Joint Firepower Course Exam Questions
and Answers Graded A+
ID order of precedence between multinational, joint, multiservice, and service
doctrine - Correct answer-1. Multinational
2. Joint
3. Multiservice
4. Service Doctrine
Multinational Doctrine - Correct answer-Agreed upon by 2 or more nations
Joint Doctrine - Correct answer-Guides employment of US forces in coordinated
action
Multiservice Doctrine - Correct answer-Guides employment of two or more
services in coordinated action
Service Doctrine - Correct answer-Applies to one service
Unified Action - Correct answer-Synchronization, coordination, and/or integration
of government and non-government actions to achieve unity of effort
,Types of command relationships - Correct answer-Combatant Command,
Operational Command, Operational Control, Tactical Control
Combatant Command - Correct answer-The command authority over assigned
forces vested only in the commanders of combat commands. Generally 4 star level
and cannot be delegated or transferred
Operational Control - Correct answer-The authority to perform those functions of
and over subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands and
forces, assigning tasks, designating OBJs, and giving authority
Tactical Control - Correct answer-limited to the detailed direction and control of
movements, missions, or maneuvers within the operational area necessary to
accomplish mission or task assigned
Support - Correct answer-a command authority established by a common superior
commander between subordinate commanders when one organization should aid,
protect, complement, or sustain another force
State the operational Chain of Command - Correct answer-President-> SEC DEF -
>Combatant Commanders -> Service Component Commands
Who can create a Joint Task Force - Correct answer-SEC DEF, Geographic
Combatant CDR, Subunified CDR, Existing JTF CDR
, 7 Tenants of Air and Space Power - Correct answer-1. Centralized control/
decentralized execution
2. Flexibility and versatility
3. Synergistic effects
4. Persistence
5. Concentration
6. Priority
7. Balance
Define Counter-Air - Correct answer-Protection by neutralizing or destroying ENY
aircraft and missiles both before and after launch
Define Strategic Attack - Correct answer-Offensive action specifically selected to
achieve national strategic objectives, systeatic application of force against ENY
Systes and centers of gravity producing greatest effect with minimal life lost
Define Counterland - Correct answer-Airpower operations against ENY land force
capabilities to domiate the surface environment using airpower
Define Air Interdiction - Correct answer-Air operations conducted to Diver,
Disrupt, Delay, and Destroy ENY military surface capabilities before it can be
and Answers Graded A+
ID order of precedence between multinational, joint, multiservice, and service
doctrine - Correct answer-1. Multinational
2. Joint
3. Multiservice
4. Service Doctrine
Multinational Doctrine - Correct answer-Agreed upon by 2 or more nations
Joint Doctrine - Correct answer-Guides employment of US forces in coordinated
action
Multiservice Doctrine - Correct answer-Guides employment of two or more
services in coordinated action
Service Doctrine - Correct answer-Applies to one service
Unified Action - Correct answer-Synchronization, coordination, and/or integration
of government and non-government actions to achieve unity of effort
,Types of command relationships - Correct answer-Combatant Command,
Operational Command, Operational Control, Tactical Control
Combatant Command - Correct answer-The command authority over assigned
forces vested only in the commanders of combat commands. Generally 4 star level
and cannot be delegated or transferred
Operational Control - Correct answer-The authority to perform those functions of
and over subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands and
forces, assigning tasks, designating OBJs, and giving authority
Tactical Control - Correct answer-limited to the detailed direction and control of
movements, missions, or maneuvers within the operational area necessary to
accomplish mission or task assigned
Support - Correct answer-a command authority established by a common superior
commander between subordinate commanders when one organization should aid,
protect, complement, or sustain another force
State the operational Chain of Command - Correct answer-President-> SEC DEF -
>Combatant Commanders -> Service Component Commands
Who can create a Joint Task Force - Correct answer-SEC DEF, Geographic
Combatant CDR, Subunified CDR, Existing JTF CDR
, 7 Tenants of Air and Space Power - Correct answer-1. Centralized control/
decentralized execution
2. Flexibility and versatility
3. Synergistic effects
4. Persistence
5. Concentration
6. Priority
7. Balance
Define Counter-Air - Correct answer-Protection by neutralizing or destroying ENY
aircraft and missiles both before and after launch
Define Strategic Attack - Correct answer-Offensive action specifically selected to
achieve national strategic objectives, systeatic application of force against ENY
Systes and centers of gravity producing greatest effect with minimal life lost
Define Counterland - Correct answer-Airpower operations against ENY land force
capabilities to domiate the surface environment using airpower
Define Air Interdiction - Correct answer-Air operations conducted to Diver,
Disrupt, Delay, and Destroy ENY military surface capabilities before it can be
