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What is considered the principle responsibility of the US armed forces?
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To employrapid and decisive military power to achieve US objectives, and to do so in amanner that sustains the fruits of success in the post conflict environment. |
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Describe the responsibility of a functional directorate.
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Developprocedures for administrative support to active and air Reserve Components(ARC) units, individual reservists, and retirees. |
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Describe the responsibility of the military departments.
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Responsiblefor preparing forces and establishing reserves of manpower, equipment, andsupplies for the effective prosecution of war and military operations short ofwar and planning for the expansion of peacetimecomponents to meet the needs of war. |
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What are the five common functionsof the militarydepartments?
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Prepareforces, establish reserves, and plan for expansion in case of war Maintainthe readiness of reserve forces. Recruit,organize, train, and equip forces for the unified commands. Prepareand submit budgets. Develop,garrison, supply, equip, and maintain bases and installations; and furnishadministrative and logistic support for all forces and bases. |
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Define National Security Strategy.
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NationalSecurity Strategy is the art and science of developing, applying, andcoordinating the instruments ofnational power (diplomatic, economic, military, and informational) to achieveobjectives that contribute tonational security. |
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Who assists the president in developing a National SecurityStrategy? |
National Security Council |
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Who advisesthe president and SECDEF concerning the application of militarypower?
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Chairmanof the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), in consultation with the other members ofthe Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS) |
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What are the fundamental prerequisites for unity of effort?
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The cleararticulation of aims and objectives and the resulting strategic focus |
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What makes up the total force?
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Air Forceactive duty, air Reserve Components (ARC), Department of the Air Force (DAF)civilians, contractors supportingthe Air Force mission, and other civilian personnel not employed by the DOD whosupport the AF mission (e.g., Red Cross,USO, consultants) as well as the in-place force supporting contingency operations |
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Define totalforce policy.
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Totalforce policy means that all components that comprise the total force conceptmust work together and prepare todeploy at any time |
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Define total force accountability.
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Total force accountabilityis defined as the accurate accounting for all Air Force at all times regardlessof location
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What does total force accountability enable plannersand managers to do?
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Tosupport the commander’s concept of operations |
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When discussing the National Guardsmen citizen-soldier relationship, what are they able to bring from their civilianjobs to their militaryassignments?
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Anotherimportant aspect of the citizen soldier relationship, which is also true withAir Force Reserve members, is thebroad range of talent and experience that traditional Guard members bring fromtheir civilian jobs to theirmilitary assignments |
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Describe the responsibility of the reserves.
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Thereserves defend the US through control and exploitation of air and space bysupporting global engagement, byplaying an integral role in the day-to-day Air Force mission, and are not aforce held in reserve for possiblewar or contingency operations |
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Why do membersof the Air Force Reserveconsider themselves Citizen Airmen?
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Membersof the Air Force Reserve, with approximately two-thirds of the selected reservebeing composed of TraditionalReservists (TR), view themselves as citizen Airmen because in addition to theirmilitary duties, they are employed in the private sector in a wide variety ofcareer field; yet they dedicate a considerableportion of their lives to serving as a part of the total force. |
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Define AEF concept.
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The air expeditionary force(AEF) concept is how the Air Force organizes, trains, equips, and sustainsitself by creating a mindset and cultural statethat embraces the unique characteristics of aerospace power (range, speed, flexibility, and precision) to meetthe national security challenges of the 21st century
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What are the two AEF conceptfundamental principles? |
First, toprovide trained and ready air and space forces for national defense. Second,to meet national commitments through a structured approach which enhances totalforce readiness and sustainment. |
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What is the secondary purpose of the AEF?
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Toprovide predictability and stability to Airmen. |
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List the items that are vital to understand about the AEF doctrine.
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The AEF doctrineis not only vital to understand how to best employ air and space power, but itis also vital to understand theproper way to organize, present, and deploy air and space forces.
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Describe how the AEF schedule operates.
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The AEFSchedule operates on a 24-month life cycle that aligns with two Global ForceManagement (GFM) cycles andcoincides with fiscal years |
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Describe GlobalForce Management (GFM). |
Is aprocess to align force apportionment, assignment, and allocation methodologiesin support of the defense strategyand in support of joint force availability requirements, present comprehensiveinsight into the global availabilityof US military forces, and provide senior decision makers a vehicle to quicklyand accurately assess the impact andrisk of proposed allocation, assignment, and apportionment changes. |
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What are air expeditionary wings capable of?
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Establishingand operating an airbase and will be established using the Air Force combat wing structure with an operationsgroup, maintenance group, medical group, and mission support group that normally have two or threeaviation or operations squadrons and an associated operations support squadron. |
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Why is the air expeditionary groupnormally the smallestAETF presented to a theater?
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Because asingle AEG rarely includes sufficientcommand and control and expeditionary combat support (ECS) to sustain it in thefield |
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What does an air expeditionary group consist of?
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Normally consists of one ortwo operations squadrons, associated maintenance squadrons, and mission-specific ECS squadrons |
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Give a description of the air expeditionary squadron
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TheAES is the basic war fighting organization of the Air Force and is the buildingblock of the AET |
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Define jointoperation planning.
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Is a sequential process performed simultaneously atthe strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war
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How is joint operationplanning conducted?
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Withinthe chain of command that runs from the President through the SECDEF to the CCDRs and their subordinatedJFCs |
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Name the five types of plans. |
OPLANs CONPLANs FUNCPLANs Supporting plans OPORDS |
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Define an operational plan
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Is awritten description of the combatant commander’s concept of operations tocounter a perceived threat. |
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What is the objective of a conceptplan?
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To develop soundoperational and support concepts that can be rapidly expanded into an OPORD ifnecessary.
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Who preparessupporting plans?
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Bysupporting combatant commanders, subordinate joint force commanders, component commanders, or other agencies. |
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What are the four samples of major planningsystems? |
JOPES DCAPES WMP SORTS |
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Define JOPES? |
A systemof joint policies, procedures, and reporting structures supported bycommunications and computer systems. |
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What is the objective of DCAPES? |
To enableAir Force-unique operation planning and execution processes which includeassociated joint policy procedures. |
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What is the threefoldpurpose of SORTS? |
Provides data critical to crisis planning. Provides for the deliberate or peacetimeplanning process. Used by the Chief of Staff United StatesAir Force (CSAF) and subordinate commanders in assessing their effectiveness inmeeting Title 10, “United States Code,” responsibilities to organize, train,and equip forces for combatant commands. |
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UTCs are represented by how many characters?
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By a 5-character alphanumeric code. |
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What do war plannersuse UTCs to document?
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To documenttotal Air Force manpower and logistics requirements needed to support the National Military Strategyduring operational planning and execution activities. |
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What do UTCs define?
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Capabilities
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When is a UTC usable?
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When ithas been registered in DCAPES with MEF and/or equipment estimates. |
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Once a UTC has been registered in the MEFPAK,what happens with it next?
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Can thenbe postured by an organization in the UTC Availability and with the exceptionof A-UTCs, can be used in a TPFDDfor planning and execution purposes. |
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Describe the standard UTC.
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Is a UTCin the MEFPAK and TUCHA data file that has complete movement characteristics in both files |
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Describe the non-standard UTC
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Is a UTC in the MEFPAK andTUCHA file that does not have complete movement characteristics. |
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When is an A-UTCused?
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Duringthe UTC posturing process to indicate authorizations that an organization hasand cannot posture in a standard UTCor to posture above base level staff authorizations not in standard UTCs. |
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What does UTC attributes provide?
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Thedescription, status, responsible organization, type, and transportation requirements. |
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What is the MANFOR?
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A component of the MEFPAKand the DCAPES. It is a database containing the UTC, UTC title, MISCAP, and manpower detail for each applicable UTC
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UTCs are built to accommodate how many days of sustainedcapability? |
30days ofsustained capability before having to be augmented with new supplies or personnel. |
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What is the UTC development process?
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Theprocess of adding a UTC to the MEFPAK, building the manpower and or equipment detail, and getting the UTC addedto the TUCHA. |
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Name the guidelines that will help determinewhen a UTC must be developed
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Newequipment types enter the inventory. Deployableunits experience a significant change in either operational concept or mission. Significantprogram changes occur in manpower or equipment. Significantprogram or operational changes occur. Air Force organization requires a change in theway an existing capability function |
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Where are new UTC requests created?
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In the unit type management(UTM) module utilizing the UTM registration functionin DCAPES. |
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How is a UTC cancellation requestsubmitted?
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Submitted to the HAF MEFPAKmanager for approval and the HAF MANFORmanager for registration |
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Define the goal of posturingguidance
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Toposture the maximum number of manpower authorizations into standard deployable UTCs that are madeavailable in the UTC Availability database. |
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What does posturinga UTC consist of?
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Of entering a UTC for aspecific unit into UTC Availability. |
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Which agency determines which organizations will posture the required UTCs and the quantity? |
The MAJCOM FAM, based upon Air Staff FAM guidance |
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When posturing an A-UTC record,what will be used to provide the LLD?
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Theauthorized AFSC/skill level/grade of the UMD positions |
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How are A-UTCs postured?
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In the UTC availability andaligned to the AEF libraries |
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As long as the individual’s AEF alignment is not changed, A-UTCcan be exchanged with what to meet deployment requirements?
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Withauthorizations linked to standard deployable UTCs |
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Mobilization of the ARC is also called or considered what?
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Activation
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Activation relatesto what? |
To recall, volunteerism,and call up |
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Mobilization encompasses all activities necessary for what?
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For the orderly transitionof active and ANG/USAFR forces from a peacetime to wartime posture |
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What does volume6 of The War and Mobilization Plan cover?
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Coverstransitioning the industrial base from a normal state of peacetime preparednessto wartime production postures. |
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What is the purpose of mobilization planning?
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Is themeans by which organizations charged with mobilization responsibilities definepolicies and document procedures to complete tasks. |
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Name the seven major types of activation
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Retired members. Volunteerism. Selective mobilization for a domesticemergency. Presidential selected reserve call up. Partial mobilization. Full mobilization. Total mobilization |
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What is the push-pull process intendedto do?
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To supplement the normalrequirements based mobilization process (that is, mobilization to meetrequirements only as they become known) and will be employed only whendetermined to be appropriate by the HQ USAF/CAT. |
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Describe how integration is achieved
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Through the effective useof planning and execution processes that provide for timely and thoroughcoordination within the chain of command and among the Department of Defense(DOD), other Federal agencies, and the civil sector |
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Why was the MPA man-daysprogram designed?
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To support the short-termneeds of the active force when there is a temporary need for non-extendedactive duty (EAD) personnel with unique skills or resources that cannot beeconomically met in the active force
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Who must approveANG member’s to perform a MPA man-day tour?
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The StateAdjutant General or authorized representative |
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Demobilization is referred to as what term?
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Deactivation |
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When deactivation is directed, the servicingMPS is responsible for what actions?
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Forreviewing each separation in relation to deactivation and assisting affectedmember in determining any selective alternative available to them. |
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What are the two deactivation possibilities? |
The individual’s deactivation separation iscorrect. The MPS inputs projected separation on records identified as activatedand Individual will remain on AD; tour isextended/updated as appropriate. |
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What date is used for projected separation actions?
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The effective date |
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For what reasons may individuals requestretention on AD?
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Because of personal,financial, or medical hardship caused by mobilization or early deactivationdemobilization
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The wing/installation commanderis responsible for making sure the installation is capable of supporting what? |
Deploymentoperations |
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Who designates an IDO and also alternate IDOs?
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The wing and installationcommander |
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How does the installation deployment officeract on behalf of the wing/installation commander?
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Indirecting, controlling, coordinating, and executing deployments andinstallation exercises (to include associate units). |
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How is the IDO appointed?
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Inwriting, signed by the wing/installation commander for a minimum period of 18months (with the exception of short-tour locations where the minimum period is12 months). |
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How often does the IDO conductstaff assistance visits (SAVs)?
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Every 20 months for allassigned units, including associate units, with a deployment commitment |
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When the IDRC is up and running,what is the IDO responsible for?
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For theoverall management and control of the IDRC, DCC, PDF, and CDF |
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What does the IDO use the deployment processworking group (DPWG)for?
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To discuss overalldeployment program status and current issues along with ensuring all componentsof the integrated deployment system (IDS) are operational to the maximum extentpossible |
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The wing/installation commander determines the frequencyand scope of exercises based on what?
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On what is necessary toensure the deployment process runs efficiently and that all units, includingassociate units, are prepared to deploy
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Explain the deployment requirement manningdocument (DRMD).
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Lists the manpowerrequirements and unit tasking for a contingency or exercisedeployment.
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The mission supportgroup commander is responsible to the wing/installation commander for ensuring what? |
For ensuring thewing/installation and all assigned units are prepared toexecute deployment operations
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What is considered the main focus of the logistic readinesssquadron commander?
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Toprovide logistic support to facilitate installation deployment operations. |
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What is considered the focal point of the installation deployment readinesscell (IDRC)? |
For all deployment and execution operations |
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The permanent staff of the IDRC comprise of what personnel?
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The IDO,logistics plans, and the IPR personnel |
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Explain the taskingof the supporting commander
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Aretasked in the JSCP or by other joint planning authorities to provideaugmentation forces and other support to a designated supported commander orcommanders. |
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Explain the taskingof the supported commander
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Aretasked in the joint strategic capabilities plan (JSCP) or by other jointoperation planning authorities toprepare specific plans in their respective areas of responsibility |
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Name the accountability categories the commander is responsible for?
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For (thatis, Title 32 (ANG), Title 10 (active duty and air Reserve Component), Title 5(DOD civilians), family members, and contractors. |
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What is considered paramount in order to make sure all personnel are accounted for?
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It isparamount all Air Force installations and units have recall and evacuation plans in place and personnel are aware oftheir responsibilities to ensure fast, accurateaccountability. |
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Define the Air Force personnel accountability and assessment system(AFPAAS)
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Is aweb-based application used toaccount for and assess the needs of all Air Force members (Active, air ReserveComponent, Department of AirForce/Nonappropriated Fund civilian and overseas contractors) and theirfamilies following a catastrophicevent |
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Accountability is first and foremostwhose responsibility?
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A command responsibility |
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AFPAAS is an efficientway to do what?
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To trackand assess total force Airmen and family members during a crisis. |
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What agencyserves as the primary distribution and collection point for information regardingimpacted threatened personnel?
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TheHeadquarters Air Force Personnel Center and Personnel Readiness Center(HQAFPC/PRC) |
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Each MAJCOMand the NGB providepersonnel accountability of whom? |
Of theirpersonnel assigned to any base or outlyingarea impacted by the natural disaster or national emergency and any personnelon leave or TDY in the area ofconcern. |
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What does the unit control center(UCC) serve as for the commander?
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Serve as a commander’scommunications channel to each individual assigned to an organization and provide a single point of contact for resources requested from the ICvia the ECC or EOC
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Who has jurisdiction of the personnel control center? |
The MPScommander or equivalent |
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In additionto meeting all of the requirements of other unit commanders, what does the FSS/CC serves as?
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As the primary advisor onall personnel-related matters and provide critical interface between their installation commander (or equivalent) andtheir MAJCOM of assignment.
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Who establishes PTs?
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The Air Staff PERSCO FAM,HQ USAF/A1PR, and sourced to the MAJCOMs to meet thenational military strategy and the Joint Capabilities Plan (JSCP).
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How are PTs structured? |
Structured IAW with UTCsregistered in the MEFPAK
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What formula is used to determinepersonnel technician support to deployedindividuals? |
Theformula of one personnel technician per 275 individuals is used as only aguide. |
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Who ensuresrecertification training is accomplished for failure to demonstrate proficiency?
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FSScommanders |
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What purposedoes strength accountability provide?
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Providesvaluable planning and decision-making information to senior leaders at all levels concerning deployed force closure,force sustainment, and force availability |
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Describe the sustainment phase
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Is a transition from theset-up phase, where the majority of the main operating force has arrived andcompleted in-processing actions |
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Define the Deployment Processing Discrepancy Reporting Tool (DPDRT).
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Is a classified automatedtool used by deployed locations to report deploymentprocessing discrepancies |
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Upon return to home station,what reports and actionsare performed by the PT? |
After action report (AAR) Reconstitution of supplies and equipment Relocation report Training |
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Regarding all PERSCO GCCS-AFequipment at real-world deployed locations, who handles this responsibility and describethe responsibilities
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HQ AFPC owns and controlsall PERSCO GCCS-AF equipment at real-world deployed locations and has soleresponsibility for software upgrades, warranty information, and replacementparts
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What is the job of the deployed equipment custodian?
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Make sure all GCCS-AFequipment (to include laptop/desktop, printer, scanner, dockingstation) is inventoried, at the beginning and end of each cycle, on the GCCS-AF Inventory sheet provided by HQAFPC
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When must movement of GCCS equipment be coordinated and with whom?
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Must becoordinated through and approved byHQ AFPC/DPW. |
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What will bases maintaintheir deployable GCCS-AF equipment for?
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Fortraining, local exercises, and ORIs |
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What are PT equipment custodians and team chiefs responsible for?
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Formaintaining the accuracy and correctnessof their respective kits, and will audit the contents annually (unless theresponsible MAJCOM directs a morefrequent audit). |