Operations

Question 1

Who is the operations officer?

Answer 1

CDR Keifaber

Question 1

Operations is comprised of how many work centers?

Answer 1

Five

Question 2

Who is the air operations officer?

Answer 2

CDR Hammond

Question 3

What are the work centers?

Answer 3

CATCC, CDC, strike operations, CVIC, METOC

Question 4

What does CATCC stand for?

Answer 4

Carrier air traffic control center

Question 5

What does CDC stand for?

Answer 5

Combat direction center

Question 6

What does CVIC stand for?

Answer 6

Carrier intelligence center

Question 7

What does METOC stand for?

Answer 7

Meteorology and oceanography

Question 8

How many work centers is CATCC comprised of? What are they?

Answer 8

Three, air ops, CCA, ATO

Question 9

What does CCA stand for?

Answer 9

Carrier controlled approach

Question 10

What does ATO stand for?

Answer 10

Air transfer office

Question 11

What does departure control monitor?

Answer 11

Controls departing aircraft and controls the tankers overhead

Question 12

Describe marshal stack

Answer 12

A holding stack aft of the ship, starting at 21 miles and 6,000ft and increasing 1 mile and 1,000ft for every aircraft

Question 13

What does approach control do?

Answer 13

Sequences and separates from Marshall holding onto the final bearing

Question 14

How many sides are there to approach control?

Answer 14

Two

Question 15

Final control is responsible for the control of aircraft on final approach until transfer of the aircraft to who?

Answer 15

The LSO at 3/4 mile

Question 16

How many sides are there to final control?

Answer 16

Two

Question 17

How many CASE weather conditions are there?

Answer 17

Three

Question 18

What is CASE I?

Answer 18

Ceiling and visibility no lower than 3,000ft and 5nm visibility

Question 19

What is CASE II?

Answer 19

Ceiling and visibility no lower than 1,000ft ceiling and 5nm visibility

Question 20

What is CASE III?

Answer 20

Ceiling and visibility below 1,000ft and/or 5nm visibility

Question 21

What is the mission of CDC?

Answer 21

To keep the CO apprised of the overall tactical situation and recommended courses of action

Question 22

What is an air plan?

Answer 22

A schedule of flights in a 24 hour period

Question 23

What work center creates the air plan?

Answer 23

Strike operations

Question 24

Name some items on the air plan

Answer 24

Sunrise, sunset, moon illumination, Magvar, aircraft departure time, recovery time, number of aircraft in event, type of mission, squadron name and type of aircraft

Question 25

What does EMCON stand for?

Answer 25

Emissions control

Question 26

What is EMCON?

Answer 26

Imposes restrictions on the use of electrical systems

Question 27

Define "99" transmissions

Answer 27

A broadcast of information to all aircraft on a particular frequency

Question 28

Define angles

Answer 28

Altitude of aircraft in thousands of feet (angles 4 is 4,000ft)

Question 29

Define ball

Answer 29

A pilot report indicating the visual landing aid is in sight

Question 30

Define Clara

Answer 30

A pilot transmission indicating that the pilot does not have the visual landing aid (ball) in sight

Question 31

Define load report

Answer 31

A report given to Marshall by the C-2/COD aircraft providing pertinent information and items for drop off. (Codes, passengers, mail and cargo)

Question 32

Define retro report

Answer 32

A report given to the C-2/COD aircraft by Marshall providing offload information on passengers, mail, cargo or any other pertinent information

Question 33

What do air traffic controllers refer to EA-18G growlers on frequency?

Answer 33

Grizzly

Question 34

Define fox corpen

Answer 34

The ships true heading during flight operations

Question 35

Define holy helo

Answer 35

Helicopter used to transport chaplains to ships in company with the carrier

Question 36

Define mother

Answer 36

A term referring to the ship

Question 37

Define NORDO

Answer 37

No radio. An aircraft is unable to transmit by radio

Question 38

HIFR

Answer 38

Helicopter in flight refueling

Question 39

Marshal Control

Answer 39

Control of incoming aircraft.

Question 40

Approach Control

Answer 40

Control of aircraft on approach

Question 41

Final Control

Answer 41

Control of aircraft on final approach during Case 3 Until 3/4 of a mile.

Question 42

Easy Rider

Answer 42

Term used to refer to the PALS system.

Question 43

Home Plate

Answer 43

Originating station of a flight

Question 44

Hook Skip

Answer 44

Aircraft's hook skips over the arresting gear cables.

Question 45

Needles

Answer 45

Precision instument approach cockpit indications from PALS

Question 46

No Joy

Answer 46

pilot does not have target in sight or did not complete assigned task.

Question 47

Nugget

Answer 47

First Tour Pilot on initial carrier deployment

Question 48

Pickle

Answer 48

Jettison

Question 49

Rainmaker

Answer 49

Aircraft sent to a shore-based landing site to verify its suitability as a divert field.

Question 50

Sour

Answer 50

Aircraft or Shipboard equip inoperative. (eg.Sour Bullseye)

Question 51

Sweet

Answer 51

Aircraft or shipboard equip are operative.

Question 52

WINCHESTER

Answer 52

Aircraft is out of ordnance.

Question 53

Zip Lip

Answer 53

Comms are held to a minimum unless an emergency. Only exception is COD unless otherwise specified.