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30 Cards in this Set
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The legal basis and framework for a military establishment charged to"____ _____ _____ _____ ____" were set forth in subsequent sections in the constitution. |
provide for the common defense |
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In 1787 the framers of the constitution established what over armed forces of the United States? |
Civilian Control |
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The constitution under Article I Section 8 gives power to what to provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining the militia? |
Congress |
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What article and section appoints the president as the nations Commander and Chief? |
Article II Section 8 |
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What two branches of the federal government share in the responsibility for providing in the nations defense? |
Legislative and Executive |
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Who created the combined chiefs of staffs? |
President Roosevelt and Prime minister Church Hill |
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Initially the American Joint Chiefs of staff consisted of three men who were they? |
1. The Army Chief of Staff 2. The Commanding General of the Army Air Forces 3. The Commander and Chief of the U.S. Fleet and Chief of Naval Operations |
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Congress Passed what Act to formally establish and facilitate better control over the military? |
National Security Act of 1947 |
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As a result of the National Security Act what 5 things did it create? |
1. National Security council (NSC) 2. National Military Establishment (NME) 3. Service Secretaries 4. Unified and Specified combatant commands 5. and made the JCS as a permanent organization |
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Who is the principal assistant to the President of the United States in all matters of pertaining to DoD? |
Secretary of Defense |
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The Act of 1986 _________________was an attempt by congress to rectify problems in joint operations. |
Goldwater-Nichols |
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The Goldwater-Nichols Act did what three things? |
1. Designated theChairman as the principle military advisor 2. Transferred the corperate duties of the JCS to the chairman 3. Specified the Chain of Command from the President to the Secretary of Defense to the combatant commanders |
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What is the Purpose of Homeland Security? |
Prevent Terrorist attacks within the US, reduce Americas Vulnerability to terrorism, and minimize the damage from terrorism and national disasters. |
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What departments under the National Security organization would most likely be apart of the national security process? |
Department of State Department of Defense Department of Homeland Security Department of Justice |
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___________are the broad and enduring purposes for which the services (USA, USN, USMC, and USAF) and SOCOM were estalished by congress in law. |
Roles |
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What are specific responsibilities assigned by the President and Secretary of Defense to enable the the services to fulfill their legally established roles? |
Functions |
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What are task assigned by the President or by the Secretary of Defense to the commanders of combantant commands? |
Missions |
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The _________is the nations decisive land warfare force. |
Army |
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Who is the nations initial response force? |
Marines |
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Who is the nations force to provide forward presence? |
Navy |
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Who is suppose to attain and sustain air superiority? |
Air Force |
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What service also has Statutory law enforcement authority? |
Coast Guard |
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What is a unified or special command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander? |
Combatant command |
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Combatant Commands have 2 typical responsibilities what are they? |
Geograhical and Functional |
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Unified combatant commands are typically divided into 2 types of of commands what are they? |
Geographical and Functional |
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What are the 6 Area of Responsibility Regional commands? |
U.S. Northern command (USNORTHCOM) U.S. European Command ( USEUCOM) U.S. Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM) U.S. Pacific Command (USPACOM) U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) U.S. Africa Command (USAFRICOM) |
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What are the three Functional Commands? |
Strategic Command Special Operations Command Transportation Command |
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When more than one service is working together under one mission it is called? |
Joint Task Force JTF |
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The key to effective intergration of joint forces is to understand the capabilities and ________ of the components then assign them missions that best meet the overall objective. |
limitations |
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________commands are typically established when a broad continuing mission exists requiring execution by significant forces of two or more Military Departments and necessitating a single strategic direction. |
Unified |
