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AWO E-6 Bibs · March 2027

Naval Aircrewmen (Operator) · Effective October 2026 · 30 references on the Regular exam

  1. (U) P-8 MARITIME MANUAL(2/2026)
    (U) P-8 MARITIME MANUAL (U) TACMOBILE INTEGRATION
  2. ACINT COMPENDIUM(2026)
    ACINT COMPENDIUM
    SECTION CANADA, CHINA, GERMANY, MALAYSIA, RUSSIA, TYPE 210, TYPE 212
  3. AFTTP 3-1.TG(09/2025)
    (U) THREAT REFERENCE GUIDE
  4. ATP-28 EDITION (E) VERSION (1) VOLUME I
    ALLIED ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE MANUAL - TACTICS AND PROCEDURES
    Ch 2Ch 11Ch 12
  5. BUPERSINST 1326.4F
    ADMINISTRATION OF ENLISTED FLIGHT ORDERS, CAREER ENLISTED FLYER INCENTIVE PAY, AND HAZARDOUS DUTY INCENTIVE PAY FOR AERIAL FLIGHT
  6. CNAF M-3710.7(2025)
    NATOPS GENERAL FLIGHT AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL
    App ACh 2Ch 3
  7. COMBINED EMITTER DATABASE
    COMBINED EMITTER DATABASE
    TOPIC F/A-18 AN/APG-73 M516C, F343A, FIRE CAN, FRONT DOME TI, GORSHKOV FFG, KILO, MIG-23, PRC AEW, PRC AIRCRAFT, SA-10, SA-20, STRUT CURVE C315Z, SU-24
  8. COMPATRECONGRU/PACINST 3500.32F(WITH CHANGE-1)
    COMMANDER PATROL AND RECONNAISSANCE GROUP VP WING TRAINING MANUAL (P-8A & TACMOBILE)
    Ch 4
  9. D/E-2D-0039
    MULTISERVICE TACTICS TECHNIQUES AND PROCEDURES (SERE STUDENT HANDBOOK)
  10. DODM 5200.01(VOLUME-1)(WITH CHANGE-3)
    DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: OVERVIEW, CLASSIFICATION, AND DECLASSIFICATION
  11. FXP 1(REVISION-J)(WITH CHANGE-6)
    ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE (ASW) EXERCISES(U)
    App C
  12. MISD-USN-MD/002
    MERLIN USERS MANUAL
    Ch 12
  13. MSIC WEBSITE
    MISSILE AND SPACE INTELLIGENCE CENTER (MSIC)
    Sec RUSSIASec SA-2D
  14. NAVAIR 00-80T-113(2023)
    AIRCRAFT SIGNALS NATOPS MANUAL
  15. NAVAIR 00-80T-123(09-2024)
    AIRCREW SYSTEMS NATOPS MANUAL
    Ch 8Ch 9
  16. NAVAIR A1-P8AAA-NFM-000(2023)
    NATOPS FLIGHT MANUAL NAVY MODEL P-8A AIRCRAFT
    Ch 3Ch 23
  17. NAVEDTRA 14031
    AVIATION WARFARE SYSTEMS OPERATOR 1 & C (U)
    App 1
  18. NAVEDTRA 14034
    AVIATION WARFARE SYSTEMS OPERATOR 3 & 2, MODULE 03--EW AND IR
  19. NAVEDTRA 14190A
    NAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 18--RADAR PRINCIPLES
  20. NAVEDTRA 14328
    AVIATION WARFARE SYSTEMS OPERATOR MODULE 1 - AIRCREW FUNDAMENTALS
    Ch 2
  21. NTRP 3-21.69.1(2025)
    SONAR REFERENCE MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 4Ch 5Ch 7
  22. NTRP 3-22.4-MQ4C
    PRELIMINARY MQ-4C NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION PRODUCT (NATIP)
    Ch 23
  23. NTRP 3-22.4-P8A(2025)
    P-8A NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION PRODUCT (NATIP)
  24. NTRP 3-59.5(2021)
    NAVY TACTICAL REFERENCE PUBLICATION TACTICAL METEOROLOGICAL AND OCEANOGRAPHIC CONSIDERATIONS FOR ANTISUBMARINE WARFARE AIRCRAFT
  25. NTRP 3-59.6
    (U) FLEET OCEANOGRAPHIC AND ACOUSTIC REFERENCE MANUAL
  26. NTTP 3-22.5 MARITIME(2024)
    MARITIME AIRCRAFT TACTICAL POCKET GUIDE
  27. NTTP 3-50.3(2023)
    SURVIVAL, EVASION AND RECOVERY MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR SURVIVAL, EVASION, AND RECOVERY
  28. ONI PRODUCTS
    ONI HOME PAGE
    SECTION A-10, CHINA, FRANCE, J-11B PRC AIRCRAFT, KA-28 PRC HELIX, KILO 4B, LUYANG I, MEPED, MIRAGE III, RUSSIA, RUSSIAN KIROV CGN
  29. P-8 TACTICAL INSTRUCTOR GUIDE(VERSION 4.0)
    P-8 TACTICAL INSTRUCTOR GUIDE
    Ch 2
  30. SECNAVINST 5510.36B
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION 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
Official notes and source
  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.
  5. If you have questions, e-mail NETPDC_NAVY_ADVANCEMENT@navy.mil.

Source: the official March 2027 E-6 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).