SEJPME Mod 2- National Military Command Structure Pre Test with
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_____ is the authority to perform those functions of The direction or exercise of authority over subordinate or
command over subordinate forces involving organizing other organizations with respect to administration and
and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, support, including organization of Service forces, control of
designation objectives, and giving authoritative direction resources and equipment, personnel management, unit
necessary to accomplish the mission. It includes logistics, individual and unit training, readiness,
authoritative direction over all aspects of military mobilization, demobilization, discipline, and other matters
operations and joint training necessary to accomplish not included in the operational missions of the subordinate
missions assigned to the command. - ANSWERS - or other organizations is known as _____. -
Operational Control (OPCON) ANSWERS - Administrative Control (ADCON)
Joint Air Component Commander (JFACC), Joint Force The ability of the U.S. to achieve its national strategic
Land Component Commander (JFLCC), and Joint Force objectives is dependent on the effectiveness of the U.S.
Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC) are all Government in employing the instruments of national
examples of _____ - ANSWERS - Functional power, which are _____. - ANSWERS - diplomatic,
component commands informational, military, and economic
The Joint Staff is under exclusive authority, direction, and The non-operational chain of command runs directly from
control of the ____ - ANSWERS - Chairman of the the President to the Secretary of Defense and then to the
Joint Chiefs of Staff _____. - ANSWERS - Secretaries of the military
departments and then to the Service Chiefs
The _____, signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, provides guidance for distributing and applying The four categories of support are _____. -
military power to attain national strategic objectives. It ANSWERS - general, mutual, direct, and close
describes the Armed Forces' plan to achieve military
objectives in the near term and provides the vision for
ensuring they remain decisive in the future. - The statutory members of the National Security Council
ANSWERS - National Military Strategy are _____. - ANSWERS - President, Vice President,
Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of
Energy
The first-ever National Defense Strategy (NDS) was
initiated by Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Rumsfeld in
2005, and then updated in 2008 by SECDEF Gates. The document, approved by the President, which
However in 2012, SECDEF Panetta released Sustaining delineates the general geographical area of responsibility
U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century for geographic combatant commanders and specifies
Defense, sometimes referred to as the _____, and widely functional responsibilities for functional combatant
understood to be the replacement for the NDS. This commanders, is called the _____. - ANSWERS -
strategic document was written to identify defense Unified Command Plan
priorities in the face of budget cuts. - ANSWERS -
Defense Strategic Guidance
The term joint force commander refers exclusively to the
following three types of commanders: - ANSWERS -
These commands are established by combatant combatant commander, subordinate unified commander,
commanders when authorized by the Secretary of and joint task force commander
Defense through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
to conduct operations on a continuing basis in accordance
with the criteria set forth for unified commands. They may The operational chain of command runs directly from the
be established on a geographic area basis such as U.S. President to the Secretary of Defense and then to the
Forces Japan or on a functional basis such as Special
_____. - ANSWERS - combatant commanders
Operations Command, Pacific. - ANSWERS -
Subordinate unified commands
A unified or specified command with a broad continuing
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_____ is the authority to perform those functions of The direction or exercise of authority over subordinate or
command over subordinate forces involving organizing other organizations with respect to administration and
and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, support, including organization of Service forces, control of
designation objectives, and giving authoritative direction resources and equipment, personnel management, unit
necessary to accomplish the mission. It includes logistics, individual and unit training, readiness,
authoritative direction over all aspects of military mobilization, demobilization, discipline, and other matters
operations and joint training necessary to accomplish not included in the operational missions of the subordinate
missions assigned to the command. - ANSWERS - or other organizations is known as _____. -
Operational Control (OPCON) ANSWERS - Administrative Control (ADCON)
Joint Air Component Commander (JFACC), Joint Force The ability of the U.S. to achieve its national strategic
Land Component Commander (JFLCC), and Joint Force objectives is dependent on the effectiveness of the U.S.
Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC) are all Government in employing the instruments of national
examples of _____ - ANSWERS - Functional power, which are _____. - ANSWERS - diplomatic,
component commands informational, military, and economic
The Joint Staff is under exclusive authority, direction, and The non-operational chain of command runs directly from
control of the ____ - ANSWERS - Chairman of the the President to the Secretary of Defense and then to the
Joint Chiefs of Staff _____. - ANSWERS - Secretaries of the military
departments and then to the Service Chiefs
The _____, signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff, provides guidance for distributing and applying The four categories of support are _____. -
military power to attain national strategic objectives. It ANSWERS - general, mutual, direct, and close
describes the Armed Forces' plan to achieve military
objectives in the near term and provides the vision for
ensuring they remain decisive in the future. - The statutory members of the National Security Council
ANSWERS - National Military Strategy are _____. - ANSWERS - President, Vice President,
Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of
Energy
The first-ever National Defense Strategy (NDS) was
initiated by Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Rumsfeld in
2005, and then updated in 2008 by SECDEF Gates. The document, approved by the President, which
However in 2012, SECDEF Panetta released Sustaining delineates the general geographical area of responsibility
U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century for geographic combatant commanders and specifies
Defense, sometimes referred to as the _____, and widely functional responsibilities for functional combatant
understood to be the replacement for the NDS. This commanders, is called the _____. - ANSWERS -
strategic document was written to identify defense Unified Command Plan
priorities in the face of budget cuts. - ANSWERS -
Defense Strategic Guidance
The term joint force commander refers exclusively to the
following three types of commanders: - ANSWERS -
These commands are established by combatant combatant commander, subordinate unified commander,
commanders when authorized by the Secretary of and joint task force commander
Defense through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
to conduct operations on a continuing basis in accordance
with the criteria set forth for unified commands. They may The operational chain of command runs directly from the
be established on a geographic area basis such as U.S. President to the Secretary of Defense and then to the
Forces Japan or on a functional basis such as Special
_____. - ANSWERS - combatant commanders
Operations Command, Pacific. - ANSWERS -
Subordinate unified commands
A unified or specified command with a broad continuing
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