Joint Firepower Course question with
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*ID the order of precedence between multinational, joint, multi-service, and
service doctrine. - -1. Multinational Doctrine
2. Joint Doctrine
3. Multiservice Doctrine
4. service Doctrine
-Multinational Doctrine - -Fundamental principles that guide the employment
of forces of TWO OR MORE NATIONS toward a common objective
-Joint Doctrine - -Fundamental principles that guide the employment of US
MILITARY forces in coordinated action toward a common objective.
-Multiservice Doctrine - -Fundamental principles that guide the employment
of forces of TWO OR MORE SERVICES in coordinated action towards a
common objective
-Service Doctrine - -Fundamental principles that guide the employment of
forces of a SINGLE SERVICE
-Unified Action - -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 - -1. COCOM (Combatant Command)
2. OPCON (Operational Control)
3. TACON (Tactical Control)
4. Support
-COCOM (Combatant Command) - -Authority over assigned forces, vested in
only in the commanders of combatant commands and CANNOT BE
DELEGATED OR TRANSFERRED.
-OPCON (Operational Control) - -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) - -Authority over forces that is LIMITED TO THE
DETAILED DIRECTION and control of movements or maneuvers within the
operation.
, -Support (CMD Relationship) - -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 - -Operational and Administrative
-Operational Chain of Command - -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 - -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 - -1)
Secretary of Defense
2) Geographic Combatant Commander
3) Subunified Commander
4) Existing Joint Task Force Commander
-Seven Tenets of Air and Space Power - -1. Centralized Control/Decentralized
Execution
2. Flexibility & Versatility
3. Synergistic Effects
4. Persistence
5. Concentration
6. Priority
7. Balance
-Counterair - -integrates OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE operations to attain
and maintain a desired degree of AIR SUPERIORITY by neutralizing or
destroying enemy aircraft and missiles, both before and after launch
-Strategic Attack - -Offensive action specifically selected to achieve
NATIONAL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
, -Counterland - -Airpower operations against ENEMY LAND FORCE
CAPABILITIES
-Air Interdiction - -Air operations conducted to DIVERT, DISRUPT, DELAY,
DESTROY the enemy's military surface capabilities BEFORE it can be brought
to bear effectively against friendly forces, or to otherwise achieve objectives
that are conducted at such distances from friendly forces that DETAILED
INTEGRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
-Close Air Support - -Air action by fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft against
hostile targets which are in CLOSE PROXIMITY to friendly forces and which
REQUIRE DETAILED INTEGRATION of each air mission with the fire and
movement of those forces.
-Close Proximity - -NOT A SPECIFIC DISTANCE. Situational and REQUIRES
DETAILED INTEGRATION and TERMINAL ATTACK CONTROL.
-Detailed Integration - -LEVEL OF COORDINATION required to achieve effects
while minimizing the risk of fratricide
-Air Force Level of Organization - -1. HQ
2. Major Commands
3. Numbered Air Forces
4. Wings
5. Groups
6. Squadrons
-Unified Land Operations - -Unified land operations is the simultaneous
execution of offense, defense, stability, and defense support of civil
authorities across multiple domains to shape operational environments,
prevent conflict, prevail in large-scale ground combat, and consolidate gains
as part of UNIFIED ACTION.
-4 Types of Decisive Action - -1. Offensive Operations
2. Defensive Operations
3. Stability Operations
4. Defense Support of Civil Authorities
-4 Tenets of Unified Land Operations - -1. Simultaneity
2. Depth
3. Synchronization
4. Flexibility
-3 Types of Brigade Combat Teams - -1. Armor
2. Stryker
3. Infantry
answers
*ID the order of precedence between multinational, joint, multi-service, and
service doctrine. - -1. Multinational Doctrine
2. Joint Doctrine
3. Multiservice Doctrine
4. service Doctrine
-Multinational Doctrine - -Fundamental principles that guide the employment
of forces of TWO OR MORE NATIONS toward a common objective
-Joint Doctrine - -Fundamental principles that guide the employment of US
MILITARY forces in coordinated action toward a common objective.
-Multiservice Doctrine - -Fundamental principles that guide the employment
of forces of TWO OR MORE SERVICES in coordinated action towards a
common objective
-Service Doctrine - -Fundamental principles that guide the employment of
forces of a SINGLE SERVICE
-Unified Action - -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 - -1. COCOM (Combatant Command)
2. OPCON (Operational Control)
3. TACON (Tactical Control)
4. Support
-COCOM (Combatant Command) - -Authority over assigned forces, vested in
only in the commanders of combatant commands and CANNOT BE
DELEGATED OR TRANSFERRED.
-OPCON (Operational Control) - -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) - -Authority over forces that is LIMITED TO THE
DETAILED DIRECTION and control of movements or maneuvers within the
operation.
, -Support (CMD Relationship) - -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 - -Operational and Administrative
-Operational Chain of Command - -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 - -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 - -1)
Secretary of Defense
2) Geographic Combatant Commander
3) Subunified Commander
4) Existing Joint Task Force Commander
-Seven Tenets of Air and Space Power - -1. Centralized Control/Decentralized
Execution
2. Flexibility & Versatility
3. Synergistic Effects
4. Persistence
5. Concentration
6. Priority
7. Balance
-Counterair - -integrates OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE operations to attain
and maintain a desired degree of AIR SUPERIORITY by neutralizing or
destroying enemy aircraft and missiles, both before and after launch
-Strategic Attack - -Offensive action specifically selected to achieve
NATIONAL STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
, -Counterland - -Airpower operations against ENEMY LAND FORCE
CAPABILITIES
-Air Interdiction - -Air operations conducted to DIVERT, DISRUPT, DELAY,
DESTROY the enemy's military surface capabilities BEFORE it can be brought
to bear effectively against friendly forces, or to otherwise achieve objectives
that are conducted at such distances from friendly forces that DETAILED
INTEGRATION IS NOT REQUIRED.
-Close Air Support - -Air action by fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft against
hostile targets which are in CLOSE PROXIMITY to friendly forces and which
REQUIRE DETAILED INTEGRATION of each air mission with the fire and
movement of those forces.
-Close Proximity - -NOT A SPECIFIC DISTANCE. Situational and REQUIRES
DETAILED INTEGRATION and TERMINAL ATTACK CONTROL.
-Detailed Integration - -LEVEL OF COORDINATION required to achieve effects
while minimizing the risk of fratricide
-Air Force Level of Organization - -1. HQ
2. Major Commands
3. Numbered Air Forces
4. Wings
5. Groups
6. Squadrons
-Unified Land Operations - -Unified land operations is the simultaneous
execution of offense, defense, stability, and defense support of civil
authorities across multiple domains to shape operational environments,
prevent conflict, prevail in large-scale ground combat, and consolidate gains
as part of UNIFIED ACTION.
-4 Types of Decisive Action - -1. Offensive Operations
2. Defensive Operations
3. Stability Operations
4. Defense Support of Civil Authorities
-4 Tenets of Unified Land Operations - -1. Simultaneity
2. Depth
3. Synchronization
4. Flexibility
-3 Types of Brigade Combat Teams - -1. Armor
2. Stryker
3. Infantry
