Naval Science Three, Naval Knowledge. Unit Two, Introduction & Chapter One: Naval Operations

What term refers to the day-to-day conduct of all actions involving units of the U.S. fleet in the oceans of the world?
1. Naval operations
2. Naval Intelligence
3. Naval logistics
4. Naval communications
5. Naval research and development
What term refers to the agencies within the Navy that give government and military leaders the information about potential or actual enemies needed to make good decisions.
1. Naval intelligence
2. Naval operations
3. Naval logistics
4. Naval communications
5. Naval research and development
What part of the Naval establishment ensures that the Navy operates with the latest technology?
1. Naval research and development
2. Naval intelligence
3. Naval logistics
4. Naval communications
5. Naval operations
Which of the two general types of Naval Forces are intended mainly to deter potential nuclear-armed enemy nations from attacking the United States and our allies?
1. Naval Strategic Forces
2. Naval General Purpose Forces
3. Naval Submarine Forces
4. Naval Special Forces
5. Naval Surface Forces
Which of the following is NOT one of the four types of naval ships and craft?
1. Auxiliary Craft
2. Auxiliary Ships
3. Combatant Ships
4. Combatant Craft
5. Service Craft
Which of the following warship types is NOT currently in active service in the U.S. Navy?
1. Battleships
2. Aircraft Carriers
3. Cruisers
4. Destroyers
5. Frigates
Which of the following is NOT a type of U.S. Navy Combatant Craft?
1. Service Craft
2. Patrol Craft
3. Amphibious Warfare Craft
4. Mine Warfare Craft
5. All of these are types of U.S. Navy Combatant Craft?
Which of the numbered U.S. Naval Fleets has the Eastern Pacific Ocean as it's primary area of responsibility?
1. Third
2. Second
3. Fifth
4. Seventh
5. Sixth
Which of the numbered U.S. Naval Fleets has the Indian Ocean as it's primary area of responsibility?
1. Fifth
2. Third
3. Sixth
4. Second
5. Seventh
Which of the numbered U.S. Naval Fleets has the Mediterranean Sea as it's primary area of responsibility?
1. Sixth
2. Third
3. Fifth
4. Second
5. Seventh
For the U.S. military, what is the primary difference between a "Unified" and a "Specified" Command?
1. A Unified Command has forces from two or more Services. A Specified Command normally has forces from a single Service.
2. A Specified Command has forces from two or more Services while a Unified Command normally has forces from a single Service.
3. Unified Commands are Naval or Marine Corps while Specified Commands are Army or Air Force.
4. Specified Commands are Naval or Marine Corps while Unified Commands are Army or Air Force.
5. There is no significant difference between Unified and Specified Commands.
Which term below is used to describe an attack meant to damage, seize, or destroy an objective?
1. Strike
2. Raid
3. Sweep
4. Sortie
5. War
During which conflict was the use of the fast-carrier task force first developed?
1. World War II
2. World War I
3. The Korean War
4. The first Gulf War
5. The Vietnam War
Which of the following is NOT one of the primary missions of carrier strike forces?
1. To capture a land area from which air operations can be launched and supported.
2. To provide close air support.
3. To strike against remote enemy installations.
4. To protect amphibious forces from enemy attack.
5. To seek out and destroy enemy air, surface, and subsurface forces.
What is the term used to describe a series of strikes against several enemy targets in a general area?
1. A Sweep
2. A Raid
3. A Sortie
4. A Strikeout
5. An Operation
In modern-day carrier battle groups, how many carriers are there?
1. One
2. Two
3. Three
4. Four
5. Five
Which of the following is NOT one of the common missions of Naval surface Action Groups (SAGs)?
1. Protecting the carrier battle group from surprise air attack.
2. "Mopping Up" operations following the main attack.
3. Destruction of isolated enemy units.
4. Shore Bombardment
5. Scouting Missions
Maneuvers that change a group of ships from an approach or cruising formation to a battle disposition, or formation, are called what?
1. Deployment of Forces
2. Surface Action Groups
3. Mopping Up Operations
4. Sweeps
5. Battle Force Composition
The Admiral in charge of COMNAVAIRLANT would have control of the naval forces in which ocean?
1. The Atlantic Ocean
2. The Pacific Ocean
3. The Indian Ocean
4. The Arctic Ocean
5. The Arabian Gulf
What is the typical length of a normal, peace-time deployment of a carrier battle group?
1. 6 months
2. 3 months
3. 9 months
4. 12 months
5. There is no norm. It varies each time a battle group goes out.
Which of the following terms is NOT one of the classifications of Naval Air Warfare?
1. Surface to Surface
2. Air to Air
3. Air to Surface
4. Surface to Air
5. These are all classifications of Naval Air Warfare.
What is the name of the Navy computerized system that directly guides the weapons systems on all ships in the battle group involved with air defense?
1. The Navy Tactical Data System (NTDS)
2. The Fire Control Center (FCC)
3. The Fire Support Coordination Center (FSCC)
4. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA)
5. COMNAVAIRPAC
What is the name of the U.S. Navy missile that allow naval surface forces and attack submarines to hit land targets from positions far offshore?
1. Tomahawk
2. Harpoon
3. Maverick
4. Hellfire
5. HARM
In modern warfare, what is the primary mission of the nuclear attack submarine?
1. To seek out and destroy enemy submarines.
2. To seek out and destroy enemy surface ships.
3. To seek out and destroy enemy aircraft.
4. To perform covert intelligence operations off of enemy coasts.
5. To provide important support services allowing scientists to study undersea ecology and oceanography.
What was the name of the first class of U.S. Fleet Ballistic Missile (FBM) submarines?
1. Polaris
2. Trident
3. Poseidon
4. Virginia
5. Los Angles
In the mid-1960s and 1970s, the U.S. Navy Lafayette-class SSBNs patrolled the world with what type of nuclear missile?
1. Poseidon
2. Polaris
3. Trident
4. Tomahawk
5. Harpoon
Which of the following was NOT one of the antisubmarine tactics or weapons developed during World War I?
1. Sonar
2. The Directional Hydrophone
3. The Convoy
4. The Depth Charge
5. All of the things listed were developed during World War I
Which of the following is NOT one of the sensors currently used by U.S. naval forces to locate submarines?
1. They are all devices currently in use by the Navy to detect and locate submarines.
2. MAD gear
3. Sonobuoys
4. Dipping sonar
5. Towed arrays of sensors
Which of the following is NOT one of the four principal objectives of an amphibious operation?
1. These are all principal objectives of an amphibious operation.
2. To capture territory from which a land campaign can be launched and supported.
3. To capture a land area from which air operations can be launched and supported.
4. To prevent enemy use of selected territory or facilities.
5. To destroy enemy facilities, interrupt their communications, and cause them to spread their forces to try to respond to amphibious raids.
What does the Navy rely on today for most ship-to-shore communications, precision navigation, combat information and intelligence, and weather forecasting?
1. Space Systems
2. Fiber-Optic Networks
3. Land Lines
4. Short Wave and High Frequency Communications
5. Signal Flags
What type(s) of satellites does the Navy currently use for it's intelligence-gathering operations?
1. Periodic, short-duration and continuous, long-dwell
2. Periodic, short-duration
3. Continuous, long-dwell
4. Single-use, "Fire & Forget"
5. The U.S. Navy does not use satellites for intelligence-gathering.