SEJPME II MODULE 19 CERTIFICATION
EVALUATION QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● The ability of the U.S. to achieve its national strategic objectives is
dependent on the effectiveness of the U.S. government in employing the
instruments of national power, which are _____.
Answer: Diplomatic, Informational, Military, and Economic
●● The President of the United States provides guidance for developing,
applying, and coordinating the instruments of national power to achieve
objectives that contribute to national security in the _____.
Answer: National Security Strategy
●● The _____, signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
provides guidance for distributing and applying military power to attain
national strategic objectives. It describes the Armed Forces' plan to
achieve military objectives in the near term and provides the vision for
ensuring they remain decisive in the future.
Answer: National Military Strategy
●● The statutory members of the National security Council are _____.
Answer: President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of
Defense, and Secretary of Energy
,●● The _____ is the President's principal forum for considering national
security policy matters with his senior national security advisors and
cabinet officials.
Answer: National Security Council
●● The operational chain of command runs directly from the President
to the Secretary of Defense and then to the _____.
Answer: Combatant Commanders
●● The non-operational chain of command runs directly from the
President to the Secretary of Defense and then to the _____.
Answer: Secretaries of the Military Departments and then to the
Combatant Commanders
●● The _____ outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces, but may
not exercise military command over any of the Armed Forces. This
officer is the principal military advisor to the President, the National
Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense.
Answer: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
●● A Unified or Specified Command with a broad continuing mission
under a single commander established and so designated by the
President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and
assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is called a _____.
,Answer: Combatant Command
●● A _____ is a joint force that is constituted and so designated by the
SecDef, a combatant Commander, a Subordinate Unified Commander,
or an existing JTC Commander to accomplish missions with specific,
limited objectives and which do not require overall centralized control of
logistics. It is dissolved when the purpose for which it was created has
been archived or when it is no longer required.
Answer: Joint Task Force
●● The term Joint Force Commander refers exclusively to the following
three(3) types of commanders:
Answer: Combatant Commander, Subordinate Unified Commander, and
Joint Task Force Commander.
●● Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC), Joint Force Land
Component Commander (JFLCC), and Joint Force Maritime Component
Commander (JFMCC) are all examples of _____.
Answer: Functional Component Commanders
●● These commands are established by Combatant Commanders when
authorized by the SecDef through the CJCS to conduct operations on a
continuing basis in accordance with the criteria set forth for Unified
Commands. They may be established on a geographic area basis such as
Special Operations Command, Pacific.
Answer: Subordinate Unified Commands
, ●● Combatant Commanders exercise _____ (command authority) over
assigned forces. This is the broadest command authority and may NOT
be delegated or transferred.
Answer: Combatant Command (COCOM)
●● _____ is the authority to perform those functions of command over
subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands and
forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative
direction necessary to accomplish the mission. It includes authoritative
direction over all aspects of military operations and joint training
necessary to accomplish missions assigned to the command.
Answer: Operational Control (OPCON)
●● The four categories of support are _____.
Answer: General, Mutual, Direct, and close
●● Command authority over assigned or attached forces or commands,
or military capability or forces made available for tasking, that is limited
to the detailed direction and control of movements or maneuvers within
the operational area necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned
is known as _____.
Answer: Tactical Control (TACON)
EVALUATION QUESTIONS WITH
ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● The ability of the U.S. to achieve its national strategic objectives is
dependent on the effectiveness of the U.S. government in employing the
instruments of national power, which are _____.
Answer: Diplomatic, Informational, Military, and Economic
●● The President of the United States provides guidance for developing,
applying, and coordinating the instruments of national power to achieve
objectives that contribute to national security in the _____.
Answer: National Security Strategy
●● The _____, signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
provides guidance for distributing and applying military power to attain
national strategic objectives. It describes the Armed Forces' plan to
achieve military objectives in the near term and provides the vision for
ensuring they remain decisive in the future.
Answer: National Military Strategy
●● The statutory members of the National security Council are _____.
Answer: President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of
Defense, and Secretary of Energy
,●● The _____ is the President's principal forum for considering national
security policy matters with his senior national security advisors and
cabinet officials.
Answer: National Security Council
●● The operational chain of command runs directly from the President
to the Secretary of Defense and then to the _____.
Answer: Combatant Commanders
●● The non-operational chain of command runs directly from the
President to the Secretary of Defense and then to the _____.
Answer: Secretaries of the Military Departments and then to the
Combatant Commanders
●● The _____ outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces, but may
not exercise military command over any of the Armed Forces. This
officer is the principal military advisor to the President, the National
Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense.
Answer: Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
●● A Unified or Specified Command with a broad continuing mission
under a single commander established and so designated by the
President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and
assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is called a _____.
,Answer: Combatant Command
●● A _____ is a joint force that is constituted and so designated by the
SecDef, a combatant Commander, a Subordinate Unified Commander,
or an existing JTC Commander to accomplish missions with specific,
limited objectives and which do not require overall centralized control of
logistics. It is dissolved when the purpose for which it was created has
been archived or when it is no longer required.
Answer: Joint Task Force
●● The term Joint Force Commander refers exclusively to the following
three(3) types of commanders:
Answer: Combatant Commander, Subordinate Unified Commander, and
Joint Task Force Commander.
●● Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC), Joint Force Land
Component Commander (JFLCC), and Joint Force Maritime Component
Commander (JFMCC) are all examples of _____.
Answer: Functional Component Commanders
●● These commands are established by Combatant Commanders when
authorized by the SecDef through the CJCS to conduct operations on a
continuing basis in accordance with the criteria set forth for Unified
Commands. They may be established on a geographic area basis such as
Special Operations Command, Pacific.
Answer: Subordinate Unified Commands
, ●● Combatant Commanders exercise _____ (command authority) over
assigned forces. This is the broadest command authority and may NOT
be delegated or transferred.
Answer: Combatant Command (COCOM)
●● _____ is the authority to perform those functions of command over
subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands and
forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative
direction necessary to accomplish the mission. It includes authoritative
direction over all aspects of military operations and joint training
necessary to accomplish missions assigned to the command.
Answer: Operational Control (OPCON)
●● The four categories of support are _____.
Answer: General, Mutual, Direct, and close
●● Command authority over assigned or attached forces or commands,
or military capability or forces made available for tasking, that is limited
to the detailed direction and control of movements or maneuvers within
the operational area necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned
is known as _____.
Answer: Tactical Control (TACON)
