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amphibious construction battalion

PHIBCB

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person employed at a dock to load/unload a ship

stevedore

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first time the marines flew helicopters into battle

Incheon in 1950: Korean War

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why were the Marines deployed to Lebanon

1982: part of a multinational peacekeeping force in order to reestore peace and order to the war torn country

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goal of ship to shore movements

secure a beachhead
NOT STOM

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DART

disaster action response team

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FSBE

full spectrum battle equipment

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title of “Commander in Chief”

in 2002, SecDef Donald Rumsfeld said CINC would be rserved for President only consisstent with terms fo Article II of the Constitution and CINC regionally would be known as Combatant Commanders. Prior to this CCDRs were known as Commander in Chief

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DDG

Guided Missile Destoryer

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compendium

a collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject systematically gathered.
a collection of things

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CLF

Combat Logistics Force

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IAD

international air distress

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interior communciations

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OBA

oxygen breathign apparatus

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OTC

officer in tactical command

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correcting mistakes when training to be OOD

have to correct on the spot b/c rapid decision making and no time to wait/save for later

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light that is detrimential on the bridge

exposure to white light on the bridge greatly decreases visoin

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an OOD’s decision post ship crash

save it or jettison to save the ship
-procedures to jettison a plane

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“the mark of a great shiphandler is to never get into situations that require great shiphandling”

Fleet ADM Ernest King

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definition of a seaplane

any aircraft that can maneuver on water

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lights on a ship if the vessel is not under command/manned

“red over red, the captain is dead”

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surrepititiously

in a way that attemtps to avoid notice or attention (secretely)

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midrats

midnight rations

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ATON

aid to navigation

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any place suiitable for a ship to anchor

anchorage

stand on which the ship's compass is mounted

binnacle

degaussing

process to reduce magnetic signature

cuntline

valley between the strands of a rope/cable

metal/plastic ring to prevent wear

grommet

what happens if the H-Hour is delayed

CATF will promulgate a new one

IMTV

improved modular tactical vest

IBE

improved ballistic eyewear

camoglage our helmet-4

break up tis shape smooth surface shadwo mud/burlap sack if no helmet cover no plumage up like a plume b/c head movements will give position away

clip to attach a flag to a halyard

Inglefield clip

unusually large wave given the sea state

rogue wave

testing phase of a ship

sea trials

NRF

national response framework

universal adversary

DST

decision support template

NIH

national institute of health

6 responsibilities of the ATF commander

- task organization -prepare the movement plan -prepare the sea eschelon area -force protection -logistics -responsible for the force from the time they debark until teh termination of the oepration - ensrue troops/equpment/supplies are landed a at the prescribed time/place/ocation as required by the LF scheme of maneuver

Amphibious Transport Doc

LPD

medical facilities aboard the LHA

2 OR 24 hospital beds

embarked landing force of a LHA

1518

San Antonio Class

LPD

length of a LPD

684 ft

speed of a LPD

22 knots

accuracy of teh RAM

over 95%

anti-S_ warfare

ASuW: anti-surface ASW: anti submarine warfare

first commodant of the MC

Captain Samual Nichols

award given by the French to the Marines

French Fourragere

contributions by the Marines in the Korean war

first time MC pilots in war Incheon amphibious landing

4 countries involved in teh 2001 invasion of Iraw

US UK Australia Poland

grand old man of the MC

Archibald Henderson

WWII Aces

Pappy Boyington Foss

casualties at Iwo Jima

23K

battle where the first female POW was captured

Private Jessica Lynch 2003 Battle of Nasiriyah

Black Marines

Montford Point Marines Pacific WWII separately trained in Jacksonville, NC

first female Marines

Opha Johnson Annie LEntz Margaret Brewer

publishes humanitarian respnse standards

Sphere Project

why is the military an effective partner in FHA/DR

operational reach immediately deploy logistic savvy

protection from the fire of hostile weapons

cover

best position for concealmetn

prone and low so silouette doesn't give you away in the shadow of a larger feature

problem of using a firearm when you are camoflaging/concealing

might need to fire throught he object looking out/firing reveals your postion

FROG

flame resistant gear

benefit of FROG gear

flame resistant to mitigate flash-flame expousure injuries from IUD

foliage suit for camoflage

ghillie

incline appropriate for a helicopter LZ

7 degrees

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