Term
| Which commands and subordinate components fall under MIW directorate? |
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Definition
NOMW Stennis Space Center
NOMW Bahrain
NOMW CP San Diego
NOMW CP Sasebo
NOMW CP Norfolk |
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Term
| How many subordinate commands fall under the Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center (NOMWC)? |
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Definition
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Term
| Where is the Naval Oceanography Mine Warfare Center (NOMWC) located? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is MIWs mission with respect to Fleet Engagement and Tactical support? |
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Definition
| Provide asymmetric information dominance as an embedded member of U.S. Mine Warfare forces by reducing risk and tactical execution timlines through the fusion of oceanographic sciences, intelligence preparation of the operational environment(IPOE), tactical mine hunting and data sciences. |
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Term
| What 3 things does NOMWC deploy teams in direct support of Mine Warfare for? |
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Definition
1. Ocean bottom surveys
2. Assessment
3. Data fusion |
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Term
| How does NOMWC support information dominance as an embedded member of the MIW forces? |
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Definition
| By reducing risk and tactical execution timelines through the fusion of oceanographic sciences, intelligence preparation of the operational environment(IPOE), tactical mine hunting and data analysis. |
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Term
| NOMWC is divided into what 3 elements? |
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Definition
1. NOMWC UUV Platoon
2. NOMWC Reach-Back Cell (RBC)
3. Embedded components |
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Term
| Where are the NOMWC embedded components located? |
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Definition
San Diego, CA
Norfolk, VA
Sasebo, JA
Bahrain |
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Term
| What is the primary coordination node for fleet MIW/MCM forces to request operational support from NOMWC and NAVMETOCCOM production centers? |
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Definition
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Term
| What water zone does NOMWCs UUV platoon operate in? |
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Definition
| Very shallow to shallow water zone |
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Term
| What water depth (in feet) does the NOMWCs UUV platoon operate in? |
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Definition
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Term
| What water depth (in meters) does the NOMWCs UUV platoon operate in? |
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Definition
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Term
| What do UUVs use to survey the ocean floor? |
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Definition
| Dual frequency 900/1800kHz side scan sonar |
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Term
| What frequencies does the side scan sonar operate at? |
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Definition
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Term
True or False:
UUVs use single frequency sidescan sonar to suvay the ocean floor. |
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Definition
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Term
| What does MILCO stand for? |
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Definition
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Term
| What type of mission is preformed when a higher resolution image of a MILCO is required? |
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Definition
| Re-acquire and identify missions |
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Term
| What frequency of sonar is typically used when conducting a re-acquire and identify mission? |
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Definition
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Term
| What environmental data is collected with UUVs? |
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Definition
Doctrinal Bottom Type
Water Temp
Salinity
Underwater Vis
Currents
Bathymetry |
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Term
| Name the environmental data is collected with UUVs? |
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Definition
Doctrinal Bottom Type
Water Temp
Salinity
Underwater Vis
Currents
Bathymetry |
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Term
| What is another name for underwater visibility? |
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Definition
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Term
| How is doctrinal bottom type derived? |
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Definition
| From a combination the roughness of the ocean floor, composition of the floor(sediment), burial of an object due to the composition of the ocean floor and the amount of clutter on the floor. |
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Term
| What 4 things compose doctrinal bottom type? |
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Definition
1. Roughness
2. Sediment
3. Burial
4. Clutter |
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Term
| Explain the change detection process. |
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Definition
| Newly collected imagery is compared to historical imagery in order to eliminate known objects from being re-investigated. |
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Term
| In what 2 types of ways can Slocum gliders collect sound speed and salinity? |
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Definition
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Term
| Why is knowing the optical characteristics of the water column important? |
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Definition
| Turbidity can impact the performance of side scan sonar to detect, classify and identify underwater mines. |
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Term
| Optical characteristics (turbidity) affect what 3 aspects of MIW? |
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Definition
Side Scan Sonar
EOD Diver vis
ROV & MVN vis |
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Term
| Degraded optical characteristics can increase what 2 aspects of mine hunting? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
| Conductivity, Temperature and Depth |
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Term
| Why is knowing CTD of the water column important in MIW? |
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Definition
| All personnel and equipment have specific operational thresholds defined in relation to Conductivity, Temperature and Depth. |
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Term
| If the Max/Min thresholds are reached in regards to conductivity, temperature or depth what adverse effect would be experienced? |
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Definition
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Term
| What data is collected by the ADCP? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the purpose of the change detection process? |
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Definition
| Eliminates known objects from further investigation. |
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Term
| What is the overall result in the change detection process? |
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Definition
| A significant reduction in operational timelines. |
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Term
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Definition
| Intelligence Preparation Of the Environment |
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Term
| Identify at least 10 METOC parameters that may be included in a MIW RBC IPOE brief. |
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Definition
Sky Con
Precip
Mean wind direction/speed
Vis
SLAP data
Temp
Doctrinal bottom type
Sediments
Turbidity
SST
Salinity
SS
Tides
Currents
Underwater hazards
Bathy |
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Term
| In the IPOE, what are some METOC parameters that may impact operations. |
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Definition
Sky Con
Precip
Mean wind direction/speed
Vis
SLAP data
Temp
Doctrinal bottom type
Sediments
Turbidity
SST
Salinity
SS
Tides
Currents
Underwater hazards
Bathy |
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Term
| What primary equipment is used to collect and analyze METOC data within MIW? |
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Definition
REMUS 100 UUV
SLOCOM Glider
Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler (ADCP)
Doppler Velocity Log (DVL)
Conductivity, Temperature and Depth Sensor
Optical Back Scatter Sensors |
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Term
| What type of UUV is used to collect/analyze METOC data? |
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Definition
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Term
| What type of Glider is used to collect/analyze METOC data? |
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Definition
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Term
| What type of data does the Slocum Glider collect? |
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Definition
Water temp
Salinity
Turbidity
Bathy
Sound velocity profiles |
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Term
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Definition
| Acoustic Doppler Current Profiler |
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Term
| What organization does NOMWC work closely with to provide the majority of its fleet support? |
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Definition
| Naval Oceanographic Office |
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Term
| Which NOMWC element is responsible for coordinating METOC support for MIW ops and ensuring Requests for Services are properly filed? |
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Definition
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Term
| This component of NOMWC ensures requests for services are properly filled and coordinates METOC support for MIW? |
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Definition
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