SNCOA - TEST 3: JOINT WARFIGHTER
EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Policy - ANS "what needs to be done," a document that may change due to changes in
national leadership, political considerations, or for fiscal reasons.
strategy - ANS a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.
area of consensus - ANS fundamental national goals the U.S. should be seeking in order to
establish our national security; security, prosperity, and values
national security strategy (nss) - ANS a document approved by the president that expresses
vision, what the U.S. stands for, and sensing of how the instruments of national power will be
arrayed.
national defense strategy (nds) - ANS a document that outlines the DoD approach to
implement the NSS
national military strategy (nms) - ANS a document approved by the CJCS for distributing and
applying military power to attain NSS and NDS objectives
doctrine - ANS fundamental principles by which the military forces or elements guide their
actions in support of national objectives; it is authoritative but requires judgment in application
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,joint doctrine - ANS fundamental principles that guide the employment of the U.S. military
forces in coordinated action towards a common objective
operational art - ANS the application of creative imagination to design strategies, campaigns,
and major operations to organize and employ military forces; headed by the commander
operational art elements - ANS logistics and technology, commander has some degree of
control
contextual elements - ANS elements the commander has little or no control over, but must
take into account when devising a strategy
operational design - ANS the conception and construction of the intellectual framework that
underpins joint operations plans and their subsequent execution
military engagement, security cooperation, and deterrence - ANS ongoing routine activities
that establish, shape, maintain, and refine relations with other nations
crisis response and limited contingency operations - ANS small scale, limited duration
operations such as strikes, raids, and peace enforcement; conduct operations individually or in
conjunction with major operation or campaign
major operations and campaigns - ANS extended duration, large scale operations that usually
involve combat such as battles, engagements, and strike (major operations) | series of related
major operations (campaigns)
instruments of national power - ANS diplomatic, informational, military, and economic
(DIME)
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, diplomatic - ANS principal instrument for engaging with other states and foreign groups to
advance U.S. values, interests, and objectives; credible threat of force = deterrence and enables
the democratic process
informational - ANS information is freely exchanged with minimal government controls;
information readily available from multiple sources; support via IO and PA
military - ANS fight and win the nation's war, must ensure adherence to US values; used both
domestically and internationally
economic - ANS government's financial management ways and means; facilitates production,
distribution and consumption of worldwide goods and services
traditional warfare - ANS confrontation between nation-states or coalitions/alliances of
nation-states; typically involves force-on-force military operations
irregular warfare - ANS violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and
influence over the relevant populations; may employ full range of military
tactical actions - ANS battles, engagements, and/or strikes conducted by combat forces;
coordinated in time and place; both a science and an art
interagency coordination - ANS the coordination that occurs between agencies of the United
States government, including the DoD, for accomplishing an objective.
interorganizational coordination - ANS the interaction that occurs among elements of the
DOD; engaged U.S. Government agencies; state, territorial, local, and tribal agencies, foreign
military forces and
government agencies; IGOs, NGOs, and the private sector
unity of effort - ANS coordination and cooperation toward common objectives, even if the
participants are not of the same command organization (product of unified action)
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EXAM 2025/2026 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS 100% PASS
Policy - ANS "what needs to be done," a document that may change due to changes in
national leadership, political considerations, or for fiscal reasons.
strategy - ANS a plan of action or policy designed to achieve a major or overall aim.
area of consensus - ANS fundamental national goals the U.S. should be seeking in order to
establish our national security; security, prosperity, and values
national security strategy (nss) - ANS a document approved by the president that expresses
vision, what the U.S. stands for, and sensing of how the instruments of national power will be
arrayed.
national defense strategy (nds) - ANS a document that outlines the DoD approach to
implement the NSS
national military strategy (nms) - ANS a document approved by the CJCS for distributing and
applying military power to attain NSS and NDS objectives
doctrine - ANS fundamental principles by which the military forces or elements guide their
actions in support of national objectives; it is authoritative but requires judgment in application
1 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
,joint doctrine - ANS fundamental principles that guide the employment of the U.S. military
forces in coordinated action towards a common objective
operational art - ANS the application of creative imagination to design strategies, campaigns,
and major operations to organize and employ military forces; headed by the commander
operational art elements - ANS logistics and technology, commander has some degree of
control
contextual elements - ANS elements the commander has little or no control over, but must
take into account when devising a strategy
operational design - ANS the conception and construction of the intellectual framework that
underpins joint operations plans and their subsequent execution
military engagement, security cooperation, and deterrence - ANS ongoing routine activities
that establish, shape, maintain, and refine relations with other nations
crisis response and limited contingency operations - ANS small scale, limited duration
operations such as strikes, raids, and peace enforcement; conduct operations individually or in
conjunction with major operation or campaign
major operations and campaigns - ANS extended duration, large scale operations that usually
involve combat such as battles, engagements, and strike (major operations) | series of related
major operations (campaigns)
instruments of national power - ANS diplomatic, informational, military, and economic
(DIME)
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, diplomatic - ANS principal instrument for engaging with other states and foreign groups to
advance U.S. values, interests, and objectives; credible threat of force = deterrence and enables
the democratic process
informational - ANS information is freely exchanged with minimal government controls;
information readily available from multiple sources; support via IO and PA
military - ANS fight and win the nation's war, must ensure adherence to US values; used both
domestically and internationally
economic - ANS government's financial management ways and means; facilitates production,
distribution and consumption of worldwide goods and services
traditional warfare - ANS confrontation between nation-states or coalitions/alliances of
nation-states; typically involves force-on-force military operations
irregular warfare - ANS violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and
influence over the relevant populations; may employ full range of military
tactical actions - ANS battles, engagements, and/or strikes conducted by combat forces;
coordinated in time and place; both a science and an art
interagency coordination - ANS the coordination that occurs between agencies of the United
States government, including the DoD, for accomplishing an objective.
interorganizational coordination - ANS the interaction that occurs among elements of the
DOD; engaged U.S. Government agencies; state, territorial, local, and tribal agencies, foreign
military forces and
government agencies; IGOs, NGOs, and the private sector
unity of effort - ANS coordination and cooperation toward common objectives, even if the
participants are not of the same command organization (product of unified action)
3 @COPYRIGHT 2025/2026 ALLRIGHTS RESERVED.
