OS · E-5 · Operations Specialist · September 2027

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Operations Specialist (OS) at E-5. Your September 2027 E-5 Bibliography is below — start free on the first publication, then move entry by entry.

Your Bibliography

September 2027 E-5 (next cycle target)

50 publications on this Bibliography. Study opens MakinRate Study Notes for each line we have. Grey “Pokemon!” means notes for that entry are not on the open web yet — gotta catch ’em later.

  1. ACP 121(I)COMMUNICATION INSTRUCTIONS GENERALScope: CHAPTER 3
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  2. ADATP-33(A)MULTI-LINK STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR TACTICAL DATA SYSTEMS EMPLOYING LINK 16, LINK 11, LINK 11B, IJMS, LINK 1, LINK 4, AND ATDL-1Scope: ANNEX C
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  3. APP 1ALLIED MARITIME VOICE REPORTING PROCEDURESScope: CHAPTER 7, 9
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  4. APP-7 (EDITION F) (VERSION-1)JOINT BREVITY WORDS PUBLICATIONS
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  5. ATP 10(D) (WITH CHANGE-1)SEARCH AND RESCUEScope: CHAPTER 5, 6
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  6. ATP 3(B) (WITH CHANGE-5)NAVY ANTISUBMARINE EVASIVE STEERINGScope: CHAPTER 1
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  7. ATP-01 VOLUME I (EDITION H) (VERSION-1)ALLIED MARITIME TACTICAL INSTRUCTIONS AND PROCEDURESScope: CHAPTER 10, 12, 2, 3, 4, 6, 7; GLOSSARY 7, 9
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  8. ATP-01 VOLUME II (EDITION I) (VERSION-1)ALLIED MARITIME TACTICAL SIGNAL AND MANEUVERING BOOKScope: CHAPTER 1
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  9. ATP-04 (EDITION-F) (VERSION-2)ALLIED NAVAL GUNFIRE SUPPORTScope: CHAPTER 1, 2; GLOSSARY 2
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  10. ATP-28 EDITION (E) VERSION (1) VOLUME IALLIED ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE MANUAL - TACTICS AND PROCEDURESScope: CHAPTER 2, 4, 5, 9
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  11. ATP-8VOLUME I, DOCTRINE FOR AMPHIBIOUS OPERATIONSScope: CHAPTER 1
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  12. CJCSI 3151.01DREPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR GLOBAL COMMAND AND CONTROL: COMMON OPERATIONAL PICTURE, COMMON TACTICAL PICTURE, AND COMMON INTELLIGENCE PICTUREScope: ENCLOSURE A, B
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  13. COMNAVSURFOR COMNAVAIRFORINST 1211.2ACOMBAT AIR CONTROLLER QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS
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  14. COMNAVSURFPAC/COMNAVAIRPAC/COMNAVAIRLANT/COMNAVSURFLANTINST 3530.4GSURFACE SHIP NAVIGATION DEPARTMENT ORGANIZATION AND REGULATION MANUALScope: APPENDIX C; CHAPTER 3, 6
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  15. EKMS-1E (WITH AMENDMENT-1)EKMS POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR NAVY ELECTRONIC KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM TIERS 2 & 3Scope: ANNEX H
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  16. JOINT PUBLICATION 3-13.1ELECTRONIC WARFARE
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  17. LINK 11UNDERSTANDING LINK 11Scope: APPENDIX F; CHAPTER 2
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  18. LINK 16UNDERSTANDING LINK 16Scope: CHAPTER 1, 3, 4
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  19. NAVEDTRA 12968DLOOKOUT TRAINING HANDBOOKScope: CHAPTER 11, 31, 5
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  20. NAVEDTRA 14190ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 18--RADAR PRINCIPLESScope: CHAPTER 1
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  21. NAVEDTRA 14308BOPERATIONS SPECIALIST, VOLUME 1Scope: CHAPTER 1, 11, 14, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9
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  22. NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOK (2024)NAVIGATION RULES AND REGULATIONS HANDBOOKScope: RULE 14, 21, 26, 27, 28, 30, 34
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  23. NAVY WIDE OPTASK ASW (5-2022)NAVYWIDE OPTASK ANTI SUBMARINE WARFARE
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  24. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK AIR MISSILE DEFENSE (AMD) (01-02-2020)NAVY-WIDE OPTASK AIR MISSILE DEFENSE
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  25. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK BMD (HOMELAND DEFENSE)COMUSFLTFORCOM MSG DTG 251500Z 2014
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  26. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK BMD REGIONAL (11-23-2022)NAVY-WIDE OPTASK BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE (BMD) REGIONAL
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  27. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK COMMON MARITIME PICTURE (2020)NAVY-WIDE OPTASK COMMON MARITIME PICTURE
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  28. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK ELECTRONIC WARFARE (01-18-2018)NAVY-WIDE OPTASK ELECTRONIC WARFARE
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  29. NIMA PUB 1310RADAR NAVIGATION AND MANEUVERING BOARD MANUAL, SEVENTH EDITION 2001Scope: CHAPTER 1, 3, 4, 6
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  30. NIMA PUB NO 9 (VOLUME-2) (2024)PUB. NO. 9 AMERICAN PRACTICAL NAVIGATOR AN EPITOME OF NAVIGATION VOLUME II 2024 EDITION
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  31. NTP 4 (E)FLEET COMMUNICATIONSScope: CHAPTER 9
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  32. NTRP 1-03.1 (WITH ERRATUM-1)OPERATIONAL REPORTS NTRP 1-03.1 (FORMERLY NWP 1-03.1)Scope: CHAPTER 3
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  33. NTRP 3-20.6.02AEGIS CG CLASS TACTICAL PUBLICATIONScope: CHAPTER 13
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  34. NTRP 3-20.6.08VOLUME 1, DDG 51 (FLIGHT 1) CLASS TACTICAL PUBLICATIONScope: CHAPTER 5, 6, 9
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  35. NTTP 1-10.1 (2018)NAVY TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FORCE TACTICAL ACTION OFFICERScope: CHAPTER 14
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  36. NTTP 3-01.11 (2023)MARITIME INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE PLANNINGScope: CHAPTER 4
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  37. NTTP 3-01.12 (2024)MARITIME INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE EMPLOYMENTScope: CHAPTER 10, 5, 7; GLOSSARY 2
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  38. NTTP 3-13.14 (3-2017)SURFACE ELECTRONIC WARFARE GUIDEScope: ANNEX H; CHAPTER 2
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  39. NTTP 3-20.71 (WITH CHANGE-3)NAVY TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES SURFACE SHIP HARPOON EMPLOYMENT MANUAL (U) EDITION DECEMBER 2012Scope: FIGURE 2-1
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  40. NTTP 3-21.36SURFACE SHIP PASSIVE LOCALIZATION AND TARGET MOTION ANALYSIS (U)Scope: CHAPTER 3
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  41. NTTP 3-22.5-SAR-TACNAVY SEARCH AND RESCUE TACTICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT (SAR TACAID)Scope: CHAPTER 1
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  42. NTTP 3-50.1 (2019)NAVY SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) MANUAL
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  43. NTTP 3-51.1NAVY ELECTRONIC WARFAREScope: CHAPTER 3
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  44. NTTP 6-02.1 (2023)BREVITY MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR MULTI-SERVICE BREVITY CODES
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  45. NWP 3-56 (WITH ERRATUM 1)MARITIME OPERATIONS AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL OF WARFAREScope: APPENDIX B; CHAPTER 5
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  46. OPNAVINST 3100.6KSPECIAL INCIDENT REPORTING (OPREP-3 PINNACLE, OPREP-3 NAVY BLUE AND OPREP-3 NAVY UNIT SITREP) PROCEDURESScope: CHAPTER 2, 4
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  47. OPNAVINST 3120.32D (WITH CHANGE-1)STANDARD ORGANIZATION AND REGULATIONS OF THE U.S. NAVYScope: CHAPTER 4
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  48. SECNAVINST 5510.36BDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAMScope: ENCLOSURE 2
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  49. TM SWDG 3-01.1-08MARITIME INTEGRATED AIR AND MISSILE DEFENSE (IAMD) PLANNING (U)Scope: APPENDIX E
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  50. VMS 9.5 OPERATOR MANUAL (REVISION A)VOYAGE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM OPERATORS MANUAL SOFTWARE VERSION 9.5Scope: CHAPTER 3, 4, 7
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