ATMAE UPDATED ACTUAL QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE FULL
SOLUTION
●● Multinational Doctrine
Answer: Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces of
TWO OR MORE NATIONS toward a common objective
●● Joint Doctrine
Answer: Fundamental principles that guide the employment of US
MILITARY forces in coordinated action toward a common objective.
●● Multiservice Doctrine
Answer: Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces of
TWO OR MORE SERVICES in coordinated action towards a common
objective
●● Service Doctrine
Answer: Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces of
a SINGLE SERVICE
●● Unified Action
,Answer: The synchronization, coordination, and/or integration of the
activities of governmental and non-governmental entities with military
operation to achieve unity of effort.
●● Types of Command Relationships
Answer: 1. COCOM (Combatant Command)
2. OPCON (Operational Control)
3. TACON (Tactical Control)
4. Support
●● COCOM (Combatant Command)
Answer: Authority over assigned forces, vested in only in the
commanders of combatant commands and CANNOT BE DELEGATED
OR TRANSFERRED.
●● OPCON (Operational Control)
Answer: Authority to perform those functions of command over
subordinate forces involving ORGANIZING AND EMPLOYING
COMMANDS AND FORCES, assigning tasks, designating objectives,
and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission.
●● TACON (Tactical Control)
,Answer: Authority over forces that is LIMITED TO THE DETAILED
DIRECTION and control of movements or maneuvers within the
operation.
●● Support (CMD Relationship)
Answer: Authority established by a common superior commander
between subordinate commanders when one organization should AID,
PROTECT, COMPLEMENT, OR SUSTAIN ANOTHER FORCE.
●● Two Distinct Chain of Command Branches
Answer: Operational and Administrative
●● Operational Chain of Command
Answer: Authority, direction, and control of operational forces through
Combatant Commanders (CCDR) utilizing the following chain of
command
1. President of the United States
2. Secretary of Defense
---------Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in an advisory role
3. Combatant Commanders
4. Service Component Commands
●● Administrative Chain of Command
, Answer: Authority and control of forces through Service Secretaries
utilizing the following chain of command
1. President of the United States
2. Secretary of Defense
---------Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in an advisory role
3. Secretaries of Military Departments
4. Service Chiefs
5. (ADCON) Commander of Military Service Forces
●● Identify The Four Positions that may Create a Joint Task Force
Answer: 1) Secretary of Defense
2) Geographic Combatant Commander
3) Subunified Commander
4) Existing Joint Task Force Commander
●● Seven Tenets of Air and Space Power
Answer: 1. Centralized Control/Decentralized Execution
2. Flexibility & Versatility
3. Synergistic Effects
4. Persistence
5. Concentration
6. Priority
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE FULL
SOLUTION
●● Multinational Doctrine
Answer: Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces of
TWO OR MORE NATIONS toward a common objective
●● Joint Doctrine
Answer: Fundamental principles that guide the employment of US
MILITARY forces in coordinated action toward a common objective.
●● Multiservice Doctrine
Answer: Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces of
TWO OR MORE SERVICES in coordinated action towards a common
objective
●● Service Doctrine
Answer: Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces of
a SINGLE SERVICE
●● Unified Action
,Answer: The synchronization, coordination, and/or integration of the
activities of governmental and non-governmental entities with military
operation to achieve unity of effort.
●● Types of Command Relationships
Answer: 1. COCOM (Combatant Command)
2. OPCON (Operational Control)
3. TACON (Tactical Control)
4. Support
●● COCOM (Combatant Command)
Answer: Authority over assigned forces, vested in only in the
commanders of combatant commands and CANNOT BE DELEGATED
OR TRANSFERRED.
●● OPCON (Operational Control)
Answer: Authority to perform those functions of command over
subordinate forces involving ORGANIZING AND EMPLOYING
COMMANDS AND FORCES, assigning tasks, designating objectives,
and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission.
●● TACON (Tactical Control)
,Answer: Authority over forces that is LIMITED TO THE DETAILED
DIRECTION and control of movements or maneuvers within the
operation.
●● Support (CMD Relationship)
Answer: Authority established by a common superior commander
between subordinate commanders when one organization should AID,
PROTECT, COMPLEMENT, OR SUSTAIN ANOTHER FORCE.
●● Two Distinct Chain of Command Branches
Answer: Operational and Administrative
●● Operational Chain of Command
Answer: Authority, direction, and control of operational forces through
Combatant Commanders (CCDR) utilizing the following chain of
command
1. President of the United States
2. Secretary of Defense
---------Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in an advisory role
3. Combatant Commanders
4. Service Component Commands
●● Administrative Chain of Command
, Answer: Authority and control of forces through Service Secretaries
utilizing the following chain of command
1. President of the United States
2. Secretary of Defense
---------Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in an advisory role
3. Secretaries of Military Departments
4. Service Chiefs
5. (ADCON) Commander of Military Service Forces
●● Identify The Four Positions that may Create a Joint Task Force
Answer: 1) Secretary of Defense
2) Geographic Combatant Commander
3) Subunified Commander
4) Existing Joint Task Force Commander
●● Seven Tenets of Air and Space Power
Answer: 1. Centralized Control/Decentralized Execution
2. Flexibility & Versatility
3. Synergistic Effects
4. Persistence
5. Concentration
6. Priority
