SNCO DLC - Joint Warfighter: Progress questions and answers 2024

JW01 Sometimes commanders use their knowledge, experience, and skills to respond with actions to assist during operations. Commanders have to consider certain elements they have little or no control over, but must nonetheless take into account when devising Strategy. This scenario BEST illustrates the differences between ___________. a. Operational Art and Contextual Elements b. Operational Art and Operational Design c. Contextual Elements and Operational Design a. Operational Art and Contextual Elements According to Operational Art, it uses the application of creative imagination by commanders and staffs—supported by their knowledge and experience, and skills— to design strategies, campaigns, and major operations and organize and employ military forces. Contextual Elements such as ours and the enemy's Political Systems, the physical environment and the enemy's/our national leadership to name just a few are elements the Commander has little or no control over, but must nonetheless take into account when devising Strategy. See rationale for correct response for additional information. JW01 Both a science and an art, these actions are coordinated in time and place, to achieve strategic or operational objectives. Some practices have not changed since the dawn of warfare while others change constantly due to technology and the sociology of combatants. Leaders must understand these changes, act within their understanding of those changes, and continually assess and adapt to the situation to ensure success in joint environments. This paragraph BEST illustrates the effects of _________ on mission accomplishment in a Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental, and Multinational (JIIM) environment. a. tactical actions b. irregular warfare c. traditional warfare a. tactical actions This paragraph best illustrates the effects of tactical actions. According to the Joint Warfighter chapter, tactical actions are battles, engagements, and/or strikes conducted by combat forces of a single service or a JIIM, coordinated in time and place, to achieve strategic or operational objectives in an operational area. Tactics are at once both a science and an art and some practices have not changed since the dawn of warfare while other practices change constantly due to technology and the sociology of combatants. The current JIIM environment demands leaders understand the context of the factors influencing the military situation, act within that understanding, continually assess and adapt those actions to be able to operate successfully in JIIM environments. MSgt Lopez returned from the unit weekly staff meeting and briefed his people about new strategies that will affect how his defenders protect the peninsula of their Forward Operating Base. A few people began to express frustration arguing that it will take more time than the current process. MSgt Lopez explained the reasoning behind the change; his justifications were disputed with statements that support why the change will fail. This scenario BEST illustrates how _________ and _________ levels of war impact strategies. a. Strategic and Operational b. Tactical and Strategic c. Operational and Tactical c. Operational and Tactical This paragraph best illustrates the effects of Strategy on Operational and Tactical levels of war. According to the Joint Warfighter chapter, Tactical Actions are battles, engagements, and/or strikes conducted by combat forces of a single service or a JIIM, coordinated in time and place, to achieve strategic or operational objectives in an operational area. The current JIIM environment demands leaders understand the context of the factors influencing the military situation, act within that understanding, continually assess and adapt those actions to be able to operate successfully in JIIM environments. Which of the following did the Goldwater-NIchols Act of 1986 accomplish (select ALL that apply)? a. Degraded the military advice provided to civilian leaders b. Matched the authority of CCDRs with their responsibility c. Placed clear responsibility on CCDRs to accomplish their missions a. Incorrect. Degraded the military advice provide to civilian leaders b. CORRECT. Matched the authority of CCDRs with their responsibility c. CORRECT. Placed clear responsibility on CCDRs to accomplish their missions In order to ensure his Airmen are ready to deploy at the end of the month, MSgt Spencer checks with the Unit Training Manager to see if anyone has any outstanding tasks that still need to be completed. He also scheduled some time to sit down with each Airman to inspect their gear for items that need to be replaced. He hopes that by accomplishing these actions, they'll be able to focus on the mission as soon as they get to the AOR. MSgt Spencer's actions BEST illustrate __________tasks associated with the ________ branch of the chain of command. a. Organizing and recruiting; administrative b. Training and equipping; administrative c. Training and equipping; operational d. Organizing and recruiting; operational b. Training and equipping; administrative b. CORRECT. According to the NMO chapter, training and equipping are tasks associated with the administrative chain of command. MSgt Spencer actions illustrate training (checking with the UTM to see if anyone has any outstanding tasks that need to be completed) and equipping (scheduling time with each Airman to inspect their gear). During an operation, a CCDR determines that he doesn't have enough air assets to accomplish a specific mission. As a result, assistance is provided from another CCDR. With the additional assets, the CCDR tasked with the mission exercises OPCON to plan and execute it successfully. Once the mission is completed, the borrowed assets are returned to their original CCDR. This scenario BEST illustrates a transfer of forces that are ___________ the supported CCDR. a. assigned to b. attached to c. directly supporting b. attached to b. CORRECT: The forces were attached to the supported CCDR (the commander of the subordinate unified command...tasked with the mission). In the NMO chapter, forces that are attached are temporarily transferred between the commanders. Additionally, the supported commander will exercise OPCON over them. Once the mission is completed, the borrowed assets should be returned to the supporting commander (in this case, the CCDR). In order to provide assistance to a country hit by a devastating tsunami, the CCDR decides to task U.S. forces already assigned to a command geographically located near the disaster with the mission. The CCDR gives that commander OPCON over the joint forces already assigned. The CCDR's actions BEST identify the use of a _______________ as a joint force option. a. JTF b. Combatant Command c. Subordinate Unified Command c. Subordinate Unified Command