JOINT FORCE STRUCTURE AND OPERATIONS

Question 1

The framers of the constitution established the principle of civilian control over the armed forces of the United States.

Answer 1

1787

Question 2

What part of the consitution states congress alone would have the power to raise and support armies, declare war, make rules concerning captures on land and water adn to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the Militia.

Answer 2

Article I Section I

Question 3

Who created the US Joints chiefs of Staff?

Answer 3

Pres. Roosevelt

Prime minister churchill

Question 4

Initially how many people did the JCS consist of?

Answer 4

3
Army chief of staff
Commanding general of the army/airforces
Commander and chief of the US fleet and naval operations

Question 5

What did congress pass to formally establish the organizations that were created during world war II, to facilitate better control over the military?

Answer 5

National security act of 1947

Question 6

Who advises the President on the integration of domestic, foreign and military policies.

Answer 6

National Security Council (NSC)

Question 7

(NME) NATIONAL MILITARY ESTABLISHMENT was created by what act?

Answer 7

National Security Act of 1947

Question 8

War Department and the Department of the Navy were combined by?

Answer 8

National Military Establishment

Question 9

What act created;
The National security council
The National Military Establishment
The Service Secretaries and all their responsibilities
The Unified and Specified Combatqnt commands
Legitiimzed the Joint Chief of staff as a permanent organization

Answer 9

The National Security Act of 1947

Question 10

Amendments to the National Security Act in 1949 significantly strengthened the authorities of who?

Answer 10

Secretary of National Defense

Question 11

When did congress make changes to the defense establishment through an amendment to the national security act of 1947 and what is it commonly referred to?

Answer 11

Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986

Question 12

After problems durring a attempted rescue of American Hostages in Iran (Operation Desert one) and the Invasion of Grenada (Operation Urgent Fury) what amendment came about?

Answer 12

Goldwater Nichols Act of 1986

Question 13

1. Designate the Chairman as the principal military advisor.
2. Transfer corporate duties of the JCS to the Chairman
3. Specify the chain of command from the President to the Sec. of Def. to the Combatant commanders .
   Are the 3 things that this act did?

Answer 13

Goldwater Nichols Act

Question 14

After Gold water and Nichols, the invasion of Panama (capture of General Noriega) Operation Just Cause, Operation desert storm and Operation desert shield were the first what?

Answer 14

Major Operations after the inactment of Goldwater Nichols.

Question 15

What did the Homeland Security Act of 2002 create?

Answer 15

Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

Question 16

Prevent Terrorist attacks within the US, reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism and minimize the damage from terrorism and national disasters are responsibilities of who?

Answer 16

Homeland Security Act of 2002.

Question 17

The Coast Guard, Customs Service, Transportation Security, Secret Service, Federal Emergency Management and portions of other agencies all fall under what Department?

Answer 17

Department of Homeland Security.

Question 18

The Coast Guard operates under whose authority?

Answer 18

Department of the Navy.

Question 19

Who heads the National Security Council?

Answer 19

The President

Question 20

Who assist the President through the national security council?

Answer 20

Executive Branch Departments

Question 21

During developing crisis situations who determines who will have the lead and where do they get their advise from?

Answer 21

The President determines with advise from the NSC.

Question 22

When was SOCOM established?

Answer 22

1987

Question 23

What are the 3 roles of the services?

Answer 23

Organize, train and equip forces

Question 24

Role of the Army is sustained combat operations on?

Answer 24

Land

Question 25

Role of the Navy is sustained combat operations at?

Answer 25

Sea

Question 26

Service with the fleet in the seizure of defense of advanced naval bases and the conduct of such land operations as may be essential to the prosecution of the naval campaign is whose responsibility?

Answer 26

Marines

Question 27

Role of the Airforce is sustained offensive and defensive combat operations in the?

Answer 27

Air and Space

Question 28

Specific responsibilities assigned by the President adn Secretary of Defense to enable the services to fulfill their legally establishe roles are called?

Answer 28

Functions

Question 29

Each service has a function related to its what?

Answer 29

Primary Role

Question 30

These are assigned by the President or by the Secretary of Defense and the President to the commanders of Combatant Commands.

Answer 30

Missions

Question 31

Broad responsibilities of the combatant commander are spelled out in the what?

Answer 31

Unified Command Plan

Question 32

Rapidly deployable, versatile, capabilities based force contributing light, heavy, and special Operations forces defines what branch of service.

Answer 32

The Army

Question 33

The US Navys primary purpose is to provide a what?

Answer 33

Forward Presence

Question 34

Who provides strategic deterrence through its portion of the Nuclear Triad?

Answer 34

Navy

Question 35

Uses informational superiority to conduct combat search and rescue; intellience, surveillance, and reconnaissance; and combat actions with a minimum collateral damage.

Answer 35

Air force