Joint Firepower Course (Midterm Exam)
With 100% Correct Answers 2026/2027
Update.
*ID the order of precedence between multinational, joint, multi-service, and service doctrine. -
Answer 1. Multinational Doctrine
2. Joint Doctrine
3. Multiservice Doctrine
4. service Doctrine
Multinational Doctrine - Answer Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces
of TWO OR MORE NATIONS toward a common objective
Joint Doctrine - Answer Fundamental principles that guide the employment of US MILITARY
forces in coordinated action toward a common objective.
Multiservice Doctrine - Answer Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces
of TWO OR MORE SERVICES in coordinated action towards a common objective
Service Doctrine - Answer Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces of a
SINGLE SERVICE
Unified Action - Answer The synchronization, coordination, and/or integration of the activities
of governmental and non-governmental entities with military operation to achieve unity of
effort.
Types of Command Relationships - Answer 1. COCOM (Combatant Command)
2. OPCON (Operational Control)
3. TACON (Tactical Control)
4. Support
COCOM (Combatant Command) - Answer Authority over assigned forces, vested in only in the
commanders of combatant commands and CANNOT BE DELEGATED OR TRANSFERRED.
OPCON (Operational Control) - 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.
,TACON (Tactical Control) - Answer Authority over forces that is LIMITED TO THE DETAILED
DIRECTION and control of movements or maneuvers within the operation.
Support (CMD Relationship) - Answer Authority established by a common superior
commander between subordinate commanders when one organization should AID, PROTECT,
COMPLEMENT, OR SUSTAIN ANOTHER FORCE.
Two Distinct Chain of Command Branches - Answer Operational and Administrative
Operational Chain of Command - 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
Administrative Chain of Command - 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
Identify The Four Positions that may Create a Joint Task Force - Answer 1) Secretary of Defense
2) Geographic Combatant Commander
3) Subunified Commander
4) Existing Joint Task Force Commander
Seven Tenets of Air and Space Power - Answer 1. Centralized Control/Decentralized Execution
2. Flexibility & Versatility
3. Synergistic Effects
4. Persistence
, 5. Concentration
6. Priority
7. Balance
Counterair - 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
Strategic Attack - Answer Offensive action specifically selected to achieve NATIONAL
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Counterland - Answer Airpower operations against ENEMY LAND FORCE CAPABILITIES
Air Interdiction - 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.
Close Air Support - 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.
Close Proximity - Answer NOT A SPECIFIC DISTANCE. Situational and REQUIRES DETAILED
INTEGRATION and TERMINAL ATTACK CONTROL.
Detailed Integration - Answer LEVEL OF COORDINATION required to achieve effects while
minimizing the risk of fratricide
Air Force Level of Organization - Answer 1. HQ
2. Major Commands
3. Numbered Air Forces
4. Wings
5. Groups
6. Squadrons
Unified Land Operations - Answer Unified land operations is the simultaneous execution of
offense, defense, stability, and defense support of civil authorities across multiple domains to
shape operational environments, prevent conflict, prevail in large-scale ground combat, and
consolidate gains as part of UNIFIED ACTION.
With 100% Correct Answers 2026/2027
Update.
*ID the order of precedence between multinational, joint, multi-service, and service doctrine. -
Answer 1. Multinational Doctrine
2. Joint Doctrine
3. Multiservice Doctrine
4. service Doctrine
Multinational Doctrine - Answer Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces
of TWO OR MORE NATIONS toward a common objective
Joint Doctrine - Answer Fundamental principles that guide the employment of US MILITARY
forces in coordinated action toward a common objective.
Multiservice Doctrine - Answer Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces
of TWO OR MORE SERVICES in coordinated action towards a common objective
Service Doctrine - Answer Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces of a
SINGLE SERVICE
Unified Action - Answer The synchronization, coordination, and/or integration of the activities
of governmental and non-governmental entities with military operation to achieve unity of
effort.
Types of Command Relationships - Answer 1. COCOM (Combatant Command)
2. OPCON (Operational Control)
3. TACON (Tactical Control)
4. Support
COCOM (Combatant Command) - Answer Authority over assigned forces, vested in only in the
commanders of combatant commands and CANNOT BE DELEGATED OR TRANSFERRED.
OPCON (Operational Control) - 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.
,TACON (Tactical Control) - Answer Authority over forces that is LIMITED TO THE DETAILED
DIRECTION and control of movements or maneuvers within the operation.
Support (CMD Relationship) - Answer Authority established by a common superior
commander between subordinate commanders when one organization should AID, PROTECT,
COMPLEMENT, OR SUSTAIN ANOTHER FORCE.
Two Distinct Chain of Command Branches - Answer Operational and Administrative
Operational Chain of Command - 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
Administrative Chain of Command - 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
Identify The Four Positions that may Create a Joint Task Force - Answer 1) Secretary of Defense
2) Geographic Combatant Commander
3) Subunified Commander
4) Existing Joint Task Force Commander
Seven Tenets of Air and Space Power - Answer 1. Centralized Control/Decentralized Execution
2. Flexibility & Versatility
3. Synergistic Effects
4. Persistence
, 5. Concentration
6. Priority
7. Balance
Counterair - 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
Strategic Attack - Answer Offensive action specifically selected to achieve NATIONAL
STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES
Counterland - Answer Airpower operations against ENEMY LAND FORCE CAPABILITIES
Air Interdiction - 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.
Close Air Support - 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.
Close Proximity - Answer NOT A SPECIFIC DISTANCE. Situational and REQUIRES DETAILED
INTEGRATION and TERMINAL ATTACK CONTROL.
Detailed Integration - Answer LEVEL OF COORDINATION required to achieve effects while
minimizing the risk of fratricide
Air Force Level of Organization - Answer 1. HQ
2. Major Commands
3. Numbered Air Forces
4. Wings
5. Groups
6. Squadrons
Unified Land Operations - Answer Unified land operations is the simultaneous execution of
offense, defense, stability, and defense support of civil authorities across multiple domains to
shape operational environments, prevent conflict, prevail in large-scale ground combat, and
consolidate gains as part of UNIFIED ACTION.
