JOINT FIREPOWER COURSE 20 003
ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED REVIEW
●● Multinational Doctrine
Answer: Agreed upon by 2 or more nations
●● Joint Doctrine
Answer: Guides employment of US forces in coordinated action
●● Multiservice Doctrine
Answer: Guides employment of two or more services in coordinated
action
●● Service Doctrine
Answer: Applies to one service
●● Unified Action
Answer: Synchronization, coordination, and/or integration of
government and non-government actions to achieve unity of effort
●● Types of command relationships
,Answer: Combatant Command, Operational Command, Operational
Control, Tactical Control
●● Combatant Command
Answer: The command authority over assigned forces vested only in the
commanders of combat commands. Generally 4 star level and cannot be
delegated or transferred
●● Operational Control
Answer: The authority to perform those functions of and over
subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands and
forces, assigning tasks, designating OBJs, and giving authority
●● Tactical Control
Answer: limited to the detailed direction and control of movements,
missions, or maneuvers within the operational area necessary to
accomplish mission or task assigned
●● Support
Answer: a command authority established by a common superior
commander between subordinate commanders when one organization
should aid, protect, complement, or sustain another force
●● State the operational Chain of Command
, Answer: President-> SEC DEF ->Combatant Commanders -> Service
Component Commands
●● Who can create a Joint Task Force
Answer: SEC DEF, Geographic Combatant CDR, Subunified CDR,
Existing JTF CDR
●● 7 Tenants of Air and Space Power
Answer: 1. Centralized control/ decentralized execution
2. Flexibility and versatility
3. Synergistic effects
4. Persistence
5. Concentration
6. Priority
7. Balance
●● Define Counter-Air
Answer: Protection by neutralizing or destroying ENY aircraft and
missiles both before and after launch
●● Define Strategic Attack
ACTUAL TEST PAPER QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS VERIFIED REVIEW
●● Multinational Doctrine
Answer: Agreed upon by 2 or more nations
●● Joint Doctrine
Answer: Guides employment of US forces in coordinated action
●● Multiservice Doctrine
Answer: Guides employment of two or more services in coordinated
action
●● Service Doctrine
Answer: Applies to one service
●● Unified Action
Answer: Synchronization, coordination, and/or integration of
government and non-government actions to achieve unity of effort
●● Types of command relationships
,Answer: Combatant Command, Operational Command, Operational
Control, Tactical Control
●● Combatant Command
Answer: The command authority over assigned forces vested only in the
commanders of combat commands. Generally 4 star level and cannot be
delegated or transferred
●● Operational Control
Answer: The authority to perform those functions of and over
subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands and
forces, assigning tasks, designating OBJs, and giving authority
●● Tactical Control
Answer: limited to the detailed direction and control of movements,
missions, or maneuvers within the operational area necessary to
accomplish mission or task assigned
●● Support
Answer: a command authority established by a common superior
commander between subordinate commanders when one organization
should aid, protect, complement, or sustain another force
●● State the operational Chain of Command
, Answer: President-> SEC DEF ->Combatant Commanders -> Service
Component Commands
●● Who can create a Joint Task Force
Answer: SEC DEF, Geographic Combatant CDR, Subunified CDR,
Existing JTF CDR
●● 7 Tenants of Air and Space Power
Answer: 1. Centralized control/ decentralized execution
2. Flexibility and versatility
3. Synergistic effects
4. Persistence
5. Concentration
6. Priority
7. Balance
●● Define Counter-Air
Answer: Protection by neutralizing or destroying ENY aircraft and
missiles both before and after launch
●● Define Strategic Attack
