CGSC X100 LATEST 2026 EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
RATED A+
✔✔A Theater Army's primary role is? - ✔✔Army Service component command to a
GCC
✔✔The theater army is not designed to - ✔✔Operate as the JTF, JFLCC, or ARFOR for
major operations within a single JOA.
✔✔An _____ is the result of formal agreements or treaties between two or more nations
for broad long-term objectives which further the common interests of the members. (JP
1-02) - ✔✔Alliance
✔✔A force composed of military elements of nations who have formed an alliance or
coalition for some specific purpose. (JP 1-02) - ✔✔A multinational force
✔✔What is a Campaign? - ✔✔A series of related military operations aimed at
accomplishing strategic or operational objectives within a given time and space...
✔✔What is a Major Operation? - ✔✔A series of tactical actions conducted by combat
forces of a single or several services, coordinated in time and space, to achieve
strategic or operational objectives in an operational area. These actions are conducted
simultaneously or sequentially in accordance with a common plan and are controlled by
a single commander. JP 1-02
✔✔What is the Joint Operations Planning Process? - ✔✔Planning Initiation Mission
Analysis COA Development COA Analysis and War Gaming COA Comparison COA
Approval Plan and Order Development
✔✔What is the Operational Art Process? - ✔✔Understanding Experience Intellect
Creativity Intuition Education
✔✔The operational approach is a result of the application of operational art and has
three purposes: What are they? - ✔✔• Basis of the Commander's planning guidance •
The model for execution of a campaign or operation • Better understanding of the
environment and problem
✔✔_____ supports commanders and staffs in their application of operational art with
tools and a methodology to conceive of and construct operations and campaigns. -
✔✔Operational Design
✔✔What are the Operational Design Key Components? - ✔✔• Understand the
Operational Environment • Define the Problem-Problem Statement • Operational
Approach
,✔✔The specified standards approved by the President and or the Secretary of Defense
that must be met before a joint operations can be concluded. (JP 1-02) -
✔✔Termination Criteria
✔✔The set of required conditions that defines achievement of all military objectives. It
normally represents a point in time and/or circumstances beyond which the President
does not require the military instrument of national power as the primary means to
achieve remaining national objectives. - ✔✔End State
✔✔Physical and/or behavioral state of a system that results from an action, a set of
actions, or another effect. - ✔✔Effects
✔✔A source of moral or physical strength, power and resistance. (JP 5-0) - ✔✔Center
of Gravity (CoG)
✔✔"a geographic place, specific key event, critical factor, or function that, when acted
upon, allows a commander to gain a marked advantage over an adversary or
contributes materially to achieving success (e.g., creating a desired effect, achieving an
objective)." - ✔✔Decisive Point
✔✔That point in time and/or space at which the operation can no longer maintain
momentum. - ✔✔Culmination
✔✔The course of action accepted as the result of the estimate of the strategic situation
which is a statement of what is to be done in broad terms. - ✔✔Strategic Concept
✔✔Unity of Effort - ✔✔coordination and cooperation toward common objectives, even if
the participants are not of the same command organization (product of unified action)
✔✔CCDRs and their staffs can coordinate most of their standing requirements with the
____________ and their JIACG (joint interagency coordination group) (or equivalent
organization). - ✔✔Charge'd'affarie normally the Deputy Chief of Mission
✔✔United Nations Security Council permanent members - ✔✔China, Russia, France,
U.K., U.S.,
✔✔United Nations 6 Main Bodies - ✔✔General Assembly, Trusteeship council,
International Court of Justice, Economic Social Council, Security Council
✔✔Alliance - ✔✔relationship that results of a formal agreement (e.g., treaty) between
two or more nations for broad, long-term objectives that further the common interests of
the members (ex. NATO, Axis of Powers)
, ✔✔Coalition - ✔✔an ad hoc arrangement between two or more nations for common
action. Coalitions are formed by different nations with different objectives, usually for a
single occasion (ex. ISAF, Iraqi Freedom)
✔✔The key tenets and considerations in planning and executing military operations with
coalition partners - ✔✔Respect, Rapport,
✔✔Knowledge of Partners , Patience, Coordination - ✔✔
✔✔The general characteristics of multinational organizations, functions, responsibilities,
and command and control - ✔✔Nations pick and choose if, when and where they will
join effort Nations also choose the manner and extent of their foreign involvement The
nature of their national decisions, in turn, influences the multinational task force's
(MNTF's) command structure Training of forces within the MNTF command for specific
mission standards enhances unified action.
✔✔What is the over-riding factor in any country's decision to engage in coalition
operations? - ✔✔The only constant is that a decision to "join in" is, in every case, a
calculated political decision by each potential member of a coalition or alliance.
✔✔What are some factors in developing the command and control of multinational
organizations? - ✔✔President will never relinquish command of US Forces No single
command structure meets the needs of every multinational command but one absolute
remains constant political considerations will heavily influence the ultimate shape of the
command structure
✔✔Command Structure - ✔✔Larger staff than traditional, logistical problem potential,
doctrine problems
✔✔Integrated Command Structure - ✔✔Multinational commands organized under an
integrated command structure provide unity of effort in a multinational setting
✔✔Lead Nation Command Structure - ✔✔When all member nations place their forces
under the control of one nation. (the largest contributors should be the lead).
✔✔Parallel Command Structure - ✔✔No single force commander is designated.
✔✔What are the challenges associated with multinational command and control -
✔✔Conflict of Interests Different Training Levels
✔✔Logistics ROE Force Generations Agree on C2 status of force Defining MSN End
state Language Nations will own position on force protection Different agendas - ✔✔
RATED A+
✔✔A Theater Army's primary role is? - ✔✔Army Service component command to a
GCC
✔✔The theater army is not designed to - ✔✔Operate as the JTF, JFLCC, or ARFOR for
major operations within a single JOA.
✔✔An _____ is the result of formal agreements or treaties between two or more nations
for broad long-term objectives which further the common interests of the members. (JP
1-02) - ✔✔Alliance
✔✔A force composed of military elements of nations who have formed an alliance or
coalition for some specific purpose. (JP 1-02) - ✔✔A multinational force
✔✔What is a Campaign? - ✔✔A series of related military operations aimed at
accomplishing strategic or operational objectives within a given time and space...
✔✔What is a Major Operation? - ✔✔A series of tactical actions conducted by combat
forces of a single or several services, coordinated in time and space, to achieve
strategic or operational objectives in an operational area. These actions are conducted
simultaneously or sequentially in accordance with a common plan and are controlled by
a single commander. JP 1-02
✔✔What is the Joint Operations Planning Process? - ✔✔Planning Initiation Mission
Analysis COA Development COA Analysis and War Gaming COA Comparison COA
Approval Plan and Order Development
✔✔What is the Operational Art Process? - ✔✔Understanding Experience Intellect
Creativity Intuition Education
✔✔The operational approach is a result of the application of operational art and has
three purposes: What are they? - ✔✔• Basis of the Commander's planning guidance •
The model for execution of a campaign or operation • Better understanding of the
environment and problem
✔✔_____ supports commanders and staffs in their application of operational art with
tools and a methodology to conceive of and construct operations and campaigns. -
✔✔Operational Design
✔✔What are the Operational Design Key Components? - ✔✔• Understand the
Operational Environment • Define the Problem-Problem Statement • Operational
Approach
,✔✔The specified standards approved by the President and or the Secretary of Defense
that must be met before a joint operations can be concluded. (JP 1-02) -
✔✔Termination Criteria
✔✔The set of required conditions that defines achievement of all military objectives. It
normally represents a point in time and/or circumstances beyond which the President
does not require the military instrument of national power as the primary means to
achieve remaining national objectives. - ✔✔End State
✔✔Physical and/or behavioral state of a system that results from an action, a set of
actions, or another effect. - ✔✔Effects
✔✔A source of moral or physical strength, power and resistance. (JP 5-0) - ✔✔Center
of Gravity (CoG)
✔✔"a geographic place, specific key event, critical factor, or function that, when acted
upon, allows a commander to gain a marked advantage over an adversary or
contributes materially to achieving success (e.g., creating a desired effect, achieving an
objective)." - ✔✔Decisive Point
✔✔That point in time and/or space at which the operation can no longer maintain
momentum. - ✔✔Culmination
✔✔The course of action accepted as the result of the estimate of the strategic situation
which is a statement of what is to be done in broad terms. - ✔✔Strategic Concept
✔✔Unity of Effort - ✔✔coordination and cooperation toward common objectives, even if
the participants are not of the same command organization (product of unified action)
✔✔CCDRs and their staffs can coordinate most of their standing requirements with the
____________ and their JIACG (joint interagency coordination group) (or equivalent
organization). - ✔✔Charge'd'affarie normally the Deputy Chief of Mission
✔✔United Nations Security Council permanent members - ✔✔China, Russia, France,
U.K., U.S.,
✔✔United Nations 6 Main Bodies - ✔✔General Assembly, Trusteeship council,
International Court of Justice, Economic Social Council, Security Council
✔✔Alliance - ✔✔relationship that results of a formal agreement (e.g., treaty) between
two or more nations for broad, long-term objectives that further the common interests of
the members (ex. NATO, Axis of Powers)
, ✔✔Coalition - ✔✔an ad hoc arrangement between two or more nations for common
action. Coalitions are formed by different nations with different objectives, usually for a
single occasion (ex. ISAF, Iraqi Freedom)
✔✔The key tenets and considerations in planning and executing military operations with
coalition partners - ✔✔Respect, Rapport,
✔✔Knowledge of Partners , Patience, Coordination - ✔✔
✔✔The general characteristics of multinational organizations, functions, responsibilities,
and command and control - ✔✔Nations pick and choose if, when and where they will
join effort Nations also choose the manner and extent of their foreign involvement The
nature of their national decisions, in turn, influences the multinational task force's
(MNTF's) command structure Training of forces within the MNTF command for specific
mission standards enhances unified action.
✔✔What is the over-riding factor in any country's decision to engage in coalition
operations? - ✔✔The only constant is that a decision to "join in" is, in every case, a
calculated political decision by each potential member of a coalition or alliance.
✔✔What are some factors in developing the command and control of multinational
organizations? - ✔✔President will never relinquish command of US Forces No single
command structure meets the needs of every multinational command but one absolute
remains constant political considerations will heavily influence the ultimate shape of the
command structure
✔✔Command Structure - ✔✔Larger staff than traditional, logistical problem potential,
doctrine problems
✔✔Integrated Command Structure - ✔✔Multinational commands organized under an
integrated command structure provide unity of effort in a multinational setting
✔✔Lead Nation Command Structure - ✔✔When all member nations place their forces
under the control of one nation. (the largest contributors should be the lead).
✔✔Parallel Command Structure - ✔✔No single force commander is designated.
✔✔What are the challenges associated with multinational command and control -
✔✔Conflict of Interests Different Training Levels
✔✔Logistics ROE Force Generations Agree on C2 status of force Defining MSN End
state Language Nations will own position on force protection Different agendas - ✔✔
