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1. What is caching?
a. The process if hiding equipment or materials in a secure storage place with the intent of future recovery for an operation.

2. What are the caching situations?
a. 1 emergency needs, 2 long range operations, 3 anticipated needs in wartime operations

3. What are the two types of caches?
a. Operational and Emergency

4. What are the initial considerations for site selection?
a. 1 Content and purpose of the cache’, 2 anticipated enemy action, 3 activity of local residents, 4 intended actions of allied forces, 5 packaging and transportation assets, 6 personnel

5. What are the criteria for a cache site?
a. 1 suitability for emplacement and recovery 2 permanent landmarks, 3 at least two secure routes to the site, 4 accessible in all seasons

6. What are the three methods of emplacing a cache’?
a. 1 burial, 2 concealment, 3 submersion

7. What report is used for a cache’?
a. The “‘Under” report

8. What is the most important part of the cache’ (Under) report?
a. The instructions for recovery

9. What is the final step of caching/
a. Recovery

10. What is the procedure for recovery?
a. The same as used for emplacing the cache

11. What are the eight steps for emplacing a cache’?
a. 1 selection of materials, 2 procurement of needed materials, 3 site selection, 4 packaging, 5 transportation, 6 emplacement, 7 cache report submission, 8 recovery

12. What are the key factors for success when emplacing a cache’?
a. 1 cover of the cache party, 2 sterility of the cache materials, 3 obliteration of the slightest trace of a cache’ party, 4 preservation of materials, 5 proper recording of essential data

13. What is the minimum depth for a burial cache’?
a. 18 inches or 25 cm from the surface to the top of the container

14. What is the minimum depth for a submersed cache’?
a. 7-8 feet taking into account tide changes

15. What is the maximum distance from the final reference point to the cache’?
a. 25 meters

16. How do you pronounce cache’?
a. cash