JFC MIDTERM QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
ID the order of precedence between Doctorine - ANSWER-Multinational
Joint
Multiservice
Service
Define Multinational Doctorine - ANSWER-Two or more nations, ratified by those
nations
Define Joint Doctorine - ANSWER-Guides the employment of all US military forces,
ratified by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Define Multiservice Doctorine - ANSWER-Two or more services, ratified by the service
Chiefs of Staff
Define service Doctorine - ANSWER-Guides the employment of forces for a single
service
Define Unified Action - ANSWER-The synchronization, coordination, and integration of
the activities of gov and non-gov entities with military ops to achieve Unity of Effort
ID the types of command relationships - ANSWER-COCOM- Combatant Command
OPCON- Operational Command
TACON- Tactical Command
Support- CAS
State the Operational Chain of Command - ANSWER-President
SecDef
Combatant Commanders (CCDRs)
Service Component Commaners
Not the CJCS
ID who can create a Joint Task Force - ANSWER-SecDef
Geo CCDRs
Subunified commanders
Existing Joint Task Force Commanders
, JFC?
ID 7 tenets of air and space powers - ANSWER-Centralized control/ Decentralized
command
Flexibility and versatility,
Synergistic effects
Persistence
Concentration
Priority
Balance
Define Counterair - ANSWER-Integrates offensive and defensive ops to attain a desired
degree of air superiority by neutralizing enemy AC and missiles.
Define strategic attack - ANSWER-Offensive action selected to achieve national
strategic objectives, against Centers of Gravity.
Define counterland - ANSWER-Ops against enemy land force capabilities to dominate
surface environment.
Define air interdiction - ANSWER-Divert
Disrupt
Delay
Destroy
Detailed intervention is not required
Define CAS - ANSWER-Close proximity to friendly and requires detailed integration
ID basic AF organization elements - ANSWER-HQ
Major Command
Numbered AF
Wings
Groups
Sqd
Define Unified Land Ops - ANSWER-SImultaneous offense, defensive and stability or
defense support of Civil Authories tasked to seize, retain, and exploit the initative and
consolidate gains to prevent conflict, shape the operational environment and when out
nations wars as part of unified action
ID the four types of decisive action in unified land ops - ANSWER-Offensive
Defensive
Stability
Defense support of Civil Authorities
VERIFIED ANSWERS
ID the order of precedence between Doctorine - ANSWER-Multinational
Joint
Multiservice
Service
Define Multinational Doctorine - ANSWER-Two or more nations, ratified by those
nations
Define Joint Doctorine - ANSWER-Guides the employment of all US military forces,
ratified by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Define Multiservice Doctorine - ANSWER-Two or more services, ratified by the service
Chiefs of Staff
Define service Doctorine - ANSWER-Guides the employment of forces for a single
service
Define Unified Action - ANSWER-The synchronization, coordination, and integration of
the activities of gov and non-gov entities with military ops to achieve Unity of Effort
ID the types of command relationships - ANSWER-COCOM- Combatant Command
OPCON- Operational Command
TACON- Tactical Command
Support- CAS
State the Operational Chain of Command - ANSWER-President
SecDef
Combatant Commanders (CCDRs)
Service Component Commaners
Not the CJCS
ID who can create a Joint Task Force - ANSWER-SecDef
Geo CCDRs
Subunified commanders
Existing Joint Task Force Commanders
, JFC?
ID 7 tenets of air and space powers - ANSWER-Centralized control/ Decentralized
command
Flexibility and versatility,
Synergistic effects
Persistence
Concentration
Priority
Balance
Define Counterair - ANSWER-Integrates offensive and defensive ops to attain a desired
degree of air superiority by neutralizing enemy AC and missiles.
Define strategic attack - ANSWER-Offensive action selected to achieve national
strategic objectives, against Centers of Gravity.
Define counterland - ANSWER-Ops against enemy land force capabilities to dominate
surface environment.
Define air interdiction - ANSWER-Divert
Disrupt
Delay
Destroy
Detailed intervention is not required
Define CAS - ANSWER-Close proximity to friendly and requires detailed integration
ID basic AF organization elements - ANSWER-HQ
Major Command
Numbered AF
Wings
Groups
Sqd
Define Unified Land Ops - ANSWER-SImultaneous offense, defensive and stability or
defense support of Civil Authories tasked to seize, retain, and exploit the initative and
consolidate gains to prevent conflict, shape the operational environment and when out
nations wars as part of unified action
ID the four types of decisive action in unified land ops - ANSWER-Offensive
Defensive
Stability
Defense support of Civil Authorities
