DOD MWS CDC 144 QUESTIONS 2026
MILITARY TEST PAPER ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ What three roles does the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
(CJCS) have in the chain of command?
Answer: Communications, oversight, and spokesman
◉ Who is responsible for providing efficiently organized, trained, and
equipped-ready military forces to the combatant commanders?
Answer: Service secretaries
◉ The traditional roles and missions of each branch of service are often
referred to as...
Answer: functions
◉ What command authority is over assigned forces vested in the
commanders of combatant commands by US law and is NOT
transferable/
Answer: Combatant command
◉ What command authority may be exercised by commanders at ANY
level at or below the level of combatant command and may be delegated
within the command?
Answer: Operational control
,◉ Which two leaders does the National Military Command system
(NMCS) provide the means for information to be sent and received to
support timely decisions?
Answer: President and SecDef
◉ Which two command and control (C2) agencies are authroaized to
operate a separate dedicated center to manage assets beyond the limits of
their home station?
Answer: Major command (MAJCOM) and numbered Air Force (NAF)
◉ What command normally operates under the terms of a treaty,
alliance, or bilateral agreement between or among the countries
concerned?
Answer: Combined
◉ Under what command can the president NEVER relinquish authroity
over United States forces?
Answer: National
◉ What three types of basic structures fall into multinational operations?
Answer: Integrated, lead nation, or parallel command
◉ What is a pct or treaty among individuals or groups, during which
they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self interests, joining
forces together for a common cause?
Answer: Coalition
, ◉ What is viatl to any multinational force?
Answer: A liaison
◉ Which system is comprised of command and maagement,
preparedness, resource management, communication and information
management, and ongoing management and maintenance components?
Answer: National Incident Management System (NIMS) system
approach
◉ Within the NIMS, which key organizational system defines the
operating characteristics and structure of incident management?
Answer: Incident Command System (ICS)
◉ Which plan or system has the Air Force's department-specific
implementation of National Incident Management System (NIMS)?
Answer: Air Force Incident Management System
◉ Who retains command of military forces under Defense Support of
Civil Authorities (DSCA), as with all other situations and operations?
Answer: Secretary of the Air Force (SecDef)
◉ What is Northern Command's (NORTHCOM) mission?
Answer: Homeland defense and civil support
MILITARY TEST PAPER ANSWERS
GRADED A+
◉ What three roles does the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
(CJCS) have in the chain of command?
Answer: Communications, oversight, and spokesman
◉ Who is responsible for providing efficiently organized, trained, and
equipped-ready military forces to the combatant commanders?
Answer: Service secretaries
◉ The traditional roles and missions of each branch of service are often
referred to as...
Answer: functions
◉ What command authority is over assigned forces vested in the
commanders of combatant commands by US law and is NOT
transferable/
Answer: Combatant command
◉ What command authority may be exercised by commanders at ANY
level at or below the level of combatant command and may be delegated
within the command?
Answer: Operational control
,◉ Which two leaders does the National Military Command system
(NMCS) provide the means for information to be sent and received to
support timely decisions?
Answer: President and SecDef
◉ Which two command and control (C2) agencies are authroaized to
operate a separate dedicated center to manage assets beyond the limits of
their home station?
Answer: Major command (MAJCOM) and numbered Air Force (NAF)
◉ What command normally operates under the terms of a treaty,
alliance, or bilateral agreement between or among the countries
concerned?
Answer: Combined
◉ Under what command can the president NEVER relinquish authroity
over United States forces?
Answer: National
◉ What three types of basic structures fall into multinational operations?
Answer: Integrated, lead nation, or parallel command
◉ What is a pct or treaty among individuals or groups, during which
they cooperate in joint action, each in their own self interests, joining
forces together for a common cause?
Answer: Coalition
, ◉ What is viatl to any multinational force?
Answer: A liaison
◉ Which system is comprised of command and maagement,
preparedness, resource management, communication and information
management, and ongoing management and maintenance components?
Answer: National Incident Management System (NIMS) system
approach
◉ Within the NIMS, which key organizational system defines the
operating characteristics and structure of incident management?
Answer: Incident Command System (ICS)
◉ Which plan or system has the Air Force's department-specific
implementation of National Incident Management System (NIMS)?
Answer: Air Force Incident Management System
◉ Who retains command of military forces under Defense Support of
Civil Authorities (DSCA), as with all other situations and operations?
Answer: Secretary of the Air Force (SecDef)
◉ What is Northern Command's (NORTHCOM) mission?
Answer: Homeland defense and civil support
