Expeditionary History
Creation of Navy Divers
1898 sinking of USS Maine was investigated in Havana Cuba, cause was never found.
1912 divers rarely went below 60 fsw, throughout a 3 yr period divers went progressively deeper reaching 274 fsw
Employed to salvage and repair ships, construction work, and for military operations.
Explain Mishap Classifications A,B,C
Class A:$2M or more, Fatality or permanent total disability
Class B: $500k to $2M, partial disability
Class C $50k to $500K, loss of 1 or more day of work
Military Sealift Command mission
Ocean transportation of equipment, fuel, supplies, ammo to sustain US forces worldwide.
Purpose of first aid
3 methods of communication other than verbal
Hand/arm signals
Whistle signals
Special signals- horn, siren, gunshots
Explain the Battle of Coral Sea
Fought entirely by aircraft, the two fleets never saw each other.
Australia had been saved from invasion.
Risk factors of WMSDs
Work Related Musculoskeletal Disorders
Force
Repetition
Awkward posture
Vibration
Contact Stress
Different Cargo containers
ISU
ISO
TRICON
QUADCON
PALCON
HALFCON
Flat rack
Side-opening
Explain the Rule of 9s
Used to assess burn victims to give a rough estimate of surface area affected. Each body area is divided into sector of multiples of 9%. Example: arms 4.5% front, 4.5% back, chest 18%, legs 9%, head 4.5% front and 4.5% back
Message precedence
Routine- up to 6 hrs
Priority- up to 3 hrs
Immediate- up to 30 mins
Flash- ASAP or less than 10 mins
Invasion of Normandy
June 6, 1944
Largest amphibious assault in history.
carried out minesweeping, shore bombardment, amphibious operations, transported supplies and troops.
10,000 Seabees participated
Elements of Globally Harmonized System (GHS)
Symbols
Signal Words
Hazard Statements
10 Army Classes of Supply
1. Food
2. Expendables
3. POLs
4. Construction materials
5. Ammo
6. Personal demand items
7. Major end items
8. Medical
9. Repair parts
10. Material to support nonmilitary programs
Explain the special gauze used in the field to control bleeding...
QuickClot combat gauze
Kaolin impregnated
apply using 3 mins of direct pressure
Types of Circuits and Nets
Free
Administrative
Tactical
Directed
Battle of Midway
June 4-7 1942
Turning point of the war in the Pacific.
Japanese intended to occupy Midway island.
Adm. Nimitz established an ambush against Japanese.
Japan lost 4 aircraft carriers, US lost 1 of 3
4 principles of ORM
Accept risk when the benefit outweighs the cost
Accept no unnecessary risk
Anticipate and manage risk by planning
Make risk decisions at the right level
NAVCOMPT 2276
DD Form 448
SF 1449
NAVCOMPT 2276- request for contractor work
DD 448- authorizes funds for an external command
SF 1449- contract with private business for goods/services to the Government
M.I.S.T.
Mechanism of injury
Injuries or illness sustained
Symptoms and vital signs
Treatment given
5 steps to the Intelligence Cycle
Planning and direction
Collection
Processing
Production
Dissemination
Creation of EOD
Group of volunteers worked with British UXO teams.
June 1941, these same veterans returned and established Mine Recovery School.
Between 1941 and 1945, 19 classes graduated and were divided into (MEIU) Mobile Explosive Investigative Units.
Significant years for Navy Safety and Occupational Health Program
1922 safety programs for civilian employees introduced at all naval activities
1951 Transition from propeller to jet aircraft, Naval Aviation Safety Council
1963 USS Threshner, 129 sailors lost, Submarine Safety Program
1970 OSHA became Law
1983 OPNAVINST 5100.23 Navy Safety & Occupational Health Program Manual implimented
What are the 4 types of shoring and explain each
Rolling- protects aircraft floor from damage by tracked vehicles
Parking- protects floor from damage, placed under tracked vehicles
Sleeper- under vehicle frame or axle to prevent vehicle with balloon tires from bouncing during flight
Approach- minimizes angle of aircraft ramp
MEDEVAC 9 line
1. Location
2. Frequency
3. Patients by precedence
4. Equipment needed
5. Patients by type
6. Security at pickup site
7. Marking of pickup site
8. Patients by nationality and status
9. NBC contamination
Communications frequencies
HF- 3 to 30 MHz
VHF- 30 to 300 MHz
UHF- 300 to 3,000 MHz
SATCOM- 3,000 to 30,000 MHz