PPME (ENLISTED) BLOCK 4
To understand how the U.S. Navy currently responds to new missions, threats, tactics, and technologies, it's important to understand ______________.
*NOT All the answers are correct.
Which effect(s) did PGMs have on aircraft sortie rates? (Select all that apply.)
*NOT They reduce the number of aircraft required to strike a target
The Flexible Deployment Concept ______________. (Select all that apply.)
*NOT allows units that have attained high readiness to embark on deployments of varied duration in support of specific national priorities
Detractors of the CWC concept pointed out that combatants in SAGs, CSG, and ESGs were organized according to their __________ instead of according to tasks involving their multi-mission capability.
*NOT number of personnel assigned
"Detection of enemy air or surface units by radar or other equipment carried in an airborne vehicle and transmission of a warning to friendly units" is the mission of:
Airborne early warning
Which of the following describes Sea Strike?
All of the above describe Sea Strike.
Combatant Command is exercised by unified or specified commanders through ______________.
All the answers are correct
If an alternate CWC is designated, their functions would be to ______________.
All the answers are correct.
Important challenges for CWC include ______________.
All the answers are correct.
Operational control or OPCON includes organizing commands and which of the following functions?
All the answers are correct.
Successful strike warfare depends upon?
All the answers are correct.
The Vietnam War shared which characteristic(s) with the Second Seminole War?
All the answers are correct.
What are the challenges to the CWC concept?
All the answers are correct.
Which of the following fit with the analogy between Command and Control and the functioning of the human nervous system?
All the answers are correct.
The functional approach as exemplified in the JFMCC (and the Joint Forces Air Component Commander and the Joint Forces Land Component Commander) serves which of the following purposes?
Better integrate military assets during operations.
Which of the following is the largest and most complex ship in the Navy?
CVN
Which of the following correctly describe(s) CVN organization and operations? (Select all that apply.)
Carrier is organized in a steep hierarchy by rank with clear chain of command. Flight operations' planning is conducted by relatively "flat" collegial organization.
Which of the following carrier air wing missions involve protecting critical areas of the combat zone for the purpose of destroying enemy aircraft before they reach their targets?
Combat air patrol
What is the cornerstone tenet of the CWC concept?
Command by negation
Naval Warfare Publications are approved by ______________.
Commander, NWDC
Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of doctrine?
Detailed threat profiles
Which of the following functions are the CWC's responsibility?
Developing plans in support of assigned missions
Carrier Strike Groups are _____ (Select all that apply)
Employed in a variety of sea control roles formed and disestablished as necessary so each may differ Comprised of similar types of ships employing a Carrier Air Wing and Tomahawk land attack missiles.
Which of the following is the lowest ranking person authorized to suspend flight operations?
Enlisted Flight Deck Crew Member
The Fleet Response Plan and Flexible Deployment concepts have yet to be implemented and tested.
Fales
A JFMCC is always designated by a JFC in order to direct the control of maritime operations.
False
According to the rule of Naval Warfare, the Navy must achieve an absolute control of the sea.
False
All of the ships assigned to a Carrier Strike Group are capable of matching or exceeding the carrier's top speed and endurance.
False
Amphibious operations are not considered part of the Navy's power ashore projection mission because the main components of such operations are Marine Corps and/or Army units.
False
Because they have no long-range strike capability, Arleigh Burke-class guided missile destroyers are the primary means of AAW within a Carrier Strike Group.
False
Carrier Strike Groups do not have organic logistic support ships, which makes them dependent on Logistical Supply Squadrons (LSSs) for replenishment of ammunition, fuel, and supplies.
False
Over time, the CWC concept has remained surprisingly immune from the criticism normally leveled against doctrinal approaches to warfare.
False
Strike warfare, as practiced by the Navy during the 1990-91 Gulf War, resulted in the new mission of close-air support being assigned to OV-10 and AH-1 aircraft.
False
The Air Tasking Order (ATO) is the Air Force equivalent of the Navy Air Tasking Order (NATO).
False
The Navy's mission of projecting power ashore is relatively new, made possible by the introduction of the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM).
False
The Virginia-class submarine is an improved version of the Seawolf class. It is just as quiet, but has greater speed, can operate at increased depth, and can carry more weapons than the Seawolf class.
False
The authoritive joint doctrine stresses decentralized planning and centralized execution.
False
In close waters, which navigational tool helps reduce error and uncertainty of a position to a considerable degree?
GPS
______________ converts the sophisticated technological potential of an aircraft carrier into real and useable power.
Human organization
What mitigates the concern that the CWC concept is too communications intensive?
Improved C4 architecture.
Focus on the littorals had which effect on Carrier Strike Group vulnerability?
Increased vulnerability
Which of the choices below do NOT describe arguments against the CWC concept?
It creates broad war fighting specialists
OPCON would be delegated to ______________.
JTF commanders
Which of the following is NOT a Principal Warfare Commander?
Marine Expeditionary Unit Commander
Composition of the carrier air wing evolved through "punctuated stability"; this refers to?
Periods of intense change interspersed with longer periods of relative stability.
What is the unifying factor in all Joint Maritime Operations?
Sea control
Which of the following are NOT examples of Functional Warfare Commanders?
Secure Telecommunications Group Commander
Which types of redundancy involve shipboard operations-critical units or components such as computers, radar antennas, etc.?
Technical
Who will ordinarily have functional responsibility for the performance of a JTF's maritime missions?
The JFMCC
During peacetime, what can be equally dangerous but less expected in terms of the safety of the ship and its operating environment?
The attitudes of naval officers toward their job
Which single fighting system gives the carrier air wing its phenomenal punch?
The embarked air wing
An action undertaken by a Navy Seal Team creates effects at which level of war?
The level of war varies, depending on the objective achieved or contributed to by the action.
The most significant preparation a commander can make is to ______________.
To express clearly the objective of the operation to subordinate commanders.
What is the role of preplanning multiple responses in the CWC concept?
To provide "what if" guidance to commanders for likely scenarios
Although regular army forces participated in the hostilities, the Spanish-American War was seen as a victory by militia ("volunteer") forces and proof that the United States didn't need to maintain a large standing army.
True
Joint doctrine takes precedence over conflicting service doctrine.
True
Naval forces are best employed as part of a joint and/or multinational force.
True
Trade-offs between operational effectiveness and safety involve a higher acceptance of risk in wartime and a lower tolerance of risk in peacetime.
True
The increasing jointness of naval operations will require many changes in the future, except with respect to the ______________.
U.S. Navy's fleet composition
Which of the following are important qualities in a naval Watch Officer?
Vigilance , leadership, & Experience
Protection of a Marine amphibious force while enroute to, and upon arrival in, an amphibious objective area may be provided by ______________.
a Carrier Strike Group
The Watch Officer Guide of 1941 is ______________.
a publication that describes the responsibilities of a naval officer
During the time between the First and Second World Wars, the American military was engaged in ______________.
a series of small actions throughout Central America and the Caribbean that were fought to maintain order and to discourage European intervention in the Western Hemisphere
Command and control is ______________.
a system and a process
Which of the following is not a principal mechanism by which the Navy executes strike warfare?
amphibious assault
General Winfield Scott's capture of Mexico City during the Mexican War was ______________.
an example of conventional 19th century warfare
Carrier Strike Groups are?
are formed and disestablished on an as-needed basis
In current joint and Navy doctrine, centers of gravity ______________.
are those characteristics, capabilities, or sources of power from which a military force derives its freedom of action, physical strength, or will to fight
Principal Warfare Commanders are never authorized to ______________.
assign missions to other Warfare Commanders
Joint doctrine and TTPs in joint publications are ______________.
authoritative and approved by the Chairman, JCS
The Second Seminole War ______________.
became a stalemate and was abandoned by the United States after declaring victory
During Operation DESERT STORM, the Navy's capability to conduct amphibious operations ______________.
caused the Iraqi military to divert a sizable portion of its forces to defend Kuwait against amphibious attack, which contributed to its forces being enveloped by coalition forces
Commanders should focus their efforts on ______________.
concentrating strength against some relative enemy weakness
All doctrinal publications are reviewed ______________.
continually and revised due to fundamental changes or if it has been ten years since the last revision
Operational Art ______________.
deals with the study, theory, and practice of planning, preparing, conducting, and sustaining major operations and campaigns designed to accomplish operational or strategic objectives
Decentralization and command by negation are ______________.
design keys of the CWC concept because they reduce complexity and information overload
During Operation DESERT STORM, Navy and Marine Corps aircraft ______________.
flew approximately one third of the total sorties flown by U.S. aircraft - an amount in direct proportion to their numbers in the U.S. air inventory
Principal Warfare Commanders are ______________.
immediately subordinate to the CWC
Admiral Arleigh Burke said that command by negation was important because ______________.
in battle there is too much happening too quickly for one person to manage
The joint doctrine development process has four steps ______________.
initiation, development, approval, maintenance
The goal of JFMCC doctrine is to ______________.
integrate all naval assets and capabilities into the JFC's campaign plan
Congress was unwilling to expend the funds necessary to maintain a large standing army during the latter part of the 19th century because ______________.
it did not see any threat to the existence of the nation
Under the CWC concept, control of different weapon systems on a single ship ______________.
may be delegated to different warfare commanders
U.S. forces, including naval forces, ______________.
may be placed under the OPCON of a UN commander based on a Security Council resolution
TACON ______________.
may be retained by the OTC
The introduction of a new weapon system by the enemy ______________.
may change its center of gravity and may change its critical vulnerability
The Joint Force Commander ______________.
may retain control of any function
Commanders of U.S. forces operating as part of a multinational command should follow ______________.
multinational doctrine/procedures which have been ratified by the U.S.
The United States maintained a large standing force after World War II because of the ______________.
perceived threat of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact
Operational Art was "born" during the ______________.
period following World War I
One of the factors that drove the Navy to create a PME program was its interest in ______________.
reducing the degree of separation across individual officer communities
The MARSUPREQ is used by subordinate commanders to ______________.
request specific support to execute assigned missions
After the Cold War, the Navy's primary mission ______________.
shifted in orientation to the littorals
Operation DESERT STORM introduced ______________ to the Navy mission of projecting power ashore.
ship-launched land attack missiles with conventional warheads
The JFMCC concept is ______________.
still maturing in terms of specific details, although the broad functions have been finalized
The three components of military art are ______________.
strategy, tactics, and Operational Art
The CWC is normally embarked on a carrier or flag-configured amphibious ship because ______________.
that is where the necessary C2 assets will be
Public opposition to fighting the Philippine Insurrection was largely based on ______________.
the idea that the acquisition of colonies was incompatible with American values
The Air Defense Warfare Commander is ordinarily assigned to ______________.
the most capable and experienced air defense ship
Early on, the CWC concept was deemed by many to be __________.
too communications intensive
