) Radar Signal Distribution Switchboard (RSDS) Navigation Sensor System Interface (NAVSSI) Integrated Communication and Advanced Networks (ICAN) Combined Data Link Management System (CDLMS) Ship’s Gridlock System (SGS) Aircraft Carrier Tactical Support Center (CV-TSC) Re-architectured NATO Sea-Sparrow Missile System (RNSSMS) Rolling Airframe Missile System (RAM) Electronic Warfare System (SLQ-32) Battle-Force Tactical Trainer (BFTT)
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RSDS: Acronym? Purpose?
Radar Signal Distribution Switchboard; Designed to distribute shipboard radar video and RADDS data streams to selected displays throughout a vessel.
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RSDS: What 6 sensor's inputs does this include?
1. SPS-67 2. SPS-73 3. SPS-48G 4. SPS-49A 5. UPX-29 (IFF) 6. SPQ-9B
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CEC: Acronym? Integrates what? Used by who?
Cooperative Engagement Capability; integration of fire control sensor data into a single data source. Used by multiple CEC ships and airborne units for direct and remote missile engagements.
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CEC: What 4 sensor's inputs does this include?
1. SPS-48E 2. SPS-49A 3. UPX-29 (IFF) 4. SPQ-9B
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WSN-7 (GYRO): How many do we have? Location?
Two systems. One located in FWD IC and one in AFT IC.
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WSN-7: What does it provide?
Provides navigation inputs to SATCOM, RADAR, and Weapon systems so they may compensate for ships pitch and roll. Also provides heading and GPS (LAT/LONG).
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Pitsword: Also called what? Purpose?
Also called CKT-Y. Provides ships speed through water.
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What is Domain Controller? What is it used for?
Network brain houses Active Directory database. Used for authentication for access to the network.
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What is the File server?
Stores files for ease of access for other users
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What is the Exchange server?
Email database server, holds users email box
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Where are Unclassified servers stored?
ADP
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What are CISCO devices used for? What are the speed ranges?
Switches and routers; From 100MBS-1GBS
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Data path email travel? (Bonus)
Users computer -> edge switch -> backbone switch -> exchange server -> edge transport server -> backbone switch -> firewall -> border router -> ADNS -> off ship connection -> supporting NOC -> receiving end email service.
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INFOCON: Acronym? Purpose?
Information Condition establish and re-establish a secure baseline
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What are the INFOCON levels?
-INFOCON 5 - Normal readiness procedures re-baseline every 180 days. (Will never be at this level again) -INFOCON 4 - Increased Military Vigilance Procedures re-baseline every 90 days. (Will never be at this level again) -INFOCON 3 – Enhanced readiness re-baseline every 60 days. (New normal) -INFOCON 2 – Greater readiness re-baseline every 30 days. -INFOCON 1 – Maximum readiness re-baseline every 15 days.
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State Integrity based from Information Assurance
Knowing the information you are using is what it appears to be, has not been altered or tampered with.
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State Availability based from Information Assurance
Information needed by the warfighter is ready to be used when needed.
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State Non-Repudiation based from Information Assurance
Undeniability that the information sent by another user actually came from them and has not been altered. Digital signing of emails.
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State the following Acronyms: RADAR; SONAR; IFF; TACAN; CSOSS; TAO; CSRO; CSOOW; CIWS; NSSMS
RADAR – Radio Detection and Ranging SONAR – Sound Navigation and Ranging IFF – Identification Friend or Foe TACAN – Tactical Air Navigation CSOSS – Combat Systems Operational Sequencing System TAO – Tactical Action Officer CSRO – Combat Systems Readiness Officer CSOOW – Combat Systems Officer of the Watch CIWS – Close In Weapon System NSSMS – NATO Seasparrow Surface Missile System
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State the Combat System divisions and what they are in charge of
CS1 – Radio: Makes the COMM Plan CS2 – Cyber Security: KMI and Information Assurance CS3 – ADP: Network/CANES CS5 – Tactical Data Systems: SSDS, CEC, and SmartShip CS6 – RADAR/Navigation: Radar and Navigation Systems CS7 – Fire Control: CIWS, RNSSMS, RAM, and SPQ-9B CS8 – Interior Communications: 1MC, 5MC, Sound Powered Phones, Site-TV CS9 – Exterior Communications: HYDRA(Bricks), Internet, Comms with ships, planes, and shore.

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