AFROTC AS100 Midterm Test Questions with Correct Answers Latest Update 2025-2026
Mission - Answers To fly fight and win in air space and cyberspace
Motto - Answers Aim high fly - fight - win
POTUS - Answers President of the United States. Elected head of the state and head of the government
of the US. The president leads the executive branch of the government and is the commander-in-chief of
the United States armed forces.
#1
Secretary of Defense - Answers SecDef is the leader and chief executive officer of the Department of
Defense, an Executive Department of the US. SecDef power over the military is only second to that of
the President.
Headquarters of the Air Force - Answers Consists of two staffs, Office of the Secretary of the United
States Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
Secretary of the Air Force - Answers SECAF is the head of the department of the USAF. Civilian appointed
by the President with advice and consent from the Senate. Responsible for Active Duty, Air National
Guard, Air Force Reserve and their families. Oversees annual budget. Assures unit preparedness and
overall effectiveness of the USAF. Maintains relationships with the Congress, SECDEF, government
officials and the public.
Chief of Staff - Answers CSAF - directly responsible to the SECAF for the effectiveness and operational
readiness of the Air Force. Member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Presides over Air Force
CMSAF - Answers Highest enlisted leadership in the USAF. Personal advisor to the CSAF and SECAF on all
issues regarding the welfare, readiness, morale and proper utilization of the enlisted force.
Air Staff Components - Answers Under control of the CSAF. Furnishes professional assistance to the
secretary, under secretary and the assistant secretaries. Creates current and future corporate policy.
Air Staff Organizational Structure - Answers A-1: Manpower, personnel and services
A-2: Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
A-3: Operations
A-4: Logistics
A-5: Plans and Requirements
A-6: Communications
A-7: Mission support
, A-8: Strategic plans and programs
A-9: Studies, analyses, assessments, and lessons learned
A-10: Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration
*j designator is used in a joint environment. J-6 would be communications
Order of Power - Answers HQ USAF
MAJCOMs
NAF
Wing
Group
Squadron
Flight
HQ USAF - Answers Headquarters of the Air Force. Consists of two staffs of the Pentagon: The Office of
the Secretary of the Air Force headed by the Secretary of the Air Force and the Air Staff headed by the
Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
MAJCOMs - Answers A major subdivision of the Air Force that is assigned a major part of the Air Force
mission. A MAJCOM is directly subordinate to Headquarters US Air Force. There are 10 MAJCOMs in the
USAF.
10 MAJCOMs of the Air Force - Answers
NAF - Answers Numbered Air Force. Directly below a MAJCOM, provides operational leadership and
supervision. Assigned subordinate units, such as wings, groups and squadrons.
Wing - Answers A level of command below the NAF or higher headquarters. A wing has a distinct mission
with significant scope. Usually composed of a primary mission group (e.g. operations, training) and the
necessary support groups. The only echelon of command that can deploy and sustain itself for an
indefinite length of time. Had four groups: operations, maintenance, mission support and medical.
Operational Wing, Air Base Wing, Specialized Mission Wing
Operational Wing - Answers A wing that has an operations group and related operational mission
activity assigned to it. When an operational wing performs the primary mission of the base, it usually
maintains and operates the base. In addition, an operational wing is capable of self-support in functional
Mission - Answers To fly fight and win in air space and cyberspace
Motto - Answers Aim high fly - fight - win
POTUS - Answers President of the United States. Elected head of the state and head of the government
of the US. The president leads the executive branch of the government and is the commander-in-chief of
the United States armed forces.
#1
Secretary of Defense - Answers SecDef is the leader and chief executive officer of the Department of
Defense, an Executive Department of the US. SecDef power over the military is only second to that of
the President.
Headquarters of the Air Force - Answers Consists of two staffs, Office of the Secretary of the United
States Air Force and the Chief of Staff of the United States Air Force
Secretary of the Air Force - Answers SECAF is the head of the department of the USAF. Civilian appointed
by the President with advice and consent from the Senate. Responsible for Active Duty, Air National
Guard, Air Force Reserve and their families. Oversees annual budget. Assures unit preparedness and
overall effectiveness of the USAF. Maintains relationships with the Congress, SECDEF, government
officials and the public.
Chief of Staff - Answers CSAF - directly responsible to the SECAF for the effectiveness and operational
readiness of the Air Force. Member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS). Presides over Air Force
CMSAF - Answers Highest enlisted leadership in the USAF. Personal advisor to the CSAF and SECAF on all
issues regarding the welfare, readiness, morale and proper utilization of the enlisted force.
Air Staff Components - Answers Under control of the CSAF. Furnishes professional assistance to the
secretary, under secretary and the assistant secretaries. Creates current and future corporate policy.
Air Staff Organizational Structure - Answers A-1: Manpower, personnel and services
A-2: Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance
A-3: Operations
A-4: Logistics
A-5: Plans and Requirements
A-6: Communications
A-7: Mission support
, A-8: Strategic plans and programs
A-9: Studies, analyses, assessments, and lessons learned
A-10: Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration
*j designator is used in a joint environment. J-6 would be communications
Order of Power - Answers HQ USAF
MAJCOMs
NAF
Wing
Group
Squadron
Flight
HQ USAF - Answers Headquarters of the Air Force. Consists of two staffs of the Pentagon: The Office of
the Secretary of the Air Force headed by the Secretary of the Air Force and the Air Staff headed by the
Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
MAJCOMs - Answers A major subdivision of the Air Force that is assigned a major part of the Air Force
mission. A MAJCOM is directly subordinate to Headquarters US Air Force. There are 10 MAJCOMs in the
USAF.
10 MAJCOMs of the Air Force - Answers
NAF - Answers Numbered Air Force. Directly below a MAJCOM, provides operational leadership and
supervision. Assigned subordinate units, such as wings, groups and squadrons.
Wing - Answers A level of command below the NAF or higher headquarters. A wing has a distinct mission
with significant scope. Usually composed of a primary mission group (e.g. operations, training) and the
necessary support groups. The only echelon of command that can deploy and sustain itself for an
indefinite length of time. Had four groups: operations, maintenance, mission support and medical.
Operational Wing, Air Base Wing, Specialized Mission Wing
Operational Wing - Answers A wing that has an operations group and related operational mission
activity assigned to it. When an operational wing performs the primary mission of the base, it usually
maintains and operates the base. In addition, an operational wing is capable of self-support in functional
