JFC TEST 1 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
What is Multinational Doctrine - ANSWER-Principles that guide the employment of
forces of two or more nations.
Ratified by participating nations
What is Joint Doctrine? - ANSWER-Principles that guide the employment of forces of
two or more services.
Promulgated by the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)
What are the 2 branches of the Chain of Command? - ANSWER-Operational and
Administrative
Who has authority and control of forces in an Operational Chain of Command? -
ANSWER-The President and SECDEF
Operational Chain of Command is comprised of who? - ANSWER-President
SECDEF
Combatant Commanders
Service Component Commanders
Service Forces
Who has authority and control of forces under Administrative Chain of Command? -
ANSWER-The President and SECDEF
Administrative Chain of Command is comprised of who? - ANSWER-President
SECDEF
Service Secretaries
Service Chiefs
Service Forces
What Air Force mission is an offensive action specifically selected to achieve national
strategic objectives? - ANSWER-Strategic Attack
What is the main objective of counterland operations? - ANSWER-Dominate the surface
environment and prevent the opponent from doing the same
What are Counterland's traditional functions? - ANSWER-AI
CAS
, What is Air Interdiction? - ANSWER-Air operations conducted to divert, disrupt, delay,
or destroy the enemy's military potential before it can be brought to bear effectively
against friendly forces.
Detailed Integration is not required.
What is CAS? - ANSWER-Air action by fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft against hostile
targets that are in close proximity to friendly forces and that require detailed integration.
What is the charter of the Secretaries of Military Departments? - ANSWER-To organize,
train, equip and provide forces for the combatant commands.
Forces may be _________, ________, or in ________? - ANSWER-Assigned
attached
support
Forces are transferred, command relationships are not.
Combatant commanders exercise COCOM: - ANSWER-Through service component
commanders
Through functional component commanders
Through a JTF commander
Through a single-service force commander
Directly over specific operational forces.
__________ Control can be delegated or transferred. - ANSWER-Operational
Who will normally have TACON of forces or capabilities made available for tasking? -
ANSWER-The JFACC
Supported Commanders determines the?
Supporting Commanders determines the? - ANSWER-Supported: what, where and
when
Supporting: who, how and provides connectivity.
Types of Decisive Action are? - ANSWER-Offensive
Defensive
Stability
Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)
__________ _________ are operations conducted to defeat and destroy enemy forces
and seize terrain, resources, and population centers. - ANSWER-Offensive Operations
Stability Operations are conducted where? - ANSWER-Outside the United States
What are the Army Core Competencies? - ANSWER-Combined Arms Maneuver
Wide Area Security
ANSWERS (GRADED A+)
What is Multinational Doctrine - ANSWER-Principles that guide the employment of
forces of two or more nations.
Ratified by participating nations
What is Joint Doctrine? - ANSWER-Principles that guide the employment of forces of
two or more services.
Promulgated by the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)
What are the 2 branches of the Chain of Command? - ANSWER-Operational and
Administrative
Who has authority and control of forces in an Operational Chain of Command? -
ANSWER-The President and SECDEF
Operational Chain of Command is comprised of who? - ANSWER-President
SECDEF
Combatant Commanders
Service Component Commanders
Service Forces
Who has authority and control of forces under Administrative Chain of Command? -
ANSWER-The President and SECDEF
Administrative Chain of Command is comprised of who? - ANSWER-President
SECDEF
Service Secretaries
Service Chiefs
Service Forces
What Air Force mission is an offensive action specifically selected to achieve national
strategic objectives? - ANSWER-Strategic Attack
What is the main objective of counterland operations? - ANSWER-Dominate the surface
environment and prevent the opponent from doing the same
What are Counterland's traditional functions? - ANSWER-AI
CAS
, What is Air Interdiction? - ANSWER-Air operations conducted to divert, disrupt, delay,
or destroy the enemy's military potential before it can be brought to bear effectively
against friendly forces.
Detailed Integration is not required.
What is CAS? - ANSWER-Air action by fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft against hostile
targets that are in close proximity to friendly forces and that require detailed integration.
What is the charter of the Secretaries of Military Departments? - ANSWER-To organize,
train, equip and provide forces for the combatant commands.
Forces may be _________, ________, or in ________? - ANSWER-Assigned
attached
support
Forces are transferred, command relationships are not.
Combatant commanders exercise COCOM: - ANSWER-Through service component
commanders
Through functional component commanders
Through a JTF commander
Through a single-service force commander
Directly over specific operational forces.
__________ Control can be delegated or transferred. - ANSWER-Operational
Who will normally have TACON of forces or capabilities made available for tasking? -
ANSWER-The JFACC
Supported Commanders determines the?
Supporting Commanders determines the? - ANSWER-Supported: what, where and
when
Supporting: who, how and provides connectivity.
Types of Decisive Action are? - ANSWER-Offensive
Defensive
Stability
Defense Support of Civil Authorities (DSCA)
__________ _________ are operations conducted to defeat and destroy enemy forces
and seize terrain, resources, and population centers. - ANSWER-Offensive Operations
Stability Operations are conducted where? - ANSWER-Outside the United States
What are the Army Core Competencies? - ANSWER-Combined Arms Maneuver
Wide Area Security
