SNCOA Test 3 Exam 2024 Questions and
Correct Answers Rated A+
Areas of Consensus - ANSWER-- Fundamental national goals the
U.S. should be seeking in order to establish our national security
- security, democracy, prosperity
National Security Strategy (NSS) - ANSWER-overall statement of
foreign policy by the president
- expresses U.S. strategic vision, what the U.S. stans for in the world
- disigned in Goldwater-nichols defense reorg act of 1986
National Defense Stategy (NDS) - ANSWER-- No statutory requirment
- outlines the DOD approach to implement NSS
National Military Strategy (NMS) - ANSWER-- plan to achieve military
objective in the near term and provides the vision for ensuring they
remain decisive in the future
- signed by the CJCS
Doctine - ANSWER-- the playbook of how we have learned
- how to accomplis military goal and objectives
-learned overtime as the best way to accomplish a given task
Tactical level of warfare - ANSWER-- employment and ordered
arrangement of forces in relation to each other
- how we fight
- indv battles and engagements are fought
- almost all military actions
operation level of warfare - ANSWER-- links the tactical employment
of forces and military strategic objectives
- theatre level
- what we will affect
- what course of action
,strategic level of warfare - ANSWER-- national level
- idea or set ideas for employing the instruments of national power
- determines national or multnational objectives and guidance to
develop and use national resources
tactical actions - ANSWER-- practice since begining of warfare
- ambushes, flanking moves, obstacles
- rivers, swamps, choke points
- battles, engagements, strike conducted by combat forces of a single
command or JIIM
irregular warfare - ANSWER-- violent struggle among state and non
state actors
traditional warfare - ANSWER-- confrontation between nation states
instruments of national power - ANSWER--DIME
- diplomatic, information, military, economic
Range of military operations - ANSWER-- military engagements,
security cooperation, deterrence
- crisis response, and limited contigency ops
- major operations and campaigns
operational design - ANSWER-- comprised of the overhead guidance
and structure a commander must follow, ensuring, the strategy will
accomplish a larger national or military objectives
contextual elements - ANSWER-- political system, physical
enviroment, natonal leadership
- no control over it
operational art elements - ANSWER-- logistics and technology
-commanders have some control over
operational art - ANSWER-- thought process uses skill, knowledge,
experience, and judgement to overcome ambiguity and uncertainty
, - requires broad vision, ability, to anticipate, skill to plan, prepare,
execute, assess
-commanders knowledge, experience, skill
policy - ANSWER-- guidance that is directive or instructive, stating
what is to be accomplished
- changes stem from national leadership, politics/money
- the what
strategy - ANSWER-- art and science of developing and employing
instruments of national power
- how operations will be conducted to achieve national interest
- originates in policy
AF distinctive capabilities - ANSWER-- represent the combination of
professional knowledge, air and space power expertise, and
technological fluency that when applied, produce superior military
capabilities or effects
- Air and space sup, information sup, rapid global mobility, global
attack, agile combat support, precision engagement
precision engagement - ANSWER-functions: Counterland - air and
space ops against enemy land forces, Counter sea - sea surveillance,
anti ship, protection of sea, anti sub, Spec Ops - spec ops air power,
special tactics, distinct action, special recon, CSAR - recover isolated
people during war
agile combat support - ANSWER-function: Combat support -
capabilities, functions, activities, and task necessary to create and
sustain air and space forces
- procurement, mx, distribution, and replacement of personnel and
material
global attack - ANSWER-function: strategic attack - offensive action
conducted by command authorities aimed at generating effects that
most directly achieve our national security objectives by affecting the
adversaries leadership, conflict-sustaining resource, and strategy
Correct Answers Rated A+
Areas of Consensus - ANSWER-- Fundamental national goals the
U.S. should be seeking in order to establish our national security
- security, democracy, prosperity
National Security Strategy (NSS) - ANSWER-overall statement of
foreign policy by the president
- expresses U.S. strategic vision, what the U.S. stans for in the world
- disigned in Goldwater-nichols defense reorg act of 1986
National Defense Stategy (NDS) - ANSWER-- No statutory requirment
- outlines the DOD approach to implement NSS
National Military Strategy (NMS) - ANSWER-- plan to achieve military
objective in the near term and provides the vision for ensuring they
remain decisive in the future
- signed by the CJCS
Doctine - ANSWER-- the playbook of how we have learned
- how to accomplis military goal and objectives
-learned overtime as the best way to accomplish a given task
Tactical level of warfare - ANSWER-- employment and ordered
arrangement of forces in relation to each other
- how we fight
- indv battles and engagements are fought
- almost all military actions
operation level of warfare - ANSWER-- links the tactical employment
of forces and military strategic objectives
- theatre level
- what we will affect
- what course of action
,strategic level of warfare - ANSWER-- national level
- idea or set ideas for employing the instruments of national power
- determines national or multnational objectives and guidance to
develop and use national resources
tactical actions - ANSWER-- practice since begining of warfare
- ambushes, flanking moves, obstacles
- rivers, swamps, choke points
- battles, engagements, strike conducted by combat forces of a single
command or JIIM
irregular warfare - ANSWER-- violent struggle among state and non
state actors
traditional warfare - ANSWER-- confrontation between nation states
instruments of national power - ANSWER--DIME
- diplomatic, information, military, economic
Range of military operations - ANSWER-- military engagements,
security cooperation, deterrence
- crisis response, and limited contigency ops
- major operations and campaigns
operational design - ANSWER-- comprised of the overhead guidance
and structure a commander must follow, ensuring, the strategy will
accomplish a larger national or military objectives
contextual elements - ANSWER-- political system, physical
enviroment, natonal leadership
- no control over it
operational art elements - ANSWER-- logistics and technology
-commanders have some control over
operational art - ANSWER-- thought process uses skill, knowledge,
experience, and judgement to overcome ambiguity and uncertainty
, - requires broad vision, ability, to anticipate, skill to plan, prepare,
execute, assess
-commanders knowledge, experience, skill
policy - ANSWER-- guidance that is directive or instructive, stating
what is to be accomplished
- changes stem from national leadership, politics/money
- the what
strategy - ANSWER-- art and science of developing and employing
instruments of national power
- how operations will be conducted to achieve national interest
- originates in policy
AF distinctive capabilities - ANSWER-- represent the combination of
professional knowledge, air and space power expertise, and
technological fluency that when applied, produce superior military
capabilities or effects
- Air and space sup, information sup, rapid global mobility, global
attack, agile combat support, precision engagement
precision engagement - ANSWER-functions: Counterland - air and
space ops against enemy land forces, Counter sea - sea surveillance,
anti ship, protection of sea, anti sub, Spec Ops - spec ops air power,
special tactics, distinct action, special recon, CSAR - recover isolated
people during war
agile combat support - ANSWER-function: Combat support -
capabilities, functions, activities, and task necessary to create and
sustain air and space forces
- procurement, mx, distribution, and replacement of personnel and
material
global attack - ANSWER-function: strategic attack - offensive action
conducted by command authorities aimed at generating effects that
most directly achieve our national security objectives by affecting the
adversaries leadership, conflict-sustaining resource, and strategy
