CLG 0010 STUDY GUIDE FULL PAPER 2026
COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Command Structure Answer: Larger staff than traditional, logistical
problem potential, doctrine problems
⩥ Integrated Command Structure Answer: Multinational commands
organized under an integrated command structure provide unity of effort
in a multinational setting
⩥ Lead Nation Command Structure Answer: When all member nations
place their forces under the control of one nation. (the largest
contributors should be the lead).
⩥ Parallel Command Structure Answer: No single force commander is
designated.
⩥ What are the challenges associated with multinational command and
control Answer: Conflict of Interests Different Training Levels
⩥ Logistics ROE Force Generations Agree on C2 status of force
Defining MSN End state Language Nations will own position on force
protection Different agendas Answer:
,⩥ There are 2 change of command: Answer: National / Military
⩥ Geographic Combatant Commander (GCC) Answer: serve as the link
between the Multinational Force and USG
⩥ Command authority for a MNFC Answer: is negotiated between the
participating nations and can vary from nation to nation. Command
authority could range from operational control (OPCON), to tactical
control (TACON), to designated support relationships, to coordinating
authority.
⩥ Multinational Force Commander MNFC Answer: exercises CMD
authority over a MIL force composed of elements from 2+ nations.
⩥ Coalition structures Answer: tend to have less control than those
associated with alliances, they are ad hoc arrangements
⩥ What is power? Answer: Ability to influence the behavior of other
actors IAW one's objectives
⩥ Realism's core belief Answer: international affairs are a struggle for
power among self‐interested states
⩥ Liberalism Answer: highlights the cooperative potential of mature
democracies, but it also notes democracies' tendency to crusade against
,tyrannies and the propensity of emerging democracies to collapse into
violent ethnic turmoil
⩥ Idealism Answer: belief that foreign policy is and should be guided by
ethical and legal standards
⩥ What power reflects the military and economic might to get others to
change their position Answer: Hard Power
⩥ What power reflects getting others to want the outcomes that you
want without coercing them Answer: Soft power
⩥ What are preplanned, detailed actions that are carefully tailored to
support the instruments of national power Answer: Flexible Deterrent
Options
⩥ Who is the primary advisor to the President Answer: Joint Chiefs of
Staff
⩥ The National Defense Guidance comes out of what document Answer:
Quadrennial Defense Review
⩥ What document formally task GCC's with contingency and posture
planning Answer: Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan
, ⩥ What is a physical/behavioral state of a system Answer: Effect
⩥ What is a geographical place, specific key event critical factor or
function that gives a commander an advantage over the adversary
Answer: Decisive Point
⩥ What are the actions on decisive points and or nodes that lead to an
objective Answer: Line of Operation
⩥ Who are the five statutory members of the National Security Council
Answer: President Vice President SEC of STATE SEC of DEF SEC of
ENERGY
⩥ What is used by the JFC to deconflict space Answer: Joint Space
tasking Order
⩥ The part of a plan when the President deems that the need of military
force is no longer necessary Answer: Military End State
⩥ What is the maximum limit that a military can go while sustaining
itself Answer: Operational reach
COMPREHENSIVE SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
⩥ Command Structure Answer: Larger staff than traditional, logistical
problem potential, doctrine problems
⩥ Integrated Command Structure Answer: Multinational commands
organized under an integrated command structure provide unity of effort
in a multinational setting
⩥ Lead Nation Command Structure Answer: When all member nations
place their forces under the control of one nation. (the largest
contributors should be the lead).
⩥ Parallel Command Structure Answer: No single force commander is
designated.
⩥ What are the challenges associated with multinational command and
control Answer: Conflict of Interests Different Training Levels
⩥ Logistics ROE Force Generations Agree on C2 status of force
Defining MSN End state Language Nations will own position on force
protection Different agendas Answer:
,⩥ There are 2 change of command: Answer: National / Military
⩥ Geographic Combatant Commander (GCC) Answer: serve as the link
between the Multinational Force and USG
⩥ Command authority for a MNFC Answer: is negotiated between the
participating nations and can vary from nation to nation. Command
authority could range from operational control (OPCON), to tactical
control (TACON), to designated support relationships, to coordinating
authority.
⩥ Multinational Force Commander MNFC Answer: exercises CMD
authority over a MIL force composed of elements from 2+ nations.
⩥ Coalition structures Answer: tend to have less control than those
associated with alliances, they are ad hoc arrangements
⩥ What is power? Answer: Ability to influence the behavior of other
actors IAW one's objectives
⩥ Realism's core belief Answer: international affairs are a struggle for
power among self‐interested states
⩥ Liberalism Answer: highlights the cooperative potential of mature
democracies, but it also notes democracies' tendency to crusade against
,tyrannies and the propensity of emerging democracies to collapse into
violent ethnic turmoil
⩥ Idealism Answer: belief that foreign policy is and should be guided by
ethical and legal standards
⩥ What power reflects the military and economic might to get others to
change their position Answer: Hard Power
⩥ What power reflects getting others to want the outcomes that you
want without coercing them Answer: Soft power
⩥ What are preplanned, detailed actions that are carefully tailored to
support the instruments of national power Answer: Flexible Deterrent
Options
⩥ Who is the primary advisor to the President Answer: Joint Chiefs of
Staff
⩥ The National Defense Guidance comes out of what document Answer:
Quadrennial Defense Review
⩥ What document formally task GCC's with contingency and posture
planning Answer: Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan
, ⩥ What is a physical/behavioral state of a system Answer: Effect
⩥ What is a geographical place, specific key event critical factor or
function that gives a commander an advantage over the adversary
Answer: Decisive Point
⩥ What are the actions on decisive points and or nodes that lead to an
objective Answer: Line of Operation
⩥ Who are the five statutory members of the National Security Council
Answer: President Vice President SEC of STATE SEC of DEF SEC of
ENERGY
⩥ What is used by the JFC to deconflict space Answer: Joint Space
tasking Order
⩥ The part of a plan when the President deems that the need of military
force is no longer necessary Answer: Military End State
⩥ What is the maximum limit that a military can go while sustaining
itself Answer: Operational reach
