DEFENSE ACQUISITION UNIVERSITY CON 170
MIDTERM EXAM COMPLETE QUESTION BANK
AND ANSWER KEY 2026
◉ Detailed Integration Answer: LEVEL OF COORDINATION required
to achieve effects while minimizing the risk of fratricide
◉ Air Force Level of Organization Answer: 1. HQ
2. Major Commands
3. Numbered Air Forces
4. Wings
5. Groups
6. Squadrons
◉ Multidomain Operations Answer: The combined arms
employment of Joint and Army capabilities to creat and exploit
relative advantages that achieve objectives, defeat enemy forces, and
consolidate gains as part of unified action
◉ 4 Types of Multidomain Operations Answer: 1. Offensive
Operations (Outside US, defeat ENY)
2. Defensive Operations (Outside US, defeat ENY attack)
,3. Stability Operations (Outside US, est or maint. secure env.)
4. Defense Support of Civil Authorities (In US, request for assistance)
◉ 4 Tenets of Multidomain Operations Answer: 1. Agility
2. Convergence
3. Endurance
4. Depth
◉ 3 Types of Brigade Combat Teams Answer: 1. Armor
2. Stryker
3. Infantry
◉ USN Primary Mission Answer: To maintain, train and equip
combat-ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring
aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas
◉ 5 Essential Functions of the USN Answer: 1. All Domain Access
(FOA in sea, air, land, etc)
2. Deterrence (Threat of consequences)
3. Sea Control (Establish AO for POWER PROJECTION)
4. Power Projection (Offensive power: strike warfare and
amphibious warfare)
5. Maritime Security (security and FO the seas)
,◉ 9 USN Mission Areas Answer: 1. Air Warfare (neutralization of
aircraft or missiles)
2. Surface Warfare (destroy/neut water surface combatants)
3. Anti-Submarine Warfare (Neut eny submarines
4. STRIKE WARFARE (Destruction or neut of enemy ashore, arm of
power proj)
5. AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE (attacks launched from the sea by
landing forces, also power proj)
6. Mine Warfare (use of mines and countermeasures)
7. Expeditionary Warfare (littoral warfare)
8. Strategic Sealift (sustainment, reinforcement, resupply)
9. Logistics (underway replinishment)
◉ USN Power Projection Missions Answer: 1. Strike Warfare -
Destruction or Neutralization of ENEMY ASHORE
2. Amphibious Warfare - Attacks launched from the Sea by LANDING
FORCES (includes CAS & NSFS)
◉ Littorals Answer: --Seaward: area from the open ocean to the
shore
--Landward: are inland that can be defended directly from the sea
, ◉ Carrier Strike Groups Perform All Mission Sets Except... Answer:
Amphibious Warfare and Mine Warfare
◉ Marine Corps Organization Answer: 1. Supporting Establishment
(TRADOC)
2. Operating Forces (FORCOM)
3. Marine Corps Forces Reserve
◉ Marine Corps Command Structure Answer: 1. President of the
United States
2. Secretary of Defense
---------Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in an advisory role
3. Secretary of the Navy
4. Commandant of the Marine Corps
◉ Marine Corps Warfighting Philosophy Answer: Seeks to shatter
the enemy's cohesion through a variety of rapid, focused, and
unexpected actions which create a turbulent and rapidly
deteriorating situations with which the enemy cannot cope
Through:
1. FIREPOWER & MOBILITY- complimentary and mutually
dependent
MIDTERM EXAM COMPLETE QUESTION BANK
AND ANSWER KEY 2026
◉ Detailed Integration Answer: LEVEL OF COORDINATION required
to achieve effects while minimizing the risk of fratricide
◉ Air Force Level of Organization Answer: 1. HQ
2. Major Commands
3. Numbered Air Forces
4. Wings
5. Groups
6. Squadrons
◉ Multidomain Operations Answer: The combined arms
employment of Joint and Army capabilities to creat and exploit
relative advantages that achieve objectives, defeat enemy forces, and
consolidate gains as part of unified action
◉ 4 Types of Multidomain Operations Answer: 1. Offensive
Operations (Outside US, defeat ENY)
2. Defensive Operations (Outside US, defeat ENY attack)
,3. Stability Operations (Outside US, est or maint. secure env.)
4. Defense Support of Civil Authorities (In US, request for assistance)
◉ 4 Tenets of Multidomain Operations Answer: 1. Agility
2. Convergence
3. Endurance
4. Depth
◉ 3 Types of Brigade Combat Teams Answer: 1. Armor
2. Stryker
3. Infantry
◉ USN Primary Mission Answer: To maintain, train and equip
combat-ready naval forces capable of winning wars, deterring
aggression and maintaining freedom of the seas
◉ 5 Essential Functions of the USN Answer: 1. All Domain Access
(FOA in sea, air, land, etc)
2. Deterrence (Threat of consequences)
3. Sea Control (Establish AO for POWER PROJECTION)
4. Power Projection (Offensive power: strike warfare and
amphibious warfare)
5. Maritime Security (security and FO the seas)
,◉ 9 USN Mission Areas Answer: 1. Air Warfare (neutralization of
aircraft or missiles)
2. Surface Warfare (destroy/neut water surface combatants)
3. Anti-Submarine Warfare (Neut eny submarines
4. STRIKE WARFARE (Destruction or neut of enemy ashore, arm of
power proj)
5. AMPHIBIOUS WARFARE (attacks launched from the sea by
landing forces, also power proj)
6. Mine Warfare (use of mines and countermeasures)
7. Expeditionary Warfare (littoral warfare)
8. Strategic Sealift (sustainment, reinforcement, resupply)
9. Logistics (underway replinishment)
◉ USN Power Projection Missions Answer: 1. Strike Warfare -
Destruction or Neutralization of ENEMY ASHORE
2. Amphibious Warfare - Attacks launched from the Sea by LANDING
FORCES (includes CAS & NSFS)
◉ Littorals Answer: --Seaward: area from the open ocean to the
shore
--Landward: are inland that can be defended directly from the sea
, ◉ Carrier Strike Groups Perform All Mission Sets Except... Answer:
Amphibious Warfare and Mine Warfare
◉ Marine Corps Organization Answer: 1. Supporting Establishment
(TRADOC)
2. Operating Forces (FORCOM)
3. Marine Corps Forces Reserve
◉ Marine Corps Command Structure Answer: 1. President of the
United States
2. Secretary of Defense
---------Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in an advisory role
3. Secretary of the Navy
4. Commandant of the Marine Corps
◉ Marine Corps Warfighting Philosophy Answer: Seeks to shatter
the enemy's cohesion through a variety of rapid, focused, and
unexpected actions which create a turbulent and rapidly
deteriorating situations with which the enemy cannot cope
Through:
1. FIREPOWER & MOBILITY- complimentary and mutually
dependent
