EOC

Question 1

Air & Space Superiority

Answer 1

Control of the air domain is crucial to the success of modern and emergent warfare

Question 2

Intelligence, Surveillance, & Reconnaissance (ISR)

Answer 2

provides situational awareness of the battlespace, allowing decision space for command elements

Question 3

Rapid Global Mobility

Answer 3

American power can be projected quickly to anywhere on the face of the Earth because of the Air Force’s capability for rapid mobility

Question 4

Command & Control

Answer 4

Airmen employ the Air Force’s other four independent and enduring core missions through robust, adaptable, and survivable Command and Control systems

Question 5

Unity of Command

Answer 5

to ensure unity of effort under one responsible commander for every objective

Question 6

Unity of Effort

Answer 6

coordination and communication amongst government agencies toward the same common goals for success

Question 7

Tactical Actions

Answer 7

the employment and ordered arrangement of forces in relation to each other

Question 8

Levels of Warfare

Answer 8

Tactical Level, Operational Level, Strategic Level

Question 9

Tactical level of Warfare

Answer 9

where battles and engagements seek to achieve military objectives assigned to joint force commanders and subordinate units

Question 10

Operational level of Warfare

Answer 10

where operational are links strategy and tactics through campaigns and operations

Question 11

Strategic level of Warfare

Answer 11

where national policy decisions and integrated into the development and promulgation of national, defense, and military strategies

Question 12

Non-Adversarial Crisis Risk

Answer 12

no enemy, our actions may be to assist and not combat a threat/ not war but responses to a crisis

Question 13

Adversarial Crisis Risk

Answer 13

a party acknowledged as potentially hostile to a friendly party and against which the use of force may be envisaged

Question 14

Joint Interagency Intergovernmental & Multinational (JIIM)

Answer 14

cooperation between military, governmental, and non-government organizations

Question 15

Joint Forces

Answer 15

Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, Air Force, Space Force

Question 16

Diplomacy NDS

Answer 16

the principal instrument for engagement with other states and
foreign groups to advance U.S. values, interests, and objectives and to solicit
foreign support for U.S. military operations.

Question 17

Information NDS

Answer 17

DoD action that is planned or executed, every word that is written or
spoken, and every image that is displayed or relayed communicates the intent of
DoD and, by extension, the U.S. government, to achieve strategic effects.

Question 18

Military NDS

Answer 18

U.S. employs the military at home and abroad in support of its national
security goals. While the ultimate purpose of the U.S. Armed Forces is to fight
and win the Nation’s wars, military activities also include capacity and capability
building of partner militaries and humanitarian aid and assistance operations.

Question 19

Economic NDS

Answer 19

A strong economy with free access to global markets and resources is
fundamental to general welfare, the enabler of a strong national defense

Question 20

Financial NDS

Answer 20

utilizes an array of resources to deny access to specified
individuals or groups, including states and non-state actors, from formal or
informal financial systems, networks, or sources of funding.

Question 21

Intelligence NDS

Answer 21

data collected by various organizations through a variety
of mediums.

Question 22

Law Enforcement NDS

Answer 22

U.S. Government enforces laws through government agencies,
intergovernmental organizations, and host-nation partners

Question 23

Combined Commands

Answer 23

consist of forces from more than one allied nation

Question 24

Unified Combatant Commands

Answer 24

The U.S. President, assisted by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff through the
Secretary of Defense, establishes unified combatant commands for the performance
of military missions.

Question 25

Unified Command Plan

Answer 25

an unclassified executive branch document prepared by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that assigns missions; planning, training, and operational responsibilities; and geographic areas of responsibilities to combatant commands.

Question 26

Combatant Command Orginization

Answer 26

11 total commands; organized geographically or functionally

Question 27

Command Authority

Answer 27

the established levels of responsibility for command, control, and communication throughout a chain of command.

Question 28

Commander in Chief

Answer 28

the U.S. President has final command authority; however, as head of the executive branch, the President is subject to the checks and balances system of the legislative and judicial branches.

Question 29

Chain of Command

Answer 29

the chain of command runs from the U.S. President, through the Secretary of Defense, to the Combatant Commanders. For all forces not assigned to the Combatant Commanders, the chain of command runs from the U.S. President, through the Secretary of Defense, to the Secretaries of the military departments.

Question 30

Department of Defense

Answer 30

America’s largest government agency, provide military forces to deter war and protect the security of our country.

Question 31

Secretary of Defense

Answer 31

appointed by the U.S. President, with advice and consent of the Senate. The SecDef serves as principal defense policy advisor to the U.S. President and is responsible for the formulation of general defense policy, policy related to all matters of direct and primary concern to the Department of Defense, and for the execution of approved policy.

Question 32

Armed Forces Policy Council

Answer 32

assists in matters requiring a long-range view, formulates broad defense policy, and advises the Secretary of Defense on policies, as requested

Question 34

Under Secretaries of Defense

Answer 34

six Under Secretaries of Defense (Policy; Comptroller; Personnel and Readiness; Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment

Question 35

Joint Staff

Answer 35

assists members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in carrying out assigned responsibilities of strategic direction, unified operation of combatant commands, and integration of all branches of the military into an efficient force

Question 36

Chairman, JCOS

Answer 36

Appointed by the U.S. President, by and with advice and consent of the Senate, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) holds the grade of General or Admiral. The CJCS outranks all other officers of the U.S. Armed Forces

Question 37

Vice Chairman, JCOS

Answer 37

Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (VCJCS), appointed by the U.S. President, by and with advice and consent of the Senate, is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

Question 38

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman

Answer 38

Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman (SEAC), is designated as the highest senior enlisted position in the U.S. Armed Forces. The SEAC is appointed to serve as an advisor to the Chairman and the Secretary of Defense on all matters involving Total Force integration, utilization, health of the force, and joint development for enlisted personnel

Question 39

JCOS

Answer 39

Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the U.S. President and the Secretary of Defense, members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff serve as advisors to the President, Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council. The Joint Chiefs provide the strategic direction of the U.S. Armed Forces and review major materiel and personnel requirements according to strategic and logistic requirements, and establish joint doctrine.