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AWO E-5 Bibs · March 2027

Naval Aircrewmen (Operator) · Effective October 2026 · 24 references on the Regular exam

  1. (U) P-8 MARITIME MANUAL(2/2026)
    (U) P-8 MARITIME MANUAL (U) TACMOBILE INTEGRATION
    CHAPTER ALQ-240, ASW, CHINA, SHANG, ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM FUNDAMENTALS, HARPOON, ISR, MING SS, MK-54, OCEANOGRAPHY, SAR, SURFACE WARFARE, SUW
  2. ACINT COMPENDIUM(2026)
    ACINT COMPENDIUM
    SECTION AGOSTA, AKULA SSN, ARGENTINA, COLLINS SS, DELTA IV SSBN, DELTA STRETCH, KILO, KILO 4B SS, MING\R\N, SIERRA SSN, SONG, SONG SS, TYPE 206, TYPE 209 SS
  3. AFTTP 3-1.TG(09/2025)
    (U) THREAT REFERENCE GUIDE
    CHAPTER 1, 10, 18, 5, 6, AT 03
  4. ATP-28 EDITION (E) VERSION (1) VOLUME I
    ALLIED ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE MANUAL - TACTICS AND PROCEDURES
    Ch 2
  5. CNAF M-3710.7(2025)
    NATOPS GENERAL FLIGHT AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL
    App ACh 8Ch 10
  6. COMBINED EMITTER DATABASE
    COMBINED EMITTER DATABASE
    TITLE AN/MPQ-46 (N687Z), CED WET EYE (A341A), MOD TIGER PAW, PALM FROND, SA-21A, SA-N-6, SEA EAGLE, SNOOP PING, SPIN SLIDE (C461B), SR-47 B/G, TRICK SHOT B
  7. COMPATRECONGRU/PACINST 3500.32F(WITH CHANGE-1)
    COMMANDER PATROL AND RECONNAISSANCE GROUP VP WING TRAINING MANUAL (P-8A & TACMOBILE)
    Ch 2
  8. D/E-2D-0039
    MULTISERVICE TACTICS TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES (SERE STUDENT HANDBOOK)
    Ch 6
  9. DODM 5200.01(VOLUME-1)(WITH CHANGE-3)
    DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: OVERVIEW, CLASSIFICATION, AND DECLASSIFICATION
  10. JOINT PUBLICATION 3-50(2023)
    PERSONNEL RECOVERY
    Ch 8
  11. MSIC WEBSITE
    MISSILE AND SPACE INTELLIGENCE CENTER (MSIC)
    INFO SHEET CSA-1F, RS SA-6
  12. NAVAIR 00-80T-113(2023)
    AIRCRAFT SIGNALS NATOPS MANUAL
    Ch 11
  13. NAVAIR 00-80T-123(09-2024)
    AIRCREW SYSTEMS NATOPS MANUAL
    Ch 9
  14. NAVAIR A1-P8AAA-NFM-000(2023)
    NATOPS FLIGHT MANUAL NAVY MODEL P-8A AIRCRAFT
    Ch 4Ch 7
  15. NAVEDTRA 14034
    AVIATION WARFARE SYSTEMS OPERATOR 3 & 2, MODULE 03--EW AND IR
    Ch 1
  16. NAVEDTRA 14190A
    NAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 18--RADAR PRINCIPLES
    Ch 1
  17. NAVEDTRA 14328
    AVIATION WARFARE SYSTEMS OPERATOR MODULE 1 - AIRCREW FUNDAMENTALS
    Ch 2Ch 9Ch 12
  18. NTRP 3-21.69.1(2025)
    SONAR REFERENCE MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 5Ch 8
  19. NTRP 3-22.4-P8A(2025)
    P-8A NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION PRODUCT (NATIP)
  20. NTRP 3-59.6
    (U) FLEET OCEANOGRAPHIC AND ACOUSTIC REFERENCE MANUAL
  21. NTTP 3-22.5 MARITIME(2024)
    MARITIME AIRCRAFT TACTICAL POCKET GUIDE
  22. NTTP 3-50.3(2023)
    SURVIVAL, EVASION AND RECOVERY MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR SURVIVAL, EVASION, AND RECOVERY
    Ch 5
  23. ONI PRODUCTS
    ONI HOME PAGE
    SECTION AUSTRALIA, E-7A, CHINA, J-15, CHINA, LUYANG II, CHINA, SONG, DELTA IV SSBN, INDIA, LEANDER, IRAN, F-5A, RUSSIA, CROSS SWORD, RUSSIA, KILO, RUSSIAN, DOLGRUKIY, RUSSIAN, OSCAR, RUSSIAN, SWORDNOTE
  24. SECNAVINST 5510.30C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM

Exam topics

5 topics · 20 subtopics

What this exam covers, from the official topics list published with the bib.

Acoustic WarfareCharacteristics · Oceanography · Parametric Data · TMA
Aircrew FundamentalsAdministration · Aircraft & Equipment · Safety & Survival · Security
Electronic WarfareFunctional Analysis · Fundamentals · Parametrics
Platform Recognition (RECCE)Air · Land · Subsurface · Surface
Tactical EmploymentASUW · ASW · Coord Ops · ISR · Search & Rescue
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  1. Reference links previously provided on this site have been permanently removed to comply with DoD security policies.
  2. This BIBLIOGRAPHY is provided by NAC to document the REFERENCES used by a subject matter expert (a Navy Chief in the rating) as the basis for writing the questions on the REGULAR Navy Advancement exam that will be given to ACTIVE DUTY PERSONNEL in March 2027. All exam questions are developed by rating subject matter experts utilizing the latest Occupational Standards provided by NAVMAC.
  3. The questions for your exam are based on the references listed in this bibliography. If a reference has been updated since the exam was created and differs from the reference listed here, the information in the updated reference will be considered when the exam is scored.
  4. The Professional Military Knowledge (PMK) references are no longer listed as part of this document, since PMK questions are no longer part of the Navy-Wide Advancement Exam (NWAE). PMK knowledge will be measured through the separate Professional Military Knowledge Eligibility Exam (PMK-EE) and details on administration of this exam can be found in the current cycle NAVADMIN.
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Source: the official March 2027 E-5 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).