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The 1986 Goldwater Nichols Act Sejpme

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QUESTION 1

What WWII conference established the JOINT Chiefs of Staff?

ANSWER

first Washington Conference (ARCADIA)

QUESTION 2

The 1986 goldwater-nichols act

ANSWER

clarified the chain of command and civilian control of the u.s. military.

QUESTION 3

National security agency (NSA) provides which of the following support:

ANSWER

-solutions, products and services -signals intelligence -information systems security

QUESTION 4

The North American Aerospace Defense command (NORAD) is operated by which countries?

ANSWER

Canada and United States

QUESTION 5

The Missile Defense Agency(MDA) works with the Combatant Commanders (CCDRs) of which commands?

ANSWER

USNORTHCOM, USPACOM, USSTRATCOM

QUESTION 6

______ ia a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant populations. it favors indirect and asymmetric approaches, though it may employ the full range of military and other capacities, in order to erode an adversary's power, influence, and will

ANSWER

irregular warfare

QUESTION 7

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

QUESTION 8

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

QUESTION 9

The______, signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, provided 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

QUESTION 10

the statutory members of the national security council are____.

ANSWER

president, vp,sec of state, sec of defense and sec of energy

QUESTION 11

The _____ is the presidents forum for considering national security policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials.

ANSWER

national security council

QUESTION 12

The non-operational chain of command runs directly from the president to the sec of def and then to the

ANSWER

secs of the military departments and then to the service chiefs.

QUESTION 13

a unified of specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so designated by the pres, through the sec of def and with the advice and assistance of the chair of joint chiefs of staff is called a ________.

ANSWER

Combatant Command

QUESTION 14

The term joint force commander refers exclusively to

ANSWER

combatant commander, subordinate unified commander and joint task force commander.

QUESTION 15

joint force air component commander, joint force land component commander, and joint force maritime component commander are all examples of

ANSWER

functional component commanders.

QUESTION 16

subordinate unified 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 united states forces japan or a functional basis such as special operations command, pacific

ANSWER

subordinate unified commands.

QUESTION 17

combatant commanders exercise ______ (command authority) over assigned forces. this is the broadest command authority and may not be delegated or transferred.

ANSWER

combatant command

QUESTION 18

______is the authority to perform those functions of command over sub. forces, involving organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning task, designating...

ANSWER

operational control (opcon)

QUESTION 19

The four categories of support are ___.

ANSWER

general, mutual, direct and close.

QUESTION 20

joint interagency coordination group (JIACG)

ANSWER

provides commanders with an increased capability to coordinate with other U.S. govagencies.

QUESTION 21

annex V

ANSWER

the part of the CCDR's Operation Plan that specifies not only the capabilities that military planners have determined the military may need, but also the interagency partners shared understanding of the situation as well as the common objectives required to resolve the situation.

QUESTION 22

DIME

ANSWER

the four most basic elements of national power.

QUESTION 23

Foreign Policy Advisor (POLAD)

ANSWER

providing u.s. gov foreign policy perspectives and diplomatic considerations, establishes linkages with u.s. embassies and the state department

QUESTION 24

Interagency coordination

ANSWER

the interaction that occurs between agencies of the us gov including the dept of def for the purpose od accomplishing an objective.

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