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What is EMCON?

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emissions control

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What rates stand watch in CDC?

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OS, FC, AW, EW

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What are the EMCON levels?

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A, B, C and D

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What levels of EMCON are the most and least restrictive?

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most - alpha

least - delta

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Define Marshall stack.

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Holding pattern for aircraft to avoid collision. Starts 21nm out and 6,000 feet up, adding 1nm and 1,000 feet for each aditional aircraft.

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Case 1 flight ops

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Clear day
Unlimited visibility and ceiling
5nm / 3,000 ft

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Case 2 flight ops

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Overcast
Visibility upto 5nm
Ceiling 1,000-3,000 feet

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Case 3 flight ops

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Night/Bad weather
Visibility less than 5nm
Ceiling less than 1,000 feet

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What are the responsibilities of the TAO?

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Acts as an advisor to the CO, and stands watch in D&D. Is the only other person (besides CO) with release authority.

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IFF mode 1

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Mission code

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IFF mode 2

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Unit ID

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IFF mode 3

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Civilian/military ATC

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IFF mode 4

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Encrypted military ID

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IFF mode 5

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Altitude

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What is the function of the TACAN?

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The highest antenna on the mast, provides a homing frequency for the aircraft that provides range and bearing for pilots.

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What is ACDS?

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Advanced Combat Direction System

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Where are the ACDS consoles located?

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Primarily CDC

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What does ACDS do?

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Integrates ships sensors, weapons and intelligence

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MK23

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2D fire control RADAR used to detect and track high-speed small targets

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Range of the MK3

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2,000 yds - 25 nm

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CVIC

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Carrier Intelligence Center

Brief/debrief pilots, gives indications and warnings, and provides strike mission planning

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Air search RADARs

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SPS-48 and SPS-49

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Modules in CDC

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D&T, EW, AW, ASW, Zulu, TOP, and D&D

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Primary job of CDC

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gather, process, display, evaluate, and diseminate information

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CDC's secondary job
Assist the bridge
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What are OSs?
AIC | Air Intercept Controllers
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IFF
Identification Friend or Foe | Used to determine if an aircraft or ship is an ally
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TAO
Tactical Action Officer | Defense of the ship, has release authority
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CDCWO
CDC watch officer | adminitrative assistant to the TAO
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SWC
Ship's Weapons Coordinator | Assists with weapon selection
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RCP
Remote Control Panel Operator | Operates CIWS
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TAS
Target Acquisition System
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RAM
Rolling Airframe Guided Missile
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STRIKE
Checks aircraft modes 2 and 4
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ASW mod
responsible for subsurface picture for USW
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Who controls Zulu mod?
DESRON 9
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What is the main job of DESRON 9?
Control surface ships battle group
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Who has their own TAO in Zulu mod?
DESRON 9
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GCCS-M
Global Command and Control System - Meritime
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EW mod
Responsible for providing electronic support and electronic attack to CDC and ALSG and to set EMCON
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ULQ-16
Pulse analyzer used to assist in analyzing signals
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ES
Electronic Support | intercept enemy emissions
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EA
Electronic Attack | jamming enemy electronics
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EP
Electronic Protection | Protects our forces from interception and exploitation of emissions
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What is the purpose of EMCON?
Used to hide our ship's emitters from enemy detection
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SSES
Ship's Signal Exploitation Space
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TOP
Tactical Operations Plot
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Job of TOP
Track surface contacts, and assist during man overboard
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CATCC
Carrier Air Traffic Control Center
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Main job of CATCC
Control aircraft departing and landing within 50nm of the ship
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Zones if ATC
Strike, marshall, approach, and final
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ATC zone | Strike
Brings aircraft from mission and hands off to CATCC at 50nm
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ATC zone | Marshall
Takes aircraft to 21nm and then hands off to approach
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ATC zone | Approach
Controls aircraft from 21nm to 8nm
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ATC zone | Final
Takes over at 8nm and takes aircraft to 3/4 nm handing it to LSO on deck
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SPN-41
Bullseye | Independant landing monitor
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SPN-43
Primary CATCC RADAR used for departure, approach, and marshall
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SPN-46
Final RADAR | Used with PALS
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PALS
Precision Approach Landing System
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Classifications of CVIC
Confidential, secret, top secret
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D&T
Controls LINK and designates air contacts
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ASW
Anti-submarine warfare
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D&D
Make tactical decisions for fighting the ships
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EW
Electronic warfare
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Who works in the EW mod?
CTTs
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OPREP 3 Pinnacle
Goes to the President | Incidents of national interests
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PALS
Precision Approach Landing System
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ASTAC
Anti-Submarine Tactical Air Controller
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CIC
Combat Information Center
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Primary mission of CIC/CDC
Relay pertinent tactical information to command and control stations
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OPLAN
Operational Plan
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What is an operational plan?
Complete formatted plan prepared well in advance for conducting military operations
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RADAR repreater
Used to detect and track surface and air contacts
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GINGERBREAD
Intruder on the line/circuit
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SPA-25
RADAR repreater used to detect tracks and display local tracks
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What type of ACDS do we have?
AN/SYQ-20, ACDS block 1
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What does ACDS do?
Allows command and control of battle group tactical operations through sensors weapons and intelligence sources
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What is the purpose of GCCS-M?
a long-range near real time display used to formulate tactical decisions
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LINK 4A
Dolly | UHF communication link providing computer controlled communications between aircraft
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LINK 11
Alligator | High-speed digital data link between TDS units used to exchange tracking info and weapons control orders
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LINK 14
Beaver | NO longer onboard
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LINK 16
Timber | High-speed digital UHF satallite communication link with anti-jamming capabilities
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ECM
Electronic countermeasure
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2 types of ECM
Passive - recieve only | Active - uses electronic jamming, can be detected
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Dipping SONAR
SONAR that obtains range, bearing, Doppler info, and listens and collects information by target echoes
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Sonobuoys
SONARs that are dropped in the water and float on the surface to send and recieve transmissions
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CDC
Combat Direction Center | Responsible for the coordination of all matter pertaining to combat operations
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Modules of CDC that deal with anti-sub warfare
ASW and Zulu
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SLQ-32(v)4
Used to anti-ship missile defense by elevtronic jamming or to passively recieve signals for ID purposes
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Modes of SLQ-32
ES and EA
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SLQ-25/25A
NIXIE Torepedo countermeasure Found on fantail
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Modes of NIXIE
Acoustic and Magnetic
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Phases of ships training cycle
Basic, intermediate, advanced
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CART
Command Assessment of Readiness and Training Team
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TSTA
Trailored Ships Training Availability
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FEP
Final Evaluation Problem
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Who stands watch in SSES?
YN, CT and and IT
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Where is SSES located?
COs pway on the O3
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SNOOPIE
Ship naval on-scene observation photo intelligence evaluator
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Which module is not in CDC?
TOP | Found on the O9
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SSQ-82
Mute | No longer used
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Track sup
Controls the LINK picture
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Who is our air defense CDR?
USS Mobile Bay
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Who is our Sea Combat CDR?
Commodore
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QWQC-2
Gurtrude | Talks to subs, and can hear torpedoes
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How many NIXIE mounts are there?
2

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