Term
| Name 1 of the 3 components ASW is comprised of. |
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Definition
-ASW Reachback Cell (RBC)
-Naval Oceanography ASW Teams(NOATS)
-Naval Oceanography ASW Detachments(NOADS) |
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Term
| What is the primary mission of the ASW Directorate? |
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Definition
| Provide Anit-Sub Warfare commanders with critical environmental knowledge that defines battlespace and helps warfighter planning operations. This knowledge is especially important due to the littoral regions where conditions can change rapidly and dramatically. |
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Term
| NOAC Stennis teams do ASW operations and major exercises in what numbered fleets? |
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Definition
-Second
-Third
-Fifth
-Sixth |
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Term
| Where are the NOADs located in? |
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Definition
-Jacksonville, FL
-Kaneohe Bay, HI
-Whidbey Island, WA
-Misawa
-Kadena |
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Term
| Where is NOAC in CONUS located? |
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Definition
| Stennis Space Center (SSC) |
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Term
| Where is NOAC OCONUS located? |
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Definition
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Term
| Name some of the NOADs that fall under NOAC Stennis. |
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Definition
-Jacksonville, FL
-Kaneohe Bay, HI
-Whidbey Island, WA
-San Diego, CA
-Norfolk, VA
-Naples, IT |
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Term
| What are the NOADs that fall under the NOAC Yoko? |
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Definition
-Misawa, Japan
-Kadena, Japan |
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Term
| What is the primary method to collect data for ASW? |
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Definition
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Term
| Besides BTs, name other methods for collecting ASW data |
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Definition
-Satellites
-Altimetry
-Gliders
-Buoys |
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Term
| What is the primary TDA for ASW? |
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Definition
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Term
| Explain ASWs role within Tier 3 BonD. |
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Definition
| Specific decision-making processes to quantify risk and opportunity at strategic, operational and tactical levels. Provide recommendations to enhance warfare effectiveness. |
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Term
| How does Naval Oceanography align with the CNMOC 2025 vision? |
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Definition
-Collect: Collecting environmental data over a period of time.
-Analyze: Transforming the data into information. Current state of ocean environment.
-Exploit: Integrating all information into operational activities
-Predict: Describe and anticipate the future state of the ocean environment through models. |
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Term
| What are the two primary costumers in ASW? |
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Definition
-Theater Anti-Submarine Warfare(TASW)
-Carrier Strike Group(CSG) |
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Term
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Definition
-P-8A Poseidon
-P-3C Orion
-SH-60B |
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Term
| Name some products available upon request form the NOAC RBC. |
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Definition
-Planning studies for theater and Strike Force/Group ASW ops.
-Front/eddy location reports
-Ocean current/ drift modeling
-TOA
-TOFA
-TAA
-Water sampling plan
-Critical factors chart |
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Term
| Name some equipment used by ASW to collect METOC data. |
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Definition
-Gliders
-Autonomous Underwater Vehicles(AUV)
-Unmanned Underwater Vehicles(UUV)
-Towed sensors
-Bathythermographs |
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Term
| What oceanographic forecasting model is the primary for producing products? |
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Definition
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Term
| Name the models that go into NCOM. |
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Definition
-Princeton Ocean Model(POM)
-NOGAPS
-Modular Ocean Data Assimilation System(MODAS) |
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Term
| Name one NON-Acoustic TDA. |
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Definition
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Term
| Name some environmental factors that define battlespace. |
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Definition
-Bathymetry
-Temp
-Salinity
-Tides
-Currents
-Ambient Noise |
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Term
| Who is the primary customer of the KBay/Whidby/Jacksonville NOADs? |
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Definition
| COMPATRECONWING [Maritime Patrol and Recon Aircraft(MPRA)] |
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Term
| What is the chain of command for an operational NOAT supporting a CSG? |
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Definition
It goes:
CO(DESRON Commander)
Fleet operations officer (DESRON OPS)
Team Lead (CPO/LT)
Forecaster
Tech |
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Term
| What is the chain of command for RBC at NOAC Stennis? |
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Definition
It goes:
CO(Deputy DOO, USW)
RBC operations officer
CDO
Forecaster
Tech |
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