SCW COMMON CORE

1. SCW COMMON CORE

3. 101 NAVAL HERITAGE • NAVAL HERITAGE AND DOCTRINE • [a] Naval Doctrine Publication 1, Warfare • b] Naval Doctrine Publication 5, Planning • [c] NAVEDTRA 14234, Seabee Combat Handbook, Vol. 1 • [d] NWP 4-04.1, Seabee Operations in the MAGTF • [e] http://www.arlingtoncemetery.net/rdstethe.htm • [f] Blue Jackets’ Manual, 23rd Edition • [g] NAVEDTRA 38200-A, Petty Officer Indoctrination Course • [h] NTRP 4-04.2.1 Doctrinal reference for NCF

4. 101 • 1. Discuss the conditions that led to the formation of the U.S. Navy. [ref. a, ch. 1] • The seizure of U.S. merchant shipping by predatory French privateers and pirates from the Mediterranean's Barbary coast. In addition to their Treasury duties, the ten boats, or "Revenue Cutters," constituted the sole sea borne defense of the United States until Congress exercised its constitutional power and voted to "establish and maintain a Navy."

5. 101 • In 1794, Congress authorized the Department of War to construct six frigates, for the protection of American merchantmen against the Barbary corsairs. Four years later, in response to renewed aggression by France during its war against Great Britain, Congress finally established the Department of the Navy, authorized the Marine Corps, and began the first significant buildup of naval forces as we know them today.

6. 101 • 2. Identify and explain the four qualities that represent the characteristics of the Naval • Forces. [ref. a, ch. 1] • A Ready Force • To be effective instruments of power, our naval forces must be • available and credible . not just when crises occur but daily, wherever • our allies and friends rely on our presence and wherever potential • adversaries must perceive our firm commitment to defend our interests.

7. 101 • A Flexible Force • Naval forces have been on scene independently or as part of • joint task forces time and again, assisting those in distress. Since 1945, U.S. naval forces have been involved in more than 280 crises, including 75 since 1976, and 80% of all post-World War II incidents. The flexibility of naval forces enables us to shift focus, reconfigure, and realign forces to handle a variety of contingencies.

8. 101 • A Self-sustaining Force • When we operate in forward areas at the end of long supply lines without a significant land-based supply structure, we need the ability to resupply at sea. Consequently, naval forces carry their own ammunition, spares, and consumables . as well as support and repair facilities for use early in a crisis or throughout a protracted conflict. This self-sustainability provides the National Command Authorities critical time to create an environment that will bring success. Our ships are designed to travel significant distances without replenishment. They carry the striking power of aircraft, guns, missiles, and • Marine forces that can execute operations ashore immediately, without • an assembly period or a lengthy logistics buildup. If conflict should • continue over an extended period, naval forces can remain on station • through augmentation and resupply by combat logistics ships. With • provisions made for on-station replacement of personnel and ships, • such operations can be continued indefinitely

9. 101 • A Mobile Force • Naval forces, with their strategic and tactical mobility, have • the ability to monitor a situation passively, remain on station for a sustained period, respond to a crisis rapidly, and maneuver in combat with authority. Naval forces can respond from over the horizon, becoming selectively visible and threatening to adversaries, as needed. If diplomatic, political, or economic measures succeed, our agility • permits us to withdraw promptly from the area without further action or buildup ashore

10. 101 • 3. State the importance of planning to naval operations. [ref. b, ch. 1] • Naval Planning, examines force planning and the relationship between our capabilities and operational planning in the joint and multinational environment

11. 101 • 4. Discuss the purposes of the U.S Naval Forces. [ref f, ch. 2] • The basic roles of our naval forces are to promote and defend our national interests by maintaining maritime superiority, contributing to regional stability, conducting operations on and from the sea, seizing or defending advanced naval bases, and conducting such land operations as may be essential to the prosecution of naval campaigns. Naval forces accomplish these roles through deterrence operations and specific peacetime operations, while maintaining war fighting readiness through continuing forward deployed presence, exercising a robust sealift capability, and developing our interoperability with all Services.

12. 101 • 5. Discuss the Sailor’s Creed and its origin. [ref f, ch. 1] • The Sailors Creed is a statement of personal honor and integrity. It states a commitment to defend the Constitution of the United States with honor and courage and represent the fighting spirit of all the sailors that have come before us

13. 101 • 6. Define the Navy’s Core Values. [ref f, ch. 1; ref. g, ch. 4] • Honor: "I will bear true faith and allegiance ..." Accordingly, we will: Conduct ourselves in the highest ethical manner in all relationships with peers, superiors and subordinates; Be honest and truthful in our dealings with each other, and with those outside the Navy; Be willing to make honest recommendations and accept those of junior personnel; Encourage new ideas and deliver the bad news, even when it is unpopular; Abide by an uncompromising code of integrity, taking responsibility for our actions and keeping our word; Fulfill or exceed our legal and ethical responsibilities in our public and personal lives twenty-four hours a day. Illegal or improper behavior or even the appearance of such behavior will not be tolerated. We are accountable for our professional and personal behavior. We will be mindful of the privilege to serve our fellow Americans.

14. 101 • Courage: "I will support and defend ..." Accordingly, we will have: courage to meet the demands of our profession and the mission when it is hazardous, demanding, or otherwise difficult; Make decisions in the best interest of the navy and the nation, without regard to personal consequences; Meet these challenges while adhering to a higher standard of personal conduct and decency; Be loyal to our nation, ensuring the resources entrusted to us are used in an honest, careful, and efficient way. Courage is the value that gives us the moral and mental strength to do what is right, even in the face of personal or professional adversity.

15. 101 • Commitment: "I will obey the orders ..." Accordingly, we will: Demand respect up and down the chain of command; Care for the safety, professional, personal and spiritual well-being of our people; Show respect toward all people without regard to race, religion, or gender; Treat each individual with human dignity; Be committed to positive change and constant improvement; Exhibit the highest degree of moral character, technical excellence, quality and competence in what we have been trained to do. The day-to-day duty of every Navy man and woman is to work together as a team to improve the quality of our work, our people and ourselves.

17. 101 • 101.7 Discuss the conditions that led to the creation of the Seabees. [ref. c, d, ch. 1] • Before 1941, the CEC used private contractors to accomplish all overseas construction. The Navy realized that in the event of a war civilians could not be used outside of our country. They would not be able to protect themselves and could be treated as guerillas. The Chief of the Bureau of Yards and Docks had conceived the idea of Naval Construction Battalions

18. 101 • 8. Discuss the significance of March 5, 1942 as it pertains to the Seabees. • [ref. c, d, ch. 1] • Officially, permission to use the name “Seabee” was granted on March 5, 1942. Each year March 5th is observed as the Anniversary of the Seabees.

19. 101 • 9. Discuss the significance of the following personnel: • Admiral Ben Moreell [ref. d, ch. 1] • Considered the father of the Seabees. In December 1941, with an eye on the developing storm clouds across both oceans, Rear Admiral Ben Moreell, Chief of the Navy's Bureau of Yards and Docks, recommended establishing Naval Contruction Battalions. With the attack on Pearl Harbor and the U.S. entrance into the war, he was given the go-ahead

20. 101 • CM3 Marvin Shields [ref. d, ch. 1) • In Vietnam, a Seabee, CM3 Marvin E. Shields, a member of Seabee Team 1104, was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor. This nations highest recognition was awarded to CM3 Shields for his heroic efforts in the defense of a Special Forces Camp and Vietnamese District Headquarters at Dong Xoai.

21. 101 • SW2 (DV) Robert Stethem [ref. e] • This young Navy diver was returning from an assignment in the Middle East when the commercial jet on which he was a passenger was hijacked by terrorists. He was shot to death, after being tortured, by the terrorists on June 15, 1985. • Stethem was targeted because he was part of the U.S. military. He was posthumously awarded a Purple Heart and Bronze Star. In 1995, the newly commissioned destroyer USS Stethem was named for him.

22. 101 • 10 State the importance of planning to naval operations. [ref. b, ch. 1] • Planning is the key to successfully training, sustaining, and ultimately fighting as a naval force. • Planning facilitates future decisions and actions by helping commanders to make provision for those things which are predictable, to examine their assumptions, to come to a common understanding about the situation and the direction of future operations, and to anticipate possible enemy actions and counteractions.

23. 101 • 11. Discuss the significant contributions made by the Seabees during the following: • [ref. d, ch. 1; ref. h, Appendix b ] • a. World War II • Within the first two years of the war over 300 advanced bases were • built by the Seabees. The first Underwater Demolition Teams (UDT’s) • were composed largely of Seabees. The Naval Construction Battalions, • Special, functioned as Stevedores and also the Pontoon detachments. • NMCB-14 Landed on Guadalcanal Nov 1, 1942 at Koli Point under the • command of Commander Thomas F. Reilly (CEC, USNR). • NMCB-14 served on: Noumea, Espiritu Santo and Guadalcanal; • Returned to the States. Second tour: Oahu and Okinawa

24. 101 • Korea • Seabees were at the first landing at Inchon positioning causeways under enemy fire. An airstrip estimated to take 35 days to build in Yo Do in the bay of Wonson, took the Seabees 16 days to complete and make operational (Operation “Crippled Chick”). Just before the the Outbreak of the Korean War the Battalions were reorganized into NMCBs and PHIBCBs

25. 101 • Vietnam • More than 29,000 Seabees were in country by 1969 and in accordance with “mobile” concept of the NCF Seabees support Marine, Navy, Army, Air Force operations throughout the RVN

26. 101 • d. Post Vietnam • The Seabees distinguished themselves with the largest peacetime construction effort on the British Indian Ocean Territory of Diego Garcia. From 1971 to 1983, they built a remote forward logistic base and naval communications station thousands of miles from CONUS in support of U.S. military operations throughout the Southwest Asian theater. The mission of the initial contingent, consisting of NMCB and PHIBCB personnel, was to build a temporary Seabee camp; water and electrical distribution systems; messing, laundry, refrigeration, and storage facilities; and a 3,500-foot airstrip. By 1983, the Seabees had completed 220 projects with a construction value well in excess of 220 million dollars. The early, austere airstrip has been expanded three times to a final 12,000-foot lengthwith expanded taxiways, parking aprons, and several new hangars. Immense POL storage facilities for both the Navy and Air Force were also constructed as were a fuel pier, general storage buildings, and expanded personnel support facilities. The need for pre-positioned materials to support a rapid deployment force and a more active U.S. presence in Southwest Asia spurred the growth oft he forward logistic support site on the island. As a result, Diego Garcia todayis home to one of the MPF.s three MPSRONs

27. 101 • e. Persian Gulf War • During Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm, nearly 5,000 Seabees from 6 NMCBs were employed in-theater. The Seabees constructed troop bed down facilities for 42,000 personnel, vast storage areas, aircraft parking aprons comprising millions of square feet, ASPs covering hundreds of acres, EPW camps housing up to 40,000 men, many ISBs, and hundreds of miles of roads.

28. 101 • f. Military Operations Other Than War • Seabees are also known for their many humanitarian, civic action, and disaster relief efforts in support of a wide range of MOOTW missions. In recent years, Seabees have aided the victims of Hurricanes Hugo in 1989 and Andrew in 1992; the 1989 San Francisco earthquake, and Tunisian floods during Operation Atlas Rail in1990.

30. 101 • g. Global War on Terror • Construction and security support in Iraq and Afghanistan. We’re still not finished there.

31. 101 • 101.12 Identify and explain the purpose of the following ratings: [ref. f, ch. 1] • a. BU Builder; Build and repair wood, masonry and concrete structures. Do interior • finish work, build wharves, bridges and heavy timber structures. Interpret • Blueprints and prepare sketches for construction work

33. 101 • b. CE Construction Electrician; Install maintain and repair of telephone lines, high voltage and low voltage electrical power distribution networks, both overhead and underground. Operates generators. Reading of blue prints and completion of materials and cost estimates

35. 101 • c. CM Construction Mechanic; Diagnose and troubleshoot equipment failures. Repair and maintains diesel and gas engines. Maintain chassis and frames. Perform shop management functions such as maintenance scheduling and spare parts inventory control.

36. 101 • d. EA Engineering Aid; Conducts location surveys. Prepare hydrographic, topographic, • triangulation drawings and maps. Operate and maintain precision survey equipment. Prepare construction drawings. Conduct Quality control inspections. • Prepare estimates, work analyses, charts and graphs.

38. 101 • e. EO Equipment Operator; Operates and performs operator maintenance on various • equipment in support of construction and site preparation

40. 101 • f. SW Steelworker; erects steel bridges, tanks. Layout, fabricate and installation of sheet metal assemblies and systems. Performs welding and metal cutting operations

42. 101 • g. UT Utilitiesman; Install and maintain systems requiring plumbing and pipefitting skills. • Install operate and maintain heating, piping, ventilation and air conditioning systems. Operates and maintain water and wastewater systems and treatment • plants. Limit or minimize the adverse effects of environmental pollution. Read blueprints and complete materials and cost estimates. By the way, this is the smartest rate in the Navy.

44. 101 • 13. State the purpose of the Civil Engineer Corps (CEC). [ref. c, f, ch. 1] • The CEC is composed of dedicated staff corps officers who are specialists in the field of civil engineering

45. 102 ADMIN/COMMAND CONTROL • 102 ADMINISTRATIVE/COMMAND AND CONTROL FUNDAMENTALS • References: • [a] NWP 4-04 Naval Civil Engineer Operations • [b] NWP 4-04.2.1 Doctrinal Reference for Naval Construction Forces • [c] NAVEDTRA 14234, Seabee Combat Handbook, Vol. 1 • [d] JP 1-02 DOD Dictionary • [e] SECNAV M 5510.30 Personnel Security Program • [f] SECNAV M 5510.36 Information Security Program • [g] NAVFAC P-1094 Seabee Skills Assessment Manual • [h] OPNAVINST 3100.6 (Series) Special Incident Reporting • [i] DOD 4500.54 (Series) Foreign Clearance Guide

46. 102 • 102.1 Discuss the following functional elements as they relate to Naval Civil Engineering Forces [ref. a, ch. 1]: • Naval Construction Division • Commander, Second Naval Construction Brigade and Commander, Third Naval Construction Brigade have been established as representatives of the Commander in Chief, U.S. Atlantic Fleet and the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Fleet, respectively to exercise command and administrative control over assigned NMCBs

47. 102 • Naval Facilities Engineering Command • The Naval Facilities Engineering Command (NAVFAC) manages the planning, design and construction of shore facilities for U.S. Navy activities around the world. NAVFAC provides the Navy’s forces with the operating, support and training bases they need when they are home…from the sea. NAVFAC is a global organization with an annual volume of business in excess of $8 billion. As an integral member of the Navy and Marine Corps team, NAVFAC offers and delivers timely and effective facilities engineering solutions worldwide. Over 16,000 civilian and military people provide these solutions and push the envelope for innovative, technology-leveraged strategies and alternatives

48. 102 • Naval Amphibious Construction Battalion • A permanently commissioned naval unit, subordinate to the commander, naval beach group, designed to provide an administrative unit from which personnel and equipment are formed in tactical elements and made available to appropriate commanders to operate pontoon causeways, transfer barges, warping tugs, and assault bulk fuel systems, and to meet salvage requirements of the naval beach party.

49. 102 • d. Combatant Command Staff Engineer • A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so designated by the President through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs • of Staff. Combatant commands typically have geographic or functional responsibilities

50. 102 • .2 Discuss the following as they apply to the operational chain of command • [ref. a, ch. 1 • a. Commander Fleet Forces Command (CFFC) • Fleet Forces Command, headquartered in Norfolk, Va., is the U.S. Navy component of U.S. Joint Forces Command. • Fleet Forces Command is responsible for the entire Atlantic Ocean, the Caribbean Sea and the waters around Central and South America extending in the Pacific to the Galapagos Island. • The U. S. Atlantic Fleet provides fully trained, combat ready forces to support United States and NATO commanders in regions of conflict throughout the world. From the Adriatic Sea to the Arabian Gulf, Atlantic Fleet units are called upon to support U.S. theater commanders in chief and joint task force commanders for unified operations anywhere in the world. Additionally, the Fleet Forces Command provides readiness training, and logistical and administrative support for its surface ships, submarines and aviation squadrons