General
Discuss the purpose of the communications plan?
The purpose of the communications plan is list out and assign Callsigns, Circuit, Frequency, Encryption, COMMS window, Execution Checklist, Exceptions Checklist, etc. for the mission.
What is the Intelligence Cycle?
1. Planning and Direction
2. Collection.
3. Processing.
4. Production.
5. Dissemination.
What does Minimize mean?
Limiting comms to avoid detection in an actual or simulated emergency situation.
Define the following types of control?
OPCON?
TACON?
ADCON?
COCOM?
OPCON – Operational Control
TACON – Tactical Control
ADCON – Administrative Control
COCOM – Combat Command
What does DTG mean?
The DTG is assigned for identification and file purposes only. The DTG consists of six digits. The first two digits represent the date, the second two digits represent the hour, and the third two digits represent the minutes. For example, 221327Z AUG 00 means the 22nd day of August, plus the time in Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)
What is a PACE plan?
PRIMARY – MANET radio (MPU-5, TW-950, SC4200EP, 163 etc.)
ALTERNATE – Legacy radio (152A, 117G, etc.)
CONTINGENCY – Legacy HF radio (160, 150 etc.)
EMERGENCY – Sat phone (iridium, etc.)
Describe the following types of orders:
a. OPLAN – Operational Plan -Detailed statement of a course of action for future missions
b. OPORD – Operational Order – Puts OPLAN into effect.
c. WARNORD – Warning Order – Giving advance notice that a unit is to be moved. If time permits the order is usually issued 90 days in advance.
d. FRAGO – Fragmentary order – an abbreviated form of an operation order to change or modify that order.
e. EXORD – Execute Order – Implements a decision to initiate a military operations.
f. DEPORD – Deployment Order – Force allocations
g. CONOPS – Concept of operations – A verbal or graphic statement that clearly and concisely expresses what the joint force commander intends to accomplish.
What is EEFI?
Essential element of friendly information
(ex. Name, rank, social, size/bodies, equip)
Discuss the flowing types of circuits and nets.
Tactical?
Administrative?
Directed?
Free?
Tactical – Small inter-unit communications
Administrative – ADCON responsibilities.
Directed – Requires Permission from Net Control(NEOCS)
Free – Does not require permission from NEOCS
What is HERO?
-Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Ordnance
-Follow warnings on transmission equipment and ordnance to ensure a electromagnetic signal does not inadvertently set off ordnance
What is Tactical Data Network?
-A tactical Data Network, such as NATO’s Link 16 is used to expand a Common Operational Picture (COP) by connecting each unit of actions individual data (Voice Comms, Chat, IP, Radar, Satellite Imagery) to a network so that each unit of action has access to the big picture.
Discuss the speed of service objectives for the following message precedence?
Routine?
Priority?
Immediate?
Flash?
Routine – Sent out within 6 hours
Priority – Sent out within 3 hours
Immediate – Sent out within 30 minutes
Flash – Sent out within 10 minutes or as soon as possible.
What does Beadwindow mean?
Used when a station has leaked EEFI (roger out respose
7 standard beadwindows
1. Position
2. Capabilities
3. Operations
4. Electronic warfare
5. Personnel (friendly or enemy)
6. COMSEC
7. Wrong circuit
What is the intelligence/tactical picture?
Formed by all sources in the battlespace, including dedicated force intelligence collection resources, national theater assets, liaison officers, and units in contact with the enemy.
What is HERP?
-Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Personnel
-Ensuring Personnel are not injured from EM Radiation
What is a Blue Force Tracker?
-Blue Force Tracking (BFT) is used to Track US military and often Enemy troop location using GPS and Displaying it to Commanders in a COP using adaptable map displays.
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-UK and German forces also use BFT when working with US forces.
What does TPI stand for and what is it?
term Two-Person Integrity (TPI)
Security measure taken to prevent single-person access to COMSEC keying material and cryptographic maintenance manuals.
State the phonetic alphabet. A-Z
A-Z
What is a Emergency Destruction plan?
-A plan each command that holds classified material must have the provides instruction on safeguarding that material during an emergency
-Includes what needs to be kept, destroyed, and in what precedence different material is destroyed.
What is HERF?
-Hazards of Electromagnetic Radiation to Fuel
-Ensuring EM Radiation does not ignite fuel
What is a AN/PSN-13A and what is it used for?
-DAGR (Defense Advanced GPS Receiver)
-Provides user a GPS location for themselves
-Can be loaded with waypoints, routes, and maps
What is a SF-153?
Multi-purpose form used to record COMSEC material transactions (e.g., receipt, transfer, destruction)
Regular supersession –
Emergency supersession - When involved in compromise situations, destroy superseded material as soon as possible and always within 12 hours of receipt of emergency supersession notification.
What are the radio communication frequencies and radios used for each?
HF?
VHF?
UHF?
SATCOM?
HF – 3-30MHz. Over the horizon. AN/PRC-150.
VHF – 30-300MHz. Line of Sight(LOS)25NM. AN/PRC-117G and AN/PRC-152
UHF – 300MHz–3GHz. LOS/SATCOM. AN/PRC-117G and AN/PRC-152.
SATCOM – Satellite Communications. UHF – EHF. Beyond LOS.
What are the three categories of COMSEC Incidents?
-Cryptographic
-Incorrect use of keying material (expired key, future key, wrong key for net)
-Putting the same modern key on multiple devices
-Transmission of classified info over a net and the net is encrypted through own fault or equipment failure
-Detection of virus on EKMS system (SIPR/ NIPR/ Radio/ Computer radio is attached to)
-Personnel
-Known or suspected espionage
-Person with detailed knowledge of crypto logic being captured by enemy
-Physical
-Loosing CCI or KMI or leaving CCI or KMI unsecured
What is a unexploded ordnance Hazards Report (UXO)?
LINE 1: DATE/TIME group discovered
LINE 2: Reporting unit and grid location and AO of UXO
LINE 3: Method of contacting over-watching unit (radio freq/call sign/telephone number)
LINE 4: Type of munitions (dropped, projected, placed, or thrown)
LINE 5: CBRN contamination: C – Chemical; B – Biological; R – Radiological N – Nuclear; D – None
LINE 6: Resources threatened
LINE 7: Impact on mission
LINE 8: Protective measures taken
LINE 9: Recommended priority (immediate, indirect, minor, or no threat)
Immediate: stops a unit’s maneuver and mission capability or threatens critical assets vital to the mission
Indirect: stops the unit’s maneuver and mission capability or threatens critical assets important to the mission
Minor: reduces the unit’s maneuver and mission capability or threatens nonmission critical assets of value
No Threat: has little or no effect on the unit’s capabilities or assets