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1. (801) Proper long-range planning refers to a careful examination of

a. cycles.
b. seasons of the year.
c. what is happening on base.
d. what has happened in the past.
a. cycles.
2. (801) Why is long-term planning important?

a. To ensure no one faces a use-or-lose leave situation.
b. Better utilization of resources to communicate the commander’s message.
c. To ensure that upcoming deployments and projected leave do not impact mission effectiveness.
d. Better understanding of the communication cycles as it relates to safety and mission effectiveness.
b. Better utilization of resources to communicate the commander’s message.
3. (802) How do Public Affairs offices handle the publication of material if there is a change of facts?

a. Publish with a disclaimer.
b. Withhold the material from publication.
c. Edit heavily and fact-check all material.
d. Ask the commander if he or she still wants to publish it.
c. Edit heavily and fact-check all material.
4. (803) What can be the deciding factor when faced with a decision of which photo to publish with a story?

a. Whichever has the most impact.
b. Whichever most effectively tells the story.
c. Whichever has the best chance of winning an award.
d. Whichever showcases your talents best as a photographer.
b. Whichever most effectively tells the story.
5. (803) In addition to correct focal length on your camera, what is another aspect of staying focused?

a. Good cropping.
b. Proper subject placement.
c. Not getting side-tracked on a tangent.
d. Using proper lighting and subject placement.
c. Not getting side-tracked on a tangent.
6. (803) What are examples of photo or video violations?

a. Uniform, safety or security.
b. Uniform, security or propriety.
c. Propriety, safety or security.
d. Propriety, uniform or security.
a. Uniform, safety or security.
7. (803) If there is any question on whether or not proper safety procedures are being utilized, who should you have review your imagery before publication?
a. SAF/PA.
b. MAJCOM/PA.
c. Public Affairs officer.
d. The senior person in that shop.
d. The senior person in that shop.
8. (804) How do most Airmen prefer to receive information from their commander?

a. Email.
b. Webinar.
c. Face-to-face.
d. A combination of email and webinar.
c. Face-to-face.
9. (804) What are some considerations in choosing a location for a commander’s call?

a. Intent of the communication and location.
b. Space availability, people’s schedules and time.
c. Intent of the communication, space availability and time.
d. People’s schedules, space availability and location of previous commander’s call.
c. Intent of the communication, space availability and time.
10. (804) What is the advantage of using the single-location method for a commander’s call?

a. It is the most fair method.
b. Everyone knows how to get there.
c. The greatest number of people can get the same message at the same time.
d. It addresses the greatest number of people at once while being the easiest, logistically.
c. The greatest number of people can get the same message at the same time.
11. (804) What is the advantage to the multiple-location method for a commander’s call?

a. It is more personal.
b. It is better than the single-location method.
c. It is less disruptive to those working the night shift.
d. It is more likely to encourage better feedback from the audience.
d. It is more likely to encourage better feedback from the audience.
12. (804) Why does the commander rely on Public Affairs to provide input for commander’s calls?

a. Public Affairs personnel have a feel for the pulse of the base and know what issues are important.
b. Public Affairs personnel are the communicators for the Air Force.
c. MAJCOM/PA and SAF/PA provides topics of interest.
d. SAF/PA has communication authority via wing PA.
a. Public Affairs personnel have a feel for the pulse of the base and know what issues are important.
13. (804) How do Public Affairs personnel provide the commander with effective feedback on the effectiveness of a commander’s call?

a. Conducting surveys.
b. Calculating attendance statistics and observing changes in behavior.
c. Observing changes in behavior, surveys and calculating attendance statistics.
d. Monitoring social media, talking to people afterwards and observing changes in behavior.
d. Monitoring social media, talking to people afterwards and observing changes in behavior.
14. (805) Fact sheets are

a. brief summaries of information on commands, weapon systems, aircraft or special interest topics.
b. brief summaries of facts and biographical information on key systems and personnel.
c. produced by SAF/PA and tailored for use by wing PA offices in working with media.
d. produced by SAF/PA and delivered directly to community leaders.
a. brief summaries of information on commands, weapon systems, aircraft or special interest topics.
15. (805) As a source of basic reference material, you can use fact sheets to

a. provide copies to members of the media and key community leaders.
b. answer questions from the public, media or government agencies.
c. develop kiosk displays for use during base open houses.
d. help prepare for press conferences.
b. answer questions from the public, media or government agencies.
16. (806) The goal of the Air Force biography program is to

a. ensure PA personnel have factual information on hand to answer media queries.
b. provide biographical information on key leaders to members of the public and media.
c. keep military people, civilian employees and the public informed about the Air Force and its leaders.
d. provide accurate and up-to-date information on all senior Air Force personnel and members of their staff.
c. keep military people, civilian employees and the public informed about the Air Force and its leaders.
17. (806) For whom are official Air Force biographies optional?

a. Command Chief Master Sergeants.
b. Vice wing commanders.
c. Public Affairs officers.
d. Senior executives.
d. Senior executives.
18. (806) Who can mandate unit Public Affairs offices to maintain certain local biographies and photo files on wing and group commanders, command chief master sergeants and senior officers of associated organizations on base?

a. Vice wing commander.
b. Unit Public Affairs superintendent.
c. MAJCOM Public Affairs officers.
d. No such mandate is given to unit Public Affairs offices.
c. MAJCOM Public Affairs officers.
19. (807) What are some of the most valuable and effective but often underused mediums for communicating with the public?

a. Webinars.
b. Speaking engagements.
c. Focus groups and seminars.
d. Trade shows, conventions, and seminars.
b. Speaking engagements.
20. (807) What are definitive statements of policy which can be used as research reference material?

a. Fact sheets.
b. SAF/PA guidance.
c. Senior leadership speeches.
d. Interviews with key Air Force members.
c. Senior leadership speeches.
21. (807) The Air Force Speech Series focuses on

a. key leaders.
b. national days of recognition and special topics.
c. key messages as part of the overall communications plan.
d. topics of general interest to specific audiences in accordance with communications objectives.
b. national days of recognition and special topics.
22. (808) After a full analysis of the complaint and possible solutions, the commander will make his or her decision and then

a. implement the solution.
b. conduct a commander’s call.
c. post both the complaint and response publicly.
d. email the person with the complaint directly to complete the communications loop.
c. post both the complaint and response publicly.
23. (808) What determines whether or not an action line should be published?

a. Propriety.
b. Nature of complaint or allegations.
c. Whether or not such publication would affect public opinion of the Air Force.
d. Discernment and alignment with the commander’s overall communications objectives.
d. Discernment and alignment with the commander’s overall communications objectives.
24. (809) Under what circumstances, when could a Public Affairs practitioner find themselves needing to design a newspaper?

a. Never.
b. Working with the Army.
c. In a deployed or joint service environment.
d. If there is a sustained denial-of-service attack against the base website.
c. In a deployed or joint service environment.
25. (809) What fundamental design rule should not be violated when creating a product for effective communication?

a. Rule of thirds.
b. Topical pattern flow.
c. Larger photos should be placed in the upper left-hand corner because that is how most people read.
d. Understanding that designs change over time and the one that most effectively communicates the commander’s message should be used.
d. Understanding that designs change over time and the one that most effectively communicates the commander’s message should be used.
26. (810) What is the concept of desktop publishing?

a. To design and produce material for publication using a computer.
b. To create an online newspaper or magazine.
c. In the event web publishing is not working.
d. Public Affairs seldom uses it.
a. To design and produce material for publication using a computer.
27. (810) What some of the types of material are normally designed with desktop publishing software?

a. Action lines.
b. Official Air Force websites.
c. Posters, flyers, magazines, or newspapers.
d. Official Air Force biographies or speeches.
c. Posters, flyers, magazines, or newspapers.
28. (811) What can be said of the rate of change in emerging communications?

a. It is linear.
b. It is continual.
c. It is exponential.
d. It is not happening fast enough.
c. It is exponential.
29. (811) Why should Air Force personnel be cautious in embracing every new technology in the emerging communications realm?

a. Not everything delivers as promised.
b. It can be too expensive to implement.
c. Not everyone will have the expertise in using it.
d. Public Affairs should always embrace new methods for communicating the commander’s message.
a. Not everything delivers as promised.
30. (811) What trait enables a person to take new or old communications technologies and find new uses for them?

a. Intelligence.
b. Keeping an open mind.
c. Developed technological ability.
d. Left-brain, right-brain equilibrium.
b. Keeping an open mind.
31. (812) When used for training purposes, video has what unique ability?

a. To keep people’s attention.
b. To engage both visual and auditory learners.
c. To train more people, faster compared to hands-on training.
d. To save time, money and resources for all forms of training.
b. To engage both visual and auditory learners.
32. (812) Why is video documentation an important tool?

a. It is mandated by AFI.
b. It is mandated for historical purposes.
c. It can provide critical B-roll for members of the media.
d. It can make the difference in providing the investigators with a critical piece of information.
d. It can make the difference in providing the investigators with a critical piece of information.
33. (813) A successful community relations program must be tailored to the

a. needs of the commander.
b. needs of the community.
c. military organization and needs of the commander.
d. military organization and needs of the community.
d. military organization and needs of the community.
34. (813) Base Community Councils are comprised of

a. military and civilian members throughout the base who live in the local community.
b. the wing commander and community members.
c. unit commanders and chamber of commerce.
d. base leaders and local community leaders.
d. base leaders and local community leaders.
35. (813) What community relations concerns should Public Affairs have when stationed overseas?

a. Host nation sensitivities.
b. Security and policy review.
c. Safety, security, and policy review.
d. US Department of State area assessment reviews.
a. Host nation sensitivities.
36. (813) The effectiveness of military operations, in peacetime as well as in war, depends on

a. public opinion.
b. needs of the community.
c. public understanding and support.
d. effective adaptation of new technologies.
c. public understanding and support.
37. (813) Where are the roots of public attitudes and opinions?

a. In the local community.
b. On the local and state levels of public actions.
c. In individual and group activities on the local and state levels.
d. In the family, civic, and social activities of people, wherever they choose to be active.
a. In the local community.
38. (814) What community relations event requires SAF/PA approval through appropriate channels?

a. MAJCOM civic leader tour.
b. Schedule of the US Air Force band.
c. Orientation flight for Explorer Scouts.
d. Scheduling wing commanders for local appearances.
a. MAJCOM civic leader tour.
39. (814) The Secretary of Defense has made the unified commanders responsible for approving and participating in

a. US Air Force Thunderbird demonstrations.
b. US Army Golden Knights demonstrations.
c. overseas public events.
d. all public events.
c. overseas public events.
40. (815) Who is the approval authority for flyovers of off-base events?

a. SAF/PAR.
b. SAF/PAO.
c. SAF/PAY.
d. OASD/PA.
c. SAF/PAY.
41. (815) Which is not one of the patriotic observances for which approval may be granted for offbase flyovers?

a. Prisoner-of-War/Missing-in-Action Recognition Day.
b. Armed Forces Day.
c. Independence Day.
d. Presidents Day.
d. Presidents Day.
42. (815) A general guideline for submitting the DD Form 2535 to SAF/PAY for approval is at least

a. 30 days before the event.
b. 60 days before the event.
c. by August 1st prior to the start of the fiscal year.
d. by August 1st prior to the start of the calendar year.
b. 60 days before the event.
43. (815) Which location is not authorized for demonstrations by the USAF Thunderbirds?

a. Large bodies of water.
b. Unpopulated areas.
c. City centers.
d. Airports.
c. City centers.
44. (816) When preparing replies to community requests for information, what types of language should you avoid?

a. Air Force jargon, acronyms, and Latin terms.
b. Technical language, acronyms, and Latin terms.
c. Air Force jargon, technical language, and acronyms.
d. Air Force jargon, Latin terms, and technical language.
c. Air Force jargon, technical language, and acronyms.
45. (816) Which Air Force Instruction governs congressional requests for information?

a. AFI 90–401.
b. AFI 90–104.
c. AFI 35–108
d. AFI 35–109.
a. AFI 90–401.
46. (817) What is defined as “any travel or transportation of individuals, groups, or material undertaken as a result of a request to, or an invitation from (and authorized by), an approving authority in the interest of adding to the public understanding of DOD activities.”?

a. Recruiting.
b. Public Affairs travel.
c. MAJCOM/PA civic leader travel.
d. MAJCOM/PA or SAF/PA civic leader travel.
b. Public Affairs travel.
47. (817) Upon receipt of a request for humanitarian airlift, what should the PAO do after assisting the requester with basic information?

a. Fulfill the request.
b. Ask for volunteer help from the staff.
c. Refer the requester to the proper authorities.
d. Determine the expense to see if it is within the operating budget and in the best interest of the Air Force.
c. Refer the requester to the proper authorities.
48. (818) Non-choir audiences include such groups as chamber of commerce general membership, non-defense business groups, civic clubs and

a. non-defense industry.
b. defense industry groups.
c. defense professional organizations.
d. non-defense professional organizations.
d. non-defense professional organizations.
49. (818) Examples of choir audiences include such groups as veterans, military retirees, defenserelated associations or

a. gatherings in which at least 51 percent of the attendees have a personal, professional, scientific,
or business stake in defense.
b. gatherings in which at least 45 percent of the attendees have a personal, professional, scientific,
or business stake in defense.
c. city or state government officials.
d. foreign military members.
a. gatherings in which at least 51 percent of the attendees have a personal, professional, scientific,
or business stake in defense.
50. (818) What Public Affairs function at the local level maintains records on active or potential military and civilian employee speakers in the area?

a. Media relations.
b. Speakers bureau.
c. Base Community Council.
d. Public Relations Program.
b. Speakers bureau.
51. (819) Common ownership dictates that Air Force resources are committed to support events and activities

a. of mutual interest and benefit.
b. when aligned with Air Force priorities.
c. whenever requested by local organizations.
d. as requested by community leaders and with SAF/PAY approval.
a. of mutual interest and benefit.
52. (819) In conjunction with base visits, what may be provided if it is required for smooth operation of the visit and is considered to be in the best interest of the Air Force?

a. Housing at government expense.
b. Messing at government expense.
c. Transportation without reimbursement.
d. Selective endorsement of a particular private organization.
c. Transportation without reimbursement.
53. (819) Which of the following is not a reason for active duty Air Force people to appear in uniform at local community-wide, civic-sponsored ceremonies?

a. Approving commander believes the participation is appropriate and in good taste.
b. Individuals volunteer for the assignment and there is no interference with military duties or operations.
c. Participation involves no additional costs to the government, and the event meets the basic participation criteria.
d. Military member supports the organization’s cause and wants to show endorsement by wearing the Air Force uniform.
d. Military member supports the organization’s cause and wants to show endorsement by wearing the Air Force uniform.
54. (820) Who is responsible for budgeting and funding Civic Leader Tour airlift support?

a. MAJCOMs.
b. MAJCOMs and authorized sponsors.
c. Unit Public Affairs office with approval by wing commander.
d. Unit Public Affairs office with approval by SAF/PA and OASD/PA.
b. MAJCOMs and authorized sponsors.
55. (820) When conducting a civic leader tour, who should be contacted for suggested tour invitees?

a. The MAJCOM.
b. Local civic leaders.
c. Local Air Force recruiters, AFROTC detachments, ANG, USAFR, and area bases.
d. Local civic leaders, chamber of commerce personnel, and other community leaders.
c. Local Air Force recruiters, AFROTC detachments, ANG, USAFR, and area bases.
56. (821) You should tailor base tours to the

a. desires of the Public Affairs office.
b. interests of different age groups.
c. desires of the commander.
d. needs of the Air Force.
b. interests of different age groups.
57. (821) What is a prime concern in any tour program?

a. Proper coordination.
b. Information security.
c. Protecting classified information.
d. Ensuring written procedures exist to handle all types of tours.
c. Protecting classified information.
58. (821) Which groups can take part in base tours without higher headquarters approval?

a. Foreign military trainees.
b. Only those foreign dependents of US armed forces personnel with up-to-date visas.
c. Foreign nationals from communist countries vouched for by a US senator or congressman.
d. DOD or Air Force-sponsored groups traveling with or without the authority of invitational travel orders.
a. Foreign military trainees.
59. (821) What is a base open house designed to show?

a. Air Force people and equipment in a carnival-type environment.
b. Air Force people and their families enjoying a day in a fair environment.
c. Air Force air demonstration teams (Thunderbirds) or other military demonstration units.
d. The mission, equipment, facilities, people, skills, and professionalism required to operate the Air Force.
d. The mission, equipment, facilities, people, skills, and professionalism required to operate the Air Force.
60. (822) Which is not one of the things Public Affairs should do when receiving a noise complaint?

a. Provide timely, responsive, and factual answers.
b. Refer all claims for damages to the base claims office.
c. Make a report of the complaint at Air Traffic Control Board Meetings.
d. Dismiss calls and refer callers to other bases when locally assigned aircraft are not involved.
d. Dismiss calls and refer callers to other bases when locally assigned aircraft are not involved.
61. (822) With whom should Public Affairs coordinate noise complaints?

a. Communications squadron.
b. Support group commander.
c. Base operations.
d. Security forces.
c. Base operations.
62. (823) You have received a request from a national-level news media representative to visit your base. With whom should you coordinate the request?

a. SAF/PAO.
b. MAJCOM/PA only.
c. Wing commander only.
d. Dismiss No one, you would approve it at the local level.
a. SAF/PAO.
63. (823) All of the following are general media capabilities you must understand except the

a. media’s need for rapid, accurate information.
b. media’s qualifications for hiring reporters and editors.
c. general structure and capabilities, including organization, technology, and deadlines.
d. individual capabilities for each medium to allow tailoring the Air Force message for maximum effectiveness.
b. media’s qualifications for hiring reporters and editors.
64. (823) You have received a call from a reporter seeking information on a minor story that another reporter is already working on. What should you do?

a. Inform MAJCOM/PA.
b. Deny the request for information.
c. Provide the information and do not inform the first reporter that another person is covering the story.
d. Tell the reporter another person is already working on the story. If the reporter still wants to pursue the story, provide the same information to the new reporter that you provided to the first person.
d. Tell the reporter another person is already working on the story. If the reporter still wants to pursue the story, provide the same information to the new reporter that you provided to the first person.
65. (824) How can you anticipate probable questions for all interviews, especially those on very important or controversial topics?

a. Find a senior authoritative official who can speak on the subject without further clearance.
b. Write down all probable questions and draft good answers with the help of a functional staff.
c. Determine precisely what the reporter wants to know and the intended use of the information.
d. If the interviewee is a general officer and has not attended a media training seminar, try to arrange attendance before the interview.
b. Write down all probable questions and draft good answers with the help of a functional staff.
66. (824) What is not required before the Public Affairs representative agrees to an interview?

a. Establish ground rules.
b. Make sure everyone understands your definitions.
c. Make sure everyone agrees to the conditions in advance.
d. Brief higher headquarters about the interview for a routine story.
d. Brief higher headquarters about the interview for a routine story.
67. (824) Which type of interview would you use with extreme discretion?

a. Background.
b. Circumstance.
c. On the record.
d. Off the record.
d. Off the record.
68. (825) Which is not a consideration for a Media Operations Center (MOC)?

a. That the MOC include a work area for the media.
b. That the MOC have an adequate sound system and lighting.
c. That the MOC be collocated with command headquarters/Public Affairs office.
d. That the MOC have an appropriate visual background for videotaping and photographing media conferences.
c. That the MOC be collocated with command headquarters/Public Affairs office.
69. (825) The type of news conference that media representatives deeply resent is one that

a. produces good feature information.
b. does not produce immediate useful news copy.
c. concentrates on certain individuals’ backgrounds.
d. does not result in a late-breaking, hard news story.
b. does not produce immediate useful news copy.
70. (825) Which news conference setup requirement needs to be worked with security forces?

a. Ensuring all Air Force participants are briefed.
b. Ensuring media entrance to the installation is smooth.
c. Ensuring information kit for each reporter is available.
d. Ensuring a room or location of suitable size is available in an easy-to-find place.
b. Ensuring media entrance to the installation is smooth.
71. (826) What is a major way for Public Affairs to get information out to the media?

a. Television News.
b. News release.
c. Newspaper.
d. Interview.
b. News release.
72. (826) What is a major difference between a release sent to print media and one sent to electronic media?

a. The electronic release has a left margin of about 2 to 3 inches.
b. The electronic release has a 3-inch right margin.
c. The print release is written in all capital letters.
d. There is no difference.
a. The electronic release has a left margin of about 2 to 3 inches.
73. (827) What is the first thing you should do when you receive a media query?

a. Answer it immediately.
b. Call higher headquarters.
c. Tell the reporter you will call him or her back with the info.
d. Make sure you understand what is wanted and write it down on AF Form 39.
d. Make sure you understand what is wanted and write it down on AF Form 39.
74. (827) With whom should you coordinate a query if it involves a potentially controversial subject involving a tenant unit on your base?

a. The base commander.
b. The tenant unit’s MAJCOM/PA.
c. The tenant unit commander of vice commander.
d. The tenant unit’s command Public Affairs office.
d. The tenant unit’s command Public Affairs office.
75. (827) What is known as a “beeper”?

a. A “live” response that can be recorded on tape and played back on the radio.
b. An interview recorded on tape that a print reporter uses to write the story.
c. A type of microphone.
d. A cell phone.
a. A “live” response that can be recorded on tape and played back on the radio.
76. (828) Into what two categories does news media travel fall?

a. Local and airlift.
b. Local and regional.
c. Non-local and local.
d. Non-local and airlift.
c. Non-local and local.
77. (828) Who has approval authority for local media travel?

a. SAF/PAY.
b. Unified commands.
c. MAJCOM Public Affairs.
d. The wing commander, unless otherwise specified by MAJCOM supplements.
d. The wing commander, unless otherwise specified by MAJCOM supplements.
78. (828) Who has approval authority for non-local media travel?

a. SAF/PAY.
b. MAJCOMs.
c. Unified commands.
d. The wing commander, unless otherwise specified by MAJCOM supplements.
b. MAJCOMs.
79. (829) What are the Hometown News Service field teams?

a. Television and radio.
b. Features and radio.
c. Television, radio and news.
d. Television, features, and radio.
d. Television, features, and radio.
80. (829) Who has approval authority for a field team visit?

a. Wing PAO.
b. AFNEWS.
c. Wing commander.
d. Hometown News Service.
d. Hometown News Service.
81. (829) What are the two kinds of releases for Hometown News Service printed materials?

a. Featured news and mortuary affairs.
b. Standard hometown news and feature news.
c. Sports or other celebrity news and standard hometown news.
d. Standard hometown news and sports or other celebrity news.
b. Standard hometown news and feature news.
82. (830) Which of the following is not true concerning the timeliness of a hometown news release?

a. The suggested time limit for submission of a release is 60 days.
b. Materials received and stories released must be timely and current.
c. A DD Form 2266 filled out more than 30 days before an event must be verified.
d. Public Affairs does not have the authority to determine the timeliness of a story.
d. Public Affairs does not have the authority to determine the timeliness of a story.
83. (830) What is assigned to each Public Affairs office by the MAJCOM in coordination with Hometown News Service?

a. Field team.
b. Public Affairs office code.
c. Funding documentation for field team visits.
d. Forms and processing procedures for field team visits.
b. Public Affairs office code.
84. (830) Who receives credit for submitting the Hometown News Release if no Public Affairs office code is included?

a. The MAJCOM.
b. Hometown News Service.
c. The general Army or Air Force category.
d. It is credited to the base or wing that submitted the form.
c. The general Army or Air Force category.
85. (831) The purpose of crisis communication in Public Affairs is to

a. provide target audiences with timely, accurate information.
b. allow Public Affairs to be ready to provide leaders with a course of action.
c. train personnel to engage the media to keep Airmen and the public informed.
d. establish procedures that prepare Public Affairs to handle crisis issues and to provide rules of engagement for proper release of information.
d. establish procedures that prepare Public Affairs to handle crisis issues and to provide rules of engagement for proper release of information.
86. (831) How often should the Public Affairs office crash kits be updated?

a. Quarterly.
b. Monthly.
c. Annually.
d. As needed.
a. Quarterly.
87. (832) Within how many hours after a nonnuclear accident must the commander or the PAO initiate the first release of accident information?

a. ½ hour.
b. 1 hour.
c. 12 hours.
d. 24 hours.
b. 1 hour.
88. (832) In the event of an accident, Public Affairs people should be located not only at the Public Affairs office but also at

a. the accident scene and the base newspaper publisher’s office.
b. the installation command post and the accident scene.
c. the installation command post.
d. the accident scene.
b. the installation command post and the accident scene.
89. (833) Which question tends to be overlooked when responding to a crisis situation?

a. What happened?
b. Where did it happen?
c. Where do we need to be?
d. What logistics do we need?
d. What logistics do we need?
90. (833) What location has the responsibility for coordinating the logistics and communications between PA personnel at the scene of an accident, the Emergency Operations Center and the Media Operations Center?

a. PA office.
b. Communications Squadron.
c. Logistics Readiness Squadron.
d. Communications Squadron and Logistics Readiness Squadron.
a. PA office.
91. (833) What do members of the media often use to obtain information about an accident occurring on base before such information is released to the public?

a. Scanners.
b. Crawlers or bot programs.
c. Word-of-mouth from paid informers.
d. Local affiliate offices located on the base.
a. Scanners.
92. (834) Which is not a role Public Affairs plays when at the scene of an accident?

a. Still or video documentation.
b. Subject matter expert.
c. Information liaison.
d. Media escort.
b. Subject matter expert.
93. (834) Who has jurisdiction for the scene of an accident when it occurs off base?

a. On-scene commander.
b. Wing commander.
c. Local authorities.
d. Fire marshal.
c. Local authorities.
94. (835) Which location can be thought of as a central hub in which key personnel gather to collect and exchange information so the commander can get an accurate picture of a crisis situation and make the appropriate decisions?

a. On scene.
b. Wing headquarters.
c. Command post.
d. Emergency operations center.
d. Emergency operations center.
95. (835) What is not a responsibility of a Public Affairs person at the Emergency Operations Center?

a. Communicate with the Emergency Operations Center commander.
b. Communicate with the Public Affairs office.
c. Talk to the on-scene PA representative.
d. Talk to the media.
c. Talk to the on-scene PA representative.
96. (835) Public Affairs personnel at the Emergency Operations Center should coordinate with representatives from which locations to ensure the veracity of information received before releasing it?

a. On scene.
b. Public Affairs office.
c. On scene, Public Affairs office and Emergency Operations Center counterparts.
d. On scene, Public Affairs office, Emergency Operations Center counterparts and the commander’s support staff.
c. On scene, Public Affairs office and Emergency Operations Center counterparts.
97. (836) A consolidated location used to pass along information to all members of the press at the same time is known as

a. the commander’s conference room.
b. the Joint Information Bureau.
c. the media operations center.
d. the public briefing room.
c. the media operations center.
98. (836) When granted access by the base commander, which location should you have members of the press report to first?

a. On scene.
b. Media Center.
c. Emergency Operations Center.
d. The commander’s conference room.
b. Media Center.
99. (837) Who must approve the release of information about nuclear accidents that does not cause a public hazard or undue public harm?

a. On-scene commander.
b. Wing commander.
c. OASD/PA.
d. SAF/PA.
c. OASD/PA.
100. (837) If a nuclear weapon is involved in an accident, what action should the on-scene commander take in the interest of public safety?

a. Deny its presence.
b. Restrict the media.
c. Confirm its presence.
d. Classify all related information.
c. Confirm its presence.