FOOM
M4 Weapons Knowledge
JQS
MECS/MEEDS
Nuclear Surety/AUoF
100

What's an NDA?

NDAs are used to safeguard classified defense information and protect DoD equipment and/or material outside the confines of a military installation, but within the territory of the U.S.

100

Ranges of the M4?

Max range: 3600m
Point Target: 500m
Area Target: 600m

100

What is a Limited and Exclusion Area?

Limited Area: Areas surrounding 1 or more exclusion areas.

Exclusion Area: Areas immediately surrounding 1 or more nuclear weapons.


100

What is MECS and what is it designed to do?

Missile Entry Control System (MECS) is designed to control information required for unescorted entry to LFs or MAFs, and prevents one person from possessing enough information or material to enter a secured launcher

100

Flagwords: NucFlash and Broken Arrow

NucFlash: Accidental, unauthorized, unexplained events that COULD create the risk of war.

Broken Arrow: Accidental, unauthorized, unexplained events that COULD NOT create the risk of war.

200

All information revealing when a movement is planned or scheduled is classified what?

Confidential

200

What lubricants are authorized for the M4?

CLP, LSA, LAW

200

Mission Categories 1 and 3

1. A team transporting an RS outside the confines of the WSA until it has reached its destination and is terminated by the convoy CC.

3. Team transporting guidance systems without coded information, propulsion system rocket engine movement, missile stage movement.

200

Who creates MECS material and how is it distributed?

MECS material produced by the National Security Agency (NSA) is distributed through COMSEC channels

200

Nuclear Weapons Surety Standards 1 and 3

NWSS#1: There shall be positive measures to prevent nuclear weapons from being involved in accidents and incidents, or jettisoned weapons from producing a nuclear yield.

NWSS#3: There shall be positive measure to prevent INADVERTENT prearming, arming, launching, or releasing of nuclear weapon in all normal and credible abnormal environment.

300

What are the 2 mandatory TDY's that all CRF members have to attend?

What are the differences?

CRF are required to attend the 90th Ground Combat Training Squadron (GCTS) Convoy Basic Course and Road Warrior. 

Convoy Basic Course standardizes training while Road Warrior validates training.

300

What is traversing fire?

What is searching fire?

Traversing fire is fire distributed in width by successive changes in direction.

Searching fire is fire distributed in depth by successive changes in elevation.

300

What are the sources of military jurisdiction?

1. US Constitution
2. Federal Statutes
3. International Law

300

What are AFGSC forms 245, 246, and 247?

AFGSC Form 245, Authenticator Assignment/Entry Authorization Request/Record.

AFGSC Form 246, MADOs and EALs

AFGSC Form 247, MEED Issue/Transfer

300

Flag word: Bent Spear

Mishaps not in the accident category.

400

Response times of Main Body, CRF, IBF, and FBF?

Who's in each one?

Main Body: Immediate. Lead, Trail, Maintenance 1, Viking 6 

CRF: 5 mins. Odin 1-3 , Odin 4 (Cobras), and Shotgun

IBF: 15 mins. Thor 1-3 and Shadow/Panther

FBF: 30 mins. Loki 1-3 and Valis

400

What's the characteristics of the M4?

Light weight, air-cooled, gas operated, magazine fed, shoulder fired weapon with a 4-positioned buttstock.

400

8 Reasons for Deadly Force

1. Inherent Right of Self-Defense
2. Defense of Others
3. Assets Vital to National Security
4. Inherently Dangerous Property
5. National Critical Infrastructure
6. Serious Offenses Against Persons
7. Escape
8. Arrest/Apprehension

400

What is routine and emergency zeroization?

Routine zeroization is when a meed is zeroized on mission completion or upon return to KCCC.

Emergency zeroization occurs when a member believes his authenticator has been compromised by overt of covert means or when directed to by competent authority.

400

What is the purpose of the Air Force Nuclear Weapons Surety Program?

To incorporate maximum nuclear weapons surety, consistent with operational requirements , from weapon system development to dismantlement.

500

Convoy CC preannouncement for an LF

The Convoy CC pre-announces convoy composition to the FSC. The transport vehicle will not stop outside and will immediately enter the LF. The on-site Team Chief will vouch for the team if he/she can make positive personal recognition. If the on-site Team Chief cannot make positive personal recognition, the Convoy CC and another MEED equipped member must authenticate after the PT has entered the LF.

500

What are the Cycle of Operations for the M4?

 Feeding, chambering, locking, firing, unlocking, extracting, ejecting, and cocking.

500

PL's 1 and 4

Protection Level 1: Assign PL-1 to AF PPAs for which the loss, theft, misuse, compromise, damage or destruction results in unacceptable mission degradation to the strategic capability of the US or catastrophic consequences for the nation. 

Protection Level 4: Assign PL-4 to AF operational or MSAs that directly or indirectly support PPAs and the war fighting mission which loss, theft, misuse, compromise or destruction would adversely affect mission capability. 



500

Part 1. What are the Initiating and Dispatch agencies?

Part 2. Who appoints them?

Part 3. Can they be the same agency?

Part 1. The Initiating Agency identifies the need for a team to be dispatched to the missile field, assigns the mission category, determines dispatch itinerary, areas authorized on the LF or MAF while the Dispatch Agency confirms the need for sending teams to the missile field.

Part 2. MW/OG/MXG/SFG/MSG/CC (or designee identified in writing).

Part 3. Initiating and dispatch agencies may be the same organization; however, the same individual cannot sign the authorization and verification blocks of the AFGSC Form 246/MADO.

500

What is Officer's Perception?

What the officer perceives to be the threat when arriving on scene by taking into account the subject's capability, opportunity, and intent. Not to include 20/20.

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