JATC 3-1 ACTUAL EXAMINATION PAPER
2026 FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ 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 _____. Answer: Diplomatic,
Informational, Military, and Economic
⩥ 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 _____. Answer:
National Security Strategy
⩥ 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. Answer: National Military
Strategy
⩥ The statutory members of the National security Council are _____.
Answer: President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of
Defense, and Secretary of Energy
, ⩥ The _____ is the President's principal forum for considering national
security policy matters with his senior national security advisors and
cabinet officials. Answer: National Security Council
⩥ The operational chain of command runs directly from the President to
the Secretary of Defense and then to the _____. Answer: Combatant
Commanders
⩥ The non-operational chain of command runs directly from the
President to the Secretary of Defense and then to the _____. Answer:
Secretaries of the Military Departments and then to the Combatant
Commanders
⩥ The _____ outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces, but may
not exercise military command over any of the Armed Forces. This
officer is the principal military advisor to the President, the National
Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense. Answer: Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff
⩥ 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 _____.
Answer: Combatant Command
2026 FULL ANSWERS GRADED A+
⩥ 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 _____. Answer: Diplomatic,
Informational, Military, and Economic
⩥ 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 _____. Answer:
National Security Strategy
⩥ 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. Answer: National Military
Strategy
⩥ The statutory members of the National security Council are _____.
Answer: President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of
Defense, and Secretary of Energy
, ⩥ The _____ is the President's principal forum for considering national
security policy matters with his senior national security advisors and
cabinet officials. Answer: National Security Council
⩥ The operational chain of command runs directly from the President to
the Secretary of Defense and then to the _____. Answer: Combatant
Commanders
⩥ The non-operational chain of command runs directly from the
President to the Secretary of Defense and then to the _____. Answer:
Secretaries of the Military Departments and then to the Combatant
Commanders
⩥ The _____ outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces, but may
not exercise military command over any of the Armed Forces. This
officer is the principal military advisor to the President, the National
Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense. Answer: Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff
⩥ 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 _____.
Answer: Combatant Command
