CTT2 · E-5 BIBLIOGRAPHY · MARCH 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS

CTT E-5 Bibs · March 2027

Cryptologic Technician (Technical) · Effective October 2026 · 46 references on the Regular exam

  1. AFTTP 3-1 THREAT GUIDE CH 5
    ADVERSARY SURFACE-TO-AIR MISSILE SYSTEMS
    Ch 5
  2. AFTTP 3-1.THREAT GUIDE CH 6
    ADVERSARY FIGHTER AIRCRAFT AND ARMAMENT
    Ch 5
  3. APP-7(E) CHANGE 1
    JOINT BREVITY WORDS PUBLICATIONS
  4. ATP 1 (C) VOL II
    ALLIED MARITIME TACTICAL SIGNAL AND MANEUVERING BOOK
    Ch 20
  5. CHINA SMART BOOK 2022
    CHINA - PEOPLES LIBERATION ARMY NAVY (PLAN) AND MARITIME FORCES SMART BOOK
    SECTION ANTI-SHIP CRUISE MISSILES, MISSILE THREATS, SURFACE COMBATANTS
  6. COMBINED EMITTER DATABASE
    CED: COMBINED EMITTER DATABASE
    STUDY ELNOTS: C404ASTUDY ELNOTS: A341A, A440Z, B490A, C341Z, C397Z, C402Z, F328B, M470B, M498Z, M523B, M681Z, O539Z, O558B
  7. COMNAVSURFPAC/LANT INST 3502.7C
    SURFACE FORCE TRAINING AND READINESS MANUAL (WITH CHANGE NOTICE ONE)
    Ch 1Ch 4
  8. COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3 VOLUME VI REV D CH 2
    JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL (JFMM) VOLUME VI MAINTENANCE PROGRAMS
    Ch 19
  9. CRITIC HANDBOOK
    LETTER OF PROMULGATION
    App ACh 1
  10. DEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINER
    DEPLOYABLE SECURITY TRAINER
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 10
  11. DODM 5200.01 VOL 1(WITH CHANGE-3)
    DOD INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM: OVERVIEW,CLASSIFICATION, AND DECLASSIFICATION
    Encl 4
  12. IBUG
    INTEGRATED BROADCASTS USERS GUIDE (IBUG)
    Sec 7
  13. IRAN SMART BOOK
    ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN NAVAL AND MARITIME FORCES SMART BOOK
    STUDY UAV
  14. NAVEDTRA 14168A
    NAVAL SPACE
    Ch 4Ch 6
  15. NAVEDTRA 14182A NEETS MOD 10
    NEETS MODULE 10-WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNAS
    Ch 1Ch 2
  16. NAVEDTRA 14184A MODULATION
    NEETS, MODULE 12--MODULATION PRINCIPLES
    Ch 1Ch 2
  17. NAVEDTRA 14190A
    NEETS MODULE 18-RADAR PRINCIPLES
    Ch 1Ch 2
  18. NAVEDTRA 14191
    NEETS MODULE 19-THE TECHNICIANS HANDBOOK
  19. NAVSEAINST 4790.8D 3M
    SHIPS MAINTENANCE AND MATERIAL MANAGEMENT (3-M) MANUAL
    Ch 2
  20. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK COUNTERING INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, RECONNAISSANCE AND TARGETING(CISRT)(2026)
    NAVYWIDE OPTASK COUNTERING INTELLIGENCE, SURVEILLANCE, RECONNAISSANCE AND TARGETING (CISRT) (2026)
  21. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE(EW)
    NAVY-WIDE OPTASK ELECTROMAGNETIC WARFARE (EW)
  22. NAVY-WIDE OPTASK INFORMATION WARFARE(IW)
    NAVY-WIDE OPTASK INFORMATION WARFARE (IW)
  23. NTRP 3-20.6.02
    AEGIS CG CLASS TACTICAL PUBLICATION
    SECTION EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
  24. NTRP 3-20.6.06
    CV/CVN CLASS TACTICAL PUBLICATION
    Ch 7
  25. NTTP 2-02.1
    STRIKE GROUP AND UNIT LEVEL CRYPTOLOGIC OPERATIONS (U)
    App BCh 1Ch 3Ch 4
  26. NTTP 3-13.10
    SUBMARINE ELECTRONIC WARFARE
    App A
  27. NTTP 3-13.14
    SURFACE ELECTRONIC WARFARE GUIDE
    App BApp ECh 2Ch 3Figure C-8
  28. NTTP 3-13.2
    NAVY INFORMATION OPERATION WARFARE COMMANDERS MANUAL
    Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5Ch 8
  29. NTTP 3-13.5
    NAVY MILITARY INFORMATION SUPPORT OPERATIONS
    Ch 3Ch 5
  30. NTTP 3-51.1
    NAVY ELECTRONIC WARFARE
    Annex AApp AApp CCh 2Ch 4Ch 6
  31. NTTP 3-51.5 EDITION MARCH 2023
    ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS
    App B
  32. NWP 3-56
    MARITIME OPERATIONS AT THE TACTICAL LEVEL OF WARFARE
    Ch 1Ch 3Figure 1-9GLOSSARY 7 THRU 9
  33. ONI-1200-110-1919(SMART BOOK - RUSSIA)
    RUSSIAN FEDERATION NAVY SMART BOOK
    CHAPTER ANTI-SHIP MISSILES, STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION
  34. PCMS MANUAL SE400-DA-MMO-010 REV7
    PASSIVE COUNTERMEASURES SYSTEM TECHNICAL MANUAL OPERATION AND ORGANIZATIONAL LEVEL MAINTENANCE
    App CCh 1Ch 4
  35. SECNAVINST 5510.30C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM (U)
    Ch 9
  36. SECNAVINST 5510.36B
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY INFORMATION SECURITY PROGRAM
    Ch 6Encl 4
  37. SHIPBOARD ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS EVALUATION FACILITY(SESEF)
    SHIPBOARD TEST EXECUTION MANUAL (STEM)
    Ch 2Ch 10Ch 11
  38. SIGE 2810
    INTRODUCTION TO RADAR THEORY
    Module 3Module 5
  39. TM 3-51.2-16
    JOINT TACTICAL TERMINAL EMPLOYMENT FOR NAVAL SURFACE UNITS
    Ch 1
  40. TM 3-51.2-18
    AN/SLQ-32(V)6 TACTICAL USERS GUIDE
    Ch 3Figure B-4
  41. TM 3-51-1-15
    ELECTROMAGNETIC SPECTRUM OPERATIONS AFLOAT
    Ch 1Ch 2
  42. TM_3-13.1-17, TACTICAL SITUATION (TACSIT) GUIDE
    TM_3-13.1-17, TACTICAL SITUATION (TACSIT) GUIDE
    Ch 1Ch 2
  43. USSID 212
    TIME-SENSITIVE SIGINT TIPPING/REPORTING USING THE KLIEGLIGHT/TACTICAL REPORTS FORMAT
  44. USSID 314
    TECHNICAL ELECTRONIC INTELLIGENCE
    Sec 11
  45. USSID 319
    UNIVERSAL FORMATTING FOR REPORTING OF SPECIFIC SIGINT INTERCEPT DATA
  46. WFIP 115 G
    COMNAVSURFOR WAR FIGHTING IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM NUMBER 115G ULM-4 RANGE POLICY

Exam topics

7 topics · 28 subtopics

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

CRYPTOLOGIC FUNDAMENTALSAUTHORITIES AND DIRECTIVES · ELINT OPERATIONS · SYSTEMS
EW FUNDAMENTALSEA · EP · ES · WATCHSTANDING FUNDAMENTALS
INFORMATION OPERATIONSCNO · IO PLANS · MILDEC · MISO · OPSEC · UAS
MAINTENANCECORRECTIVE · PREVENTATIVE · REPORTS AND DOCUMENTATION · SYSTEMS · TESTING AND CERTIFICATIONS
RADAR FUNDAMENTALSEQUIPMENT CHARACTERISTICS · THEORY · WAVE PROPAGATION
SECURITY ADMINISTRATIONCLASSIFICATION GUIDANCE · PERSONNEL · PHYSICAL
TACTICAL OPERATIONSCISRT · EMSO & MANAGEMENT · STRIKE GROUP OPERATIONS · TRAINING AND CERTIFICATIONS
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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 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.
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Source: the official March 2027 E-5 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).