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ASSIGNMENT 1
Textbook Assignment: "Mission and History of Naval Aviation," chapter 1, pages 1-1 through 1-13.
1-1.
Leadership and what other element are now a
part of your everyday life in the Navy?
1.
Training
2.
Motivation
3.
Maintenance
4.
Organization
1-2.
What attribute is the most important aspect of
a military organization?
1.
Size
2.
Leadership
3.
Mobility
4.
Teamwork
1-3.
The mission of the United States Navy is to
guard and ensure which of the following task
is accomplished?
1.
Every ocean has a large naval fleet to
defend it
2.
The use of the sea lanes is denied to our
enemies during peacetime
3.
Sea lanes of the world are kept open and
safe
4.
Our Navy's surface ships guard aircraft
carriers
1-4.
What is the primary function of naval avia-
tion?
1.
To supply the fleet with aircraft for
deployment on aircraft carriers
2.
To provide the fleet with aircraft pilots
and aircrewman
3.
To coordinate with other armed forces in
maintaining command of the seas
4.
To support amphibious landing opera-
tions
1-5.
What total number of basic operations are
there in the primary function of naval
aviation?
1.
Five
2.
Six
3.
Seven
4.
Eight
1-6.
In addition to open ocean protection, naval
aviation also provides task force protection to
keep our coastal waterways safe?
1.
True
2.
False
1-7.
What is the final basic operation in main-
taining command of the seas?
1.
Scouting the forward area
2.
Antisubmarine warfare
3.
Search and rescue
4.
Logistic support
1-8.
In what year was the Navy first interested in
airplanes as a naval weapon?
1.
1888
2.
1898
3.
1910
4.
1911
1-9.
Who staged the first demonstration of the new
flying machine?
1.
Glenn brothers
2.
Wright brothers
3.
Ely brothers
4.
Curtiss brothers
1-10.
Eugene Ely first flew a biplane from a wooden
platform off of what ship?
1.
USS Pennsylvania
2.
USS Langley
3.
USS Birmingham
4.
USS Jupiter
1-11.
The Navy purchased its first aircraft on what
date?
1.
June 14, 1910
2.
October 30, 1911
3.
May 8, 1911
4.
April 21, 1898
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