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| Aerospace warning and control |
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| What are NORAD's three regions and where are they? |
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ANR-Elmendorf Alaska
CONR- Tyndall AFB, FL
CANR- Winnipeg, CAN |
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| Who lead the procurement of ARSR-4? |
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| The ARSR-4 replaced what? |
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| Manned 2D height finding system with unmanned 3D solid state radar |
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| In regards to ARSR-4, the Air Force was chiefly concerned with |
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- ability to detect small radar cross-section high-sea clutter
- low sidelobes
- height accuracy
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| What are some features the military wanted with the ARSR-4? |
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| Electronic Protection, Frequency Agility, Polarity diversity, JATS (Jamming analysis and TX select) |
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| What kind of antenna is an ARSR-4? |
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| Array-fed aperture antenna |
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Polarity for an ARSR-4 antenna?
Primary?
Secondary?
When does it go to secondary? |
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Definition
Vertical
Circular
Windblown rain interference |
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How many beams does the ARSR-4 emit?
Which one is shared by the upper and lower stacks? |
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| What is JATS? What is it designed to do? |
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Jamming Analysis and Transmit Select
enhances the frequency agility of the radar in an EA environment. Automatically changes the frequency with the least amount of jamming |
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| How many Mode 4 IFF vaults does ARSR-4 have? |
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| What frequency does the ARSR-4 use? |
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| Delta Band (1215-1400MHz) |
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| What is the beamwidth of the ARSR-4? |
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| 9+ lookdown; 5 simultanous |
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| Scan rate for AWACS rotodome? |
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| What modes of interrogation are there for a CRC? |
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Term
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| Theater Air Control System |
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| What is TACS designed to do? |
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| Centralized planning to facillitate decentralized execution |
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| The senior C2 element of the TACS is the _____ |
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| What is the senior radar element of the TACS? |
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| AWACS and Joint STARS report directly to the _____ |
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| ____ acts as a radar extension of the CRC, and in some situations operates temporarily in place of the CRC |
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| The _____ is the senior AF element for close air support |
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| ASOC (Air support operations center) |
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| The ASOC integrates air support operations to include: |
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Definition
-CAS
-Air interdiction
-intratheater airlift
-SEAD
-CSAR |
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| The _____ is the principal AF liaison element aligned with army maneuver units |
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| The TACP consists of an ____ and _____. |
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| ALO and JTAC (Joint terminal air controllers) |
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| The TACP forwards air support requests through the ASOC via the _______ |
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| The ______ is the Army's control system for the synchronizing, coordinating, and integrating air operations with the commander's scheme of maneuver |
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| AAGS (Army Air Ground system) |
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| The ____ is a unit HQ where the commander and staff perform their activities (AAGS) |
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| In the AAGS the Engagement sector consists of ___ and ____. The big picture and planning consists of ____ and ____. |
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| Battalion and brigade; division and corps |
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| What does the Naval TACC stand for? What is their air force equivalent? |
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| tactical air control center; AOC |
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| The ____ is the senior element for the NAVY in execution of amphibious air ops |
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| TACC is always on an _____ platform |
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| The ________ is the CC with the preponderance of air assets and the ability to plan, task, and control air ops? |
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| JFACC, usually the CC, AF Forces (AFFOR) |
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| JAOP stands for what? What is the JAOP? |
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Definition
- Joint air ops plan
- JFACC's plan for conduct of the air ops
- translates the JFACC tasking from the JFC into air strategy
- establishes the JFACC's obj.
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| ATO Stands for what? What is it? |
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| Air Tasking Order, detailed order describing and directing overall air ops for a specified period *usually daily* |
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| ACO stands for what? What is it? |
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| Airspace control order, provides specific planning and guidance and procedures for integrated airspace ops control of the joint ops area. |
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| ADP stands for what? What is it? |
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| Air Defense Plan, provides detailed guidance for joint force air defense integration. |
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| How many divisions are there to the JAOC? What are they? |
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Definition
| 5, Strategy, combat plans, combat ops, ISR, Air Mob divisions. |
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Term
| The _________ division provides long range planning of aerospace ops to achieve theater obj by developing, refining, disseminating, and assessing the progress of the JFACC's air space strategy? |
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| Strategy division (Long range planning) |
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| The _________ division develops detailed plans for air and space ops based on JFC and JFACC guidance rx'd through the strategy division? |
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| Combat Plans (Short range planning) |
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| This team develops a daily employment plan for available assets from all components? |
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| MAAP is translated into an executable, flyable ______, whish is distributed to all components? |
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Definition
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| _______________ is responsible for the effective execution of the current ATO? |
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Definition
| Combat Ops Division (monitor and execute) |
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| _______________ provides current and emerging enemy caps, threats, and courses of action, and centers of gravity with predictive and actionable intel, and provides the JFACC with ________ ops management and targeting intel support? |
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| What is unique to the ISR division? |
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| Intel specialists are embedded in each of the other divison to provide various intel inputs to the planning and execution processes. |
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| This division plans, coordinates, and executes the air mobility mission? |
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| What is the time frame for a normal ATO cycle? |
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| _____________ is various other information that is important for us to know? |
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Definition
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| What does TAGS stand for? |
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Definition
| Theater Air Ground System |
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| What does TACS stand for? What is TACS designed to provide? |
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Definition
| Theater Air Control System, centralized planning, decentralized control |
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Term
| What provides ground surveillance and attack support ops? |
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Definition
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| Who is the SR element for CAS? |
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Definition
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| What does SACC stand for? What are they responsible for? |
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| Supporting arms coordination center, is responsible for coord of artillery, naval gunfire, and air support as well as decon w/ other services. |
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| Who is the Senior radar element for the NTACS? They are comparable to the USAF's CRC. |
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Definition
| FAWC, Force Air Warfare Commander |
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Term
| If an AWACS is working for the NAVY who do they report to? |
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Definition
| TACC - Tactical Air Control Center |
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Term
| What does MAGTF stand for? How many elements make up MAGTF? |
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Definition
| Marine Air Ground Task Forces, Command, Ground Combat, Aviation Combat & Combat Service Support Elements. |
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| Why does the Marine Air Command and Control System (MACCS) exist? |
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Definition
| to turn the CC's directions into action, and providing the personnel, equip, facilities, and procedure to effectively command and control MAGTF ops. |
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| Who is the Senior C2 element for the MACCS? |
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Definition
| TACC - Tactical Air Command Center |
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| Who is the SR radar element for MACCS is? |
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| TAOC - Tactical Air Ops Center |
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| What is the exercise nickname for Air Defense emergency? |
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| How many Air Defense Warning Conditions are there? What are their colors and exercise nicknames? |
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| 3, Air defense warning Red (Applejack), Yellow (Lemon Juice), White (Snowman) |
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| How many Defcon levels are there? What is the highest DEFCON level? What are the different exercise nicknames for each level? |
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| 5, Defcon 1 is highest, 5=Fade out, 4=Double Take, 3=Round House, 2=Fast Pace, 1=Cocked Pistol |
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| What are the three different weapon control orders? |
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Definition
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| What weapon control order is issued when weapon systems can only be fired in self defense or in response to a formal order? |
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Definition
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| What weapon control order is issued when weapon systems can only be fired at targets recongnized as hostile? |
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| What weapon control order is issued when weapons systems can be fired at any target not identified as a friendly? |
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| What is the timeframe for aircrews to become airborne when sitting Alert? |
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Definition
| within the time specified by operational command directives. |
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| When sitting battle station alert, what is the aircrew's posture? |
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Definition
| In the cockpit, capable of starting engines and becoming airborne in the min practical time. |
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| When sitting runway alert, what is the aircrew's posture? |
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Definition
| Located on or near runway, with engines on and ready for takeoff. |
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Term
| A scramble order requires the aircraft to be become airborne within what timeframe? |
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Definition
| timeframe specified by the operational command. |
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Term
| What is an airborne order? |
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| Requires A/C to become airborne at a specified time. (ATO is an airborne order). |
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Term
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Definition
| Survival technique, usually employed when the airfield or area is subject to imminent attack, launch all A/C as soon as possible. |
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| The operational mission for the ________ is to provide the JFACC with the means to direct and execute air ops? |
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Definition
| CRC - Control Reporting Center |
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| What is the primary radar sensor for the CRC? |
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Definition
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Term
| Local radars are considered to be within what range? How can they be connected? How can Remote Radars be connected? |
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| 1 1/4 miles / Fiber optics / VHF Radio |
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| What CRC radar has built in Anti Jam Capablities? |
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Definition
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Term
| What kind of antenna is the TPS-75? |
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Definition
| Slotted waveguide plannar array |
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| What frequency does the TPS-75 operate in? |
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Definition
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| The TPS-75 is capable of transmitting on three fixed __________ |
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Definition
| PRF's (235, 250, and 275 Hz) |
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| What does the MTI do? How far can it see? |
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Definition
| Provides target detection and elminates clutter / 100 NM's (MTI - Moving target Indicator) |
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Term
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| Works to equalize radar returns so that weaker returns are the same signal strenght as radar returns that are closer to the radar. (STC - Sensitivity Time Control) |
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| How much is the IFF/SIF antenna on the TPS-75 offset by? |
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Definition
| 16 degrees from the main sail. |
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| A Single OM has how many Radios? How many of each? |
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| 9 total, 4 UHF, 3, VHF & 2 HF |
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| What is the main limfac of the OM's comm suite? |
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Definition
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| What are the primary data links of the CRC? |
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| TDL J, A, B Link 1 & ATDL 1 |
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| What is the max number of OM's that can be linked together? |
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Definition
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| Each CRC has how many remotable/deployable radars? |
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Definition
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| What is the minimum configuration needed to support basic ops? |
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Definition
| 1 OM, 1 Radar and supporting equipment |
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| How many different CRC UTC capablities are there? What are they? |
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Definition
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| ICC deals with what primarily? How many OM's are needed for ICC? |
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Definition
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| WASID deals with what primarily? How many OM's are needed for WASID? |
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Definition
| Wide area detection, tracking, ID and reporting airborne threats / 2 OM's. |
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| ABE deals with what primarily? How many OM's are needed ABE? |
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Definition
| Control A/C and interface with patriot missles. / 1 OM |
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Term
| External communications for the CRC include what? |
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Definition
| UHF & VHF ground-air-ground radios, HR radiors supporting voice and data links, P2P troposcater, SATCOM, UHF SATCOM |
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| Three different functional sections of the CRC? |
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Definition
| Battle Management, Surveillance, Airspace and Weapons Control |
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| What CRC function deals with C2 of air ops in a decentralied execution mode, by managing, disseminating, and assigning mission tasks defined in appropriate tasking orders? |
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| What CRC function deals with detection, ID, classification and tracking of airborne objects? |
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Definition
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| What CRC function supports offensive and defensive counter air, AI, refueling, CAS, CSAR HVAA, S/DEAD, EW, ISR, Spec Ops, ADA and TAD? |
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Definition
| Airspace and Weapons Control |
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Term
| The AWACS uses what Radars? |
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Definition
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| The AWACS uses 2 complementary radar sets, what are they? And what are their primary functions? |
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Definition
| Pulse Doppler for central coverage & BTH (Beyond the horizon) for long distance coverage |
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| What is the AWACS Mission? |
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Definition
| Provides air surveillance, C2, comm in a rapidly deployable package to respond to crisis situations or to extend the reach of traditional control systems. |
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| What platform does the AWACS utilize? |
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Definition
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| What is a distingushable physical characteristic of the AWACS? |
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| large, rotating rotodome containing it's radar antenna and IFF antenna. |
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| Which AWACS model uses the APY-1 Radar? Which uses the APY-2? |
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Definition
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| What is the unrefueled eudurance of AWACS? What is it with multiple refuelings? |
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Definition
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| What IFF modes does AWACS interrogate? |
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Definition
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| What AWACS radar is clutter-resistant and is the logical choice for normal coverage where ground clutter is most likely to pose a problem? |
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| What is the main advantage to PD radar? |
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| Elimination of Ground Clutter |
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| ________ _______ is the velocity that the target is either closing or opening from the radar antenna? |
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| What can the BTH not tell accurately? |
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| Why is LVD or Low Velocity Detection is important for Doppler processing? |
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| Velocity of the object is important because movement itself produces the Doppler Effect, required for Doppler processing. |
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| The ASO may select how many different types of thresholds to adjust for clutter rejection on the AWACS? What are they? |
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Definition
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| Who is ultimately responsible for sensor status and control as well as sectors? |
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Definition
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| What are sectors and subsectors used for? |
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Definition
| used to tailor radar coverage for sensor set-up based on unique mission requirements |
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Term
| How is the IFF mounted in conjunction to the main radar on the AWACS? |
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Definition
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| How many UHF, VHF & HF radios are on board the AWACS? |
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| Two UHF SATCOM radios use __________ ___________ antennas mounted on top of the fuselage. |
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Term
| What are the Data links used on the AWACS? |
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Definition
| Link-4 (obsolete), Link - 11, Link -16 & IJMS |
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| E-3 Crew consists of how many total members? |
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Definition
- 22 Aircrew members
- 4 flight deck
- 18 Mission Crew
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| What is the J-STARS Mission? |
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Definition
| Joint project of the USAF and ARMY which provides an airborne, stand-off range, surveillance and target acquisition radar. |
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| What comprises the J-STARS System? |
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| Aircraft, all systems onboard the Army Common Ground System (CGS) & the Joint workstation (JSWS) |
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| What is the airframe that J-STARS Utilizes? |
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Definition
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| Optimal Airspeed for J-Stars? |
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Definition
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| Unrefueled flight time is? Max refueled flight time? |
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Definition
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| What is the propietary Data link utilized to tx radar data and rx messages from JSTAR? |
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| SCDL - Surveillance Control Data Link |
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Term
| This is a modular and portable workstation with the same software, hardware, caps and functionality as the CGS if it is equipped with comparable comm equipment? |
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Definition
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| What is the radar used by J-STARS? |
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Definition
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Term
| What type of radar is the AN/APY-7? |
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Definition
| Side looking, planar phased array radar |
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Term
| What band does the AN/APY-7 operate in? |
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Definition
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| How is the antenna steered in azimuth and elevation? |
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| Electronically in azimuth. Steered mechanically in elevation. |
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| What are the two modes that the AN/APY-7 operates in? |
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Definition
| SAR (synthetic aperture radar) & MTI (Moving target indicator) |
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Term
| A _____ is a SAR that shows radar returns above a certain threshold. _____ are used to located stopped MTI tracks by showing red pixels where the brightest radar returns are located? |
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| FTI (Fixed target indicator) |
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Term
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Definition
- Vehicles the size of a Humvee (10 KPH)
- slow moving A/C
- Rotators
- Convoy Movement
- Choke points
- bridges
- Lines of comm
- possible logistics and command posts
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Definition
| Through hills/mountains, the difference between types of vehicles, determine static defended areas, people, rockets or ballistic missles inflight. |
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| Radar Reference Coverage Area / Moves with A/C |
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| Ground Ref Cov Area / Geographically fixed location |
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| Sector Search Used to spotlight area, can provide more accurate MTI. |
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| Attack Planning & Attack Control, used by surv section to get accurate MTI counts while AC's are used by the weapons section for higher MTI fidelity while conducting attack supports with strike A/C. |
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| What types and how many radios are in the J-Stars? |
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Definition
| 2 HF, 4 VHF, 12 UHF, 3 SATCOM, 1 J-Voice, 1 INMARSAT phone |
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Term
| What is the primary mission equipment hardware and processes on the J-Stars called? |
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Definition
| O&C (Operations and control system) |
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| How many operator workstations are there on J-stars? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the three types of "tracks" J-Stars typically flys? |
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Definition
| Racetrack, Figure 8, Closed Random |
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Term
What are the Navy and Marines equivalent systems for the Air Force following:
AOC
CRC |
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Definition
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Term
How many OM's are required for the following?
DR
ICC
WASID
ABE |
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Definition
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Equivalent Systems
AF Navy MARINES
AOC TACC TACC
CRC FAWC TAOC
EWC |
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