Common Core 109
Naval Aircraft Fundamentals
109.1 State the primary mission of the following aviation communities:
- HC- Helicopter Combat Support - Rotary Wing (Aircraft: H-1, H-3, C-HH-46D, CH-53E)
- HCS- Helicopter Combat Support Special Squadron- Rotary Wing (Aircraft: HH-60H)
- HM- Helicopter Mine Countermeasures - Rotary Wing (Aircraft: CH/RH-53, MH-53)
- HS- Helicopter Antisubmarine - Rotary Wing (Aircraft: SH-3, SH-60F)
- HSL- Helicopter Antisubmarine Light (Aircraft: SH-2, SH-60B)
- HT- Helicopter Training (Aircraft: TH-57)
- VAQ- Tactical Electronic Warfare - Fixed Wing (Aircraft: EA-6B, EA-7, EP-3)
- VAW- Carrier Airborne Early Warning - Fixed Wing (Aircraft: E-2)
- VC- Fleet Composite - Fixed Wing (Aircraft: TA-4E, S/UH-3A, CH-53E, VP-3A)
- VF- Fighter - Fixed Wing (Aircraft: F-14, F-16N, A-4, T-38)
- VFA- Strike Fighter - Fixed Wing (Aircraft: F/A-18)
- VMFA- Marine Fighter Attack - Fixed Wing (Aircraft: F/A-18)
- VP- Patrol - Fixed Wing (Aircraft: P-3)
- VQ- Fleet Air Reconnaissance - Fixed Wing (Aircraft: ES-3, EP-3, E-6, EC-130)
- VR- Aircraft Logistics Support - Fixed Wing (Aircraft: C-9, C-12, C-20, CT-39, C-130, C-131)
- VRC- Carrier Logistics Support - Fixed Wing (Aircraft: C-2)
- VS- Carrier Antisubmarine Warfare - Fixed Wing (Aircraft: S-3)
- VT- Training - Fixed Wing (Aircraft: T-2, TA-4, T-34, T-44, T-47, T-45)
- VX/VXE/VX - Air Test and Evaluation - Fixed Wing (Aircraft: A4M/T, TA-4J, A-6, AV-8, F/A-18A/B, S-3A/B, P-3A/C, UH-1N, AH-1J/T/W,SH-2F, SH-3H, SH-60B/F, OV-10A/D
- VXE- Antarctic Development- Fixed Wing (Aircraft: LC-130 and UH-1H).
109.2 Identify the mission of the following naval aircraft:
- AV-8 Harrier- Fighter attack
- C-130 Hercules- Logistics support
- C-2Greyhound- Carrier logistics support
- C-20 Gulfstream- Logistics support
- C-9Sky Train- Logistics support
- EA-6B Prowler- Tactical electronic warfare
- E-2Hawkeye- Airborne early warning
- C-12 Huron- Logistics support
- E-6Mercury- Fleet air reconnaissance
- F/A-18 Hornet- Fighter/attack
- F-14 Tomcat- Fighter
- H-2Seasprite- Helicopter antisubmarine light
- H-3Sea King- Helicopter antisubmarine
- H-46 Sea Knight- Helicopter combat support
- H-53 Sea Stallion- Helicopter mine countermeasures
- SH-60BSeahawk- Helicopter antisubmarine light
- SH-60FOceanhawk- Helicopter antisubmarine light
- HH-60HSeahawk- Helicopter antisubmarine light
- P-3Orion- Patrol
- S-3Viking- Carrier antisubmarine warfare
- TA-4 Sky Hawk- Training
- T-2Buckeye- Training
- T-45 Goshawk- Training
- UH-1N Iroquois- Helicopter combat support
- T-34 Mentor- Training
- T-44 Pegasus- Training
- F-5Tiger- Fighter
- AH-1 Cobra- Helicopter combat support