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35 Cards in this Set
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What was the underlying flaw that led to US Military restructure under the Goldwater-Nichols Act of 1986?
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The US essentially had four militaries. The branches could not or would not work together.
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In the 1980s, operations in what two countries highlighted the need for US Military reorganization?
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Iran and Grenada
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What were the four most far-reaching provisions implemented by Goldwater-Nichols to improve US Military effectiveness?
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-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 |
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What are the nine principles of war, and which principle was violated in Grenada?
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Objective, Offensive, Mass, Economy of Force, Maneuver, Unity of Command, Security, Surprise, Simplicity
Unity of Command |
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____________________ has ultimate responsibility for the planning and execution of
national security policy. |
The President
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____________________ is primarily responsible for assisting our civilian leaders on national security issues.
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National Security Council (NSC)
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The ____________________ are statutory members of the National Security Council.
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president, vice president, secretary of defense, and the secretary of state
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The principal assistant to the president for national security matters is __________________.
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secretary of defense
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____________________ is responsible for developing joint doctrine, training, and education.
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CJCS
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The principal military advisor of the NSC is ____________________
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CJCS
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The CJCS __________ (does / does not) have command authority over the Joint Chiefs.
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does not
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____________________ provides unified strategic direction for combatant forces,
unified operation of combatant forces, and integration of effort among the Armed Forces. |
Joint Staff
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The title of the person who heads the Department of the Air Force is
___________________. |
SECAF
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What are the DOD organizations that accomplish the actual military missions?
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Combatant Commands
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List the nine combatant commands.
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European Command, Central Command, Southern Command, Pacific Command, Northern Command, Joint Forces Command, Special Operations Command, Transportation Command, Strategic Command
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The US Military has one ____________________ with two distinct
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chain of command, branches
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The two distinct entities (from question #16) are ____________________ and
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administrative, operational
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Which branch’s chain of command is responsible for force planning?
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administrative
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The individual branches of service are responsible to ____________________ forces.
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recruit, organize, train, and equip
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____________________ proceeds from the secretary of defense through the secretaries of the military departments to the service chiefs.
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Administrative Branch
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Authority and control of forces ____________________ (assigned / not assigned) to
combatant commands proceed through the administrative chain of command. |
not assigned
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____________________ proceeds from the president to the secretary of defense to the
combatant commanders. |
Operational Branch
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____________________ are responsible for employing the forces provided by the
individual services. |
Combatant Commanders
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A major responsibility of the operational branch of the chain of command is to conduct
____________________. |
joint operation planning
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A ____________________ commander is in the role of providing supplies, aircraft,
tanks, people, or planning assistance. |
supporting
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A ____________________ commander is in the role of responsibility for accomplishing
a military objective. |
supported
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____________________ provides full authority to organize and employ forces as
necessary to meet military objectives. |
COCOM
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Fighter mission commanders exercise ____________________ over their formations.
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TACON
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____________________ provides authority to employ forces within the command as necessary to carry out assigned missions.
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OPCON
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____________________ is a temporary transfer of forces between commanders.
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Attachment
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____________________ is usually a permanent transfer of forces.
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Assignment
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Where neither assignment nor attachment is appropriate, forces may function in
____________________ of the supported commander. |
direct support
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What are the six force activation options for deploying the Guard and Reserve?
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-Voluntary callup
-Selective mobilization -Presidential selected reserve callup (PSRC) -Partial mobilization -Full mobilization -Total mobilization |
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The level of mobilization that requires the reinstatement of a national draft is
____________________. |
total mobilization
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____________________ is the highest force activation option available to service secretaries.
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Selective mobilization
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