SOUTHCOM EPOQ UPDATED Actual
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
President - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- President Donald J. Trump
Secretary of Defense - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Honorable James A. Mattis
Secretary of the Army - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ryan McCarthy
Secretary of the Air Force - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Heather Wilson
Secretary of the Navy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Richard V. Spencer
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- General Joseph F.
Dunford, Jr.
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- General Paul Selva
Chief of Staff of the Army - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- General Mark A. Milley
Commandant of the Marine Corps - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- General Robert B. Neller
Chief of Naval Operations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Admiral John Richardson
Chief of Staff of the Air Force - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- General David Goldfein
Commandant of the Coast Guard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Admiral Paul Zukunft
Chief, National Guard Bureau - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- General Joseph L. Lengyel
,Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CSM John W. Troxell
Sergeant Major of the Army - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- SMA Daniel Dailey
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- SgtMaj Ronald L. Green
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- MCPON Steven S.
Giordano
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CMSAF James Cody
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- MCPOCG
Steven Cantrell
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the CNGB - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CMSgt Mitchell O. Brush
USSOUTHCOM Commander - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- ADM Kurt W. Tidd is
SOUTHCOM's 23rd commander. He assumed command Jan. 14, 2016
US Army Garrison-Miami HQ Commandant - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- COL Jose E. Solis
USSOUTHCOM Command Senior Enlisted Leader - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- SgtMaj
Bryan K. Zickefoose
US Army Garrison-Miami HQ First Sergeant - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1SG Danny
Gomes
US Army Garrison-Miami HQ SEL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CMSgt E. Donald Bailey
Air Force Element SEL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CMSgt Donald E. Bailey
,Army Element SEL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- SGM Jose L. Bermudez
Marine Corps Element SEL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- GySgt Christopher Q. Battle
Navy Element SEL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- MCPO Nathaniel G. Karlan
USANEC - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1SG Tawaina Gennie
What is the Chain of Command? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A simple direct chain of
command facilitates the transmittal of orders from the highest to the lowest level in a
minimum of time and with the least chance of misinterpretation.
Do noncommissioned officers have the authority to apprehend personnel? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Noncommissioned officers have the authority to apprehend any person
subject to trial by court-martial in accordance with the Manual for Courts-Martial.
Do noncommissioned officers have the authority to impose non-judicial punishment on other
enlisted personnel under the Manual for Courts-Martial? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- No.
How is information passed to military personnel? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- By use of the
chain of command.
What is USSOUTHCOM's mission? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- USSOUTHCOM is
prepared to conduct joint and combined full-spectrum military operations within the AOR, in
order to support U.S. national security objectives and interagency efforts that promote
regional security cooperation.
What is the SOUTHCOM vision? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- USSOUTHCOM is a Joint
Military Command supporting U.S. National Security Objectives throughout the Western
Hemisphere in cooperation with domestic and international partners, in order to foster
security, ensure stability, and promote prosperity throughout Central and South America,
Caribbean and global community.
, What are the component commands of USSOUTHCOM? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Army
- U.S. Army South (ARSOUTH), Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX
Air Force - Southern Air Forces (AFSOUTH), Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
Marines - Marine Forces South (MARFORSOUTH), Doral, FL
Navy - Navy South (NAVSOUTH), Mayport, FL
Special Operations Command-South (SOCSOUTH)
What are the task forces that report to U.S. Southern Command? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Joint Inter-Agency Task Force-South (JIATF-SOUTH)
Joint Task Force-Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO)
Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-Bravo)
What are the nine major "J-codes" at USSOUTHCOM? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- J1 -
Manpower & Personnel
J2 - Intelligence
J3 - Operations
J4 - Logistics
J5 - Plans, Policy & Theater Engagement
J6 - Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems
J7 - Training & Exercises
J8 - Resources & Assessments
J9 - Partnering
When did SOUTHCOM officially transfer from Quarry Heights, Panama to Miami? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- September 26, 1997
What are the six geographic joint commands? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Pacific Command
(PACOM)
European Command (EUCOM)
Central Command (CENTCOM)
Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)
Northern Command (NORTHCOM)
Exam Questions and CORRECT Answers
President - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- President Donald J. Trump
Secretary of Defense - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Honorable James A. Mattis
Secretary of the Army - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Ryan McCarthy
Secretary of the Air Force - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Heather Wilson
Secretary of the Navy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Richard V. Spencer
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- General Joseph F.
Dunford, Jr.
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- General Paul Selva
Chief of Staff of the Army - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- General Mark A. Milley
Commandant of the Marine Corps - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- General Robert B. Neller
Chief of Naval Operations - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Admiral John Richardson
Chief of Staff of the Air Force - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- General David Goldfein
Commandant of the Coast Guard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Admiral Paul Zukunft
Chief, National Guard Bureau - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- General Joseph L. Lengyel
,Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CSM John W. Troxell
Sergeant Major of the Army - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- SMA Daniel Dailey
Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- SgtMaj Ronald L. Green
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- MCPON Steven S.
Giordano
Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CMSAF James Cody
Master Chief Petty Officer of the Coast Guard - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- MCPOCG
Steven Cantrell
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the CNGB - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CMSgt Mitchell O. Brush
USSOUTHCOM Commander - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- ADM Kurt W. Tidd is
SOUTHCOM's 23rd commander. He assumed command Jan. 14, 2016
US Army Garrison-Miami HQ Commandant - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- COL Jose E. Solis
USSOUTHCOM Command Senior Enlisted Leader - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- SgtMaj
Bryan K. Zickefoose
US Army Garrison-Miami HQ First Sergeant - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1SG Danny
Gomes
US Army Garrison-Miami HQ SEL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CMSgt E. Donald Bailey
Air Force Element SEL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CMSgt Donald E. Bailey
,Army Element SEL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- SGM Jose L. Bermudez
Marine Corps Element SEL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- GySgt Christopher Q. Battle
Navy Element SEL - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- MCPO Nathaniel G. Karlan
USANEC - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1SG Tawaina Gennie
What is the Chain of Command? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- A simple direct chain of
command facilitates the transmittal of orders from the highest to the lowest level in a
minimum of time and with the least chance of misinterpretation.
Do noncommissioned officers have the authority to apprehend personnel? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- Noncommissioned officers have the authority to apprehend any person
subject to trial by court-martial in accordance with the Manual for Courts-Martial.
Do noncommissioned officers have the authority to impose non-judicial punishment on other
enlisted personnel under the Manual for Courts-Martial? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- No.
How is information passed to military personnel? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- By use of the
chain of command.
What is USSOUTHCOM's mission? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- USSOUTHCOM is
prepared to conduct joint and combined full-spectrum military operations within the AOR, in
order to support U.S. national security objectives and interagency efforts that promote
regional security cooperation.
What is the SOUTHCOM vision? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- USSOUTHCOM is a Joint
Military Command supporting U.S. National Security Objectives throughout the Western
Hemisphere in cooperation with domestic and international partners, in order to foster
security, ensure stability, and promote prosperity throughout Central and South America,
Caribbean and global community.
, What are the component commands of USSOUTHCOM? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Army
- U.S. Army South (ARSOUTH), Fort Sam Houston, San Antonio, TX
Air Force - Southern Air Forces (AFSOUTH), Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ
Marines - Marine Forces South (MARFORSOUTH), Doral, FL
Navy - Navy South (NAVSOUTH), Mayport, FL
Special Operations Command-South (SOCSOUTH)
What are the task forces that report to U.S. Southern Command? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
Joint Inter-Agency Task Force-South (JIATF-SOUTH)
Joint Task Force-Guantanamo (JTF-GTMO)
Joint Task Force-Bravo (JTF-Bravo)
What are the nine major "J-codes" at USSOUTHCOM? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- J1 -
Manpower & Personnel
J2 - Intelligence
J3 - Operations
J4 - Logistics
J5 - Plans, Policy & Theater Engagement
J6 - Command, Control, Communications and Computer Systems
J7 - Training & Exercises
J8 - Resources & Assessments
J9 - Partnering
When did SOUTHCOM officially transfer from Quarry Heights, Panama to Miami? -
CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- September 26, 1997
What are the six geographic joint commands? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Pacific Command
(PACOM)
European Command (EUCOM)
Central Command (CENTCOM)
Southern Command (SOUTHCOM)
Northern Command (NORTHCOM)
