Senior Enlisted Joint Professional Military Education (SEJPME) E6- E9 Course- 40 hrs
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1. The First Washington Conference, code name ARCADIA, established the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (WWII Conference)
2. The 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act clarified the chain of command and civilian control of the U. S. Military.
3. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff provides a channel of communication between the President/ SECDEF
and the Combatant Commanders. True
4. National Security Agency (NSA) provides the following support:
Solutions, products, and services Signals intelligence Information systems security
5. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is operated by Canada and the United States.
6. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) agency works with the Combatant Commanders (CCRs) of United States
Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) and United States Strategic
Command (USSTRATCOM)
7. Irregular Warfare 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.
8. The ability of the U.S. 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 Diplomatic, Informational, Military, and
Economic (DIME).
9. The President of the United States provides guidance for developing, applying, and coordinating the instruments
of national power it achieve objectives that contribute to national security in the National Security Strategy (NSS).
10. The National Military Strategy (NMS), 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.
11. The statutory members of the National Security Council are President, Vice President, Secretary of State,
Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Energy.
12. The National Security Council is the President’s principal forum for considering national security policy matters
with his senior national security advisors and cabinet official.
13. The operational chain of command runs directly from the President to the Secretary of Defense and then to the
Combatant Commanders.
14. The non-operational chain of command runs directly from the President to the Secretary of Defense and then
to the Secretaries of the Military Departments and then to the Service Chiefs .
15. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces. This office is the
principal military advisor to the President, the National Secretary Council, and the Secretary of Defense.
,16. 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 the Defense and with the advice and assistance of the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is called a Combatant Command.
17. A Joint Task Force 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 mission 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.
18. The term Joint Force Commander refers exclusively to Combatant Commander, Subordinate Unified
Commander, and Joint Task Force Commander.
19. Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC), Joint Force Land Component Commander (JFLCC), and Joint
Force Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC) are all examples of Functional Component Commanders.
20. Subordinate Unified 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.
21. Combatant Commanders exercise Combatant Command (command authority) over assigned forces. This is the
broadest command authority and may not be delegated or transferred.
22. Operational Control (OPCON) 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.
23. The four categories of support are general, mutual, direct, and close.
24. Command authority over assigned or attached forces or commands, or military capability or forces mad
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 Tactical Control (TACON).
25. The command authority established by a superior commander between subordinate commander when one
organization should aid, protect, complement, or sustain another force is called Support.
26. The instruments of national power are Diplomacy, Information, the Military, and Economics (DIME) .
27. The relevance of the interagency process at the strategic level to the Combatant Commander and the U.S.
military is that the process yields America’s major national security policy decisions. True. The interagency process
at the strategic level yields America’s major national security policy decisions.
Joint Interagency Coordination Group (JIACG) - Provides commanders with an increased capability to coordinate
with other U.S. Government agencies.
Annex V – The part of the CCDR’s Operation Plan that specifies not only the capacities that military planners have
determined the military may need, but also the interagency partners’ shared understanding of the situation, as
well as the common objectives required to resolve the situation.
,DIME -The four most basic elements of national power.
Foreign Policy Advisor (POLAD) -Providing U.S. Government foreign policy perspectives and diplomatic
considerations, and the State Department.
Interagency Coordination- The interaction that occurs between agencies of the U.S. Government, including the
Department of Defense (DoD), for the purpose of accomplishing an objective.
28. The National Security Council (NSC) is the principal policy-making forum responsible for the nation’s security
strategy.
29. The interagency process is criticized as being time- consuming and cumbersome, and there isn’t anyone in
charge, except the President.
30. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of National Intelligence are the Statutory Advisors of
the National Security Council.
31. The National Security Council comprises Principals, Deputies, and Interagency Policy committees for
coordination and making decisions on national security issues.
32. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military advisor to the President, the National Security
Council, and the Secretary of Defense.
33. The National Security Council is the principal forum for advising 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.
34. The concept of unified action highlights the synergistic application of all the instruments of national power and
includes the actions of non-military forces.
35. U.S. military forces are authorized under certain conditions to provide assistance to U.S. civil authorities for
disasters, catastrophes, infrastructure protection, and other emergencies. This assistance is known as civil support
within the defense community because the assistance will always be in support of a lead federal agency.
36. It is imperative that the Combatant Commander or JTF Commander coordinate closely with the ambassador on
military activities in a particular country because, while not authorized to command military forces, he or she can
deny military actions.
37. The Country Team provides for rapid interagency consultation and action on recommendations from the field.
DoD is normally represented on the Country Team by the Defense Attaché and the Security Cooperation
Organization.
38. The JIACG is an interagency staff group that establishes or enhances regular, timely, and collaborative working
relationships between other government agencies (e.g., CIA, DOS, FBI) , representatives, and military operational
planners at the combatant commands.
39. NGOs are independent, diverse, flexible, grassroots-focused, primary relief providers that are frequently on the
scene before the U.S. military and will most likely remain long after military forces have departed.
40. In most situations, IGOs and NGOs need logistics, communications, and security.
, 41. The JTF Commander facilitates unified action and gains a greater understanding of the roles of IGOs and NGOs
and how they influence mission accomplishment by establishing a Civil-Military Operations Center (CMOC).
42. A particular type of operation is not doctrinally fixed and may shift within the range of military operations, for
example a counterinsurgency operation escalating from a security cooperation activity into a major operation or
campaign. True
43.The range of military operations includes military engagement, security cooperation, and deterrence activities;
crisis response and limited-contingency operations; and major operations and campaigns.
44. Crisis response and limited-contingency operations are typically limited in scope and scale and conducted to
achieve a very specific objective in an operational area. They include non-combatant evacuation operations, peace
operations, foreign humanitarian assistance, recovery operation, consequence management, strikes, raids,
homeland defense, and defense support of civil authorities.
45. Various joint operations support deterrence by demonstrating national resolve and willingness to use force
when necessary.
46. The purpose of specifying the objective is to direct every military operation toward a clearly defined, decisive,
and achievable goal.
47. The purpose of mass is to concentrate the effects of combat power at the most advantageous place and time
to produce decisive results.
48. CCDRs and subordinate JFCs must work with U.S. ambassadors (or diplomatic missions). Department of State
and other agencies to best integrate the military actions with the diplomatic, economic, and informational
instruments of national power to promote unity of effort.
49. The purpose of legitimacy is to maintain legal and moral authority in the conduct of operations. It is based on
the actual and perceived legality, morality, and rightness of the actions from the various perspectives of interested
audiences.
50. Deterrence helps prevent adversary action through the presentation of credible threat of counteraction.
Deterrence stems from the belief of potential aggressor that a credible threat of retaliation exists, the
contemplated action cannot succeed, or the costs outweigh the perceived benefits of acting.
51. At the strategic level, Emergency Preparedness (EP) encompasses those planning activities under taken in
advance to ensure DoD processes, procedures, and resources are in place to support the President and Secretary
of Defense (SECDEF) in a designated national security emergency.
52. Combating terrorism involves actions taken to oppose terrorism from wherever the threat exists, and
encompasses Antiterrorism -defensive measures taken to reduce vulnerability to terrorist acts- and
Counterterrorism-offensive measures taken to prevent, deter, preempt, and respond to terrorism.
53. An operation that employs coercive measure to interdict the movement of certain types of designated items
into or out of a nation or specified area is known as enforcement of sanctions.
54. The DoD contribution to a unified action effort to support and augment the development of the capacity and
capability of foreign security forces and their supporting institutions to facilitate the achievement of specific
objectives shared by the USG is called Security Force Assistance (SFA).
Red Highlight means its wrong
1. The First Washington Conference, code name ARCADIA, established the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (WWII Conference)
2. The 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act clarified the chain of command and civilian control of the U. S. Military.
3. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff provides a channel of communication between the President/ SECDEF
and the Combatant Commanders. True
4. National Security Agency (NSA) provides the following support:
Solutions, products, and services Signals intelligence Information systems security
5. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is operated by Canada and the United States.
6. The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) agency works with the Combatant Commanders (CCRs) of United States
Northern Command (USNORTHCOM), United States Pacific Command (USPACOM) and United States Strategic
Command (USSTRATCOM)
7. Irregular Warfare 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.
8. The ability of the U.S. 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 Diplomatic, Informational, Military, and
Economic (DIME).
9. The President of the United States provides guidance for developing, applying, and coordinating the instruments
of national power it achieve objectives that contribute to national security in the National Security Strategy (NSS).
10. The National Military Strategy (NMS), 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.
11. The statutory members of the National Security Council are President, Vice President, Secretary of State,
Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Energy.
12. The National Security Council is the President’s principal forum for considering national security policy matters
with his senior national security advisors and cabinet official.
13. The operational chain of command runs directly from the President to the Secretary of Defense and then to the
Combatant Commanders.
14. The non-operational chain of command runs directly from the President to the Secretary of Defense and then
to the Secretaries of the Military Departments and then to the Service Chiefs .
15. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces. This office is the
principal military advisor to the President, the National Secretary Council, and the Secretary of Defense.
,16. 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 the Defense and with the advice and assistance of the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is called a Combatant Command.
17. A Joint Task Force 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 mission 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.
18. The term Joint Force Commander refers exclusively to Combatant Commander, Subordinate Unified
Commander, and Joint Task Force Commander.
19. Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC), Joint Force Land Component Commander (JFLCC), and Joint
Force Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC) are all examples of Functional Component Commanders.
20. Subordinate Unified 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.
21. Combatant Commanders exercise Combatant Command (command authority) over assigned forces. This is the
broadest command authority and may not be delegated or transferred.
22. Operational Control (OPCON) 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.
23. The four categories of support are general, mutual, direct, and close.
24. Command authority over assigned or attached forces or commands, or military capability or forces mad
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 Tactical Control (TACON).
25. The command authority established by a superior commander between subordinate commander when one
organization should aid, protect, complement, or sustain another force is called Support.
26. The instruments of national power are Diplomacy, Information, the Military, and Economics (DIME) .
27. The relevance of the interagency process at the strategic level to the Combatant Commander and the U.S.
military is that the process yields America’s major national security policy decisions. True. The interagency process
at the strategic level yields America’s major national security policy decisions.
Joint Interagency Coordination Group (JIACG) - Provides commanders with an increased capability to coordinate
with other U.S. Government agencies.
Annex V – The part of the CCDR’s Operation Plan that specifies not only the capacities that military planners have
determined the military may need, but also the interagency partners’ shared understanding of the situation, as
well as the common objectives required to resolve the situation.
,DIME -The four most basic elements of national power.
Foreign Policy Advisor (POLAD) -Providing U.S. Government foreign policy perspectives and diplomatic
considerations, and the State Department.
Interagency Coordination- The interaction that occurs between agencies of the U.S. Government, including the
Department of Defense (DoD), for the purpose of accomplishing an objective.
28. The National Security Council (NSC) is the principal policy-making forum responsible for the nation’s security
strategy.
29. The interagency process is criticized as being time- consuming and cumbersome, and there isn’t anyone in
charge, except the President.
30. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of National Intelligence are the Statutory Advisors of
the National Security Council.
31. The National Security Council comprises Principals, Deputies, and Interagency Policy committees for
coordination and making decisions on national security issues.
32. The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the principal military advisor to the President, the National Security
Council, and the Secretary of Defense.
33. The National Security Council is the principal forum for advising 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.
34. The concept of unified action highlights the synergistic application of all the instruments of national power and
includes the actions of non-military forces.
35. U.S. military forces are authorized under certain conditions to provide assistance to U.S. civil authorities for
disasters, catastrophes, infrastructure protection, and other emergencies. This assistance is known as civil support
within the defense community because the assistance will always be in support of a lead federal agency.
36. It is imperative that the Combatant Commander or JTF Commander coordinate closely with the ambassador on
military activities in a particular country because, while not authorized to command military forces, he or she can
deny military actions.
37. The Country Team provides for rapid interagency consultation and action on recommendations from the field.
DoD is normally represented on the Country Team by the Defense Attaché and the Security Cooperation
Organization.
38. The JIACG is an interagency staff group that establishes or enhances regular, timely, and collaborative working
relationships between other government agencies (e.g., CIA, DOS, FBI) , representatives, and military operational
planners at the combatant commands.
39. NGOs are independent, diverse, flexible, grassroots-focused, primary relief providers that are frequently on the
scene before the U.S. military and will most likely remain long after military forces have departed.
40. In most situations, IGOs and NGOs need logistics, communications, and security.
, 41. The JTF Commander facilitates unified action and gains a greater understanding of the roles of IGOs and NGOs
and how they influence mission accomplishment by establishing a Civil-Military Operations Center (CMOC).
42. A particular type of operation is not doctrinally fixed and may shift within the range of military operations, for
example a counterinsurgency operation escalating from a security cooperation activity into a major operation or
campaign. True
43.The range of military operations includes military engagement, security cooperation, and deterrence activities;
crisis response and limited-contingency operations; and major operations and campaigns.
44. Crisis response and limited-contingency operations are typically limited in scope and scale and conducted to
achieve a very specific objective in an operational area. They include non-combatant evacuation operations, peace
operations, foreign humanitarian assistance, recovery operation, consequence management, strikes, raids,
homeland defense, and defense support of civil authorities.
45. Various joint operations support deterrence by demonstrating national resolve and willingness to use force
when necessary.
46. The purpose of specifying the objective is to direct every military operation toward a clearly defined, decisive,
and achievable goal.
47. The purpose of mass is to concentrate the effects of combat power at the most advantageous place and time
to produce decisive results.
48. CCDRs and subordinate JFCs must work with U.S. ambassadors (or diplomatic missions). Department of State
and other agencies to best integrate the military actions with the diplomatic, economic, and informational
instruments of national power to promote unity of effort.
49. The purpose of legitimacy is to maintain legal and moral authority in the conduct of operations. It is based on
the actual and perceived legality, morality, and rightness of the actions from the various perspectives of interested
audiences.
50. Deterrence helps prevent adversary action through the presentation of credible threat of counteraction.
Deterrence stems from the belief of potential aggressor that a credible threat of retaliation exists, the
contemplated action cannot succeed, or the costs outweigh the perceived benefits of acting.
51. At the strategic level, Emergency Preparedness (EP) encompasses those planning activities under taken in
advance to ensure DoD processes, procedures, and resources are in place to support the President and Secretary
of Defense (SECDEF) in a designated national security emergency.
52. Combating terrorism involves actions taken to oppose terrorism from wherever the threat exists, and
encompasses Antiterrorism -defensive measures taken to reduce vulnerability to terrorist acts- and
Counterterrorism-offensive measures taken to prevent, deter, preempt, and respond to terrorism.
53. An operation that employs coercive measure to interdict the movement of certain types of designated items
into or out of a nation or specified area is known as enforcement of sanctions.
54. The DoD contribution to a unified action effort to support and augment the development of the capacity and
capability of foreign security forces and their supporting institutions to facilitate the achievement of specific
objectives shared by the USG is called Security Force Assistance (SFA).
