SEJPME -Final Exam Questions All
Solved Correctly 2025-2026 Updated.
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff provides a channel of communication between the
President/SECDEF and the Combatant Commanders.
True/False? - Answer True
The 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act ________. - Answer clarified the chain of command and
civilian control of the U.S. Military.
What WWII conference established the Joint Chiefs of Staff? - Answer First Washington
Conference (ARCADIA)
National Security Agency (NSA) provides which of the following support: - Answer solutions,
products, and services; signals intelligence; and information systems security
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is operated by which countries? -
Answer United States
Canada
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) works with the Combatant Commanders (CCDRs) of which
commands? - Answer United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)
United States Pacific Command (USPACOM)
United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)
___________ is a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence
over the relevant population(s). It factors 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. - Answer Irregular Warfare
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 the 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 Service Chiefs
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
A ________ 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. - Answer Joint Task Force
The term Joint Task Force Commander refers exclusively to the following three (3) types of
commanders: - Answer Combatant Commander, Subordinate Unified Commander, and Joint
Task Force Commander
Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC), Joint Force Land Component Commander
(JFLCC), and Joint Force Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC are all examples of
________. - Answer Functional Component Commanders
Solved Correctly 2025-2026 Updated.
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff provides a channel of communication between the
President/SECDEF and the Combatant Commanders.
True/False? - Answer True
The 1986 Goldwater-Nichols Act ________. - Answer clarified the chain of command and
civilian control of the U.S. Military.
What WWII conference established the Joint Chiefs of Staff? - Answer First Washington
Conference (ARCADIA)
National Security Agency (NSA) provides which of the following support: - Answer solutions,
products, and services; signals intelligence; and information systems security
The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) is operated by which countries? -
Answer United States
Canada
The Missile Defense Agency (MDA) works with the Combatant Commanders (CCDRs) of which
commands? - Answer United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)
United States Pacific Command (USPACOM)
United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)
___________ is a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence
over the relevant population(s). It factors 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. - Answer Irregular Warfare
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 the 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 Service Chiefs
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
A ________ 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. - Answer Joint Task Force
The term Joint Task Force Commander refers exclusively to the following three (3) types of
commanders: - Answer Combatant Commander, Subordinate Unified Commander, and Joint
Task Force Commander
Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC), Joint Force Land Component Commander
(JFLCC), and Joint Force Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC are all examples of
________. - Answer Functional Component Commanders
