450 REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
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nnapproaches? nn- nnANSWER-Incremental nnDevelopment: nnEnd-state nnis nnknown; nnrequirements
nnmet nnover nntime nnin nnseveral nnincrements.
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nnupon nntechnology nnmaturation nnand nnuser nnfeedback.
What nnare nnExit nnCriteria? nn- nnANSWER-Program-specific nnaccomplishments nnthat nnmust nnbe
nnsatisfactorily nndemonstrated nnbefore nna nnprogram nncan nnprogress nnfurther nnin nnthe nncurrent
nnacquisition nnphase nnor nntransition nnto nnthe nnnext nnacquisition nnphase.
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nnphase. nn- nnANSWER- nnPurpose: nnAssess nnpotential nnmateriel nnsolutions nnActivities: nnConduct
nnAoA, nndevelop nnTechnology nnDevelopment nnStrategy nn(TDS) nn& nndraft nnCDD.
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nn- nnANSWER-Purpose: nnReduce nnTechnology nnRisk, nndetermine nnand nnmature nnappropriate nnset
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nnTechnology nnElements nnon nnPrototypes. nnActivities: nnCompetitive nnprototyping; nnDevelop nnRAM
nnstrategy; nnconduct nnPreliminary nnDesign nnReview nn(PDR)
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nnSystem nnDesign): nnDefine nnSystem nnof nnSystem nnFunctionality nn& nnInterfaces, nnComplete
nnDetailed nnDesign, nnSystem-Level nnPDR nn(as nnneeded)/CDR, nnEstablish nnProduct nnBaseline.
nnActivities nn(System nnCapability nn& nnManufacturing nnProcess nnDemonstration): nnDevelopmental
nnTesting nn(DT) nnAssesses nnProgress nnAgainst nnTechnical nnParameters, nnand nnOperational
nnAssessments nn(OA) nnAgainst nnCDD.
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nnphase. nn- nnANSWER- nnPurpose: nnAchieve nnan nnoperational nnCapability nnthat nnsatisfies nnmission
nnneeds. nnActivities nn(LRIP/IOT&E): nnIOT&E, nnLFT&E nnand nnInteroperability nnTesting nnof nnProduction
nnor nnProduction-Representative nnArticles; nnIOC nnpossible. nnActivities nn(Full-Rate nnProduction nn&
nnDeployment): nnFull-Rate nnProduction; nnFielding nnand nnSupport nnof nnFielded nnSystems; nnIOC/FOC
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nnProgram nnBaseline: nnKey nnCost, nnSchedule, nnand nnPerformance nnthresholds
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nnupdated nnand nnbriefed nnat nneach nnMilestone nnDecision nnBrief
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nnenvironment. nnThe nnthreat nninformation nnmust nnbe nnvalidated nnby nnthe nnDoD nncomponents nnfor
nnAcquisition nnCategory nn(ACAT) nnII nnprograms. nnPrepared nnby nnthe nnappropriate nnService nnor
nnintelligence nnagency.
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nnCAE. nn-Highlight nnboth nnpotential nnand nnactual nnprogram nnproblems nnto nnthe nnUSD(AT&L)
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nnintegral nnpart nnof nnjoint nnforce. nnIt nnestablishes nnthe nnfollowing: nnHow nnthe nnArmy nnviews
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nnMethods nnby nnwhich nncommanders nnexercise nnmission nncommand
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nnexploits nnthe nninitiative nnto nngain nnand nnmaintain nnposition nnof nnrelative nnadvantage nnin
nn**sustained nnland nnoperations nnthrough nnsimultaneous
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nnconflict, nnprevail nnin nnwar nnand nncreate nnconditions nnfor nnfavorable nnconflict nnresolution
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nnactivity
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nnoperations nnforces nnin nnconjunction nnwit nnthe nnother nninstruments nnof nnNation nnPower-
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,Enabling nnCompetencies nn- nnANSWER-Support nnsecurity nncooperation; nntailor nnforces nnfor nnthe
nncombatant nncommander; nnConduct nnentry nnoperations; nnProvide nnFlexible nnmission nncommand;
nnSupport nnjoint nnand nnArmy nnforces; nnSupport nndomestic nncivil nnauthorities; nnMobilize nnand
nnintegrate nnthe nnreserve nncomponent
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nnStrategy, nnand nnNational nnMilitary nnStrategy
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nninformational, nnmilitary nnand nneconomic) nnComplement nnand nnreinforce nneach nnother
Intergovernmental nn- nnANSWER-An nnorganization nncreated nnby nna nnformal nnagreement nnbetween
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Multinational nnOperations nn- nnANSWER-The nnway nnforward
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nnOperation nnConcept nnof nnunified nnland nnoperations; nnThe nnoperational nnenvironment nn(OE);
nn**Range nnof nnMilitary nnOperations nn(ROMO); nnDecisive nnAction; nnCombat nnPower nn(Eight
nnElements); nnOperational nnArt; nn**Information nnSuperiority; nn**Strategic nnand nnOperational
nnReach
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nnthe nnactivities nnof nngovernmental nnand nnnon-governmental nnentities nnwith nnmilitary nnoperation
nnto nnachieve nnunity nnof nneffort
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nndefeat nnand nndestroy nnenemy nnforces nnand nnseize nnterrain, nnresources, nnand nnpopulation
nncenters
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nnArmy nnforces nnto nngain nnthe nninitiative
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nnregards nnthe nnsituation nnas nnlegitimate, nnacceptable, nnand nnpredictable; nnaims nnto nnlessen nnthe
nnlevel nnof nnviolence; nnaims nnto nnenable nnthe nnfunction nnof nngovernmental, nneconomic, nnan
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nndefend nnland nnareas; nnand nnto nnachieve nnphysical, nntemporal nnand nnpsychological nnadvantages
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nnpopulation nncenters, nnor nncritical nnresources nnand nnenablers
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nndeny nnthe nnenemy nnpositions nnof nnadvantage; nnand nnto nnconsolidate nngains nnin nnorder nnto
nn**retain nnthe nninitiative
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nnin nnorder nnto nnattain nnconditions nnthat nnsupport nnestablishing nna nnlasting, nnstable nnpeace
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nnarea nnof nncommand nnand nnthe nnspan nnof nncontrol nnin nnorder nnto nnintegrate nnthe nnother
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nnactivities nnof nnunderstand, nnvisualize nn, nndescribe, nnlead nnand nnassess; nnDevelop nnteams nnboth
nnwithin nntheir nnown nnorganization nnand nnwith nnunified nnaction nnpartners; nnInforms nnand
nninfluence nnaudiences, nninside nnand nnoutside nntheir nnorganization
War-fighting nnfunctions nn- nnANSWER-Mission nnCommand; nnProtection; nnMovement nnand
nnManeuver; nnIntelligence; nnFires; nnSustainment;
Mission nnCommand nnand nnWar-fighting nnfunction nn- nnANSWER-guides, nnintegrates nnand nnsynchronizes
nnArmy nnforces nnthrough nnthe nnconduct nnof nnunified nnland nnoperation
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Commander's nnIntent nn- nnANSWER-A nnclear, nnconcise nnstatement nnof nnwhat nnthe nnforce nnmust