Pro know Chapter 3 Surface Warfare Trivia

What community does this symbol represent (acronym, but say their full name in your head)

IAMD

What community does this symbol represent (acronym, but say their full name in your head)

ASW/SUW

What community does this symbol represent (acronym, but say their full name in your head)

MIW

What community does this symbol represent (acronym, but say their full name in your head)

AMW

All “six” WTI areas (acronyms, but say their full names in your head)

AMW, ASW/SUW, ENG, IAMD, MIW

True or False, SWO(N) go straight to Nuclear Power School in Charleston, SC.

False

How many warships and Military Sealift Command ships are in the U.S. Navy?

275 warships and 110 Military Sealift Command ships

What are the capabilities of the U.S. Navy?

Stealth, Endurance, Firepower, Mobility, and Communication

Ship classes such as the Arleigh Burke and Zumwalt class destroyers, San Antonio class amphibious transporters, and Littoral Combat Ships (LCS) employ an angled superstructure, radar absorbent and reflective material, and reduced emissions to significantly reduce the radar cross section of the ship, making it much more difficult to acquire

Stealth

Three primary sources of propulsion employed by the Navy are steam, gas turbine, and diesel. Range and speed vary based on platform; on average, a gas turbine ship has an endurance of 6000nm at 20 knots. These ranges are almost unlimited based on the Navy’s ability to refuel at sea. Of note, Nuclear power is utilized to produce steam propulsion on Aircraft Carriers, providing unlimited endurance

Endurance

Includes gun mounts, land attack cruise missiles, surface to air missiles, self-defense weapons, and surface-to-surface missiles

Firepower

Because over two thirds of the world’s surface is ocean and eighty percent of the world’s population lives within 100 nautical miles of the coast, naval forces are a potent deterrent to potential adversaries. Naval forces can arrive quickly and remain indefinitely in the waters around the world. This presence reminds potential adversaries of the U.S. military’s capability and resolve to enforce international law

Mobility

The surface fleet utilizes several means of communication in order to provide and employ classified and unclassified voice, messaging, data and video information from every available source in order to effectively execute the mission. The two primary means used to provide ships, submarines, aircraft, and ground forces necessary information for joint missions are data transmission, via HAWKLINK, LINK 11, and LINK 16, Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) and voice transmission, via Satellite COMMS, High Frequency, Ultra High Frequency, Very High Frequency, Super High Frequency, and Extremely High Frequency systems

Communication

What is in a Carrier Strike Group (CSG) (Use acronyms where possible)

One CVN, one CG, two DDGs, one