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What does CATCC stand for? It's purpose?
- Carrier air traffic control center
- Keeps control of all airborne aircraft under the operations officers cognizance except those being controlled by CIC
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What does CDC stand for?
Combat direction center
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What does CVIC stand for?
Carrier intelligence center
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What is the TACAN? Where is it located?
- Tactical air navigation.
- Allows the aircraft to dial in a frequency and use it as a homing beacon back to the ship
- 2nd highest point on the mast
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What are the 5 rates that comprise the operations department?
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What is the TAO and what does he or she do?
- Tactical action officer.
- Granted weapons release authority by the CO and is in charge of the ships self defense
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Who is at the top of the operations chain of command and what does he do?
OPSO - plan, coordinate and schedule operations of the ship and aircraft for logistics services
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Who is our OPSO?
CDR Sidbury
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What is the basic flow function of CDC?
- Gather
- Process
- Display
- Evaluate
- Disseminate
- Control/assist
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What does ASTAB stand for?
Automated status board
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What is EMCON and what is its purpose?
- Emissions control
- To eliminate or reduce electronic emissions from the ship
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What is METOC?
- Meteorology and oceanography (AGs)
- Provides weather information that can effect flight ops
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What is the purpose if data links?
To share information
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Nickname for data link: 4A
Dolly
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Nickname for data link: 11
Alligator
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Nickname for data link: 16
Timber
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Nickname for data link: 14
Beaver
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What does MIO stand for? What is it?
- Maritime interdiction operation
- Operations designed to impose restrictive maritime sanctions on designated countries
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What does NEO stand for? What is it?
- Non-combat evacuation operation
- Quick, safe, and timely removal of US forces from designated areas of responsibility
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What is the difference between oprep3 pinnacle and navy blue?
- Pinnacle is national interest
- Navy blue is navy interest
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What does CART stand for?
Command assessment of readiness and training
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What does TSTA stand for?
Tailored ships training availability
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What is an OPLAN and what's in it?
- Operational plan
- A plan for conducting military operations
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What is an OPTASK and what's in it?
- Operational tasking
- Policies made by warfare commanders that outline intentions, responses, and procedures in the event of specific evolutions
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What is USW?
- Undersea warfare
- Seek and destroy enemy submarines
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What does ASTAC stand for?
Anti-submarine tactical air controller
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Where is the TAO located?
CDC back row center
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Where is the heart of the ships intelligence?
CVIC
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What is Gertrude/WQC-2?
Underwater telephone, allows us to talk with subs
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What are the 6 warfare areas?
- Air warfare
- Surface warfare
- Undersea warfare
- C2W
- Amphibious warfare
- Mine warfare
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What is NIXIE used for? Where is it located?
- Torpedo countermeasure
- Fantail - port and starboard
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What types of torpedoes does NIXIE combat?
- Wake homing
- Acoustic homing
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What is the mission of SLQ-32 and how many antennas do we have?
- Anti-ships missile defense
- 2 antennas
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What is ES?
Electronic support - search, intercept, exploit enemy electronic emissions
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What is EA?
Electronic attack - prevent or reduce the enemies ability to use electromagnetic spectrum for command and control
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What is EP?
Electronic protect - retain effective use of own EM spectrum for command and control comms system
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What is confidential's color?
Blue
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What is the primary mission of CIC/CDC? What primary rate works there?
- To provide tactical information and intel to command and control stations
- OS
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What is the secondary purpose of CDC?
Control and assist
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What are some ways we gather information?
- Radars
- Lookouts
- ES
- Intel
- Aircraft
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Responsibility of the CDCWO?
Acts as an assistant TAO and is responsible for the coordination of all CDC functions
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What is the purpose of CVIC? Primary rate?
- Responsible for providing intel for warfare commanders
- IS
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What is the purpose of strike?
Designed to destroy a specific target at a known location
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Basic phase in a ships training?
- Basic C2
- Weapons employment
- Mobility
- Warfare specialty
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What does CART provide?
On the spot training for discrepancies
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What is the purpose of TSTA?
Developed to focus on integrated training teams
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What do you do if you hear beadwindow 3x on the net?
Roger, out
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