Joint Firepower Course (Midterm Exam) Solved Correctly!!
*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
Explain Multinational Doctrine - (Answer)Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces
of TWO OR MORE NATIONS toward a common objective
Explain Joint Doctrine - (Answer)Fundamental principles that GUIDE THE EMPLOYMENT OF US
MILITARY forces in coordinated action toward a common objective.
Explain Multiservice Doctrine - (Answer)Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces
of TWO OR MORE SERVICES in coordinated action towards a common objective
Explain 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
Unity of command?
Unity of effort? - (Answer)Unity of command: all forces operate under a single commander in purist of
a common purpose
Unity of effort: coordination and cooperation toward a common objective, even if not in same
command, the product of successful unified action
,Joint Firepower Course (Midterm Exam) Solved Correctly!!
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.
Supported commander determines
Supporting commander determines - (Answer)what, where, when
who and how
Two Distinct Chain of Command Branches - (Answer)Operational and Administrative
,Joint Firepower Course (Midterm Exam) Solved Correctly!!
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
, Joint Firepower Course (Midterm Exam) Solved Correctly!!
5. Concentration
6. Priority
7. Balance
US Air Force responsibilities - (Answer)Defend against air and space attack
- Gain and maintain air and space supremacy
- Provide CAS
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, CENTERS OF GRAVITY
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.
*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
Explain Multinational Doctrine - (Answer)Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces
of TWO OR MORE NATIONS toward a common objective
Explain Joint Doctrine - (Answer)Fundamental principles that GUIDE THE EMPLOYMENT OF US
MILITARY forces in coordinated action toward a common objective.
Explain Multiservice Doctrine - (Answer)Fundamental principles that guide the employment of forces
of TWO OR MORE SERVICES in coordinated action towards a common objective
Explain 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
Unity of command?
Unity of effort? - (Answer)Unity of command: all forces operate under a single commander in purist of
a common purpose
Unity of effort: coordination and cooperation toward a common objective, even if not in same
command, the product of successful unified action
,Joint Firepower Course (Midterm Exam) Solved Correctly!!
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.
Supported commander determines
Supporting commander determines - (Answer)what, where, when
who and how
Two Distinct Chain of Command Branches - (Answer)Operational and Administrative
,Joint Firepower Course (Midterm Exam) Solved Correctly!!
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
, Joint Firepower Course (Midterm Exam) Solved Correctly!!
5. Concentration
6. Priority
7. Balance
US Air Force responsibilities - (Answer)Defend against air and space attack
- Gain and maintain air and space supremacy
- Provide CAS
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, CENTERS OF GRAVITY
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.
