Air Warfare
What is the primary purpose of Air Warfare
Detect, track, and destroy enemy aircraft and missiles
What is the main goal of anti-submarine warfare?
To detect and destroy enemy submarines or subsurface threats
What is the target in anti-surface warfare
Enemy ships or boats
What is amphibious warfare
Military operations launched from the sea onto land
What is the purpose of naval mines?
To destroy or damage naval shipping
What is the principal aircraft used by the Navy for achieving Air Superiority
F/A-18
What technology is used to detect submarines underwater
SONAR
What is the name of the U.S. Navy’s most common anti-ship missile?
Harpoon
What is an LPD
Landing Platform Dock
What’s the difference between a contact mine and an influence mine?
Contact explodes on touch; influence reacts to sound, magnetic, or pressure changes
What surface ships can conduct Anti Air warfare
Any
What kind of aircraft drops sonar buoys into the ocean
MH-60R or P8
What radar helps detect enemy ships
Surface Search Radar
What branch often works with the Navy in amphibious operations
United States Marine Corps
What kind of ship removes naval mines
Mine Countermeasures
What does "CIWS" stand for, and what does it do?
Close in Weapons System, shoots down close in threats like missiles, aircraft or small boats
What weapon is most commonly used to sink submarines
Torpedos
What is the advantage of using helicopters in anti-surface warfare
Spot targets long ways off and engage from outside threat envelope.
What type of vehicle carries Marines from ship to shore?
LCAC or Landing Craft Air Cushion
Why are mines considered a "force multiplier"?
They're cheap and effective at blocking access to areas
What does an Aegis Combat System do in anti-air warfare
Integrate, radar and weapon systems to track and engage multiple threats
What is a "thermal layer" and how does it affect sonar
temperature layer in the ocean that bends sound waves and can hide subsurface threats
What tactic involves coordinating multiple ships to attack an enemy vessel?
Surface Action Group
What is the name of a major amphibious landing in WWII
D-Day or Normandy
Belleau Wood
Iwo Jima
Okinawa
What’s a common way to deploy mines covertly
Aircraft or submarines