FLEET MARINE FORCE: CORE
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
What is ORM?
Answer: A decision-making tool used at all levels to minimize risk to an
acceptable level.
Five-Step Process of ORM (IAMIS)
Answer:
1. Identify Hazards
2. Assess Hazards
3. Make Risk Decisions
4. Implement Controls
5. Supervise
Four Principles of ORM (AAAM)
Answer:
1. Accept risk when benefits outweigh the cost
2. Accept no unnecessary risk
3. Anticipate and manage risk by planning
4. Make risk decisions at the right level
Hearing Protection Levels
Single Protection: 84 dBA, 140 dB peak sound pressure
Double Protection: 104 dBA
,Definitions
Hazardous Material: Any material that may pose a hazard to human health
or the environment.
Hazardous Waste: Any discarded hazardous material.
Marine Corps History
1775
Marine Corps created on November 10, 1775, at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia.
Two battalions were raised.
Captain Samuel Nicholas became the first Commandant.
1776
First Marine landing during the Revolutionary War at New Providence
Island in the Bahamas.
Nicknamed "Leatherneck" because of the stiff leather stock worn around the
neck.
1805
Marines stormed the Barbary Pirates' stronghold at the "Shores of Tripoli" in
Burma.
First Stars and Stripes raised in the Eastern Hemisphere.
1847
Marines occupied the "Halls of Montezuma" during the Battle of
Chapultepec in Mexico City.
Marines helped take California.
1859
Under the command of Colonel Robert E. Lee, Marines stormed the United
States arsenal at Harper's Ferry to put down an attempted slave revolt by
abolitionist John Brown.
, 1868
Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin, 7th Commandant, adopted the royal marine
emblem, which became the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (EGA).
1883
"Semper Fidelis" (Always Faithful) became the official motto of the Marine
Corps.
1900
Marines from the Asiatic Station defended the American Legation in Peking,
China, during the Boxer Rebellion.
1913 - ANSWER✔✔-Established aviation unit
-Major Alfred A. Cunningham 1st pilot
1917 - ANSWER✔✔-Landed in France
-Eight distinct operations
-Awarded a number of decorations
-French Fourragere
-Still worn by 5th and 6th Marines
1933 - ANSWER✔✔-Reorganized into Fleet Marine Force
-MC equipment board in Quantico, VA
1965 - ANSWER✔✔-Landed in South Vietnam
-Longest war in MC history
-Numerous large-scale offensives
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS WITH
VERIFIED SOLUTIONS 100% CORRECT
What is ORM?
Answer: A decision-making tool used at all levels to minimize risk to an
acceptable level.
Five-Step Process of ORM (IAMIS)
Answer:
1. Identify Hazards
2. Assess Hazards
3. Make Risk Decisions
4. Implement Controls
5. Supervise
Four Principles of ORM (AAAM)
Answer:
1. Accept risk when benefits outweigh the cost
2. Accept no unnecessary risk
3. Anticipate and manage risk by planning
4. Make risk decisions at the right level
Hearing Protection Levels
Single Protection: 84 dBA, 140 dB peak sound pressure
Double Protection: 104 dBA
,Definitions
Hazardous Material: Any material that may pose a hazard to human health
or the environment.
Hazardous Waste: Any discarded hazardous material.
Marine Corps History
1775
Marine Corps created on November 10, 1775, at Tun Tavern in Philadelphia.
Two battalions were raised.
Captain Samuel Nicholas became the first Commandant.
1776
First Marine landing during the Revolutionary War at New Providence
Island in the Bahamas.
Nicknamed "Leatherneck" because of the stiff leather stock worn around the
neck.
1805
Marines stormed the Barbary Pirates' stronghold at the "Shores of Tripoli" in
Burma.
First Stars and Stripes raised in the Eastern Hemisphere.
1847
Marines occupied the "Halls of Montezuma" during the Battle of
Chapultepec in Mexico City.
Marines helped take California.
1859
Under the command of Colonel Robert E. Lee, Marines stormed the United
States arsenal at Harper's Ferry to put down an attempted slave revolt by
abolitionist John Brown.
, 1868
Brigadier General Jacob Zeilin, 7th Commandant, adopted the royal marine
emblem, which became the Eagle, Globe, and Anchor (EGA).
1883
"Semper Fidelis" (Always Faithful) became the official motto of the Marine
Corps.
1900
Marines from the Asiatic Station defended the American Legation in Peking,
China, during the Boxer Rebellion.
1913 - ANSWER✔✔-Established aviation unit
-Major Alfred A. Cunningham 1st pilot
1917 - ANSWER✔✔-Landed in France
-Eight distinct operations
-Awarded a number of decorations
-French Fourragere
-Still worn by 5th and 6th Marines
1933 - ANSWER✔✔-Reorganized into Fleet Marine Force
-MC equipment board in Quantico, VA
1965 - ANSWER✔✔-Landed in South Vietnam
-Longest war in MC history
-Numerous large-scale offensives
