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What is the mission of joint warfare
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The nature of modern warfare demands that we fight as a joint team. This was important yesterday, it is essential today, and it will be even more imperative tomorrow.
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what does the term "purple" mean
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having knowledge of other services and joint operations
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what is command and control and who has it over a joint force
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the direction of forces by a designated commander for mission accomplishment; this is done by the joint force commander(JFC)
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what is JTIDS
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Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
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what is J-STARS
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Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
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who is the immediate military staff of the Sec Defense
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the joint chiefs
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what made the JCS planners and advisors
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the national security act of 1947
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What did the Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986 do to joint operations
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1. enhanced the role of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
2. created the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs who can replace the chairman 3. Removed the JCS from the operational chain of command(advisors only) |
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who is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
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Gen Richard Myers, USAF
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who is the Vice chairman
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Gen Peter Pace USMC
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who is the chief of staff US Army
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Gen Eric Shinseki USA
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who is the chief of naval operations
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Adm Vern Clark USN
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who is the commandant of the Marine Corp
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Gen James Jones USMC
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who is the Chief of Staff US Air Force
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Gen John P. Jumper USAF
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what are the fundamentals of joint warfare
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-Unity of effort
-Concentration of Military power -seizing and maintaining the initiative -Agility -operations extended to fullest breadth and debth -maintainin freedom of action -sustaining operations -Clairity of expression -knowledge of self -knowledge of enemy -employment of friendly strength against enemy's weakness and avoind exposing friendly weaknesses to enemy strengths |
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what is unity of effort
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all efforts directed toward the achievement of common aims
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what is concentration of military power
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to operate with overwhelming force in terms of both the quantity of forces as well as the quality of their training and planning
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seizing and maintaining the initiative
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continuing actions offensive in nature to gain military advantage
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agility
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the ability to move forces quickly and easily
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operations extended to fullest breadth and depth
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pressuring the enemy to disperse forces over a broad area in order to complicate enemy planning
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maintaining freedom of action
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maintaining options for action by providing operational security and logistical support
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sustaining operations
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focused deployment of forces and standardized logistical support to sustain joint operations
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clarity of expression
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using common terms and procedures
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knowledge of self
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to know the capabilities and limitations of friendly forces
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knowledge of enemy
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understanding enemy capabiilities and intentions
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employment of friendly strength against the enemy's weekness and avoid exposing friendly weaknesses to enemy strengths
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knowing oneself and knowing the enemy
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combined forces
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forces joined by a formal alliance for a common, broad, long-range objectives
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Coalition forces
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from temporary agreements between nations
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lead nations command
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where a nation providing most of the forces leads the effort
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dominant maneuver
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is the multidimensional application of information, engagement, and mobility to employ forces
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Precision engagement
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use of systems that enable our forces to locate the objective or target and generate the desired effect
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Full-dimensional protection
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the multi-layered offensive and defensive capability to protect our forces and facilities
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Focused logistics
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the fusion of information, logistics, and transportation technologies to provide rapid crisis response
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what does it mean to be purple
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to have knowledge of other services and joint operations
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what are combined forces
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forces joined by a formal alliance for a long term period
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what are coalition forces
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forces that are joined under a temporary agreement between nations
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what are the provisions of the Goldwater-Nicholas Act
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-enhanced the role of the Chairman of JCS
-Created the Vice-Chairman of JCS -removed the JCS from the operational chain of command |
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what is the mission of joint warfare
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the nature of modern warfare demands we fight as a joint team. This was important yesterday, it is essential today and it will be even more imperative tomorrow
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What is precision engagement
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the ability of our forces to engage the enemy, evaluate the success of the engagement, and engage again if necessary
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what is JTIDS
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Joint Tactical Information Distribution System
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what are the three communication improvements
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-JTIDS
-Navy's LINK 16 -J-STARS |
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what is J-STARS
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Joint Surveillance Target Attack Radar System
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