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Question 1

What concept is the Air Force mission configured to meet?

Answer 1

Expeditionary Military Force.

Question 2

What by definition, can conduct military operations on short notice in response to crises with
forces tailored to achieve limited and clearly stated objectives?

Answer 2

The Air and Space Expeditionary Force.

Question 3

What is the principal forum for discussion on national security policy issues?

Answer 3

The National Security Council System

Question 4

What is a continuous process that helps the commanders see what they have, where they need it
to be, and then enables them to decide the most effective way to get there?

Answer 4

The Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution System

Question 5

Of what is the ARC composed?

Answer 5

All units, organizations, and members of the ANG of the United States and USAFR

Question 6

The scheme or proposed method for accomplishing a mission or reaching an objective.

Answer 6

Plan.

Question 7

The relocation of forces to a desired area of operation.

Answer 7

Deployment.

Question 8

A predetermined area in the MTF.

Answer 8

MCC.

Question 9

Supposing something without positive proof.

Answer 9

Assumption

Question 10

An emergency involving military force.

Answer 10

Contingency.

Question 11

A quality or capability of military force which permits movement from place to place while retaining the ability to fulfill the primary mission.

Answer 11

Mobility.

Question 12

Consolidates a facility’s peacetime and wartime capabilities and plans.

Answer 12

MCRP.

Question 13

The mission for which a measured unit has been equipped, organized, or designed.

Answer 13

DOC.

Question 14

The area where the MTF commander coordinates actions in support of the assigned mission.

Answer 14

MCC.

Question 15

Classifying or reclassifying the sick and injured according to urgency of treatment required

Answer 15

Triage.

Question 16

Through what does the Air Force establish a predictable, standardized battle rhythm ensuring
rotational forces are properly organized, trained, equipped, and ready to sustain capabilities while
rabidly responding to emerging crises?

Answer 16

Through the Air and Space Expeditionary Force.

Question 17

Supports critical home station operations.

Answer 17

In-place support.

Question 18

Primary pool from which the Air Force fulfills requirements.

Answer 18

Readily available force.

Question 19

Consists of those forces assigned to organizations responsible to carry Air Force level functions.

Answer 19

Intuitional force.

Question 20

Includes common user assets, such as global mobility forces, special recovery forces, space forces, and other uniquely categorized forces that provide support to the DOD.

Answer 20

Enabler-force.

Question 21

The AEF library contains blocks of time within how many primary tempo bands that represent 100 percent of the AF-postured capabilities?

Answer 21

Five tempo bands.

Question 22

What is the AEF life cycle schedule?

Answer 22

Two, 12 month life cycles.

Question 23

For most of the forces, how is the AEF battle rhythm spent?

Answer 23

In normal training during which forces concentrate on unit missions and basic proficiency events.

Question 24

What band has a four-month vulnerability period?

Answer 24

Band “A”.

Question 25

What do Airmen do if they are not tasked to deploy?

Answer 25

They will remain in an on-call status to reinforce forward-deployed forces or provide additional capability.

Question 25

What does the AEF reporting tool allow units the ability to report?

Answer 25

UTC level readiness data.

Question 25

What band has a six-month vulnerability period?

Answer 25

Band “B” through “E”.

Question 26

What does a numbered expeditionary Air Force consist of?

Answer 26

Multiple AEWs, with subordinate AEGs, and AESs

Question 26

What makes up unit task codes?

Answer 26

Personnel, equipment or personnel and equipment.

Question 26

Who rates each UTC against the unit’s current ability to deploy and employs the unit task codes?

Answer 26

Commanders.

Question 26

What AF discipline does DCAPES provide real-time command, control, planning, and execution information for Air Force functional users?

Answer 26

Operations, logistics, manpower, and personnel.

Question 27

What provides the USAF with the ability to perform operational planning and execution at an increased level of detail that complements joint planning?

Answer 27

DCAPES.

Question 27

In the ART report, what does the yellow rating mean?

Answer 27

The UTC has a missing requirement, but that missing or deficient capability does not prevent the UTC from being tasked and accomplishing its mission in a contingency and/or AEF rotation.

Question 28

According to the DOD, what is a unit task code?

Answer 28

A JCS developed assigned code, consisting of five characters that uniquely identify a type “unit” or force package.

Question 29

What does derivative classification mean?

Answer 29

This means it incorporates, paraphrases, restates, and/or generates in a new form, information that is already classified, and marking the newly developed material consistent with the classification markings that apply on the source information.