Junior Sailor Flashcards PDF

Junior Sailor of the Quarter Board - Flashcards 1. NAVADMINs: - Q: What is the name of the first ship in the new McClung-class of medium landing ships announced by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro on January 16, 2025? A: USS McClung (LSM 1). - Q: Which U.S. Navy fleet was awarded t...

Junior Sailor of the Quarter Board - Flashcards 1. NAVADMINs: - Q: What is the name of the first ship in the new McClung-class of medium landing ships announced by Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro on January 16, 2025? A: USS McClung (LSM 1). - Q: Which U.S. Navy fleet was awarded the Navy Expeditionary Medal for exceptional leadership and achievements from June 25, 2021, to September 30, 2024, during Operation Unified Takedown? A: U.S. Fifth Fleet. 2. Current Events (Navy and USA Related): - Q: Which two former U.S. Presidents will have the next U.S. aircraft carriers named after them, as announced by President Joe Biden? A: Former Presidents George W. Bush and Bill Clinton. - Q: What was the outcome of the defamation lawsuit involving Navy veteran Zachary Young and CNN? A: A Florida jury awarded Zachary Young $5 million in compensatory damages after finding that CNN defamed him in a 2021 story. - Q: Who was identified by the U.S. government as one of the hackers behind the Salt Typhoon cyberespionage activities? A: Yin Kecheng, a 39-year-old Chinese man. 3. Naval History (January 18 – January 24): - Q: What significant naval aviation milestone occurred on January 18, 1911? A: Eugene Ely performed the first aircraft landing on a ship, USS Pennsylvania. - Q: Which operation began on January 18, 1968, in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam? A: Operation Coronado X. - Q: What was the outcome of the Battle of St. Kitts that took place on January 25, 1782? A: The British fleet under Rear-Admiral Sir Samuel Hood repulsed repeated attacks by a larger French fleet under the Comte de Grasse but could not prevent the loss of the island.