1. The President of the United States provides guidance for developing, applying, and coordinating the instruments of national power to
achieve objectives that contribute to national security in the ____.
a. National Defense Strategy
b. National Security Strategy
c. Unified Command Plan
d. National Military Strategy
2. ____ is a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant population(s). It favors
indirect and asymmetric approaches, though it may employ the full range of military and other capacities, in order to erode an adversary's
power, influence, and will.
a. Asymmetric warfare
b. Traditional war
c. Joint warfare
d. Irregular warfare
3. The ____, signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, provides guidance for distributing and applying military power to attain
national strategic objectives. It describes the Armed Forces� plan to achieve military objectives in the near term and provides the vision
for ensuring they remain decisive in the future.
a. Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan
b. National Security Strategy
c. National Defense Strategy
d. National Military Strategy
4. The ability of the United States to achieve its national strategic objectives is dependent on the effectiveness of the U.S. Government in
employing the instruments of national power, which are ____.
a. Diplomatic, Informational, Military, and Economic
b. Diplomacy, Defense, and Development
c. Political, Military, Economic, Social, Informational, and Infrastructure
d. Culture, Industry, Technology, and Geography
Organization for national security
1. The statutory members of the National Security Council are ____.
a. President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Energy
b. President, Vice President, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of State
c. President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Treasury
d. President, Vice President, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Homeland Security
2. The ____ is the President's principal forum for considering national security policy matters with his senior national security advisors
and cabinet officials.
a. Secretary of Homeland Security
b. Secretary of Defense
c. National Security Council
d. Joint Chiefs of Staff
3. The operational chain of command runs directly from the President to the Secretary of Defense and then to ____.
a. the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
b. the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and then to the Combatant Commanders
c. the Combatant Commanders
d. the Service Chiefs
,4. The ____ outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces, but may not exercise military command over any of the Armed Forces. He is
the principal military advisor to the President, the National Security Council, and the SECDEF.
a. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
b. Supreme Allied Commander
c. Combatant Commander
d. War Czar
5. The non-operational chain of command runs directly from the President to the Secretary of Defense and then to ____.
a. the Service Chiefs via the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
b. the Secretaries of the Military Departments and then to the Combatant Commanders
c. the Combatant Commanders via the Service Chiefs
d. the Secretaries of the Military Departments and then to the Service Chiefs
1. The ____ is a joint force that is constituted and so designated by the SECDEF, a combatant commander, a subordinate unified
commander, or an existing JTF commander to accomplish missions with specific, limited objectives and which do not require overall
centralized control of logistics. It is dissolved when the purpose for which it was created has been achieved or when it is no longer
required.
a. Combatant Command
b. Subordinate Unified Command
c. Joint Task Force
d. Service Component Command
2. The term joint force commander refers exclusively to the following three (3) types of commanders:
a. combatant commander, subordinate unified commander, and joint task force commander
b. combatant commander, Service component commander, and functional component commander
c. joint task force commander, functional component commander, and subunified commander
d. Service component commander, combatant commander, and joint task force commander
3. A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so designated by the
President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is called a
____.
a. joint task force
b. subordinate unified command
c. combatant command
d. component command
4. Joint force air component commander (JFACC), joint force land component commander (JFLCC), and joint force maritime component
commander (JFMCC) are all examples of ____.
a. joint task force commanders
b. subunified commanders
c. Service component commanders
d. functional component commanders
5. These commands are established by combatant commanders when authorized by the SECDEF through the CJCS to conduct operations
on a continuing basis in accordance with the criteria set forth for unified commands. They may be established on a geographic area basis
such as United States Forces Japan or on a functional basis such as Special Operations Command, Pacific.
a. combatant commands
b. subordinate unified commands
c. joint task forces
d. functional component commands
,1. Combatant Commanders exercise ____ (command authority) over assigned forces. This is the broadest command authority and may
NOT be delegated or transferred.
a. Administrative Control (ADCON)
b. Operational Control (OPCON)
c. Tactical Control (TACON)
d. Combatant Command (COCOM)
2. The four categories of support are ____.
a. general, tactical, operational, and strategic
b. tactical, operational, direct, and common
c. general, mutual, direct, and close
d. reinforcing, mutual, complementary, and close
3. Command authority over assigned or attached forces or commands, or military capability or forces made available for tasking, that is
limited to the detailed direction and control of movements or maneuvers within the operational area necessary to accomplish missions or
tasks assigned is known as ____.
a. Administrative Control (ADCON)
b. Operational Control (OPCON)
c. Tactical Control (TACON)
d. Combatant Command (COCOM)
4. The command authority established by a superior commander between subordinate commanders when one organization should aid,
protect, complement, or sustain another force is called ____.
a. Combatant Command
b. Administrative Control
c. Operational Control
d. Support
5. ____ is the authority to perform those functions of command over subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands
and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission. It includes
authoritative direction over all aspects of military operations and joint training necessary to accomplish missions assigned to the
command.
a. Combatant Command
b. Operational Control (OPCON)
c. Tactical Control (TACON)
d. Administrative Control (ADCON)
1. The _______ is the principal forum to advise the President with respect to the integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies
relating to national security and for coordinating these policies among various government agencies.
Homeland Security Council
National Security Council
Foreign Affairs Council
National Economic Council
2. _______ are responsible for coordinating with U.S. ambassadors in their AOR across the range of military operations.
JTF commanders
Service component commanders
Geographic combatant commanders
Functional component commanders
, 3. One way to remember the instruments of national power is by using the acronym, ________.
NSCS
DIME
ANSA
NSPD
4. The _______ is the principal military advisor to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense.
National Security Advisor
Combatant Commander
Director of the Joint Staff
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
5. The National Security Council is comprised of the following three levels of formal interagency committees for coordinating and making
decisions on national security issues.
Principals, Deputies, and Interagency Policy
Executive, Deputies, and Interagency Coordination
Principals, Deputies, and Interagency Working
Strategic, Operational, and Tactical
6. The ______ acts as the honest "broker" among the many USG agencies to broker disagreements and achieve consensus among
agencies on national security issues.
National Security Advisor
Counsel to the President
Vice President
Chief of Staff to the President
7. Within the NSC, the purpose of the ______ is to maintain the day-to-day interagency cooperation; manage the development and
implementation of national security policies by multiple agencies; provide policy analysis for consideration by senior committees; and,
ensure timely responses to Presidential decisions.
Interagency Working Groups
Principals Committee
Deputies Committee
Interagency Policy Committees
8. Which of the following options represent the Statutory Advisors of the National Security Council?
President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense
Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Homeland Security
Chief of Staff to the President, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Director of National Intelligence
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Director of National Intelligence
1. Successful interagency coordination is a force multiplier that contributes to the achievement of a combatant commander's mission by
_________________.
Leading to integrated political-military planning to ensure all resources are brought to bear to resolve problems quickly.
Forging the vital link between the military instrument of national power and the other instruments of national power.
Achieving unity of effort and avoiding duplication of effort among USG agencies, IGOs, and NGOs.
All of the responses.
achieve objectives that contribute to national security in the ____.
a. National Defense Strategy
b. National Security Strategy
c. Unified Command Plan
d. National Military Strategy
2. ____ is a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant population(s). It favors
indirect and asymmetric approaches, though it may employ the full range of military and other capacities, in order to erode an adversary's
power, influence, and will.
a. Asymmetric warfare
b. Traditional war
c. Joint warfare
d. Irregular warfare
3. The ____, signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, provides guidance for distributing and applying military power to attain
national strategic objectives. It describes the Armed Forces� plan to achieve military objectives in the near term and provides the vision
for ensuring they remain decisive in the future.
a. Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan
b. National Security Strategy
c. National Defense Strategy
d. National Military Strategy
4. The ability of the United States to achieve its national strategic objectives is dependent on the effectiveness of the U.S. Government in
employing the instruments of national power, which are ____.
a. Diplomatic, Informational, Military, and Economic
b. Diplomacy, Defense, and Development
c. Political, Military, Economic, Social, Informational, and Infrastructure
d. Culture, Industry, Technology, and Geography
Organization for national security
1. The statutory members of the National Security Council are ____.
a. President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Energy
b. President, Vice President, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of State
c. President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Treasury
d. President, Vice President, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Homeland Security
2. The ____ is the President's principal forum for considering national security policy matters with his senior national security advisors
and cabinet officials.
a. Secretary of Homeland Security
b. Secretary of Defense
c. National Security Council
d. Joint Chiefs of Staff
3. The operational chain of command runs directly from the President to the Secretary of Defense and then to ____.
a. the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
b. the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and then to the Combatant Commanders
c. the Combatant Commanders
d. the Service Chiefs
,4. The ____ outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces, but may not exercise military command over any of the Armed Forces. He is
the principal military advisor to the President, the National Security Council, and the SECDEF.
a. Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
b. Supreme Allied Commander
c. Combatant Commander
d. War Czar
5. The non-operational chain of command runs directly from the President to the Secretary of Defense and then to ____.
a. the Service Chiefs via the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
b. the Secretaries of the Military Departments and then to the Combatant Commanders
c. the Combatant Commanders via the Service Chiefs
d. the Secretaries of the Military Departments and then to the Service Chiefs
1. The ____ is a joint force that is constituted and so designated by the SECDEF, a combatant commander, a subordinate unified
commander, or an existing JTF commander to accomplish missions with specific, limited objectives and which do not require overall
centralized control of logistics. It is dissolved when the purpose for which it was created has been achieved or when it is no longer
required.
a. Combatant Command
b. Subordinate Unified Command
c. Joint Task Force
d. Service Component Command
2. The term joint force commander refers exclusively to the following three (3) types of commanders:
a. combatant commander, subordinate unified commander, and joint task force commander
b. combatant commander, Service component commander, and functional component commander
c. joint task force commander, functional component commander, and subunified commander
d. Service component commander, combatant commander, and joint task force commander
3. A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so designated by the
President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is called a
____.
a. joint task force
b. subordinate unified command
c. combatant command
d. component command
4. Joint force air component commander (JFACC), joint force land component commander (JFLCC), and joint force maritime component
commander (JFMCC) are all examples of ____.
a. joint task force commanders
b. subunified commanders
c. Service component commanders
d. functional component commanders
5. These commands are established by combatant commanders when authorized by the SECDEF through the CJCS to conduct operations
on a continuing basis in accordance with the criteria set forth for unified commands. They may be established on a geographic area basis
such as United States Forces Japan or on a functional basis such as Special Operations Command, Pacific.
a. combatant commands
b. subordinate unified commands
c. joint task forces
d. functional component commands
,1. Combatant Commanders exercise ____ (command authority) over assigned forces. This is the broadest command authority and may
NOT be delegated or transferred.
a. Administrative Control (ADCON)
b. Operational Control (OPCON)
c. Tactical Control (TACON)
d. Combatant Command (COCOM)
2. The four categories of support are ____.
a. general, tactical, operational, and strategic
b. tactical, operational, direct, and common
c. general, mutual, direct, and close
d. reinforcing, mutual, complementary, and close
3. Command authority over assigned or attached forces or commands, or military capability or forces made available for tasking, that is
limited to the detailed direction and control of movements or maneuvers within the operational area necessary to accomplish missions or
tasks assigned is known as ____.
a. Administrative Control (ADCON)
b. Operational Control (OPCON)
c. Tactical Control (TACON)
d. Combatant Command (COCOM)
4. The command authority established by a superior commander between subordinate commanders when one organization should aid,
protect, complement, or sustain another force is called ____.
a. Combatant Command
b. Administrative Control
c. Operational Control
d. Support
5. ____ is the authority to perform those functions of command over subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands
and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission. It includes
authoritative direction over all aspects of military operations and joint training necessary to accomplish missions assigned to the
command.
a. Combatant Command
b. Operational Control (OPCON)
c. Tactical Control (TACON)
d. Administrative Control (ADCON)
1. The _______ is the principal forum to advise the President with respect to the integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies
relating to national security and for coordinating these policies among various government agencies.
Homeland Security Council
National Security Council
Foreign Affairs Council
National Economic Council
2. _______ are responsible for coordinating with U.S. ambassadors in their AOR across the range of military operations.
JTF commanders
Service component commanders
Geographic combatant commanders
Functional component commanders
, 3. One way to remember the instruments of national power is by using the acronym, ________.
NSCS
DIME
ANSA
NSPD
4. The _______ is the principal military advisor to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense.
National Security Advisor
Combatant Commander
Director of the Joint Staff
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
5. The National Security Council is comprised of the following three levels of formal interagency committees for coordinating and making
decisions on national security issues.
Principals, Deputies, and Interagency Policy
Executive, Deputies, and Interagency Coordination
Principals, Deputies, and Interagency Working
Strategic, Operational, and Tactical
6. The ______ acts as the honest "broker" among the many USG agencies to broker disagreements and achieve consensus among
agencies on national security issues.
National Security Advisor
Counsel to the President
Vice President
Chief of Staff to the President
7. Within the NSC, the purpose of the ______ is to maintain the day-to-day interagency cooperation; manage the development and
implementation of national security policies by multiple agencies; provide policy analysis for consideration by senior committees; and,
ensure timely responses to Presidential decisions.
Interagency Working Groups
Principals Committee
Deputies Committee
Interagency Policy Committees
8. Which of the following options represent the Statutory Advisors of the National Security Council?
President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense
Secretary of the Treasury, Secretary of Homeland Security
Chief of Staff to the President, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Director of National Intelligence
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Director of National Intelligence
1. Successful interagency coordination is a force multiplier that contributes to the achievement of a combatant commander's mission by
_________________.
Leading to integrated political-military planning to ensure all resources are brought to bear to resolve problems quickly.
Forging the vital link between the military instrument of national power and the other instruments of national power.
Achieving unity of effort and avoiding duplication of effort among USG agencies, IGOs, and NGOs.
All of the responses.
