SNCOA-DL EOC Review Mod 4
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1. The first funda- to gain and maintain control of the air, which enables the entire joint force to
mental axiom of operate relatively free from enemy air interference.
airpower
2. Air Superiority This has provided our nation with a decades-long asymmetric advantage. Joint
force and coalition partners have come to expect this mission-essential capability
that over 115,000 of America's Airmen delivery daily.
This statement BEST describes which of the following Air Force Capabilities?
3. INTELLIGENCE, Intelligence is gained primarily through ______, an endeavor so important the Air
SURVEILLANCE, Force designated it a core mission almost the day the first military airplanes flew.
AND
RECONNAIS-
SANCE (ISR)
4. RAPID GLOBAL claims its air force can project national power "quickly to anywhere on the face of
MOBILITY (RGM) the earth"
5. GLOBAL STRIKE Founded in coercive diplomacy, strategic deterrence, battlefield necessity, and
rooted in the very foundations of aviation and its first offensive use in warfare.
because of the nature and capabilities inherent to aerial warfare, we can strike any
target on the globe; anytime, anywhere!
6. Global Strike An enduring USAF core mission that focuses on holding any target on the planet
Core Mission " at risk. This may take a variety of forms, including "providing close air support to
the mission troops at risk, interdicting enemy forces, inserting special operations forces, and
targeting an adversary's vital centers" (USAF, Global Strike...Any Target, Any Time,
2013).
7. Air Force Global Stewards of a significant portion, though not all, of the Global Strike mission, the
Strike Command command "provides strategic deterrence, global strike, and combat support," to
" the organiza- include employment of its three ICBM wings and the entire Air Force bomber
tion" inventory (B-52, B-1B, and B-2). Of note, many missions that fall into the category
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of global strike are conducted by non-AFGSC platforms, such as the F-15E, F-16,
A-10, and MQ-9.
8. Deterrence is a key outcome of the global strike mission and dominates its calculus.
9. Nuclear strike two mission types that are especially marked by deterrence value
and Strategic at-
tack
10. Global strike Its missions include a wide range of crisis response and escalation control options,
such as providing close air support to troops at risk, interdicting enemy forces,
inserting special operations forces, and targeting an adversary's vital centers.
11. Command and "The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over
Control (C2) assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission."
12. Mission Com- is an approach to C2 that empowers subordinate decision-making for flexibility,
mand initiative, and responsiveness in the accomplishment of the commander's intent.
13. Mission Com- It provides Airmen operating in environments of increasing uncertainty, complexity,
mand and rapid change with the freedom of action needed to exploit emergent oppor-
tunities and succeed.
14. Centralized com- is the organizing standard for the effective and efficient means of employing
mand airpower; it enables the principle of mass while maintaining the principle of
economy of force.
15. Distributed Con- exploits airpower's flexibility and versatility to ensure that it remains responsive,
trol survivable, and sustainable.
16. Decentralized ex- is the delegation of authority to achieve an effective span of control, foster disci-
ecution plined initiative, and empower subordinates to exploit fleeting opportunities.
17.
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1. The first funda- to gain and maintain control of the air, which enables the entire joint force to
mental axiom of operate relatively free from enemy air interference.
airpower
2. Air Superiority This has provided our nation with a decades-long asymmetric advantage. Joint
force and coalition partners have come to expect this mission-essential capability
that over 115,000 of America's Airmen delivery daily.
This statement BEST describes which of the following Air Force Capabilities?
3. INTELLIGENCE, Intelligence is gained primarily through ______, an endeavor so important the Air
SURVEILLANCE, Force designated it a core mission almost the day the first military airplanes flew.
AND
RECONNAIS-
SANCE (ISR)
4. RAPID GLOBAL claims its air force can project national power "quickly to anywhere on the face of
MOBILITY (RGM) the earth"
5. GLOBAL STRIKE Founded in coercive diplomacy, strategic deterrence, battlefield necessity, and
rooted in the very foundations of aviation and its first offensive use in warfare.
because of the nature and capabilities inherent to aerial warfare, we can strike any
target on the globe; anytime, anywhere!
6. Global Strike An enduring USAF core mission that focuses on holding any target on the planet
Core Mission " at risk. This may take a variety of forms, including "providing close air support to
the mission troops at risk, interdicting enemy forces, inserting special operations forces, and
targeting an adversary's vital centers" (USAF, Global Strike...Any Target, Any Time,
2013).
7. Air Force Global Stewards of a significant portion, though not all, of the Global Strike mission, the
Strike Command command "provides strategic deterrence, global strike, and combat support," to
" the organiza- include employment of its three ICBM wings and the entire Air Force bomber
tion" inventory (B-52, B-1B, and B-2). Of note, many missions that fall into the category
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of global strike are conducted by non-AFGSC platforms, such as the F-15E, F-16,
A-10, and MQ-9.
8. Deterrence is a key outcome of the global strike mission and dominates its calculus.
9. Nuclear strike two mission types that are especially marked by deterrence value
and Strategic at-
tack
10. Global strike Its missions include a wide range of crisis response and escalation control options,
such as providing close air support to troops at risk, interdicting enemy forces,
inserting special operations forces, and targeting an adversary's vital centers.
11. Command and "The exercise of authority and direction by a properly designated commander over
Control (C2) assigned and attached forces in the accomplishment of the mission."
12. Mission Com- is an approach to C2 that empowers subordinate decision-making for flexibility,
mand initiative, and responsiveness in the accomplishment of the commander's intent.
13. Mission Com- It provides Airmen operating in environments of increasing uncertainty, complexity,
mand and rapid change with the freedom of action needed to exploit emergent oppor-
tunities and succeed.
14. Centralized com- is the organizing standard for the effective and efficient means of employing
mand airpower; it enables the principle of mass while maintaining the principle of
economy of force.
15. Distributed Con- exploits airpower's flexibility and versatility to ensure that it remains responsive,
trol survivable, and sustainable.
16. Decentralized ex- is the delegation of authority to achieve an effective span of control, foster disci-
ecution plined initiative, and empower subordinates to exploit fleeting opportunities.
17.
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