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PPME: Block 2 Questions and Answers
(Expert Solutions)
Q: Which time frame does the Fleet Response Plan use as its cycle?
ANS 🗹🗹: 27-Month
Q: Which Sea Power 21 initiative changed the way the U.S. Navy deploys and trains the
Fleet?
ANS 🗹🗹: Sea Basing
Q: The Fleet Response Plan is often referred to as the __________?
ANS 🗹🗹: Fleet Readiness Plan
Q: Because of the war against terrorists, Secretary of the Navy England challenged the
U.S. Navy to __________?
ANS 🗹🗹: Maintain it's relevance
Q: The flexible deployment concept allows units that have attained high readiness to
embark on deployments in support of specific national priorities such as ______________.
ANS 🗹🗹: Homeland defense, multi-national exercises, security cooperation events,
and deterrence operations
Q: Who did Admiral Vern Clark task with developing a plan to replace the 18-month
inter-deployment training cycle (IDTC)?
ANS 🗹🗹: Commander, Fleet Forces Command
Q: Which of the following describes the 6 + 2 plan?
ANS 🗹🗹: 6 CSGs available to deploy within 30 days plus 2 CSGs available to deploy
within 90 days
Q: When is a ship, sub, or squadron considered to be routine deployable?
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ANS 🗹🗹: After successfully completing all necessary capabilities training,
including the completion of underway sustainment phase training and certification
of the unit for forward-deployed operations
Q: "Presence with a purpose" provides __________?
ANS 🗹🗹: Routine deployments in support of specific combatant commander
objectives or on shorter "pulse" employment periods
Q: When is a CSG considered to be in emergency surge status?
ANS 🗹🗹: When they have successfully completed their unit level phase training
phase
Q: At its core, the Fleet Response Plan is ______________.
ANS 🗹🗹: Mission driven, capabilities-based response plan
Q: When is a CSG considered surge ready?
ANS 🗹🗹: When they have completed integrated phase training.
Q: Which report issued a mandate for the U.S. military to transform leading to adoption
of FRP?
ANS 🗹🗹: 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review
Q: Under the 27-month Fleet Response Plan, a carrier strike group is surge-ready for
how many months?
ANS 🗹🗹: Approximately 16 months
Q: The Fleet Response Plan places a carrier strike group in these four categories:
ANS 🗹🗹: emergency surge, surge ready, routine deployable, deployed.
Q: Which of the following is NOT a reason for leaders to conduct a personnel
inspection?
ANS 🗹🗹: As a means to punish Sailors
Q: Who is known as the "Drillmaster of the American Revolution"?
PPME: Block 2 Questions and Answers
(Expert Solutions)
Q: Which time frame does the Fleet Response Plan use as its cycle?
ANS 🗹🗹: 27-Month
Q: Which Sea Power 21 initiative changed the way the U.S. Navy deploys and trains the
Fleet?
ANS 🗹🗹: Sea Basing
Q: The Fleet Response Plan is often referred to as the __________?
ANS 🗹🗹: Fleet Readiness Plan
Q: Because of the war against terrorists, Secretary of the Navy England challenged the
U.S. Navy to __________?
ANS 🗹🗹: Maintain it's relevance
Q: The flexible deployment concept allows units that have attained high readiness to
embark on deployments in support of specific national priorities such as ______________.
ANS 🗹🗹: Homeland defense, multi-national exercises, security cooperation events,
and deterrence operations
Q: Who did Admiral Vern Clark task with developing a plan to replace the 18-month
inter-deployment training cycle (IDTC)?
ANS 🗹🗹: Commander, Fleet Forces Command
Q: Which of the following describes the 6 + 2 plan?
ANS 🗹🗹: 6 CSGs available to deploy within 30 days plus 2 CSGs available to deploy
within 90 days
Q: When is a ship, sub, or squadron considered to be routine deployable?
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ANS 🗹🗹: After successfully completing all necessary capabilities training,
including the completion of underway sustainment phase training and certification
of the unit for forward-deployed operations
Q: "Presence with a purpose" provides __________?
ANS 🗹🗹: Routine deployments in support of specific combatant commander
objectives or on shorter "pulse" employment periods
Q: When is a CSG considered to be in emergency surge status?
ANS 🗹🗹: When they have successfully completed their unit level phase training
phase
Q: At its core, the Fleet Response Plan is ______________.
ANS 🗹🗹: Mission driven, capabilities-based response plan
Q: When is a CSG considered surge ready?
ANS 🗹🗹: When they have completed integrated phase training.
Q: Which report issued a mandate for the U.S. military to transform leading to adoption
of FRP?
ANS 🗹🗹: 2001 Quadrennial Defense Review
Q: Under the 27-month Fleet Response Plan, a carrier strike group is surge-ready for
how many months?
ANS 🗹🗹: Approximately 16 months
Q: The Fleet Response Plan places a carrier strike group in these four categories:
ANS 🗹🗹: emergency surge, surge ready, routine deployable, deployed.
Q: Which of the following is NOT a reason for leaders to conduct a personnel
inspection?
ANS 🗹🗹: As a means to punish Sailors
Q: Who is known as the "Drillmaster of the American Revolution"?
