JFC Midterm
Identify the correct definition of multinational, joint, multi service, and service doctrine. - correct answer
✔✔2 or more nations/ratified
2 services promulgated by CJCS
2 services ratified and promulgated
single service, promulgated by the service
Identify the order of precedence between multinational, joint, multi-service, and service doctrine. -
correct answer ✔✔Joint doctrine unless CJCS has different guidance.
State the chain of command from the president and secretary of defense to the combat commands. -
correct answer ✔✔President- CJCS- combatant commands
Identify the types of command authority and command relationships COCOM, OPCON, and TACON of
each level in the chain of command. - correct answer ✔✔COCOM- JFC
OPCON- complete control/own
TACON- tasks/ no ownership
Identify the seven tenets of air and space power. - correct answer ✔✔Centralized control/ decentralized
control
Flexibility and versatility
Synergistic effects
Persistence
Concentration
Priority
Balance
Define the following operational functions of air and space power: counter air, strategic attack and
counter land - correct answer ✔✔against the air
,offensive actions
against the land
Define air interdiction, close air support, close proximity, and details integration - correct answer ✔✔AI
diverts, disrupts, delay and destroy/ no details integration
CAS details integration required
CP- the distance to minimize fratricide
DI- the level of coordination
Identify the basic structure components and compositions of the following air force organizational
elements: Major command, numbered air force, wing, group and squadron - correct answer
✔✔Regional
Theatre/Senior deployable unit
One base, one wing, one boss
Collection of squadrons
Group of fighters
Identify the four types of decisive action in unified land operations. - correct answer ✔✔Offensive,
defensive, stability and defensive support of civil authority
Identify the Army core competencies. - correct answer ✔✔Combine arms maneuver- actions to defeat
Wide area security- protect
Identify the six tenets of unified land operation. - correct answer ✔✔Flexibility, integration, lethality,
adaptability, depth, synchronization
Identify the three types of brigade combat teams. - correct answer ✔✔Armor, infantry, and stryker
Identify the primary mission of the United States Navy and the Navy's new focus given the breakup of
the Soviet Union. - correct answer ✔✔Littoral operations
, Identify six US Navy fundamental warfare tasks. - correct answer ✔✔Air, surface, undersea, mine, strike,
amphibious warfare
Identify US Navy fundamental warfare tasks performed by the carrier strike group. - correct answer
✔✔Air, surface, undersea and strike warfare
Identify the Marine Corp. organization and command structure. - correct answer ✔✔President- CJCS-
secretary of the navy- comadant of the USMC/ combatant command/ USMC combatant command
Identify the USMC war fighting philosophy. - correct answer ✔✔Maneuver warfare- firepower and
mobility and combined arms
Identify the different MAGTF sizes and list them in order of combat capabilities. - correct answer
✔✔MEF, MEF (forward), MEB, MEU, special purpose
Describe the reason why aviation is vital to the USMC - correct answer ✔✔Relatively light and limited
assets
Identify the USMC agencies qualified to execute and control CAS - correct answer ✔✔ALO, FACC (A),
anglico
Identify the five component commands of USSOCON - correct answer ✔✔Army special ops, Navy special
ops, Marine special ops, Air Force special ops, USSASOC
Identify the 9 core activities of USSOCON - correct answer ✔✔direct action
special recon
counter-terrorism
unconventional warfare
foreign internal defense
security force assistance
counter insurgency
counter proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
Identify the correct definition of multinational, joint, multi service, and service doctrine. - correct answer
✔✔2 or more nations/ratified
2 services promulgated by CJCS
2 services ratified and promulgated
single service, promulgated by the service
Identify the order of precedence between multinational, joint, multi-service, and service doctrine. -
correct answer ✔✔Joint doctrine unless CJCS has different guidance.
State the chain of command from the president and secretary of defense to the combat commands. -
correct answer ✔✔President- CJCS- combatant commands
Identify the types of command authority and command relationships COCOM, OPCON, and TACON of
each level in the chain of command. - correct answer ✔✔COCOM- JFC
OPCON- complete control/own
TACON- tasks/ no ownership
Identify the seven tenets of air and space power. - correct answer ✔✔Centralized control/ decentralized
control
Flexibility and versatility
Synergistic effects
Persistence
Concentration
Priority
Balance
Define the following operational functions of air and space power: counter air, strategic attack and
counter land - correct answer ✔✔against the air
,offensive actions
against the land
Define air interdiction, close air support, close proximity, and details integration - correct answer ✔✔AI
diverts, disrupts, delay and destroy/ no details integration
CAS details integration required
CP- the distance to minimize fratricide
DI- the level of coordination
Identify the basic structure components and compositions of the following air force organizational
elements: Major command, numbered air force, wing, group and squadron - correct answer
✔✔Regional
Theatre/Senior deployable unit
One base, one wing, one boss
Collection of squadrons
Group of fighters
Identify the four types of decisive action in unified land operations. - correct answer ✔✔Offensive,
defensive, stability and defensive support of civil authority
Identify the Army core competencies. - correct answer ✔✔Combine arms maneuver- actions to defeat
Wide area security- protect
Identify the six tenets of unified land operation. - correct answer ✔✔Flexibility, integration, lethality,
adaptability, depth, synchronization
Identify the three types of brigade combat teams. - correct answer ✔✔Armor, infantry, and stryker
Identify the primary mission of the United States Navy and the Navy's new focus given the breakup of
the Soviet Union. - correct answer ✔✔Littoral operations
, Identify six US Navy fundamental warfare tasks. - correct answer ✔✔Air, surface, undersea, mine, strike,
amphibious warfare
Identify US Navy fundamental warfare tasks performed by the carrier strike group. - correct answer
✔✔Air, surface, undersea and strike warfare
Identify the Marine Corp. organization and command structure. - correct answer ✔✔President- CJCS-
secretary of the navy- comadant of the USMC/ combatant command/ USMC combatant command
Identify the USMC war fighting philosophy. - correct answer ✔✔Maneuver warfare- firepower and
mobility and combined arms
Identify the different MAGTF sizes and list them in order of combat capabilities. - correct answer
✔✔MEF, MEF (forward), MEB, MEU, special purpose
Describe the reason why aviation is vital to the USMC - correct answer ✔✔Relatively light and limited
assets
Identify the USMC agencies qualified to execute and control CAS - correct answer ✔✔ALO, FACC (A),
anglico
Identify the five component commands of USSOCON - correct answer ✔✔Army special ops, Navy special
ops, Marine special ops, Air Force special ops, USSASOC
Identify the 9 core activities of USSOCON - correct answer ✔✔direct action
special recon
counter-terrorism
unconventional warfare
foreign internal defense
security force assistance
counter insurgency
counter proliferation of weapons of mass destruction
