BLOCK 2 CORE EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔When walking with a senior, where does the junior walk? - ✔✔
✔✔At which distance should junior personnel initiate their salute to a senior officer? -
✔✔At six places or the closest point of approach
✔✔Manning the rails in today's Navy is equivalent to: - ✔✔Manning the yards and
cheering
✔✔During the Revolutionary War, ______________ developed a set of standardized
drills for General George Washington and the Continental Army. - ✔✔Baron von
Steuben
✔✔What does the term "CHOP" stand for? - ✔✔
✔✔What was the Navy's primary duty during the Civil War? - ✔✔Blockade the
Confederate coast
✔✔The U.S. Navy reorganized its forces in 1922, assigning most of its ships to the
Pacific in response to ______________. - ✔✔The growing threat from Japan
✔✔What was the Navy's primary duty during the Mexican-American War? - ✔✔Conduct
amphibious landings at Vera Cruz, Mexico
✔✔Part of U.S. Fleet Forces Command's mission set is to serve as the naval
component of ______________. - ✔✔
✔✔The AOR (area of responsibility) of U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) includes
which of the following geographical areas? - ✔✔The western portion of the Atlantic
Ocean, from the North Pole to the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico
✔✔Which of the following squadrons has never operated in the area encompassed by
the U.S. Navy's Second Fleet? - ✔✔North Africa
✔✔The opening of the Panama Canal enabled U.S. warships to transfer between the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans ______________. - ✔✔
✔✔When conducting operations within its own AOR, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
(USFFC) is under the combatant command of ______________. - ✔✔
, ✔✔Which event prompted the United States to declare war on Spain in 1898? - ✔✔The
sinking of the USS Maine
✔✔The Fourth Fleet's normal area of responsibility (AOR) is within which geographic
combatant commander's AOR? - ✔✔
✔✔Where is the headquarters for the U.S. Navy's Fleet Forces Command (USFFC)
located? - ✔✔Norfolk, VA
✔✔During World War I, ______________ of the Navy's ships were assigned to the
Atlantic Fleet. - ✔✔Nearly All
✔✔How many operational units are permanently assigned to the Fifth Fleet? - ✔✔0
✔✔Which fleet is assigned to the smallest area of responsibility (AOR)? - ✔✔Fifth Fleet
✔✔The focus of Operation NEW DAWN is conducting ______________ operations -
✔✔IRAQI FREEDOM
✔✔U.S. Navy ships have operated in what is now the Fifth Fleet's area of responsibility
(AOR) since the ______________. - ✔✔early 1800's
✔✔Fifth Fleet's headquarters is located in - ✔✔Manama, Bahrain
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a choke point found in the Fifth Fleet's area of
responsibility (AOR)? - ✔✔Malacca Strait
✔✔Which command, now known as USCENTCOM, was formed to underscore the U.S.
policy established in the "Carter Doctrine"? - ✔✔Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force
(RDJTF)
✔✔When was the first massive buildup of U.S. naval forces in the Fifth Fleet's area of
responsibility (AOR)? - ✔✔Late 1970s
✔✔The Fourth Fleet's normal area of responsibility (AOR) is within which geographic
combatant commander's AOR? - ✔✔USSOUTHCOM
✔✔Which of the following squadrons has never operated in the area encompassed by
the U.S. Navy's Second Fleet? - ✔✔North Africa Squadron
✔✔When conducting operations within its own AOR, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
(USFFC) is under the combatant command of ______________. - ✔✔USNORTHCOM
ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔When walking with a senior, where does the junior walk? - ✔✔
✔✔At which distance should junior personnel initiate their salute to a senior officer? -
✔✔At six places or the closest point of approach
✔✔Manning the rails in today's Navy is equivalent to: - ✔✔Manning the yards and
cheering
✔✔During the Revolutionary War, ______________ developed a set of standardized
drills for General George Washington and the Continental Army. - ✔✔Baron von
Steuben
✔✔What does the term "CHOP" stand for? - ✔✔
✔✔What was the Navy's primary duty during the Civil War? - ✔✔Blockade the
Confederate coast
✔✔The U.S. Navy reorganized its forces in 1922, assigning most of its ships to the
Pacific in response to ______________. - ✔✔The growing threat from Japan
✔✔What was the Navy's primary duty during the Mexican-American War? - ✔✔Conduct
amphibious landings at Vera Cruz, Mexico
✔✔Part of U.S. Fleet Forces Command's mission set is to serve as the naval
component of ______________. - ✔✔
✔✔The AOR (area of responsibility) of U.S. Fleet Forces Command (USFFC) includes
which of the following geographical areas? - ✔✔The western portion of the Atlantic
Ocean, from the North Pole to the Caribbean, and the Gulf of Mexico
✔✔Which of the following squadrons has never operated in the area encompassed by
the U.S. Navy's Second Fleet? - ✔✔North Africa
✔✔The opening of the Panama Canal enabled U.S. warships to transfer between the
Atlantic and Pacific oceans ______________. - ✔✔
✔✔When conducting operations within its own AOR, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
(USFFC) is under the combatant command of ______________. - ✔✔
, ✔✔Which event prompted the United States to declare war on Spain in 1898? - ✔✔The
sinking of the USS Maine
✔✔The Fourth Fleet's normal area of responsibility (AOR) is within which geographic
combatant commander's AOR? - ✔✔
✔✔Where is the headquarters for the U.S. Navy's Fleet Forces Command (USFFC)
located? - ✔✔Norfolk, VA
✔✔During World War I, ______________ of the Navy's ships were assigned to the
Atlantic Fleet. - ✔✔Nearly All
✔✔How many operational units are permanently assigned to the Fifth Fleet? - ✔✔0
✔✔Which fleet is assigned to the smallest area of responsibility (AOR)? - ✔✔Fifth Fleet
✔✔The focus of Operation NEW DAWN is conducting ______________ operations -
✔✔IRAQI FREEDOM
✔✔U.S. Navy ships have operated in what is now the Fifth Fleet's area of responsibility
(AOR) since the ______________. - ✔✔early 1800's
✔✔Fifth Fleet's headquarters is located in - ✔✔Manama, Bahrain
✔✔Which of the following is NOT a choke point found in the Fifth Fleet's area of
responsibility (AOR)? - ✔✔Malacca Strait
✔✔Which command, now known as USCENTCOM, was formed to underscore the U.S.
policy established in the "Carter Doctrine"? - ✔✔Rapid Deployment Joint Task Force
(RDJTF)
✔✔When was the first massive buildup of U.S. naval forces in the Fifth Fleet's area of
responsibility (AOR)? - ✔✔Late 1970s
✔✔The Fourth Fleet's normal area of responsibility (AOR) is within which geographic
combatant commander's AOR? - ✔✔USSOUTHCOM
✔✔Which of the following squadrons has never operated in the area encompassed by
the U.S. Navy's Second Fleet? - ✔✔North Africa Squadron
✔✔When conducting operations within its own AOR, U.S. Fleet Forces Command
(USFFC) is under the combatant command of ______________. - ✔✔USNORTHCOM
