General
Acronyms
Operations
Boat Lanes
100
Purpose of Amphibious Operations
To put boots on the ground
100
AAV
Amphibious Assault Vehicle
100
Person overall in charge of putting boots on the ground after landing on the beach
Commander Landing Force (CLF)
100
LOD
Line of Departure
200
The term AAV's are referred to during operations
Gators
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200
LCU
Landing Craft Utility
200
Person in charge of over all ship-to-shore movement and naval assets
Commander Amphibious Task Force (CATF)
200
The CLF says this to initiate an amphibious operation
Land the Landing Force!
300
The term D-Day
The day operations will begin
300
LCAC
Landing Craft Air Cushion
300
No question! BONUS POINTS!
300
The communication circuits used to talk to the Amphibious craft
Boat A or Boat B
400
H-hour
The exact hour of the mission or attack is scheduled to begin
400
5 PHASES of Amphibious Operations
Planning, Embarkation, Rehearsal, Movement, Action (PERMA)
400
Command passed when a boat is on its final approach to the beach
Battle Speed x3
400
The system that is used to see near real time picture of the amphibious craft, chat, and system status
Amphibious Assault Direction System (AADS)
500
Underway watchbill condition that is set for Amphibious Operations
Condition 1 ABLE (1A), Wet Well Operations
500
5 TYPES of Amphibious Operations
Demonstration, Raid, Assault, Withdrawal, Other (DRAWO)
500
Word passed when an AAV lands on the beach
Touchdown!
500
DOUBLE POINTSSSSSSSSSSS
What are the common dimensions of a boat lane?
2,000yds x 500 yds