Joint operations increasingly occur in urban terrain and ____. advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
The U.S continues to become more dependent on cyberspace. Staff is called a _______. - ANSWERS - Combatant
Private, public, global and regional information systems in Command
cyberspace are tempting targets. - ANSWERS - Hostile
environments
The President of the U.S. provides guidance for developing, and
coordinating the instruments of national power to achieve
Command authority over assigned or attached forces or objectives that contribute to national security in the _____. -
command, or military capability or forces made available for ANSWERS - National Security Strategy
tasking, that is limited to the detailed direction and control of
movements or maneuvers within the operational area
necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned is known The first-ever National Defense Strategy (NDS) was initiated by
as ______. - ANSWERS - Tactical Control (TACON) Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Rumsfeld in 2005, and then
updated in 2008 by SECDEF Gates. However in 2012, SECDEF
Panetta released Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities
These commands are established by combatant commanders for 21st Century Defense, sometimes referred to as the _____,
when authorized by the Secretary of Defense through the and widely understood to be the replacement for the NDS. This
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to conduct operations on a strategic document was written to identify defense priorities in
continuing basis in accordance with the criteria set forth for the face of budget cuts. - ANSWERS - Defense Strategic
unified commands. They may be established on a geographical Guidance
area basis such as U. S. Forces Japan or on a functional basis
such as Special Operations Command, Pacific. -
ANSWERS - subordinate unified commands Joint force air component commander (JFACC), joint force land
component commander (JFLCC), and joint force maritime
component commander (JFMultiple ChoiceC) are all examples
Which of the following is NOT a member of the Joint Chiefs of of - ANSWERS - functional component commands
Staff? - ANSWERS - Commandant of the Coast Guard
The non-operational chain of command runs directly from the
The ______, signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of President to the Secretary of Defense and then to ____. -
Staff, provides guidance for distributing and applying military ANSWERS - The Secretaries of the Military Departments
power to attain national strategic objectives. It describes the and then to the Service Chiefs.
Armed Force's plan to achieve military objectives in the near
term and provides the vision for ensuring they remain decisive
in the future. - ANSWERS - National Military Strategy The Secretaries of the Military Departments and then to the
Service Chiefs. - ANSWERS - Combatant Command
(COCOM).
The _____ is the primary vehicle through which the Chairman of
the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) exercise responsibility to
provide for the preparation of Joint operation plans. It provides Joint operations increasingly occur in urban terrain and ______.
guidance and direction from the CJCS to the combatant The U.S. continues to become more dependent on cyberspace.
commanders and the Service chiefs for preparation of Private, public, global and regional information systems in
contingency plans. - ANSWERS - Joint Strategic cyberspace are tempting targets. - ANSWERS - The
Capabilities Plan information environment
The four categories of support are _____. - ANSWERS - The U.S. Transportation Command, U.S. Special Operations
General, mutual, direct, and close Command, U.S. Strategic Command and U.S. Cyber Command
comprise the _____. - ANSWERS - Functional Combatant
Commands
The document, approved by the President, which delineates the
general geographical area of responsibility for geographic
combatant commanders ana specific functional responsibilities The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is the senior
for functional combatant commanders, is called the _____. - ranking military member but may not exercise command over
ANSWERS - Unified Command Plan any of the Armed Forces. The CJCS is the principle military
advisor to the President, the National Security Council (NSC)
and the _____. - ANSWERS - Secretary of Defense
A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission (SECDEF)
under a single commander established and so designated by
the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the
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