Ranks
What is an O-1 in the Navy?
Ensign
What is the mission of a Battleship (BB)?
Engage & destory adversaries; long range missiles
Who is the Secretary of the Navy?
Honorable John Phelan
What's the difference between a Chief Warrant Officer and a Limited Duty Officer?
Warrant Officers (CWOs): senior technical specialists; bridge between enlisted and officer; single track career path; extremely specialized
Limited Duty Officers (LDOs): commissioned officers who manage technically demanding divisions; progression towards traditional officer roles; broader leadership
When was the Navy founded?
13 October 1775
What is an E-3 in the Marines?
Lance Corporal
What ships are a part of the Carrier Strike Group (CSG)?
Aircraft Carrier, Cruisers, Destroyers, Submarines, Supply Ships
What are the 2 units underneath the Chief of Naval Operations and what do they do?
Operating Forces: numbered fleets, combat operations, global power projection
Shore Establishment: infrastructure, training/equipping, administrative
What does URL stand for and what does it mean?
Unrestricted Line (Officer); combat qualified
When was the Marine Corps founded?
10 November 1775
What is an O-5 in the Navy?
Commander
What is the difference between a Cruiser and a Destroyer?
Cruiser: larger & more powerful; independent ops
Destroyer: smaller & more agile; escorts
What are the 2 functional component commands in the Navy?
Military Sealift Command, Naval Special Warfare Command
What are the 3 Special Operations Officer jobs in the Navy?
Explosive Ordnance Disposal, Navy Diver, Navy Seal
What are the Navy (& Marine) core values?
What is the pay grade of a Chief Petty Officer (Navy)?
E-7
(See image slide deck) What ship is this?
Destroyer
What are the command elements of the Marine Corps broken into?
Ground, Aviation, Logistics
What does a Signals Intelligence/Ground Electronic Warfare (SIGINT/EW) do? (Marine Corps)
Collects enemy signals (SIGINT; radio, satellite, etc); disrupt use of electromagnetic spectrum
Navy: combat-ready units, fights at sea, oversees the Marine Corps
Marine Corps: expeditionary force; land forces supporting naval operations
(See image slide deck) What rank & pay grade is this? (Marines)
Gunnery Sergeant
What ship was in the slide deck, what type of ship was it, and why was it important?
USS Enterprise; 1st nuclear powered Aircraft Carrier
What does SPMAGTF stand for, and what's its purpose?
Special Purpose Marine Air-Ground Task Force; flexible self self-sustaining unit; crisis and combat operations; operates within Geographic combatant command
What does a Cryptological Warfare Officer do? (Navy)
Name 3 ways the Air Force integrates with the Navy and/or Marine Corps.
Airmen on naval ships to assist with aviation
Joint flight and aviation maintenance schooling
Joint electronic warfare capabilities and integration
Navy has a massive nuclear arsenal for deterrence
Joint exercises (Northern Edge 2025)