CGSC X100 CURRICULUM OVERVIEW GUIDE
2026 FORMAL PROBLEMS AND ACCURATE
RESULTS ADVANCED STUDY PACKET
What does Joint Operation mean? Answer: Joint operations are
military actions conducted by joint forces and those Service forces.
The primary way through which the Department of Defense employs
Services from two or more Military Departments in a single
operation.
A joint force is one composed of significant elements, assigned or
attached, of two or more Military Departments operating under a
single JFC.
12 Principles of Joint Operations; Answer: 1. Objective
2. Offensive
3. Mass
4. Maneuver
5. Economy of Force
6. Unity of Command
7. Security
8. Surprise
9. Simplicity
,10. Restraint
11. Perseverance
12. Legitimacy
Unity of Command Answer: The operation of all forces under a single
responsible commander who has the requisite authority to direct and
employ those forces in pursuit of common purpose.
Unity of Effort Answer: Coordination and cooperation toward
common objectives, even if the participants are not necessarily part of
the same command or organization, which is the product of successful
unified action.
Unified Action Answer: The synchronization, coordination, and/or
integration of the activities of governmental and nongovernmental
entities with military operation to achieve unity of effort.
Functional Combatant Commands Answer: •U.S. Special Operations
Command
•U.S. Transportation Command
•U.S. Strategic Command
•U.S. Cyber Command
Joint Functions Answer: C2
Information
M&M
Fires
Intel
, Protection
Sustainment
Joint doctrine currently recognizes five domains. Answer: Air
Land
Maritime
Space
Information (which includes cyberspace)
Building Upon the Core Staff Answer: 1 -Joint Organization
2 -Augmentation
3 -Joint Individual Augmentees
4 -Interorganizational Partners
5 -Liaison Officers
6 -Service and Special Operations Augmentees
7 - Joint Enabling Capabilities Command
Combatant Command (Command Authority) Answer: •Planning,
programming, budgeting and execution process input
•Assignment of subordinate commanders
•Relations with Department of Defense agencies
•Directive authority for logistics
•Authoritative direction for all military operations and joint training
•Organize and employ commands and forces
•Assign command functions to subordinates
•Establish plans/requirements for ISR activity
•Suspend subordinate commanders from duty
2026 FORMAL PROBLEMS AND ACCURATE
RESULTS ADVANCED STUDY PACKET
What does Joint Operation mean? Answer: Joint operations are
military actions conducted by joint forces and those Service forces.
The primary way through which the Department of Defense employs
Services from two or more Military Departments in a single
operation.
A joint force is one composed of significant elements, assigned or
attached, of two or more Military Departments operating under a
single JFC.
12 Principles of Joint Operations; Answer: 1. Objective
2. Offensive
3. Mass
4. Maneuver
5. Economy of Force
6. Unity of Command
7. Security
8. Surprise
9. Simplicity
,10. Restraint
11. Perseverance
12. Legitimacy
Unity of Command Answer: The operation of all forces under a single
responsible commander who has the requisite authority to direct and
employ those forces in pursuit of common purpose.
Unity of Effort Answer: Coordination and cooperation toward
common objectives, even if the participants are not necessarily part of
the same command or organization, which is the product of successful
unified action.
Unified Action Answer: The synchronization, coordination, and/or
integration of the activities of governmental and nongovernmental
entities with military operation to achieve unity of effort.
Functional Combatant Commands Answer: •U.S. Special Operations
Command
•U.S. Transportation Command
•U.S. Strategic Command
•U.S. Cyber Command
Joint Functions Answer: C2
Information
M&M
Fires
Intel
, Protection
Sustainment
Joint doctrine currently recognizes five domains. Answer: Air
Land
Maritime
Space
Information (which includes cyberspace)
Building Upon the Core Staff Answer: 1 -Joint Organization
2 -Augmentation
3 -Joint Individual Augmentees
4 -Interorganizational Partners
5 -Liaison Officers
6 -Service and Special Operations Augmentees
7 - Joint Enabling Capabilities Command
Combatant Command (Command Authority) Answer: •Planning,
programming, budgeting and execution process input
•Assignment of subordinate commanders
•Relations with Department of Defense agencies
•Directive authority for logistics
•Authoritative direction for all military operations and joint training
•Organize and employ commands and forces
•Assign command functions to subordinates
•Establish plans/requirements for ISR activity
•Suspend subordinate commanders from duty
