CGSC/ILE COMP STUDY
TERMS X100 EXAMS
QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
, CGSC/ILE COMP STUDY TERMS X100 EXAMS QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
_____ supports commanders and staffs in their application of operational art with tools and a
methodology to conceive of and construct operations and campaigns. - Answer-Operational
Design
________ follows a successful attack or exploitation when the enemy cannot conduct an
organized defense and attempts to disengage - Answer-Pursuit
"a geographic place, specific key event, critical factor, or function that, when acted upon, allows
a commander to gain a marked advantage over an adversary or contributes materially to
achieving success (e.g., creating a desired effect, achieving an objective)." - Answer-Decisive
Point
2 main branches of Operational DOD - Answer-Combatant Commands & Service Departments
2 Types of Power - Answer-Personal (commitment) and Positional (compliance)
2010 National Space Policy - Answer-"Peaceful purposes" allows for space to be used for
national and homeland securities; US will employ measures to assure the use of space for all
responsible parties, inherent right of self-defense, deter others from interference and attack,
defend our space systems, and contribute to defense of allied space systems and defeat efforts
to attack them; All nations have the right to explore and use space for peaceful purposes, and
for the benefit for humanity IAW INTL law
3 basic defensive tasks - Answer-area defense; mobile defense ; retrograde
3 Types of Influence Techniques - Answer-Hard, soft, and rational
4 Defeat Mechanisms - Answer-Destroy Isolate Disintegrate Dislocate
4 Stability Mechanisms - Answer-Compel Control Influence Support
5 primary stability tasks - Answer-Establish civil security; Establish Civil Control; Restore
essential services; Support to governance; Supports to economic and infrastructure
development
5 Types of MAGTFs - Answer-Marine Expeditionary Force - MEF; Marine Expeditionary Force
(Forward) - MEF (FWD); Marine Expeditionary Brigade - MEB; Marine Expeditionary Unit -
MEU; Special Purpose Marine Air Ground MAGTFs - SPMAGTF
A __________________ is a series of tactical actions, such as battles, engagements, and
strikes. - Answer-major operation
A decisive point is a geographic place, specific key event, critical factor, or function that when
acted upon, allows the commander to gain a _______________________ over an adversary or
contributes materially to achieving ____________________. - Answer-marked advantage,
success
, A force composed of military elements of nations who have formed an alliance or coalition for
some specific purpose. (JP 1-02) - Answer-A multinational force
A source of moral or physical strength, power and resistance. (JP 5-0) - Answer-Center of
Gravity (CoG)
A stability mechanism - Answer-primary method through which forces affect civilians in order to
attain conditions that support establishing a lasting, stable peace (couple, control, influence, and
support)
A Theater Army's primary role is? - Answer-Army Service component command to a GCC
Achieving national strategic objectives requires effective unified action resulting in unity of effort.
This is accomplished by collaboration, synchronization, and coordination in the use of what? -
Answer-"DIME" - instruments of national power
Additional purposes of conducting offensive tasks - Answer-to secure decisive terrain, to deprive
the enemy of resources, to gain information, to deceive and divert the enemy, to hold the enemy
in position, to disrupt his attack and to set the conditions for future successful operations.
advantage in sustained land operations through simultaneous offensive, defensive, and stability
operations in order to prevent or deter conflict, prevail in war, and create the conditions for
favorable conflict resolution. - Answer-Unified Land Operations
Adversary: - Answer-A party acknowledged as potentially hostile to a friendly party and against
which operations may be envisioned
Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) - Answer-jointly staffed established for planning,
directing, and executing joint air operations in support of the JFC's operations or campaign
objectives provides operational level C2 of air and space as the focal point for planning,
directing, and assessing air and space operations
All MAGTFs consist of four core elements - Answer-a command element, ground combat
element (GCE), aviation combat element (ACE), logistics combat element (LCE)
Alliance - Answer-relationship that results of a formal agreement (e.g., treaty) between two or
more nations for broad, long-term objectives that further the common interests of the members
(ex. NATO, Axis of Powers)
An _____ is the result of formal agreements or treaties between two or more nations for broad
long-term objectives which further the common interests of the members. (JP 1-02) - Answer-
Alliance
Analysis of specific target composition and vulnerability enables - Answer-Target systems
analysts to develop the specific battle damage indicators and MOPs to assess task
accomplishment
APEX is the department-level system of joint policies, processes, procedures, and reporting
structures, and is the acronym for ______________________. - Answer-Adaptive Planning and
Execution
TERMS X100 EXAMS
QUESTIONS AND
VERIFIED ANSWERS
, CGSC/ILE COMP STUDY TERMS X100 EXAMS QUESTIONS
AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
_____ supports commanders and staffs in their application of operational art with tools and a
methodology to conceive of and construct operations and campaigns. - Answer-Operational
Design
________ follows a successful attack or exploitation when the enemy cannot conduct an
organized defense and attempts to disengage - Answer-Pursuit
"a geographic place, specific key event, critical factor, or function that, when acted upon, allows
a commander to gain a marked advantage over an adversary or contributes materially to
achieving success (e.g., creating a desired effect, achieving an objective)." - Answer-Decisive
Point
2 main branches of Operational DOD - Answer-Combatant Commands & Service Departments
2 Types of Power - Answer-Personal (commitment) and Positional (compliance)
2010 National Space Policy - Answer-"Peaceful purposes" allows for space to be used for
national and homeland securities; US will employ measures to assure the use of space for all
responsible parties, inherent right of self-defense, deter others from interference and attack,
defend our space systems, and contribute to defense of allied space systems and defeat efforts
to attack them; All nations have the right to explore and use space for peaceful purposes, and
for the benefit for humanity IAW INTL law
3 basic defensive tasks - Answer-area defense; mobile defense ; retrograde
3 Types of Influence Techniques - Answer-Hard, soft, and rational
4 Defeat Mechanisms - Answer-Destroy Isolate Disintegrate Dislocate
4 Stability Mechanisms - Answer-Compel Control Influence Support
5 primary stability tasks - Answer-Establish civil security; Establish Civil Control; Restore
essential services; Support to governance; Supports to economic and infrastructure
development
5 Types of MAGTFs - Answer-Marine Expeditionary Force - MEF; Marine Expeditionary Force
(Forward) - MEF (FWD); Marine Expeditionary Brigade - MEB; Marine Expeditionary Unit -
MEU; Special Purpose Marine Air Ground MAGTFs - SPMAGTF
A __________________ is a series of tactical actions, such as battles, engagements, and
strikes. - Answer-major operation
A decisive point is a geographic place, specific key event, critical factor, or function that when
acted upon, allows the commander to gain a _______________________ over an adversary or
contributes materially to achieving ____________________. - Answer-marked advantage,
success
, A force composed of military elements of nations who have formed an alliance or coalition for
some specific purpose. (JP 1-02) - Answer-A multinational force
A source of moral or physical strength, power and resistance. (JP 5-0) - Answer-Center of
Gravity (CoG)
A stability mechanism - Answer-primary method through which forces affect civilians in order to
attain conditions that support establishing a lasting, stable peace (couple, control, influence, and
support)
A Theater Army's primary role is? - Answer-Army Service component command to a GCC
Achieving national strategic objectives requires effective unified action resulting in unity of effort.
This is accomplished by collaboration, synchronization, and coordination in the use of what? -
Answer-"DIME" - instruments of national power
Additional purposes of conducting offensive tasks - Answer-to secure decisive terrain, to deprive
the enemy of resources, to gain information, to deceive and divert the enemy, to hold the enemy
in position, to disrupt his attack and to set the conditions for future successful operations.
advantage in sustained land operations through simultaneous offensive, defensive, and stability
operations in order to prevent or deter conflict, prevail in war, and create the conditions for
favorable conflict resolution. - Answer-Unified Land Operations
Adversary: - Answer-A party acknowledged as potentially hostile to a friendly party and against
which operations may be envisioned
Air and Space Operations Center (AOC) - Answer-jointly staffed established for planning,
directing, and executing joint air operations in support of the JFC's operations or campaign
objectives provides operational level C2 of air and space as the focal point for planning,
directing, and assessing air and space operations
All MAGTFs consist of four core elements - Answer-a command element, ground combat
element (GCE), aviation combat element (ACE), logistics combat element (LCE)
Alliance - Answer-relationship that results of a formal agreement (e.g., treaty) between two or
more nations for broad, long-term objectives that further the common interests of the members
(ex. NATO, Axis of Powers)
An _____ is the result of formal agreements or treaties between two or more nations for broad
long-term objectives which further the common interests of the members. (JP 1-02) - Answer-
Alliance
Analysis of specific target composition and vulnerability enables - Answer-Target systems
analysts to develop the specific battle damage indicators and MOPs to assess task
accomplishment
APEX is the department-level system of joint policies, processes, procedures, and reporting
structures, and is the acronym for ______________________. - Answer-Adaptive Planning and
Execution
