MRT STUDY GUIDE 2026 EXAM PREP SCRIPT
FULL QUESTION SET APPROVED
◉ MRT-C. Answer: A key contributor to creating a strategic view of
the connectivity in cyberspace needed to support missions.
◉ Unified Command Plan (UCP). Answer: A plan that outlines how
domains contribute to missions assigned.
◉ CJCS. Answer: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who released a
planning order directing USCYBERCOM.
◉ PLANORD. Answer: A planning order released by the CJCS in April
2017 directing synchronization of DOD efforts.
◉ Cybersecurity Service Providers (CSSP). Answer: Organizations
that provide cybersecurity services to protect information systems.
◉ Cyber Protection Teams (CPT). Answer: Teams that align with
cybersecurity efforts to protect critical assets.
◉ Tier 1 TCA. Answer: An asset whose loss would result in mission
failure at the DOD Component level.
,◉ Defense Critical Assets (DCA). Answer: Assets of extraordinary
importance to operations that if incapacitated would severely affect
DOD missions.
◉ Mission Essential Task (MET). Answer: A task that is essential for
the execution of a mission.
◉ DOD Directive (DODD) 3020.40. Answer: Defines a TCA as an
asset whose incapacitation will have a serious effect on DOD
capabilities.
◉ DOD Instruction (DODI) 3020.45. Answer: Provides a framework
for protection and resilience of critical capabilities and assets.
◉ Key Terrain. Answer: A concept defined in joint doctrine that
applies across military operations, including cyberspace.
◉ USCYBERCOM. Answer: United States Cyber Command,
responsible for issuing operational guidance for MRT-C.
◉ JFHQ-DODIN. Answer: Joint Force Headquarters-DOD Information
Network, tasked with synchronizing MRT-C efforts.
, ◉ Mission Assurance. Answer: The process of ensuring that critical
missions can be executed despite threats.
◉ Cyber Terrain Resilience. Answer: The ability to maintain
operational capabilities in the face of cyber threats.
◉ OSD Mission Assurance Coordination Board (MACB). Answer:
Leverages MRT-C reporting requirements to inform senior leaders.
◉ Operational Guidance Identification of Key Terrain in Cyberspace
(KT-C). Answer: A document that discusses key terrain in
cyberspace.
◉ Mission Assurance Construct. Answer: An overview framework
derived from DODI 3020.45 for identifying and protecting critical
capabilities.
◉ TCA. Answer: Encompasses DCAs, Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 TCAs,
representing different categories of critical assets.
◉ DCA. Answer: A distinguishable entity that provides a service or
capability, which can be people, physical entities, or information
located either within or outside the United States.
FULL QUESTION SET APPROVED
◉ MRT-C. Answer: A key contributor to creating a strategic view of
the connectivity in cyberspace needed to support missions.
◉ Unified Command Plan (UCP). Answer: A plan that outlines how
domains contribute to missions assigned.
◉ CJCS. Answer: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who released a
planning order directing USCYBERCOM.
◉ PLANORD. Answer: A planning order released by the CJCS in April
2017 directing synchronization of DOD efforts.
◉ Cybersecurity Service Providers (CSSP). Answer: Organizations
that provide cybersecurity services to protect information systems.
◉ Cyber Protection Teams (CPT). Answer: Teams that align with
cybersecurity efforts to protect critical assets.
◉ Tier 1 TCA. Answer: An asset whose loss would result in mission
failure at the DOD Component level.
,◉ Defense Critical Assets (DCA). Answer: Assets of extraordinary
importance to operations that if incapacitated would severely affect
DOD missions.
◉ Mission Essential Task (MET). Answer: A task that is essential for
the execution of a mission.
◉ DOD Directive (DODD) 3020.40. Answer: Defines a TCA as an
asset whose incapacitation will have a serious effect on DOD
capabilities.
◉ DOD Instruction (DODI) 3020.45. Answer: Provides a framework
for protection and resilience of critical capabilities and assets.
◉ Key Terrain. Answer: A concept defined in joint doctrine that
applies across military operations, including cyberspace.
◉ USCYBERCOM. Answer: United States Cyber Command,
responsible for issuing operational guidance for MRT-C.
◉ JFHQ-DODIN. Answer: Joint Force Headquarters-DOD Information
Network, tasked with synchronizing MRT-C efforts.
, ◉ Mission Assurance. Answer: The process of ensuring that critical
missions can be executed despite threats.
◉ Cyber Terrain Resilience. Answer: The ability to maintain
operational capabilities in the face of cyber threats.
◉ OSD Mission Assurance Coordination Board (MACB). Answer:
Leverages MRT-C reporting requirements to inform senior leaders.
◉ Operational Guidance Identification of Key Terrain in Cyberspace
(KT-C). Answer: A document that discusses key terrain in
cyberspace.
◉ Mission Assurance Construct. Answer: An overview framework
derived from DODI 3020.45 for identifying and protecting critical
capabilities.
◉ TCA. Answer: Encompasses DCAs, Tier 1, Tier 2 and Tier 3 TCAs,
representing different categories of critical assets.
◉ DCA. Answer: A distinguishable entity that provides a service or
capability, which can be people, physical entities, or information
located either within or outside the United States.
