EJPME & SEJPME-US001-04 -
Interagency Coordination
Comprehensive Questions
(Frequently Tested) with
Verified Answers Graded A+
The Department of State assigns a _____ to combatant commanders, and increasingly to Joint
Task Force commanders, to provide foreign policy perspective and to establish linkage with U.S.
embassies in the area of responsibility or joint operations area and the Department of State. -
Answer: Political Advisor (POLAD)
Which of the following options represent the Statutory Advisors of the National Security
Council? - Answer: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Director of National Intelligence
The _____ is an interagency staff group that establishes or enhances regular, timely, and
collaborative working relationships between other government agency (e.g., CIA, DOS, FBI)
representatives and military operational planners at the combatant commands. - Answer: JIACG
Which of the following is not considered an instrument of national power? - Answer:
manufacturing
Policy makers often fail to have a clear understanding of what the implications of their decisions
will be on ground forces. - Answer: True
, Successful interagency, intergovernmental organization, and nongovernmental organization
coordination helps enable the U.S. Government to build international support, conserve
resources, and to _____. - Answer: conduct coherent operations that efficiently achieve shared
goals
Which organization is the principal policy-making forum responsible for the nation's security
strategy? - Answer: National Security Council (NSC)
The _____, as amended, established the National Security Council (NSC) to advise the President
with respect to the integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies relating to national
security. - Answer: National Security Act of 1947
The difficulty some units face adapting their mindset to vastly changed conditions on their third
or fourth deployment to the same location is known as _____ challenges. - Answer: rotation
The four key players in the National Security Council System (NSCS) are the Department of
Defense (DoD), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), the Joint Staff, and ____. -
Answer: Combatant Commanders
The Joint Task Force (JTF) commander cannot dictate cooperation among other governmental
agencies, intergovernmental organizations, and nongovernmental organizations. In the absence
of a formal command structure, JTFs are required to build consensus to achieve _____. -
Answer: Unity of effort (or synchronization not sure which)
The United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Organization for Security
and Cooperation in Europe, and the African Union are all examples of ____. - Answer: WRONG
ANSWER: bilateral alliances
The major challenge in working toward unit of effort often comes from ______. - Answer:
disjunctions in the three levels of interagency coordination
Interagency Coordination
Comprehensive Questions
(Frequently Tested) with
Verified Answers Graded A+
The Department of State assigns a _____ to combatant commanders, and increasingly to Joint
Task Force commanders, to provide foreign policy perspective and to establish linkage with U.S.
embassies in the area of responsibility or joint operations area and the Department of State. -
Answer: Political Advisor (POLAD)
Which of the following options represent the Statutory Advisors of the National Security
Council? - Answer: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and Director of National Intelligence
The _____ is an interagency staff group that establishes or enhances regular, timely, and
collaborative working relationships between other government agency (e.g., CIA, DOS, FBI)
representatives and military operational planners at the combatant commands. - Answer: JIACG
Which of the following is not considered an instrument of national power? - Answer:
manufacturing
Policy makers often fail to have a clear understanding of what the implications of their decisions
will be on ground forces. - Answer: True
, Successful interagency, intergovernmental organization, and nongovernmental organization
coordination helps enable the U.S. Government to build international support, conserve
resources, and to _____. - Answer: conduct coherent operations that efficiently achieve shared
goals
Which organization is the principal policy-making forum responsible for the nation's security
strategy? - Answer: National Security Council (NSC)
The _____, as amended, established the National Security Council (NSC) to advise the President
with respect to the integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies relating to national
security. - Answer: National Security Act of 1947
The difficulty some units face adapting their mindset to vastly changed conditions on their third
or fourth deployment to the same location is known as _____ challenges. - Answer: rotation
The four key players in the National Security Council System (NSCS) are the Department of
Defense (DoD), the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), the Joint Staff, and ____. -
Answer: Combatant Commanders
The Joint Task Force (JTF) commander cannot dictate cooperation among other governmental
agencies, intergovernmental organizations, and nongovernmental organizations. In the absence
of a formal command structure, JTFs are required to build consensus to achieve _____. -
Answer: Unity of effort (or synchronization not sure which)
The United Nations, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the Organization for Security
and Cooperation in Europe, and the African Union are all examples of ____. - Answer: WRONG
ANSWER: bilateral alliances
The major challenge in working toward unit of effort often comes from ______. - Answer:
disjunctions in the three levels of interagency coordination
