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102 Heritage and Doctrine
Common Core
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12/24/2012

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Term
State the six areas that comprise the Naval Doctrine
Definition
C.O.W.L.I.P.

-Naval Command and Control
-Naval Operations
-Naval Warfare
-Naval Logistics
-Naval Intelligence
-Naval Planning
Term
Principles of Naval Logistics
Definition
F.E.A.R.S.S.S.

-Flexibility
-Economy
-Attainability
-Responsiveness
-Sustainability
-Simplicity
-Survivability
Term
First ship named after an enlisted man and why
Definition
USS Osmand Ingram
-First enlisted man killed in WWI when USS CASSIN was torpedoed
Term
Navy's birthday
Definition
October 13th, 1775
Term
Three classes of naval vessels that existed at the inception of the U.S. Navy
Definition
Ships of the Line
-Largest
-Carried 64-100 guns

Frigates
-Smaller than Ships of the Line but faster
-Carried 28-44 guns

Sloops of War
-Smallest sailing war ship
-Carried only 10-20 guns

frigate
sloops of war
Term
Gun Salute
Definition
Fired only by ships and stations designated by SECNAV
Term
Gun salutes for naval officers and their intervals
Definition
ADMIRAL = 17
VICE ADMIRAL = 15
REAR ADMIRAL = 13
COMMODORE = 11

-Salutes fired at intervals of 5 seconds and always in odd numbers
Term
Battle of the Coral Sea
Definition
worlds first carrier on carrier battle
Term
voyage of great white fleet
Definition

december 16,1907

round the world cruise to show flag

Term
battle of normandy
Definition

june 6,1944

largest amphibious assault in history

Term
midway
Definition

3-5 june 1942

turning point in the pacific against japanese

broke japanese naval code that allowed admiral nimitz to position his carriers yorktown enterprise and hornet

Term
guadacanal
Definition

uss juneau 

policy was to not allow family members on the same ship, exception made for 5 sullivan  brothers from waterloo,iowa the ship was damaged and they all died policy was changed

southern solomon islands came under alied control and australia was in less danger of attack

Term
mercury 3
Definition

first manned space flight program

naval astronaut cdr alan shephard

Term
gemini 3
Definition

first two person space flight

naval astronaut lcdr young and cdr grism

Term
apollo 11
Definition

first ever manned lunar landing

naval aviator neil armstrong 

buzz aldrin

Term
apollo 17
Definition

7th and final lunar landing

eugene a cernan

ronald e evans

Term
sts-1
Definition

first orbital space flight of shuttle 

all navy crew

john w young

robert l crippen

Term
on the roof gang
Definition
navy and marine enlisted radio operators trained to intercept and analyze foreign radio communications
Term
purple code
Definition

japanese cipher machine

code broken by us army signals intelligence

Term
battle of midway
Definition
broken japanese code allowed admiral nimitz to position his carriers(yorktown,hornet,enterprise) out of the recon area of the japanese
Term
attack on the uss liberty
Definition
ship didnt recieve message update on cpa(closest point of approach) and was attacked by israel
Term
capture of uss pueblo
Definition

was tasked by naval security group command

lack of protection

unable to establish communications with command 

ship was attacked by north korea

Term
d-day landing
Definition
germans were fooled into believing that allied forces would land somewhere else
Term
bletchely park
Definition

britains crypto center

deciphered german enigma

Term
navajo code talkers
Definition

windtalkers, used the native american navajo language to transmit battle messages

undecipherable,no alphabet or symbols

Term
attack on uss stark
Definition

attacked by iraqi mirage f1 fighter

early detection failed

Term
ec 121 shoot down
Definition
shot down by a north korean mig without warning, flying with a double crew
Term
qualities that characterize the navymarine corps team as instruments to support national policies 
Definition

readiness

flexibility

self sustainability

mobility 

Term
levels of war
Definition

strategic-supports national goals

operational-supports theater

tactical-involves individual engagements

Term
national security act of 1947
Definition

signed by truman in 1947

established cia

war department and navy department merged into the dod

created the department of the air force

Term
when and why was the sailors creed devolped
Definition
1993 to instill a clear understanding into every navy recruit, later amended by admiral boorda to encompass all navy ranks
Term
when and why were the navy core values developed
Definition
1992, stregthen the navy as a community
Term
name of first computer and its location
Definition
eniac, university of pennsylvania 
Term
what is arpanet and when was it devloped
Definition

the worlds first packet switching network 

devoloped during the cold war

Term
oldest intelligence agency of the navy
Definition
office of naval intelligence
Term
name the two deprments that combined to become the office of naval intelligence
Definition
department library and office of intelligence
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