7/17/26, 11:57 AM Lesson 2 Progress Check: AIR-602S Air and Space in Joint Operations
Lesson 2 Progress Check
Due No due date
Points 100
Questions 16
Time Limit 30 Minutes
Allowed Attempts Unlimited
Instructions
This quiz checks your understanding of the role of Airpower within the
context of major combat operations.
This is a timed assessment.
You are allowed multiple attempts.
Minimum passing score is 80%.
Take the Quiz Again
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 16 minutes 93.75 out of 100
Correct answers are hidden.
Score for this attempt: 93.75 out of 100
Submitted Jul 17 at 12:57pm
This attempt took 16 minutes.
Question 1
6..25 pts
generate force or persuasion; they are the primary abilities [that merit] a center of gravity
to be identified as such in the context of a given scenario, situation, or mission.
Critical Requirements
Critical Vulnerabilities
Critical Factors
Critical Capabilities
This answer is correct.
, 7/17/26, 11:57 AM Lesson 2 Progress Check: AIR-602S Air and Space in Joint Operations
Question 2
6..25 pts
Which of the following statements best characterize the strategic attack effort at the outset of Operation
Iraqi Freedom?
Bridges of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were struck to prevent the Republican Guard from moving forward.
Bombers flying from the United States struck targets in support of the special forces/Kurdish effort in the North.
Iraqi mechanized units were heavily degraded from the air as they maneuvered to meet advancing coalition forces.
Coalition aircraft targeted command and control and regime targets to weaken the Iraqi war effort.
This answer is correct.
Question 3
6..25 pts
According to Colonel Eikmeier, in Center of Gravity Analysis, what are two reasons the Services find it
hard to identify the Centers of Gravity?
The ideas of Clausewitz were not timeless as once thought and results in an over-reliance on reading
Years of conflicting definitions and that theory is taught without a practical framework to make it useful
A drop in quality in the officer corps and a paucity of funding for professional military education
Rapid technological advances on the battlefield and the lethargy of military education institutions
This answer is correct.
Question 4
6..25 pts
Control of the air describes a level of influence in the air domain relative to that of an adversary, and is
typically categorized as…
Air Balance, Air Ascendancy, or Air Supremacy
Air Parity, Air Superiority, or Air Supremacy
Air Balance, Air Superiority, or Air Dominance
Air Parity, Air Ascendency, or Air Dominance
This answer is correct.
Question 5
6..25 pts
Which of the following statements BEST characterizes the threat presented by the Taliban’s inventory of
aircraft at the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom?
The MiG-21s posed a credible threat because they had previously scored air-to-air kills on B-52s.
Lesson 2 Progress Check
Due No due date
Points 100
Questions 16
Time Limit 30 Minutes
Allowed Attempts Unlimited
Instructions
This quiz checks your understanding of the role of Airpower within the
context of major combat operations.
This is a timed assessment.
You are allowed multiple attempts.
Minimum passing score is 80%.
Take the Quiz Again
Attempt History
Attempt Time Score
LATEST Attempt 1 16 minutes 93.75 out of 100
Correct answers are hidden.
Score for this attempt: 93.75 out of 100
Submitted Jul 17 at 12:57pm
This attempt took 16 minutes.
Question 1
6..25 pts
generate force or persuasion; they are the primary abilities [that merit] a center of gravity
to be identified as such in the context of a given scenario, situation, or mission.
Critical Requirements
Critical Vulnerabilities
Critical Factors
Critical Capabilities
This answer is correct.
, 7/17/26, 11:57 AM Lesson 2 Progress Check: AIR-602S Air and Space in Joint Operations
Question 2
6..25 pts
Which of the following statements best characterize the strategic attack effort at the outset of Operation
Iraqi Freedom?
Bridges of the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers were struck to prevent the Republican Guard from moving forward.
Bombers flying from the United States struck targets in support of the special forces/Kurdish effort in the North.
Iraqi mechanized units were heavily degraded from the air as they maneuvered to meet advancing coalition forces.
Coalition aircraft targeted command and control and regime targets to weaken the Iraqi war effort.
This answer is correct.
Question 3
6..25 pts
According to Colonel Eikmeier, in Center of Gravity Analysis, what are two reasons the Services find it
hard to identify the Centers of Gravity?
The ideas of Clausewitz were not timeless as once thought and results in an over-reliance on reading
Years of conflicting definitions and that theory is taught without a practical framework to make it useful
A drop in quality in the officer corps and a paucity of funding for professional military education
Rapid technological advances on the battlefield and the lethargy of military education institutions
This answer is correct.
Question 4
6..25 pts
Control of the air describes a level of influence in the air domain relative to that of an adversary, and is
typically categorized as…
Air Balance, Air Ascendancy, or Air Supremacy
Air Parity, Air Superiority, or Air Supremacy
Air Balance, Air Superiority, or Air Dominance
Air Parity, Air Ascendency, or Air Dominance
This answer is correct.
Question 5
6..25 pts
Which of the following statements BEST characterizes the threat presented by the Taliban’s inventory of
aircraft at the beginning of Operation Enduring Freedom?
The MiG-21s posed a credible threat because they had previously scored air-to-air kills on B-52s.