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SUPPORTING WARFARE TASKS
F/A-18A Hornet

Military Requirements for Petty Officer First Class
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by an enemy. It also assists in the detection and targeting of hostile forces while making detection and targeting of friendly forces more difficult for the enemy. LOGISTICS.  Logistics  is  the  resupply  of combat consumables to combatant forces during operations.  It  may  often  be  a  major  factor  in determining the success or failure of an operation. A principal aim of naval logistics is to make the operating  forces  as  independent  as  possible  of overseas  bases.  Sealift  provides  most  supplies needed to support U.S. naval forces and other U.S. combatant and allied forces. The U.S. maritime mobility forces consist primarily of ships of the Military Sealift Command, various ships held in reserve, and the U.S. merchant marine. U.S. NAVY WEAPONS AND SYSTEMS Since  the  Civil  War,  when  armored, steam- propelled warships first were combat-tested, the U.S. Navy has used the latest technology in all naval warfare applications. For more than 40 years, the U.S. Navy has developed systems and tactics to protect itself from air attacks. Since the end of World War II, several generations of antiship missiles have emerged as an air threat to the fleet. These antiship missiles can be launched from under the sea, from the surface of the sea, and from aircraft above the sea. Many  can  be  launched  several  hundred  miles away.  The  attacks  can  be  coordinated  so  that several missiles arrive almost simultaneously, and some of the missiles have a nuclear capability. A survivable Navy in the modern world must have the latest surveillance techniques, information processing capabilities, and platforms that  can  effectively  deliver  weapons  wherever needed. AEGIS The shipboard integrated AAW combat weapons system   (Aegis)   is   the   most   capable   surface- launched missile system the Navy has ever put to sea. The system was designed as a total weapons system with capabilities that range from detection to destruction of enemy targets. The system can perform   search,   track,   and   missile-guidance functions simultaneously with a track capacity of over 100 targets. It can defeat an extremely wide range of targets. It can defeat very high- to very low-altitude antiship cruise missiles and manned aircraft, flying at both supersonic and subsonic speeds. Aegis is reliable even in the most severe of environmental conditions, both natural and man- made.  Aegis  can  operate  simultaneously  in  all modes  of  warfare:  antiair,  antisubmarine,  and antisurface. The system can also perform force coordination. The surface Navy’s Aegis provides area defense for the battle group. It also provides a clear air picture  for  more  effective  deployment  of  F-14 Tomcat and F/A-18 Hornet aircraft. It F-14 Tomcat. 1-12







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