AWO2 · E-5 BIBLIOGRAPHY · MARCH 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS
AWO E-5 Bibs · March 2027
Naval Aircrewmen (Operator) · Effective October 2026 · 24 references on the Regular exam
- (U) P-8 MARITIME MANUAL(2/2026)(U) P-8 MARITIME MANUAL (U) TACMOBILE INTEGRATIONCHAPTER ALQ-240, ASW, CHINA, SHANG, ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM FUNDAMENTALS, HARPOON, ISR, MING SS, MK-54, OCEANOGRAPHY, SAR, SURFACE WARFARE, SUW
- ACINT COMPENDIUM(2026)ACINT COMPENDIUMSECTION 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
- AFTTP 3-1.TG(09/2025)(U) THREAT REFERENCE GUIDECHAPTER 1, 10, 18, 5, 6, AT 03
- ATP-28 EDITION (E) VERSION (1) VOLUME IALLIED ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE MANUAL - TACTICS AND PROCEDURESCh 2
- CNAF M-3710.7(2025)NATOPS GENERAL FLIGHT AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MANUALApp ACh 8Ch 10
- COMBINED EMITTER DATABASECOMBINED EMITTER DATABASETITLE 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
- COMPATRECONGRU/PACINST 3500.32F(WITH CHANGE-1)COMMANDER PATROL AND RECONNAISSANCE GROUP VP WING TRAINING MANUAL (P-8A & TACMOBILE)Ch 2
- D/E-2D-0039MULTISERVICE TACTICS TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES (SERE STUDENT HANDBOOK)Ch 6
- DODM 5200.01(VOLUME-1)(WITH CHANGE-3)DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: OVERVIEW, CLASSIFICATION, AND DECLASSIFICATION
- JOINT PUBLICATION 3-50(2023)PERSONNEL RECOVERYCh 8
- MSIC WEBSITEMISSILE AND SPACE INTELLIGENCE CENTER (MSIC)INFO SHEET CSA-1F, RS SA-6
- NAVAIR 00-80T-113(2023)AIRCRAFT SIGNALS NATOPS MANUALCh 11
- NAVAIR 00-80T-123(09-2024)AIRCREW SYSTEMS NATOPS MANUALCh 9
- NAVAIR A1-P8AAA-NFM-000(2023)NATOPS FLIGHT MANUAL NAVY MODEL P-8A AIRCRAFTCh 4Ch 7
- NAVEDTRA 14034AVIATION WARFARE SYSTEMS OPERATOR 3 & 2, MODULE 03--EW AND IRCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14190ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 18--RADAR PRINCIPLESCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14328AVIATION WARFARE SYSTEMS OPERATOR MODULE 1 - AIRCREW FUNDAMENTALSCh 2Ch 9Ch 12
- NTRP 3-21.69.1(2025)SONAR REFERENCE MANUALCh 1Ch 5Ch 8
- NTRP 3-22.4-P8A(2025)P-8A NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION PRODUCT (NATIP)
- NTRP 3-59.6(U) FLEET OCEANOGRAPHIC AND ACOUSTIC REFERENCE MANUAL
- NTTP 3-22.5 MARITIME(2024)MARITIME AIRCRAFT TACTICAL POCKET GUIDE
- NTTP 3-50.3(2023)SURVIVAL, EVASION AND RECOVERY MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR SURVIVAL, EVASION, AND RECOVERYCh 5
- ONI PRODUCTSONI HOME PAGESECTION 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
- SECNAVINST 5510.30CDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM
Exam topics
5 topics · 20 subtopicsWhat 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
Substitute exams are given after the Regular exam to sailors who couldn't take it as scheduled. Study this list only if you're taking the substitute.
- (U) P-8 MARITIME MANUAL(2025)(U) P-8 MARITIME MANUAL (U) TACMOBILE INTEGRATION
- ACINT COMPENDIUM(2022)ACINT COMPENDIUMSECTION OSCAR II SSGN
- ACINT COMPENDIUM(2025)ACINT COMPENDIUMSECTION AKULA I/II, ARGENTINA 209 (1200), COLLINS, DOLGORUKIY, GOTLAND, IRANIAN KILO, KILO 4B, MING, RUSSIAN TYPE 6 NUCLEAR, SEVERODVINSK SSGN, TYPE 212A, TYPE 4 DIESEL
- AFTTP 3-1.TG(2025)(U) THREAT REFERENCE GUIDECHAPTER 5 CSA-12A, 5 POP GROUP, 5 SA-6, 5 SA-8, 5 SA-N 9, 5 SA-N6, 5 SA-N-7B, 6 SU-24, 6 SU-30, 9 SA-6, SA-3
- ATP-28 EDITION (E) VERSION (1) VOLUME IALLIED ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE MANUAL - TACTICS AND PROCEDURESCh 1Ch 2
- CNAF M-3710.7(2025)NATOPS GENERAL FLIGHT AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MANUALCh 1Ch 8
- COMBINED EMITTER DATABASECOMBINED EMITTER DATABASE
- D/E-2D-0039MULTISERVICE TACTICS TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES (SERE STUDENT HANDBOOK)Ch 5
- FXP 1(REVISION-J)(WITH CHANGE-6)ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE (ASW) EXERCISES(U)Ch 3
- MSIC WEBSITEMISSILE AND SPACE INTELLIGENCE CENTER (MSIC)
- NAVAIR 00-80T-113(2023)AIRCRAFT SIGNALS NATOPS MANUALCh 11
- NAVAIR 00-80T-123(09-2024)AIRCREW SYSTEMS NATOPS MANUALCh 4
- NAVAIR A1-P8AAA-NFM-000(2023)NATOPS FLIGHT MANUAL NAVY MODEL P-8A AIRCRAFTCh 7
- NAVEDTRA 14032AVIATION WARFARE SYSTEMS OPERATOR 3, MODULE 02--RADAR AND MADApp ICh 2Ch 3Ch 4
- NAVEDTRA 14034AVIATION WARFARE SYSTEMS OPERATOR 3 & 2, MODULE 03--EW AND IRCh 1Ch 3
- NAVEDTRA 14190ANAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 18--RADAR PRINCIPLESCh 1
- NAVEDTRA 14328AVIATION WARFARE SYSTEMS OPERATOR MODULE 1 - AIRCREW FUNDAMENTALSCh 10
- NTRP 3-21.69.1(2013)SONAR REFERENCE MANUALCh 1Ch 4Ch 5Ch 7
- NTRP 3-22.4-P8A(2025)P-8A NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION PRODUCT (NATIP)
- NTRP 3-59.5(2021)NAVY TACTICAL REFERENCE PUBLICATION TACTICAL METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE AIRCRAFT
- NTRP 3-59.6(U) FLEET OCEANOGRAPHIC AND ACOUSTIC REFERENCE MANUAL
- NTTP 3-22.5 MARITIME(2021)MARITIME AIRCRAFT TACTICAL POCKET GUIDE
- NTTP 3-50.3(2023)SURVIVAL, EVASION AND RECOVERY MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR SURVIVAL, EVASION, AND RECOVERYCh VI
- NTTP 3-51.1NAVY ELECTRONIC WARFARE
- ONI PRODUCTSONI HOME PAGESec CHINASec FRANCESec GERMANYSec IRANSec RUSSIASec SINGAPORE
- SECNAVINST 5510.36BDEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM
Exam topics
5 topics · 20 subtopicsWhat 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
Official notes and source
- Reference links previously provided on this site have been permanently removed to comply with DoD security policies.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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).