MQF EXAM QUESTIONS ANSWERED CORRECTLY LATEST UPDATE 2026
_________Is defined as the "translation of the air apportionment decision into total number of
authorities by aircraft type available for each operation or task" - Answers Air/aircraft allocation
_______Include multiple flights of aircraft, using either combined or sector tactics in conjunction with
some type of de confliction measure - Answers Coordinated attacks
CAS differs from Air interdiction in that: - Answers It requires detailed integration with ground forces
Airspace designated in an airspace control plan or ACO in which there is a concentrated employment
of numerous and varied weapons and airspace users - Answers High-Density Airspace Control Zone
(HIDACZ)
The MQ-9 reaper can carry all of the following ordinances EXCEPT: - Answers GBU-32
A procedural method to separate fixed and rotary wing aircraft by determining an altitude below
which fixed-wing aircraft will not normally fly and above which rotary-wing aircraft will not normally
fly is considered a/an: - Answers Coordination level (CL)
What items below from the remarks section of the 9-line CAS brief that are considered mandatory
read back items IAW JP 3-09.3 - Answers FAH, informal ACA's, GFC initials, TOT
Those actions that provide electronic, mechanical voice or visual communications that provide
approaching aircraft and or weapons additional information regarding a specific target location is the
definition of - Answers Terminal guidance operations
When operating the PEQ - 1C SOFLAM the operator has the option to bypass the "HOT" alert should
appear during a lazing operation to do this. The operator will select the________ position on the
mode switch - Answers "OR"
What Clearance is issued to approve the simulated release of ordnance during a Type 3 CAS mission -
Answers Type 3, Continue Dry
Circular Error Probable (CEP) is associated with________ for PGMS - Answers Guidance System
You are attacking a building with known insurgents inside. The weapon you are using is a GBU-31 with
delay fuzing. What is the dominant hazard to civilians standing outside the building - Answers Ejecta /
Debris
At a minimum what information is passed if conditions preclude briefing BDA? - Answers Successful,
Unsuccessful, or Unknown
All of the following would be considered advantages of using a GBU-32 Except: - Answers Moving
Counterland Operations are divided into two categories - Answers Air interdiction and Close Air
Support
When utilizing the USMC Continuous SEAD format the JTAC could expect the first suppression event
to occur at______ and the last suppression event to occur at_____ for a CAS TOT of 35 - Answers 34 /
36
__________ is the difference between the coordinates generated for the target and the actual
location of that target. - Answers Target Location Error (TLE)
What are the two types of Fire Support Coordination Measures (FSCMs)? - Answers Permissive and
Restrictive
The ________ is a document implementing the airspace control plan that provides details of the
approved requests for airspace coordination measures. - Answers Airspace Control Order (ACO)
The________ is one of the most overlooked aspects of maneuver and fire support planning. It
provides attendees the opportunity to walk through the scheme of maneuver, gain familiarity with
the terrain, airspace restrictions and procedures, and identify shortfalls. - Answers Rehearsel
Which of the following aircraft / IDF separation plans does not permit the continuous attacks of
targets by the IDF asset? - Answers Time
Targets placed on the No-Strike List (NSL) may be removed from that list and become subject to
military action if their status as a protected object or entity has. - Answers TRUE
The ________ is a line established between two converging friendly forces that prohibits fires , or the
effects of fires, across the line without coordination with the affected force. - Answers Restricted Fire
Line (RFL)
An observer should use the _______ method of adjustment during danger close missions. - Answers
Creeping Fire
For Planning, holding Areas for RW aircraft should always consist of the following except: - Answers
Within Max effective range of the ordinance to be delivered
, Which of the following is NOT a method of target location for artillery CFF? - Answers Reference
Point
When using artillery the imaginary straight line from the gun to the target is known as it's - Answers
Gun-Target Line
When hosting a LGB using a ground laser designator the maximum allowable laser basket for a right
shoulder attack with a LTL of 340 would be - Answers 280 through 330
In the USMC Air interdiction is referred to as - Answers Deep Air Support (DAS)
For artillery CFF, what is the standard method of fire and control? - Answers When ready
A__________is a line that delineates surface areas for the purpose of facilitating, coordination and
deflation of operations between adjacent units, formations or areas - Answers Boundary
The_________is a prioritized list of targets approved and maintained by the JFC targets and priorities
are derived from recommendations from each component it combines targets from the JTL and RTL
for a designated time period. - Answers JIPTL
Intelligence products are used during the COA development phase of CAS mission planning - Answers
TRUE
Using keyhole you direct your aircraft to hold 10 miles west of the target what radial would be
assigned? - Answers D-10
The most important advantage of night and adverse weather CAS is - Answers The limitation it
imposes on enemy optically-directed AAA and optical/IR guided SAMs
If your aircraft are dropping MK - 82s on a vehicle convoy, what is the dominant hazard for collateral
personnel outdoors? - Answers Fragmentation
The absorption of laser radiated energy from any direction is known as - Answers Entrapment
The primary means to mitigate fragmentation when it is the dominant hazard is - Answers 100%
Bomb Burial
The AH - 64D/E Apache employees a_______auto cannon mounted under the cockpit - Answers
30mm
Concerning the B - 1B and the B - 52H the _______can carry the largest weapons payload
the________can carry the widest variety of weapons. The________has a smaller radar cross-section
the_______carries all weapons internally. - Answers B-1B, B-52, B-1B, B-1B
What are the three general categories of limited visibility or night CAS employment - Answers Visual,
system aided, night vision device
Providing timely and accurate target marks with indirect fire assets can improve CAS effectiveness -
Answers TRUE
What is a GBU - 31 - Answers 2000lb JDAM
What is a GBU-10 - Answers 2000Ib LGB
The GBU-54v4 uses which bomb body - Answers BLU-126
The PEQ-1C SOFLAM is capable of lasing on all PRF codes from _____ to _____ - Answers 1111-1788
What are the timing options a JTAC can use during a coordinated attack - Answers Simultaneous,
sequential, random
The MTS - a and the MTS - B do not have the inherent capability to derive category 1 coordinates -
Answers TRUE
All of the following are considered limitations when conducting CAS in an urban environment except: -
Answers All atacks must be BOT
On a rotary wing 9 line brief line 3 is given in meters to the nearest______meters - Answers 100
Although CAS is conducted at the_____level, it is linked to the______level through the air,
apportionment and allocation process - Answers Tactical / operational
Airspace reserved for specific activities in which the operation of one or more users is restricted -
Answers ROZ
In general, aviation, weapons, kill, and destroy by - Answers Blast, fragmentation, ejector/debris,
cratering, penetration, thermal effects
The RWR (radar warning receiver) in the F - 16 should warn the pilot with an audible tone and
direction indicator if he is launched on by a - Answers SA-11 GADFLY
Type of terminal attack control should be passed as part of the game plan - Answers TRUE
Which of the following aircraft does not perform the FAC (a) mission - Answers F-15E
The is the C2 focal point for CAS request for SOF aviation, assets and support of conventional, joint, or
service forces - Answers SOCCE
A close fist held at arms length represents approximately how many mils - Answers 180 mils
_________Is defined as the "translation of the air apportionment decision into total number of
authorities by aircraft type available for each operation or task" - Answers Air/aircraft allocation
_______Include multiple flights of aircraft, using either combined or sector tactics in conjunction with
some type of de confliction measure - Answers Coordinated attacks
CAS differs from Air interdiction in that: - Answers It requires detailed integration with ground forces
Airspace designated in an airspace control plan or ACO in which there is a concentrated employment
of numerous and varied weapons and airspace users - Answers High-Density Airspace Control Zone
(HIDACZ)
The MQ-9 reaper can carry all of the following ordinances EXCEPT: - Answers GBU-32
A procedural method to separate fixed and rotary wing aircraft by determining an altitude below
which fixed-wing aircraft will not normally fly and above which rotary-wing aircraft will not normally
fly is considered a/an: - Answers Coordination level (CL)
What items below from the remarks section of the 9-line CAS brief that are considered mandatory
read back items IAW JP 3-09.3 - Answers FAH, informal ACA's, GFC initials, TOT
Those actions that provide electronic, mechanical voice or visual communications that provide
approaching aircraft and or weapons additional information regarding a specific target location is the
definition of - Answers Terminal guidance operations
When operating the PEQ - 1C SOFLAM the operator has the option to bypass the "HOT" alert should
appear during a lazing operation to do this. The operator will select the________ position on the
mode switch - Answers "OR"
What Clearance is issued to approve the simulated release of ordnance during a Type 3 CAS mission -
Answers Type 3, Continue Dry
Circular Error Probable (CEP) is associated with________ for PGMS - Answers Guidance System
You are attacking a building with known insurgents inside. The weapon you are using is a GBU-31 with
delay fuzing. What is the dominant hazard to civilians standing outside the building - Answers Ejecta /
Debris
At a minimum what information is passed if conditions preclude briefing BDA? - Answers Successful,
Unsuccessful, or Unknown
All of the following would be considered advantages of using a GBU-32 Except: - Answers Moving
Counterland Operations are divided into two categories - Answers Air interdiction and Close Air
Support
When utilizing the USMC Continuous SEAD format the JTAC could expect the first suppression event
to occur at______ and the last suppression event to occur at_____ for a CAS TOT of 35 - Answers 34 /
36
__________ is the difference between the coordinates generated for the target and the actual
location of that target. - Answers Target Location Error (TLE)
What are the two types of Fire Support Coordination Measures (FSCMs)? - Answers Permissive and
Restrictive
The ________ is a document implementing the airspace control plan that provides details of the
approved requests for airspace coordination measures. - Answers Airspace Control Order (ACO)
The________ is one of the most overlooked aspects of maneuver and fire support planning. It
provides attendees the opportunity to walk through the scheme of maneuver, gain familiarity with
the terrain, airspace restrictions and procedures, and identify shortfalls. - Answers Rehearsel
Which of the following aircraft / IDF separation plans does not permit the continuous attacks of
targets by the IDF asset? - Answers Time
Targets placed on the No-Strike List (NSL) may be removed from that list and become subject to
military action if their status as a protected object or entity has. - Answers TRUE
The ________ is a line established between two converging friendly forces that prohibits fires , or the
effects of fires, across the line without coordination with the affected force. - Answers Restricted Fire
Line (RFL)
An observer should use the _______ method of adjustment during danger close missions. - Answers
Creeping Fire
For Planning, holding Areas for RW aircraft should always consist of the following except: - Answers
Within Max effective range of the ordinance to be delivered
, Which of the following is NOT a method of target location for artillery CFF? - Answers Reference
Point
When using artillery the imaginary straight line from the gun to the target is known as it's - Answers
Gun-Target Line
When hosting a LGB using a ground laser designator the maximum allowable laser basket for a right
shoulder attack with a LTL of 340 would be - Answers 280 through 330
In the USMC Air interdiction is referred to as - Answers Deep Air Support (DAS)
For artillery CFF, what is the standard method of fire and control? - Answers When ready
A__________is a line that delineates surface areas for the purpose of facilitating, coordination and
deflation of operations between adjacent units, formations or areas - Answers Boundary
The_________is a prioritized list of targets approved and maintained by the JFC targets and priorities
are derived from recommendations from each component it combines targets from the JTL and RTL
for a designated time period. - Answers JIPTL
Intelligence products are used during the COA development phase of CAS mission planning - Answers
TRUE
Using keyhole you direct your aircraft to hold 10 miles west of the target what radial would be
assigned? - Answers D-10
The most important advantage of night and adverse weather CAS is - Answers The limitation it
imposes on enemy optically-directed AAA and optical/IR guided SAMs
If your aircraft are dropping MK - 82s on a vehicle convoy, what is the dominant hazard for collateral
personnel outdoors? - Answers Fragmentation
The absorption of laser radiated energy from any direction is known as - Answers Entrapment
The primary means to mitigate fragmentation when it is the dominant hazard is - Answers 100%
Bomb Burial
The AH - 64D/E Apache employees a_______auto cannon mounted under the cockpit - Answers
30mm
Concerning the B - 1B and the B - 52H the _______can carry the largest weapons payload
the________can carry the widest variety of weapons. The________has a smaller radar cross-section
the_______carries all weapons internally. - Answers B-1B, B-52, B-1B, B-1B
What are the three general categories of limited visibility or night CAS employment - Answers Visual,
system aided, night vision device
Providing timely and accurate target marks with indirect fire assets can improve CAS effectiveness -
Answers TRUE
What is a GBU - 31 - Answers 2000lb JDAM
What is a GBU-10 - Answers 2000Ib LGB
The GBU-54v4 uses which bomb body - Answers BLU-126
The PEQ-1C SOFLAM is capable of lasing on all PRF codes from _____ to _____ - Answers 1111-1788
What are the timing options a JTAC can use during a coordinated attack - Answers Simultaneous,
sequential, random
The MTS - a and the MTS - B do not have the inherent capability to derive category 1 coordinates -
Answers TRUE
All of the following are considered limitations when conducting CAS in an urban environment except: -
Answers All atacks must be BOT
On a rotary wing 9 line brief line 3 is given in meters to the nearest______meters - Answers 100
Although CAS is conducted at the_____level, it is linked to the______level through the air,
apportionment and allocation process - Answers Tactical / operational
Airspace reserved for specific activities in which the operation of one or more users is restricted -
Answers ROZ
In general, aviation, weapons, kill, and destroy by - Answers Blast, fragmentation, ejector/debris,
cratering, penetration, thermal effects
The RWR (radar warning receiver) in the F - 16 should warn the pilot with an audible tone and
direction indicator if he is launched on by a - Answers SA-11 GADFLY
Type of terminal attack control should be passed as part of the game plan - Answers TRUE
Which of the following aircraft does not perform the FAC (a) mission - Answers F-15E
The is the C2 focal point for CAS request for SOF aviation, assets and support of conventional, joint, or
service forces - Answers SOCCE
A close fist held at arms length represents approximately how many mils - Answers 180 mils
