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AWS E-6 Reserve Bibs · February 2027

Naval Aircrewmen (Helicopter) · Effective September 2026 · 44 references

Reserve exam

Reserve bibs have one list.
  1. AFTTP 3-1.TG(2025)
    (U) THREAT REFERENCE GUIDE
    Ch 4Ch 8
  2. APP-7(EDITION F)(VERSION-1)
    JOINT BREVITY WORDS PUBLICATIONS
  3. BUMEDINST 5300.8
    DISPOSITION OF REHABILITATED ALCOHOL DEPENDENT OR ABUSER AIRCREW, AIR CONTROLLERS, HYPOBARIC CHAMBER INSIDE OBSERVERS AND INSTRUCTORS
  4. BUPERSINST 1326.4E
    ADMINISTRATION OF ENLISTED FLIGHT ORDERS, CAREER ENLISTED FLYER INCENTIVE PAY, AND HAZARDOUS DUTY INCENTIVE PAY FOR AERIAL FLIGHT
  5. CNAF M-3710.7(2025)
    NATOPS GENERAL FLIGHT AND OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS MANUAL
    App AApp DApp EApp LCh 2Ch 3Ch 5Ch 7Ch 8Ch 12
  6. COMHELSEACOMBATWINGPAC_COMHELSEACOMBATWINGPACLANTINST 3500.1D(WITH CHANGE-1)
    WING TRAINING MANUAL FOR HSC SQUADRONS
    App D
  7. COMHELSEACOMBATWINGPACINST/COMHELSEACOMBATWINGLANT 3502.8
    HELICOPTER SEA COMBAT SEAHAWK WEAPONS AND TACTICS PROGRAM
  8. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.2A
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE HELICOPTER (AND TILTROTOR) ROPE SUSPENSION TECHNIQUES AND CAST AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS MANUAL
    Ch 6
  9. COMNAVSPECWARCOMINST 3000.3D
    NAVAL SPECIAL WARFARE COMMAND PARACHUTING AND CARGO AIRDROP OPERATIONS MANUAL
    App OCh 4Ch 5
  10. JOINT PUBLICATION 3-09.3
    CLOSE AIR SUPPORT
    Ch 5
  11. JOINT PUBLICATION 3-50(2023)
    PERSONNEL RECOVERY
  12. MAWTS-1 NVD MANUAL(2018)
    MAWTS-1 NIGHT VISION DEVICE (NVD) MANUAL 10TH EDITION
    Ch 3Ch 4Ch 10Ch 14
  13. NAVAIR 00-80T-105(2024)
    CV NATOPS MANUAL
    Ch 8
  14. NAVAIR 00-80T-106(2024)
    LHA/LHD NATOPS MANUAL
    Ch 1Ch 4Ch 5Ch 8Ch 11
  15. NAVAIR 00-80T-113(2023)
    AIRCRAFT SIGNALS NATOPS MANUAL
    Ch 3
  16. NAVAIR 00-80T-122(2023)
    AIRCRAFT OPERATING PROCEDURES FOR AIR-CAPABLE SHIPS NATOPS MANUAL
    Ch 8Ch 9Ch 11Ch 12
  17. NAVAIR 00-80T-123(09-2024)
    AIRCREW SYSTEMS NATOPS MANUAL
    Ch 8
  18. NAVAIR 11-95-13(1-2014)
    ORGANIZATIONAL MAINTENANCE MANUAL WITH ILLUSTRATED PARTS BREAKDOWN AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN .50 CALIBER XM 218 PART NUMBER 11691500 GAU-16/A PART NUMBER 1698AS190
    WP 002 00WP 009 00
  19. NAVAIR 11-95GAU21-1(2019)
    GAU-21 .50 CALIBER MACHINE GUN SYSTEM PART NUMBER 3528901070
    WP 005 00
  20. NAVAIR A1-H53BE-CLG-000(2014)
    H-53 SERIES CARGO LOADING MANUAL
    WP 005 00
  21. NAVAIR A1-H53ME-NFM-000(2022)
    NATOPS FLIGHT MANUAL NAVY MODEL MH-53E HELICOPTER
    Ch 2Ch 4
  22. NAVAIR A1-H60SA-NFM-000(WITH CHANGE-38)
    NATOPS FLIGHT MANUAL NAVY MODEL MH-60S HELICOPTER
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 9Ch 11Ch 12Ch 14Ch 19
  23. NAVAIR A1-MQ8CB-NFM-000(WITH CHANGE-2)
    PRELIMINARY NATOPS FLIGHT MANUAL NAVY MODEL MQ-8C UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEM
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 7
  24. NAVSEA SW370-AG-OPI-010(2011)
    OPERATORS MANUAL FOR PISTOL, COMPACT, 9MM, M11
    Ch 1
  25. NAVSEA SW370-BU-OPI-010(REVISION-2)
    M4A1
    OPERATOR'S MANUALWP 0017
  26. NTRP 3-07.2.2(WITH CHANGE-2)
    SMALL ARMS AND CREW-SERVED WEAPONS HANDLING
    Ch 1
  27. NTRP 3-22.4-MH53E(2025)
    MH-53E NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION PRODUCT (NATIP)
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 6
  28. NTRP 3-22.4-MH60S(2023)
    MH-60S NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION PRODUCT (NATIP)
    Ch 13
  29. NTRP 3-22.4-MQ8C
    MQ-8C NAVAL AVIATION TECHNICAL INFORMATION PRODUCT (NATIP)
    Ch 7
  30. NTTP 3-09.2(2023)
    JFIRE MULTI-SERVICE, TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR THE JOINT APPLICATION OF FIREPOWER
    App B
  31. NTTP 3-15.22(VOLUME-1)
    AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURES (AMCM)
    Ch 7Ch 8
  32. NTTP 3-22.5-SAR-TAC
    NAVY SEARCH AND RESCUE TACTICAL INFORMATION DOCUMENT (SAR TACAID)
    Sec 1Sec 3
  33. NTTP 3-50.1(2019)
    NAVY SEARCH AND RESCUE (SAR) MANUAL
    App DCh 1Ch 5Ch 6Ch 7Ch 8
  34. NTTP 3-50.3(2023)
    SURVIVAL, EVASION AND RECOVERY MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR SURVIVAL, EVASION, AND RECOVERY
    Ch 1Ch 5Ch 7Ch 9
  35. NTTP 3-50.3
    MULTISERVICE PROCEDURES FOR SURVIVAL, EVASION AND RECOVERY
    Ch 5
  36. NTTP 4-01.4(WITH CHANGE-1)
    NAVY TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES UNDERWAY REPLENISHMENT
    Ch 7
  37. NTTP 6-02.1(2023)
    BREVITY MULTI-SERVICE TACTICS, TECHNIQUES, AND PROCEDURES FOR MULTI-SERVICE BREVITY CODES
    Ch 1
  38. NWP 3-15M VOLUME 1
    NAVAL MINE WARFARE, VOLUME 1
    Ch 2
  39. ONI-COMPASS
    ONI-COMPASS
    URL ONI WEBSITEIRAN SMART BOOK, ONI WEBSITERUSSIAN SMART BOOK
  40. OPNAVINST 3130.6F
    NAVAL SEARCH AND RESCUE STANDARDIZATION PROGRAM
    Ch 1Ch 4Ch 7Encl 5
  41. OPNAVINST 3750.6S
    NAVAL AVIATION SAFETY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
    Ch 2
  42. SEAWOLF MANUALS
    AW FLEET TRAINING COURSES/SWTI/SW-MANUALS
    TOPIC CLOSE AIR SUPPORT, COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE, CREW SERVED WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT, CSAR OVERVIEW, CSEL, EOD MINE POUNCE, EOD MINE POUNCER OPERATIONS, HELLFIRE EMPLOYMENT, MANEUVER DESCRIPTION GUI
  43. SECNAVINST 5500.29C
    USE OF DEADLY FORCE AND THE CARRYING OF FIREARMS BY PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY IN CONJUNCTION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT, SECURITY DUTIES AND PERSONAL PROTECTION
    Encl 1
  44. TACMEMO 3-15.22.01-19
    AN/AQS-24 MULTIPLE ASPECT SUPER CLASSIFICATION (MASC) EDITION DECEMBER 2018
    Ch 1

Exam topics

6 topics · 23 subtopics

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

AIRBORNE MINE COUNTERMEASURE OPERATIONSEQUIPMENT · FUNDAMENTALS · PROCEDURES
AIRCREW ADMINISTRATIONNATOPS · OPERATIONS · PROGRAM MANAGEMENT · SAR
HELICOPTER OPERATIONSNVDS AND VISUAL · SYSTEMS · UTILITY OPERATIONS
SEARCH AND RESCUECOMMUNICATION · EMERGENCY MEDICINE · EQUIPMENT · PROCEDURE · SURVIVAL, EVASION, RESISTANCE, ESCAPE
TACTICAL OPERATIONSASUW · FUNDAMENTALS · PERSONNEL RECOVERY · SPECIAL OPERATIONS · WEAPONS EMPLOYMENT
UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMSCOMMUNICATION · FUNDAMENTALS · MISSION CONFIGURATION
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  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 RESERVE Navy Advancement exam that will be given to SELECTED RESERVE (SELRES) PERSONNEL in February 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 February 2027 E-6 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective September 2026).