Term
| What are the primary responsibilities of the FLTOPS Directorate? |
|
Definition
| Provides comprehensive METOC products to Strike Group Commanders. Provide tactical forecasters to Carrier Air Wings and Amphibious Ready Groups (ARG) for mission support. |
|
|
Term
| What AOR's are the FLTOPS directorate responsible for? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who is the Commanding Officer for Fleet Weather Center San Diego, CA? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who is the Commanding Officer for Fleet Weather Center Norfolk, VA? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Which detachments fall under the FLTOPS Directorate Chain of Command? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Explain FLTOPS role within the METOC Community. |
|
Definition
| They are responsible for command and management of the Naval Oceanography Program. |
|
|
Term
| What are the three levels of war? |
|
Definition
| Strategic, Operational and Tactical |
|
|
Term
| Explain FLTOPS's role within Tier 0 of BonD. |
|
Definition
| Data is collected over a period of time. |
|
|
Term
| Explain FLTOPS's role within Tier 1 of BonD. |
|
Definition
| Initialize models with gathered data. |
|
|
Term
| Explain FLTOPS's role within Tier 2 of BonD. |
|
Definition
| Provides opportunities and restrictions for the operations and war fighting mission. |
|
|
Term
| Explain FLTOPS's role within Tier 3 of BonD. |
|
Definition
| Risk and opportunity are quantified. They provide actionable recommendation on force allocation and employment that directly enhance safety and warfighting effectiveness. |
|
|
Term
| Explain how the FLTOPS aligns with the CNMOC 2025 vision. |
|
Definition
-Collect: Collecting environmental data of a period of time
-Analyze: Transforming the collection data into information. Current state of the environment
-Exploit: Integrating all information into operational activities
-Predict: Describe and anticipate the future state of the environment through models. |
|
|
Term
| Describe FLTOPS's primary customers and mission areas and their location. |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who is responsible for providing briefing support to the customer? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What primary equipment is used to collect and analyze METOC data within the FLTOPS directorate? |
|
Definition
-SATMOD
-IR gun
-SMQ-11
-NITES
-MRS |
|
|
Term
| Which forecasting models/tools are used to produce forecast for your customers? |
|
Definition
-COAMPS
-TAWS
-AREPS
-OPARS
-Metcast
-Meteograms
-Satellite products |
|
|
Term
| What publications contains METOC criteria that you may use to aid in the warfighter's decision making process? |
|
Definition
|
|
