ITR2 · E-5 BIBLIOGRAPHY · MARCH 2027 EXAMActive duty & FTS

ITR E-5 Bibs · March 2027

ITS Communications · Effective October 2026 · 38 references on the Regular exam

  1. ACP 135(F)
    COMMUNICATIONS INSTRUCTIONS DISTRESS AND RESCUE PROCEDURES
    Ch 1
  2. ANNEX W TO CTG 114.4 CTG 114.3 JOINT OPORD 8110-25
    (U) ANNEX W TO CTG 114.4/CTG 114.3 JOINT OPORD 8110-25
    Sec 5
  3. CJCSM 6510.01B
    CYBER INCIDENT HANDLING PROGRAM
    Encl A
  4. CMS-1B
    CMS-1B DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY (DON) COMSEC POLICY AND PROCEDURES MANUAL
    Annex AAnnex EAnnex GAnnex RCh 1Ch 5Ch 7Ch 8Ch 9Ch 10
  5. COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPAC OPORD 2000 (REVISION-C) (U) APPENDIX 1 TO ANNEX K
    COMMUNICATION OPERATION ORDER (COMMOPORD)
    Encl 2Encl 5Tab BTab GTab HTab M
  6. COMSUBLANT/COMSUBPACINST 5400.49A(WITH CHANGE-3)
    SUBMARINE ORGANIZATION AND REGULATIONS MANUAL (SORM)
    Ch 4
  7. COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, VOLUME IV(REVISION-D)(WITH CHANGE-3)
    JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL (JFMM) VOLUME IV TESTS AND INSPECTIONS
    App B
  8. COMUSFLTFORCOMINST 4790.3, VOLUME V(REVISION-D)(WITH CHANGE-5)
    JOINT FLEET MAINTENANCE MANUAL (JFMM) VOLUME V QUALITY MAINTENANCE
    PART 1 CHAPTER 1, 1 CHAPTER 2, 1 CHAPTER 5
  9. CTF 114 OPORD 8100-22(WITH ANNEX KILO)(WITH CHANGE-1)
    COMMANDER TASK FORCE 114 OPERATIONAL ORDER 8100-22
    Annex ACh 2Ch 4Ch 5Ch 8
  10. CTF 34/CTF 54/CTF 74 CONPLAN 5076-20
    APPENDIX 3 TO ANNEX K TO CTF 34/CTF 54/CTF 74 CONPLAN 5076-20 (U) SPECIAL-FLEXIBLE (SFLEX)
    App 3
  11. CTG 114.4/114.3(WITH CHANGE-5)
    STRATEGIC CONNECTIVITY AND COMMUNICATION PROCEDURES (U)
    Sec 6
  12. CTG 114.4/CTG 114.3 JOINT OPORD 8110-21
    OPERATION AND EMPLOYMENT OF THE STRATEGIC SUBMARINE FORCE (U)
  13. CYBER-1(REVISION-E)
    SUBMARINE FORCE CYBER SECURITY MANUAL
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 9Ch 10Ch 11Ch 12
  14. DODM 5105.21(VOLUME-1)(WITH CHANGE-2)
    SENSITIVE COMPARTMENTED INFORMATION (SCI) ADMINISTRATIVE SECURITY MANUAL: ADMINISTRATION OF INFORMATION AND INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY
    Encl 4
  15. NAVEDTRA 14173A
    NAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 1- MATTER, ENERGY, AND DIRECT CURRENT
    App A
  16. NAVEDTRA 14182A
    NEETS, MODULE 10--INTRODUCTION TO WAVE PROPAGATION, TRANSMISSION LINES, AND ANTENNAS
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 4
  17. NAVEDTRA 14188A
    NAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 16- TEST EQUIPMENT
    Ch 1Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5
  18. NAVEDTRA 14196A
    NAVY ELECTRICITY AND ELECTRONICS TRAINING SERIES MODULE 24-FIBER OPTICS
    Ch 4Ch 8
  19. NAVEDTRA 15028A
    IT NRTC - MODULE 3
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3
  20. NAVSEA EE100-2W-IEM-010
    INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC TECHNICAL MANUAL FOR THE SUBMARINE LOW FREQUENCY/VERY LOW FREQUENCY VMEBUS RECEIVER FOR AN/WRR12C
    Sec 1
  21. NAVSEA EE100-3P-SOM-010(REVISION-4)
    AUTOMATED DIGITAL NETWORK SYSTEM (ADNS) LOCAL QUALITY OF SERVICE MANAGER (LQOSMAN) VERSION 7.0 SYSTEM OPERATOR'S MANUAL (SOM)
    Ch 2
  22. NAVSEA EE100-YZ-IEM-010(REVISION-12)
    AUTOMATED DIGITAL NETWORK SYSTEM (ADNS) SUBMARINE AN/USQ-144K(V)3 INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC TECHNICAL MANUAL (IETM)
    Ch 4Ch 7
  23. NAVSEA EE109-GH-IEM-010(REVISION-2)
    COMMON SUBMARINE RADIO ROOM (CSRR) OVERARCHING MULTI-CONFIGURABLE IETM
    Ch 2Ch 3
  24. NAVSEA EE110-BG-OMI-010/W153-OE-315(REVISION-4)
    ANTENNA GROUP BUOYANT CABLE ANTENNASYSTEM OE-315/BRC
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 5
  25. NAVSEA EE130-AG-OMI-010/156-3 USC-38(REVISION-3)
    SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS, GENERAL, AN/USC-38
    SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS TERMINALCh 1
  26. NAVSEA EE130-D6-IEM-010/USC-42(V)2(REVISION-3)
    MINI-DAMA COMMUNICATIONS SET AN/USC-42(V)2(C) & AN/USC-42A(V)2
    Ch 1
  27. NAVSEA EE130-D8-IEM-D10(REVISION-1)
    DIGITAL MODULAR RADIO (DMR), COMMUNICATIONS SET, AN/USC-61(C)
    OPERATION & MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTIONS, INTERACTIVE ELECTRONIC TECHNICAL MANUAL (IETM), DMR SOFTWARE VERSION 6.4.3Ch 4Ch 5
  28. NAVSEA EE130-ME-OMI-C10(REVISION-00)
    SATELLITE COMMUNICATIONS GENERAL, OE-562A/USC-38, CX-13587/USC-38, CX-13574/USC-38
    CX-13575/USC-38U.S. NMT Q/X/GBS MAST GROUP SUBMARINE
  29. NAVSEA EE180-N3-TRN-010(VERSION-1.3)
    AN/PYQ-20(V)(C), SUBMARINE/SHORE SECURITY DATA SYSTEM
    OPERATORS TRANING MANUAL
  30. NAVSEA EE689-UR-SAG-010(REVISION-16)
    NAVAL TACTICAL COMMAND SUPPORT SYSTEM (NTCSS) SYSTEM ADMINISTRATION GUIDE FOR LINUX SYSTEMS
    Ch 1
  31. NAVSEA S9086-KC-STM-010(CHAPTER-300)(REVISION-11)
    NAVAL SHIPS' TECHNICAL MANUAL CHAPTER 300 ELECTRIC PLANT - GENERAL
    Sec 2
  32. NAVSEAINST 4790.8D
    SHIPS 3-M MANUAL
    App DApp ESECTION 1 CHAPTER 1, 1 CHAPTER 2, 1 CHAPTER 6
  33. NTP 4(E)
    FLEET COMMUNICATIONS
    Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4
  34. NTRP 6-01.3
    SUBMARINE COMMUNICATIONS EMPLOYMENT MANUAL (U)
    Ch 1Ch 2Ch 3Ch 4Ch 5
  35. NTRP 6-02.3(WITH CHANGE-1)
    COMMAND AND CONTROL OFFICIAL INFORMATION EXCHANGE MANUAL
    Ch 3Ch 5Ch 6
  36. NTTP 3-21.2(WITH CHANGE-1)
    COORDINATED SUBMARINE OPERATIONS
    Ch 6
  37. OPNAVINST 3100.6K
    SPECIAL INCIDENT REPORTING (OPREP-3 PINNACLE, OPREP-3 NAVY BLUE AND OPREP-3 NAVY UNIT SITREP) PROCEDURES
    Ch 9
  38. SECNAVINST 5510.30C
    DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY PERSONNEL SECURITY PROGRAM
    Ch 2Encl 11

Exam topics

4 topics · 13 subtopics

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

CommunicationsEquipment Management · Fundamentals · Mission Planning · System Operations
COMSECCryptographic Materials · Physical Security · Program Management
Information AssuranceCyber 1 Policies · Patching · Security · Threat Assessment/Scanning
Maintenance Procedures and Policies3M/Tools/Safety · Troubleshooting/ Repair
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-5 bibliography on Navy COOL (effective October 2026).