SNCOA DLC (Joint Warfighter) National
Military Organization Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
The primary means by which the Air Force presents forces to the joint force commander during
contingency operations. An ______________ can be a numbered air force or command echelon
immediately subordinate to a numbered air force. The commander, Air Force forces acts as the
commander. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Air Expeditionary Task Force (AETF)
______________ is the authority and responsibility of a commander to tend to the personal and
professional welfare of the forces assigned to him or her. This normally means being responsible for
logistic support, readiness and training, and personnel management issues including discipline,
budgeting, and other functions of that nature. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Administrative Control
(ADCON)
The geographical area associated with a Combatant Command within which a geographic Combatant
Commander has authority to plan and conduct operations. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Area of
Responsibility (AOR)
To place units or personnel in an organization where such placement is *relatively permanent,*
and/or where such organization controls and administers the units or personnel for the primary
function, or greater portion of the functions, of the unit or personnel. Forces are ______________ to
Combatant Commands by the SecDef and can only be transferred from the assigned command by the
SecDef with approval from the President. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Assigned
The placement of units or personnel in an organization where such placement is *relatively
temporary.* A gaining Combatant Commander will normally be given operational control over
______________ forces, which he'll more than likely delegate to the appropriate Service component
commander. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Attached
The ______________ is the single, senior ranking Air Force commander in charge of U.S. Air Force
forces presented to a joint force. Normally, a ______________ can also be the Air Force commander of
an Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force (AETF) formed for a specific joint contingency or operation.
- CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Commander, Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR)
,A command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so designated
by the President, through the SecDef and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff (CJCS). - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Combatant Command (CCMD)
Combatant Commanders (CCDRs)
Nontransferable command authority, which cannot be delegated, of a CCDR to perform those
functions of command over assigned forces involving: organizing and employing commands and
forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction over all aspects of
military operations, joint training, and logistics necessary to accomplish the missions assigned to the
command. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Combatant Command Authority (COCOM)
A ______________ is a subordinate command organization within a joint force made up of military
elements organized together based on similar capabilities or functions. It is made up of elements from
more than one Military Department. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Functional Component Commands
______________ support (or can be supported by) GCCs or may conduct assigned missions
independently. They are responsible for a large functional area requiring single responsibility for
effective coordination of the operations therein. These responsibilities are normally global in nature
(they aren't just assigned to one AOR...they can support them all). - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔✅Functional Combatant Commands (FCCs)
______________ are assigned a geographic AOR by the President with the advice of SecDef as
specified in the UCP. Geographic AORs provide a basis for coordination by CCDRs. ______________ are
responsible for the missions in their AOR, unless otherwise directed. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔✅Geographic Combatant Commands (GCCs)
A general term used to describe a type of U.S. military organization. It's a single force under a single
commander who has operational control of the force. The force must include significant elements
from more than one U.S. Military Department and can be organized on a geographic or functional
basis. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Joint Force
The ______________ is a functional component commander who commands the joint air and space
forces (from more than one Military Department) in a joint force for the joint force commander. They
exercise TACON over other Services' forces made available for tasking. However, if they are dual-
hatted as the COMAFFOR (for example), they will exercise OPCON over Air Force forces. - CORRECT
ANSWER-✔✔✅Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC)
, In a joint force, the ______________ is a supported commander...supported by other Service
components with air assets. This commander is designated to achieve unity of command and unity of
effort for joint air operations. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Joint Force Air Component Commander
(JFACC)
A general term applied to a CCDR, subordinate unified commander, or joint task force commander
(CJTF) authorized to exercise COCOM or operational control over a joint force. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔✅Joint Force Commander (JFC)
The JFACC will normally operate from a ______________. A jointly staffed facility established for
planning, directing, and executing joint air operations in support of the joint force commander's
operation or campaign objectives. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Joint Force Air Component Command
Organization (JAOC)
A joint force that is constituted and so designated by the SecDef, a CCDR, a subordinate unified
commander, or an existing CJTF. A ______________ contains joint forces established for a specific
mission and for a limited amount of time. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Joint Task Force (JTF)
The authority to perform 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Operational Control
(OPCON)
______________ is a middle tier of authority, allowing a commander authority to plan and execute
the military operations of large warfighting components. It's that level of control which is normally
responsible for the day-to-day operations of a particular component or unit. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔✅Operational Control (OPCON)
______________ are the broad and enduring purposes for which the Services and the Combatant
Commands were established in law. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Role
A type of command that consists of the Service (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines) contribution
(people/resources) to a joint force. All joint forces have service components because each Service has
unique administrative and logistical requirements. JFCs do conduct operations through service
Military Organization Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
The primary means by which the Air Force presents forces to the joint force commander during
contingency operations. An ______________ can be a numbered air force or command echelon
immediately subordinate to a numbered air force. The commander, Air Force forces acts as the
commander. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Air Expeditionary Task Force (AETF)
______________ is the authority and responsibility of a commander to tend to the personal and
professional welfare of the forces assigned to him or her. This normally means being responsible for
logistic support, readiness and training, and personnel management issues including discipline,
budgeting, and other functions of that nature. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Administrative Control
(ADCON)
The geographical area associated with a Combatant Command within which a geographic Combatant
Commander has authority to plan and conduct operations. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Area of
Responsibility (AOR)
To place units or personnel in an organization where such placement is *relatively permanent,*
and/or where such organization controls and administers the units or personnel for the primary
function, or greater portion of the functions, of the unit or personnel. Forces are ______________ to
Combatant Commands by the SecDef and can only be transferred from the assigned command by the
SecDef with approval from the President. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Assigned
The placement of units or personnel in an organization where such placement is *relatively
temporary.* A gaining Combatant Commander will normally be given operational control over
______________ forces, which he'll more than likely delegate to the appropriate Service component
commander. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Attached
The ______________ is the single, senior ranking Air Force commander in charge of U.S. Air Force
forces presented to a joint force. Normally, a ______________ can also be the Air Force commander of
an Air and Space Expeditionary Task Force (AETF) formed for a specific joint contingency or operation.
- CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Commander, Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR)
,A command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so designated
by the President, through the SecDef and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff (CJCS). - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Combatant Command (CCMD)
Combatant Commanders (CCDRs)
Nontransferable command authority, which cannot be delegated, of a CCDR to perform those
functions of command over assigned forces involving: organizing and employing commands and
forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction over all aspects of
military operations, joint training, and logistics necessary to accomplish the missions assigned to the
command. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Combatant Command Authority (COCOM)
A ______________ is a subordinate command organization within a joint force made up of military
elements organized together based on similar capabilities or functions. It is made up of elements from
more than one Military Department. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Functional Component Commands
______________ support (or can be supported by) GCCs or may conduct assigned missions
independently. They are responsible for a large functional area requiring single responsibility for
effective coordination of the operations therein. These responsibilities are normally global in nature
(they aren't just assigned to one AOR...they can support them all). - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔✅Functional Combatant Commands (FCCs)
______________ are assigned a geographic AOR by the President with the advice of SecDef as
specified in the UCP. Geographic AORs provide a basis for coordination by CCDRs. ______________ are
responsible for the missions in their AOR, unless otherwise directed. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔✅Geographic Combatant Commands (GCCs)
A general term used to describe a type of U.S. military organization. It's a single force under a single
commander who has operational control of the force. The force must include significant elements
from more than one U.S. Military Department and can be organized on a geographic or functional
basis. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Joint Force
The ______________ is a functional component commander who commands the joint air and space
forces (from more than one Military Department) in a joint force for the joint force commander. They
exercise TACON over other Services' forces made available for tasking. However, if they are dual-
hatted as the COMAFFOR (for example), they will exercise OPCON over Air Force forces. - CORRECT
ANSWER-✔✔✅Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC)
, In a joint force, the ______________ is a supported commander...supported by other Service
components with air assets. This commander is designated to achieve unity of command and unity of
effort for joint air operations. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Joint Force Air Component Commander
(JFACC)
A general term applied to a CCDR, subordinate unified commander, or joint task force commander
(CJTF) authorized to exercise COCOM or operational control over a joint force. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔✅Joint Force Commander (JFC)
The JFACC will normally operate from a ______________. A jointly staffed facility established for
planning, directing, and executing joint air operations in support of the joint force commander's
operation or campaign objectives. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Joint Force Air Component Command
Organization (JAOC)
A joint force that is constituted and so designated by the SecDef, a CCDR, a subordinate unified
commander, or an existing CJTF. A ______________ contains joint forces established for a specific
mission and for a limited amount of time. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Joint Task Force (JTF)
The authority to perform 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. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Operational Control
(OPCON)
______________ is a middle tier of authority, allowing a commander authority to plan and execute
the military operations of large warfighting components. It's that level of control which is normally
responsible for the day-to-day operations of a particular component or unit. - CORRECT ANSWER-
✔✔✅Operational Control (OPCON)
______________ are the broad and enduring purposes for which the Services and the Combatant
Commands were established in law. - CORRECT ANSWER-✔✔✅Role
A type of command that consists of the Service (Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines) contribution
(people/resources) to a joint force. All joint forces have service components because each Service has
unique administrative and logistical requirements. JFCs do conduct operations through service
