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18 Cards in this Set
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Describe the role of the President of the U.S. with regards to the military. |
The President is the commander-in-chief of the armed forces and provides direction to service secretaries and combatant commanders. |
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According to the U.S. constitution, what roles and responsibilities does Congress hold? |
Congress has the sole authority to declare war and approve funding for military operations. |
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What were the results of the National Security Act of 1947? |
Department of War combined with the Department of the Navy to form the National Military Establishment, which was later renamed the DoD headed by the Secretary of Defense. |
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What is the National Military Command System and what are its nodes? |
The NMCS supports the President and SecDef in their responsibilities to command and control the military. Its nodes are the NMCC at the pentagon, NAOC on aircraft, and GOC at Offut. |
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What is the role of the CJCS? |
Principle military adviser to the President and liaison between JCS and the President/SecDef. |
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What are the different types of command authority? |
-COCOM: Authority to organise and employ forces, assign tasks, and designate objective.
-OPCON: COCOM/CC exercises OPCON to organise and employ subordinate command's forces.
-TACON: Assign/attach capabilities for localized tasks.
-ADCON: Organise, train, and equip forces.
-Support: Aid, protect, complement, or sustain a supported command.
*Only the top three are war fighting authorities.
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Which organizational entity holds ADCON for space and cyberspace forces? |
AFSPC. |
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Which number AF's are responsible for space and cyberspace operations? |
-14th AF for space operations -24th AF for cyberspace operations |
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What space wings make up the 14th AF and what are their mission? |
-21 SW (Peterson): Ground based missile warning and space control operations
-30 SW (Vandenberg): Space launch and range operations for the Western range
-45 SW (Patrick): Space launch and range operations for the Eastern range
-50 SW (Shriever): Satellite operations and supports AFSCN
-460 SW (Buckley): Space based missile warning |
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What is the Unified Command Plan? |
The UCP outlines the supported and supporting relationships between COCOMs. |
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Describe the command structure for space mission areas. |
POTOUS -> SECDEF -> CJCS -> COCOM -> OPCON ->TACON |
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Name the geographic combatant commands. |
-CENTCOM -EUCOM -AFRICOM -PACOM -SOUTHCOM -NORTHCOM |
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Name the functional combatant commands. |
-STRATCOM -TRANSCOM -SOCOM |
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How is command and control provided for space operations? |
Through the JSpOC. |
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Name the divisions of the JSpOC. |
-Strategy Division -Combat Plans Division -Combat Operations Division -ISR Division |
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What is the mission and responsibility of the Air Staff? |
Support the CSAF through specific roles (A1 - A10). |
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Name the DRUs of AFSPC. |
-SMC (LA AFB) -AFNIC (Scott AFB) -AFSMO (Ft. Meade) |
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What is the only space wing in the AFRES? |
310 SW at Shriver AFB. |
