USCG OPSEC SECURITY
FUNDAMENTALS COMPREHENSIVE
TEST VERIFIED QUESTIONS
◉ What does SPECAT stand for? Answer: Special Category
◉ Which category would be used for a general war plan of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff distributed by the Joint Staff Director of Strategic
Target Planning? Answer: SIOP
◉ What marking would be used when the information contained in
the document belongs to a foreign government? Answer: FGI
◉ What type of event would warrant implementation of the
Command Emergency Action/Destruction Plan? (select all that
apply) Answer: Fire* Terrorist Attack* Hurricane* Rioting
◉ Who has the authority to impose, modify or cancel a Command
Emergency Action/Destruction Plan? (select all that apply) Answer:
CO, XO, CDO, OPS, Senior Person
, ◉ What type of destruction would reduce amount of classified
material present in preparation for possible hostile action? Answer:
Precautionary Destruction
◉ What type of destruction would prevent capture or compromise
of COMSEC or classified material during hostile takeover? Answer:
Complete Destruction
◉ What material would be considered Priority One during a
Command Emergency Destruct? Answer: TOP SECRET and
superseded material
◉ What material would be considered Priority Two during a
Command Emergency Destruct? Answer: SECRET material
◉ What material would be considered Priority Three during a
Command Emergency Destruct? Answer: CONFIDENTIAL material
◉ What are approved methods of destruction? Answer: Cross-
shredder for paper * Ax/sledgehammer for equipment * Zeroize
crypto equipment * Incineration * Pulping
◉ Which of the following are true about Access? Answer: Ability and
opportunity to obtain knowledge of classified information * No one
FUNDAMENTALS COMPREHENSIVE
TEST VERIFIED QUESTIONS
◉ What does SPECAT stand for? Answer: Special Category
◉ Which category would be used for a general war plan of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff distributed by the Joint Staff Director of Strategic
Target Planning? Answer: SIOP
◉ What marking would be used when the information contained in
the document belongs to a foreign government? Answer: FGI
◉ What type of event would warrant implementation of the
Command Emergency Action/Destruction Plan? (select all that
apply) Answer: Fire* Terrorist Attack* Hurricane* Rioting
◉ Who has the authority to impose, modify or cancel a Command
Emergency Action/Destruction Plan? (select all that apply) Answer:
CO, XO, CDO, OPS, Senior Person
, ◉ What type of destruction would reduce amount of classified
material present in preparation for possible hostile action? Answer:
Precautionary Destruction
◉ What type of destruction would prevent capture or compromise
of COMSEC or classified material during hostile takeover? Answer:
Complete Destruction
◉ What material would be considered Priority One during a
Command Emergency Destruct? Answer: TOP SECRET and
superseded material
◉ What material would be considered Priority Two during a
Command Emergency Destruct? Answer: SECRET material
◉ What material would be considered Priority Three during a
Command Emergency Destruct? Answer: CONFIDENTIAL material
◉ What are approved methods of destruction? Answer: Cross-
shredder for paper * Ax/sledgehammer for equipment * Zeroize
crypto equipment * Incineration * Pulping
◉ Which of the following are true about Access? Answer: Ability and
opportunity to obtain knowledge of classified information * No one
