Joint Operations EXAM NEWEST ACTUAL EXAM COMPLETE ALL QUESTIO
AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
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1. Genesis of the Goldwater - Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986. Estab-
Current Joint En- lished the framework for the way the DOD operates today
vironment
2. Goldwater - Key Components:
Nichols Depart- 1. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff became the "principal military advisor to the
ment of De- President of the U.S., the SECDEF, and the National Security Council.
fense Reorgani- 2. Forces were "assigned" to the Combatant Commands for employment
zation Act of 3. Service Chiefs retained responsibility to "train, organize, and equip" but not
1986. employ forces
4. Although the concept of joint forces employment continues to evolve, the tenets
have been proven successful on the battlefield with Operation Desert Storm in
1991, Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001 and Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
3. Joint Chiefs of Consists of the Chairman of Staff (CJCS), the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff Staff (VCJCS), and the Chief of each major branch of armed service in the US armed
forces
4. Purpose of the Primary responsibility of each member of the JCS is to ensure the readiness of
Joint Chiefs of the respective military service. The JCS also acts in an advisory military capacity for
Staff the President and the SecDef. In this strictly advisory role, the JCS constitutes the
second highest deliberating body for military policy, after the National Security
council.
5. Purpose of the Assists the CJCS in accomplishing his responsibility for the unified strategic di-
Joint Staff (JS) rection of the combatant forces, the operation of combatant forces under unified
command, and the integration of combatant forces into an efficient team of land,
naval and air forces.
6. The Joint Staff Composed of officers from the Army, Air Force, Navy and MC in number that
roughly correspond to the relative size of the Services. The Marines make up about
20 percent of the number allocated to the Navy. The JS has no executive authority
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AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED ANSWERS)
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_hm7ols
1. Genesis of the Goldwater - Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986. Estab-
Current Joint En- lished the framework for the way the DOD operates today
vironment
2. Goldwater - Key Components:
Nichols Depart- 1. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff became the "principal military advisor to the
ment of De- President of the U.S., the SECDEF, and the National Security Council.
fense Reorgani- 2. Forces were "assigned" to the Combatant Commands for employment
zation Act of 3. Service Chiefs retained responsibility to "train, organize, and equip" but not
1986. employ forces
4. Although the concept of joint forces employment continues to evolve, the tenets
have been proven successful on the battlefield with Operation Desert Storm in
1991, Operation Enduring Freedom in 2001 and Operation Iraqi Freedom in 2003.
3. Joint Chiefs of Consists of the Chairman of Staff (CJCS), the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff Staff (VCJCS), and the Chief of each major branch of armed service in the US armed
forces
4. Purpose of the Primary responsibility of each member of the JCS is to ensure the readiness of
Joint Chiefs of the respective military service. The JCS also acts in an advisory military capacity for
Staff the President and the SecDef. In this strictly advisory role, the JCS constitutes the
second highest deliberating body for military policy, after the National Security
council.
5. Purpose of the Assists the CJCS in accomplishing his responsibility for the unified strategic di-
Joint Staff (JS) rection of the combatant forces, the operation of combatant forces under unified
command, and the integration of combatant forces into an efficient team of land,
naval and air forces.
6. The Joint Staff Composed of officers from the Army, Air Force, Navy and MC in number that
roughly correspond to the relative size of the Services. The Marines make up about
20 percent of the number allocated to the Navy. The JS has no executive authority
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