When US forces place combat power where it cannot be ignored, lessening the likelihood that a potential enemy will become hostile, what element of national military strategy is being carried out?
When US forces maintain a permanent state of readiness for any and all forms of hostile actions, what element of national military strategy is being carried out?
When the presence of US forces around the world promotes economic and political stability, and the presence of Navy ships ensures the security of the seas, what element of national military strategy is being carried out?
The high visibility of our ships on the open seas around the world accomplishes what part of the Navy mission?
The ability to use the seas to take the fight into the borders of a potential enemy and keep the enemy away from US shores is what part of the Navy mission?
By convincing a potential enemy of the devastating consequence of attacking the US, the Navy is carrying out what part of its mission?
Keeping the seas open for the US and other friendly nations, as well as denying their use to a potential enemy, is what part of the Navy mission?
Help given to individuals in need with no military or political consideration is known as what type of assistance?
What term is used for the front of a ship?
What direction refers to the left side of the ship when you’re facing forward?
What name is given to the widest part of a ship?
What name is given to the type of deck that extends from side to side and from bow to stern?
What term is used for the weight of a ship?
The term “knots” is used to describe what aspect of a ship?
What term refers to a ship’s protective steel lining?
What designation is used for a guided-missile destroyer?
What designation is used for a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier?
Because they are the center of naval operating forces, in times of crisis the first question is “Where are the _______?”
What ships are known as the “greyhounds of the sea” and were built in the early 20th century to counter the threat of torpedo boats?
The nuclear-powered Fleet Ballistic Missile Submarines have what primary mission?
What is the name of the Navy’s first nuclear submarine (SSN)?
What is the mission of MCMs and MHCs?
What designation is given to a fast combat support ship?
What term refers to the technique of using helicopters instead of landing vehicles to put troops on the beach?
Aboard Navy ships, what name is given to words or actions expressing consideration or respect?
When are morning colors performed?
What term is given to time-honored behaviors that have become common practice aboard Navy ships?
Where on a ship does the national flag fly?
If you are boarding your ship while in uniform, what should you do first?
If you are boarding your ship while in uniform, what is the last step of the courtesy?
What 1942 World War II battle marked a turning point in naval aviation when aircraft launched from carriers met in battle for the first time?
The 7 December 1941 Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor demonstrated the effectiveness of what history-making strategy?
In 1954, what new type of catapult was able to propel planes from aircraft carrier decks to a speed of 150 miles per hour in two seconds?
What capability did the angled flight deck give air craft carriers?
What decade began a new era in naval aviation with the introduction of nuclear power to aircraft carriers?
What was Eugene Ely’s major achievement?
What was the name of the US Navy’s first aircraft carrier?
In what war was the versatility of helicopters first put to widespread use?
What is the mission of the T-45A Goshawk?
The designation of EA-6 indicates that the aircraft was modified for what new mission?
What does the letter C in the designation of E-2C indicate?
What is the name of the Navy’s carrier-based antisubmarine aircraft?
What term is used for close observation of the enemy?
What aircraft served for 36 years (1970-2006) as the Navy’s primary air-to-air superiority platform?
During Operation Desert Storm (1991) what aircraft took direct hits from missiles but was able to recover, undergo repairs, then fly missions again the next day?
What term refers to the aspect of military operations that deals with acquiring, distributing, maintaining, and replacing materiel and personnel?
On what two-seat aircraft do Navy and Marine Corps student pilots receive their primary flight training?
What aircraft is an unmanned aerial vehicle whose mission includes surveillance, target-acquisition, and battle-damage assessment?
What aircraft is a helicopter that can turn into a propeller airplane after takeoff?
What is the primary capability of pontoon planes?
What general term is used for an armed naval vessel?
What aircraft does the Blue Angels Flight Demonstration Squadron fly?
What aircraft serves as a strategic airborne command post and also relays communications to submarines?
Following the first successful takeoffs and landings from a ship in the early 20th century, where did the Navy focus its efforts?
What was the first ship built as an angled-deck carrier?
What was the original mission of the AV-8B Harrier aircraft?
What term is used for a change or adjustment made to an aircraft or other vehicle?
What was the original mission of the ES-3A Shadow aircraft?
For training, maintenance, and administrative purposes, the Navy assigns aircraft of the same type into groups called what?
What is the Navy’s primary fighter aircraft?