Joint Firepower Course (Midterm Exam) Frequently Tested Actual Questions and Answers

Joint Firepower Course (Midterm Exam) Frequently Tested
Actual Questions and Answers

Question 1.
*ID the order of precedence between multinational, joint, multi-service, and service
doctrine.

Correct Answer: 1. Multinational Doctrine
2. Joint Doctrine
3. Multiservice Doctrine
4. service Doctrine


Question 2.
Multinational Doctrine

Correct Answer: Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces of
TWO OR MORE NATIONS toward a common objective


Question 3.
Joint Doctrine

Correct Answer: Fundamental principles that guide the employment of US
MILITARY forces in coordinated action toward a common objective.


Question 4.
Multiservice Doctrine

Correct Answer: Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces of
TWO OR MORE SERVICES in coordinated action towards a common objective


Question 5.
Service Doctrine

Correct Answer: Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces of
a SINGLE SERVICE


Question 6.
Unified Action

Correct Answer: The synchronization, coordination, and/or integration of the
activities of governmental and non-governmental entities with military
operation to achieve unity of effort.

,Question 7.
Types of Command Relationships

Correct Answer: 1. COCOM (Combatant Command)
2. OPCON (Operational Control)
3. TACON (Tactical Control)
4. Support


Question 8.
COCOM (Combatant Command)

Correct Answer: Authority over assigned forces, vested in only in the
commanders of combatant commands and CANNOT BE DELEGATED OR
TRANSFERRED.


Question 9.
OPCON (Operational Control)

Correct Answer: Authority to perform those functions of command over
subordinate forces involving ORGANIZING AND EMPLOYING COMMANDS AND
FORCES, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative
direction necessary to accomplish the mission.


Question 10.
TACON (Tactical Control)

Correct Answer: Authority over forces that is LIMITED TO THE DETAILED
DIRECTION and control of movements or maneuvers within the operation.


Question 11.
Support (CMD Relationship)

Correct Answer: Authority established by a common superior commander
between subordinate commanders when one organization should AID, PROTECT,
COMPLEMENT, OR SUSTAIN ANOTHER FORCE.


Question 12.
Two Distinct Chain of Command Branches

Correct Answer: Operational and Administrative

,Question 13.
Operational Chain of Command

Correct Answer: Authority, direction, and control of operational forces through
Combatant Commanders (CCDR) utilizing the following chain of command
1. President of the United States
2. Secretary of Defense ---------Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in an
advisory role
3. Combatant Commanders
4. Service Component Commands


Question 14.
Administrative Chain of Command

Correct Answer: Authority and control of forces through Service Secretaries
utilizing the following chain of command
1. President of the United States
2. Secretary of Defense ---------Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in an
advisory role
3. Secretaries of Military Departments
4. Service Chiefs
5. (ADCON) Commander of Military Service Forces


Question 15.
Identify The Four Positions that may Create a Joint Task Force

Correct Answer: 1) Secretary of Defense
2) Geographic Combatant Commander
3) Subunified Commander
4) Existing Joint Task Force Commander


Question 16.
Seven Tenets of Air and Space Power

Correct Answer: 1. Centralized Control/Decentralized Execution
2. Flexibility & Versatility
3. Synergistic Effects
4. Persistence
5. Concentration
6. Priority
7. Balance

, Question 17.
Counterair

Correct Answer: integrates OFFENSIVE AND DEFENSIVE operations to attain and
maintain a desired degree of AIR SUPERIORITY by neutralizing or destroying
enemy aircraft and missiles, both before and after launch


Question 18.
Strategic Attack

Correct Answer: Offensive action specifically selected to achieve NATIONAL
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES


Question 19.
Counterland

Correct Answer: Airpower operations against ENEMY LAND FORCE CAPABILITIES


Question 20.
Air Interdiction

Correct Answer: Air operations conducted to DIVERT, DISRUPT, DELAY, DESTROY
the enemy's military surface capabilities BEFORE it can be brought to bear
effectively against friendly forces, or to otherwise achieve objectives that are
conducted at such distances from friendly forces that DETAILED INTEGRATION IS
NOT REQUIRED.


Question 21.
Close Air Support

Correct Answer: Air action by fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft against hostile
targets which are in CLOSE PROXIMITY to friendly forces and which REQUIRE
DETAILED INTEGRATION of each air mission with the fire and movement of those
forces.


Question 22.
Close Proximity

Correct Answer: NOT A SPECIFIC DISTANCE. Situational and REQUIRES DETAILED
INTEGRATION and TERMINAL ATTACK CONTROL.