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What was the underlying flaw that led to US Military restructure under the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986?
The US essentially had four militaries. The branches could not or would not work together.
In the 1980s, operations in what two countries highlighted the need for US Military reorganization?
Iran and Grenada
What were the four most far-reaching provisions implemented by Goldwater-Nichols to improve US Military effectiveness?
-Reorganized the DoD and strengthened civilian authority
-Improved military advice to civilian leaders
-Clear responsibility was placed on combatant commanders to accomplish their assigned missions
-Matched the authority of the combatant commanders with their responsibility
What are the nine principles of war, and which principle was violated in Grenada?
Objective, Offensive, Mass, Economy of Force, Maneuver, Unity of Command, Security, Surprise, Simplicity

Unity of Command
____________________ has ultimate responsibility for the planning and execution of
national security policy.
The President
____________________ is primarily responsible for assisting our civilian leaders on national security issues.
National Security Council (NSC)
The ____________________ are statutory members of the National Security Council.
president, vice president, secretary of defense, and the secretary of state
The principal assistant to the president for national security matters is __________________.
secretary of defense
____________________ is responsible for developing joint doctrine, training, and education.
CJCS
The principal military advisor of the NSC is ____________________
CJCS
The CJCS __________ (does / does not) have command authority over the Joint Chiefs.
does not
____________________ provides unified strategic direction for combatant forces,
unified operation of combatant forces, and integration of effort among the Armed Forces.
Joint Staff
The title of the person who heads the Department of the Air Force is
___________________.
SECAF
What are the DOD organizations that accomplish the actual military missions?
Combatant Commands
List the nine combatant commands.
European Command, Central Command, Southern Command, Pacific Command, Northern Command, Joint Forces Command, Special Operations Command, Transportation Command, Strategic Command
The US Military has one ____________________ with two distinct
___________________.
chain of command, branches
The two distinct entities (from question #16) are ____________________ and
____________________.
administrative, operational
Which branch’s chain of command is responsible for force planning?
____________________
administrative
The individual branches of service are responsible to ____________________ forces.
recruit, organize, train, and equip
____________________ proceeds from the secretary of defense through the secretaries of the military departments to the service chiefs.
Administrative Branch
Authority and control of forces ____________________ (assigned / not assigned) to
combatant commands proceed through the administrative chain of command.
not assigned
____________________ proceeds from the president to the secretary of defense to the
combatant commanders.
Operational Branch
____________________ are responsible for employing the forces provided by the
individual services.
Combatant Commanders
A major responsibility of the operational branch of the chain of command is to conduct
____________________.
joint operation planning
A ____________________ commander is in the role of providing supplies, aircraft,
tanks, people, or planning assistance.
supporting
A ____________________ commander is in the role of responsibility for accomplishing
a military objective.
supported
____________________ provides full authority to organize and employ forces as
necessary to meet military objectives.
COCOM
Fighter mission commanders exercise ____________________ over their formations.
TACON
____________________ provides authority to employ forces within the command as necessary to carry out assigned missions.
OPCON
____________________ is a temporary transfer of forces between commanders.
Attachment
____________________ is usually a permanent transfer of forces.
Assignment
Where neither assignment nor attachment is appropriate, forces may function in
____________________ of the supported commander.
direct support
What are the six force activation options for deploying the Guard and Reserve?
-Voluntary callup
-Selective mobilization
-Presidential selected reserve callup (PSRC)
-Partial mobilization
-Full mobilization
-Total mobilization
The level of mobilization that requires the reinstatement of a national draft is
____________________.
total mobilization
____________________ is the highest force activation option available to service secretaries.
Selective mobilization