JKO SEJPME One Questions and Answers

The Chairman of the Joint chief of staff provides a channel of comms between the President & SECDEF and the Combatant CDRs

True

NSA provides which of the following support

solutions, products and services.
signals intell and info systems security.

the North american aerospace defense com "NORAD" is operated by which country?

USA and Canada

the missile defense agency "MDA" works with the Combatant Commanders "CCDRs" of which command?

USNORTHCOM
USPACOM
USSTRATCOM

_____ is a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant population(s). It favors indirect and asymmetric approaches, though it may employ the full range of military and other capacities, in order to erode an adversary's power, influence, and will.

Irregular warfare

The ability of the US to achieve its national strategic objectives is dependent on the effectiveness of the U.S. Gov in employing the instrument if national power, which are ______.

Diplomatic, info, military, and Economic.

President of the United States provides guidance for the developing, applying, and coordinating the instruments of national power to achieve objectives that contribute to national security in the _____.

national security strategy

The ____, signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, provides guidance for distributing and applying military power to attain national strategic objectives. It describes the Armed Forces' plan to achieve military objectives in the near term and provides the vision for ensuring they remain decisive in the future.

National Military strategy.

The statutory members of the National Security Council are ____.

Pres, VP, Sec of State, Sec Def and Sec of Energy.

The ____ is the President's principal forum for considering national security policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials.

National Security Council

The operational chain of command runs directly from the President to the Secretary of Defense and then to ____.

Combatant CDRs

The non-operational chain of command runs directly from the President to the Secretary of Defense and then to ____.

Sec of the Military Departments and the to the Service Chiefs.

The ____ outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces, but may not exercise military command over any of the Armed Forces. He is the principal military advisor to the President, the National Security Council, and the SECDEF.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is called a _____.

Combatant Command

____ is a joint force that is constituted and so designated by the SECDEF, a combatant commander, a subordinate unified commander, or an existing JTF commander to accomplish missions with specific, limited objectives and which do not require overall centralized control of logistics. It is dissolved when the purpose for which it was created has been achieved or when it is no longer required.

Joint Task Force

The term joint force commander refers exclusively to the following three (3) types of commanders:

,Combatant CDR, Sub Unified CDRs, joint Task Force CDR.

Joint force air component commander, joint force land component commander, and joint force maritime component commander are all examples of

Functional Component CDRs.

These commands are established by combatant commanders when authorized by the SECDEF through the CJCS to conduct operations on a continuing basis in accordance with the criteria set forth for unified commands. they may be established on a Geographic area basis such as U.S. forces Japan or on a functional basis such as Special Ops Command, Pacific.

Subordinate Unified Commands

Combatant Commanders exercise _____ (command authority) over assigned forces. This is the broadest command authority and may NOT be delegated of transferred.

Combatant Command (cocom)

____ is the authority to perform those functions of command over subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission. It includes authoritative direction over all aspects of military operations and joint training necessary to accomplish missions assigned to the command.

Operational Control (opcon)

the four categories of support are ____ .

General, mutual, direct, and close.

Command authority over assigned or attached forces or commands, or military capability or forces made available for tasking, that is limited to the detailed direction and control of movements or maneuvers within the operational area necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned is known as ____.

Tactical control (Tacon)

The command authority established by a superior commander between subordinate commanders when one organization should aid, protect, complement, or sustain another force is called ____.

Support

which of the following are instruments of national power?

Diplomacy, informational, the military and economics (DIME)

the relevance of the interagency process at the strategic level to the combatant CDRs and the US military is that the process yields America's major national security policy decisions.

true

Provide commander with an increased capabilty to coordinate with other US Gov agencies.

Joint interagency Coordination Group (JIACG)

The part of the CCDR's Operation Plan that specifies not only the capabilities that military planners have determined the military may need, but also the interagency partners' shared understanding of the situation, as well as the common objectives required to resolve the situation.

Annex V

The four most basic elements of national power.

DIME

Providing the US Gov foreign policy perpectives and diplomatic considerations, established linkages with us embassies and the state department.

Foreign policy advior (POLAD)

The interaction that occurs between agencies of the US Gov, including the DOD, for the purpose of accomplishing an objective.

interagency Coordination

Which organzation is the principal policy-making forum responsible for the nations security strategy?

National Security Council (NSC)

what are the criticisms of the interagency process?

time-consuming, cumbersome, and there isnt anyone in charge, except the President.

which of the following options represent the Statutory Advisors of the National Security Council?

Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Director of National intell.

the National Security Council comprises these three levels of formal interagency committees for coordinating and making decisions on national issues.

Principals, deputies and interagency policy

The _______ is the principal military advisor to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense.

Chairman of the joint chiefs of staff

The _______ is the principal forum to advise the President with respect to the integration of domestic, foreign, and military policies relating to national security and for coordinating these policies among various government agencies.

National Security Council

The concept of ______ highlights the synergistic application of all the instruments of national power and includes the actions of non-military organizations as well as military forces.

unified action

U.S. military forces are authorized under certain conditions to provide assistance to U.S. civil authorities for disasters, catastrophes, infrastructure protection, and other emergencies, and this assistance is known as ______ within the defense community because the assistance will always be in support of a lead federal agency.

civil support

It is imperative that the combatant commander or JTF commander coordinate closely with the ______ on military activities in a particular country because, while not authorized to command military forces, he or she can deny military actions.

ambassador

The Country Team provides for rapid interagency consultation and action on recommendations from the field. DOD is normally represented on the Country Team by which of the following?

Defense Attache, Security Cooperation Organization

The ______ is an interagency staff group that establishes or enhances regular, timely, and collaborative working relationships between other government agencies (e.g., CIA, DOS, FBI) representatives and military operational planners at the combatant commands.

JIACG

______ are independent, diverse, flexible, grassroots-focused, primary relief providers that are frequently on the scene before the U.S. military and will most likely remain long after military forces have departed.

NGO

In most situations, IGO and NGO need which of these military capabilities?

Logistics, communications, and security.

The JTF commander facilitates unified action and gains a greater understanding of the roles of IGOs and NGOs and how they influence mission accomplishment by establishing a ______.

Civil-Military Operations Center (CMOC)

True or false
A particular type of operation is not doctrinally fixed and could shift within the range of military operations, for example a counterinsurgency operation escalating from a security cooperation activity into a major operation or campaign.

True

The range of military operations includes these three categories of operations: (1) military engagement, security cooperation, and deterrence; (2) crisis response and limited contingency operations; and ________.

Major operations and campaigns

These operations are typically limited in scope and scale and conducted to achieve a very specific objective in an operational area. They include noncombatant evacuation operations, peace operations, foreign humanitarian assistance, recovery operations, consequence management, strikes, raids, homeland defense, and defense support of civil authorities.

Crisis response and limited-cotingency operations

Various joint operations such as a show of force or sanctions enforcement support ________ by demonstrating national resolve and willingness to use force when necessary.

deterrence

The purpose of specifying the ________ is to direct every military operation toward a clearly defined, decisive, and achievable goal.

Objecive

The purpose of ________ is to concentrate the effects of combat power at the most advantageous place and time to produce decisive results.

Mass

Combatant commanders and subordinate joint force commanders must work with U.S. ambassadors (or diplomatic missions), Department of State, and other agencies to best intergrate the military actions with the diplomatic, economic, and informational instruments of national power to promote ____.

unity of effort

The purpose of ____ is to maintain legal and moral authority in the conduct of operations. It is based on the actual and perceived legality, morality, and rightness of the actions from the various perspectives of interested audience.

Legitimacy

________ helps prevent adversary action through the presentation of a credible threat of counteraction. It stems from the belief of a potential aggressor that a credible threat of retaliation exists, the contemplated action cannot succeed, or the costs outweigh any possible gains.

Deterrence

At the strategic level, ________ encompasses those planning activities, such as continuity of operations and continuity of government, undertaken to ensure DOD processes, procedures, and resources are in place to support the President and SECDEF in a designated national security emergency.

emergency preparedness

Combating terrorism involves actions taken to oppose terrorism from wherever the threat exists, and encompasses ________ —defensive measures taken to reduce vulnerability to terrorist acts—and ________ —offensive measures taken to prevent, deter, preempt, and respond to terrorism.

Antiterrorism, counterterrorism

An operation that employs coercive measures to interdict the movement of certain types of designated items into or out of a nation or specified area is known as ________.

Enforcement of Sanctions

The DoD contribution to a unified action effort to support and augment th development of the capacity and capability of foreign security forces and their supporting institutions to facilitate the achievement of specific objectives shared by the USG is called

Special Force Assistance (SFA)

Operations designed to demonstrate U.S. resolve, and involve the appearance of a credible military force in an attempt to defuse a situation that, if allowed to continue, may be detrimental to U.S. interests are known as ________ operations.

Show of force

Joint force commanders must integrate and synchronize offensive, defensive, and stability operations that comprise majar operations and campaigns. Planning for stability operations should begin _____.

when joint operation planning is initiated

Although ________ may be the stronger force posture, it is the ________ that is normally decisive in combat. Therefore, commanders will normally seek to transition to the decisive operations at the earliest opportunity.

defense, offense

Major operation and campaign plans must feature a(n) ________ offensive, defensive, and stability operations in all phases.

appropriate balance between

Joint force commanders strive to isolate enemies by denying them ________. The intent is to strip away as much enemy support or freedom of action as possible, while limiting the enemy's potential for horizontal or vertical escalation.

Allies and sanctuary

Preplanned, deterrence-oriented actions carefully tailored to bring an issue to early resolution without armed conflict are known as ________.

flexible deterrent options (FDO)

A joint military operation conducted either as a major operation or a part of larger campaign to seiae and hold a military lodgment in the face of armed opposition for the continuous landing of forces is called _____. These operations may include amphilious, airborne, and air assault operations, or any combination thereof.

forcible entry

The ultimate measure of success in peace building is _____. Therefore, joint force commanders seek a clear understanding of the national and coalition strategic end state and how military operations support that end state.

political, not military

The responsibility to plan and coordinate U.S. government efforts in stabilization and reconstruction has been assigned to _____.

Department of state

Pursuant to Executive Order 12656, the ________ is responsible for the protection and evacuation of American citizens abroad and for safeguarding their property.

Department of State

Military operations that apply military force or threaten its use, normally pursuant to international authorization, to compel compliance with resolutions or sanctions designed to maintain or restore peace and order are known as ____ operations.

peace enforcement

In foreign humanitarian assistance operations, commanders usually establish a ____ because it is critical to working with participating intergovernmental organizations (igo) and nongovernmental organizations (ngo)

civil-military operations center.

Operations conducted to search for, locate, identify, recover, and return isolated personnel, sensitive equipment, items critical to national security, or human remains are known as ________.

recovery operations

A military operation to temporarily seize an area, usually through forcible entry, in order to secure information, confuse an adversary, capture personnel or equipment, or destroy an objective or capability is called a _____. it ends with a planned withdrawal upon completion of the assigned mission.

raid

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization NATO is an example of an

Alliance

Key considerations involved in planning and conducting multinational operations are affected by _____.

motives and valves of the organization's members

Factors that enhance interoperbility are _____.

a command atmosphere that permits positive criticism and reward the sharing of information.

Developing and maintaining professional relationships with multinational partners means _____.

recognizing that their training and education may differ, but does not mean they are less dedicated or professional.

The vetting process for participation in multinational operations serves as a mechanism to ____.

increase percieved legitimacy of operations domestically and internationally.

Factors affecting military capabilities of nationa include ____.

leader development and national interest.

When employing local national support, appropriate security measures should be taken to _____.

ensure that contracted linguists do not jeopardize operations through espionage.

During the conduct of military operations, multinational personnel must be able to _____.

properly control, maintain, protect, and accout for all detainees according to applicable domestic law, regardless of their category.

The primary function of the Services and Special Operations Commands is to provide forces, each of which is organized, trained, and equiped to perform specific roles.

True

What is the Army's Primary role?

is to train and equip itself for the overwhelminfg and synchronized application of land combat power.

Army Special Operations mission can include which of the following?

- Humanitarian assistance
- training foreign militaries
- major combat operations

What are the fundamental roles of the U.S. Navy, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard in the implementation of the National Security Strategy?

- Secure the USA from direct attack.
- Secure strategica access and retain global freedom of action.
- strengthen existing and emerging alliances and partnership.
- establish favorable security conditions.

These capabilities comprise the core of U.S. maritime power and reflect an increase in emphasis on those activities that prevent war and build partnerships.

forward presence, deterrence, sea and area control, power projection, maritime security, and humanitarian assistance and disaster responce. (HA/DR)

Marine Corps forces exploit the Total Force concept, employing combinations of active duty and reserve Marines to ensure that missions are effectively and efficiently executed.

True

Which of the following are roles of the Marine according to Title 10 US code?

Develop tactics, techniques, and equipment-use phaes of amphibious operations by landing.

Which of the following best define the benefits of hte versatility in aerospace power

- versatility allows aerospace force to be employed at the strategic, operational, and tactical levels equally effectively.
- versatility allows aerospace force to achieve objectives simultaneously at all 3 levels of war in paralled operations

Aerospace Force produce synergistic effects that are designed not to exceed separately employed individual forces.

false

Which of the following are among the Coast Guard Roles?

- Being Transfered by the Pres order to the Navy for OPs.
- Law Enforcement
- Environmental Protection
- ICE OPs
- Search and Rescue

The Army can trace its orgins to colonial America.

true

Which of the following describes the Army regs including every detail of the Soldiers life

the Army Regs of 1821

During the early 1990s, what event shifted the focus of the Army's activites toward stopping old rivalries and conflicts?

the collapse of the Warsaw Pact.

Which of the lessons learned during the Mexican War did the Union Navy use?

- Move forward from the sea and seize ports
- Embargo trade and blockade

Which technological advancement turned to tide on the U boats?

- Long-range reconnaissance planes
- escort carriers
- destroyers equiped with advanced sonars
- direction finding equipment
- anti sub weapons

Through which of the following strategies has the US Navy retaining its traditional roles while expanding into expeditionary warfare.

"From the Sea" and later "Forward from the Sea"

Why was the participation of the Montford Point Marines in the amphibious assault at Saipan such a historic event?

It represented the final and full intergration of the Armed Forces.

Which of the following are example of how the Marine has adapted and evolved as an expenditionary force?

- Amphibious Ops
- MPF & MAGTF
- close air support
- Helicopter-borne vertical envelopment tactics

In the name of strategic mobility, the Marine adopted prepositioning for which of the following purposes?

to provide materiel needed to sustain a brigade for 30 days in a potential combat zone.

During the 1930s, which two essential building blocks for an effective air force fell into place?

- Clear tactics, techniques, and organization for air-ground cooperation
- A comprehensive doctrine of air warfare

Which of the following problems faced the newly created Air Force in 1947?

- Establishing an organization adapted to air ops
- Transitioning from propellor to Jet aircraft
- Modifying doctrine, strategy, and tactics to accommodate unclear weapons
- developing ballistic missiles
- Arranging for supporting services the army had provided before.

Which of the following represent highlights of the US Air Force history?

- Design of a doctrine of strategic bombing and one of organizational independence.
- development of the Stategic Air Command
- expansion into space

What Services were established as precursors to the USCG?

- Lighthouse Service and Revenue Cutter Service
- Bureau of Navigation
- Life Saving Service
- Steamboat Inspection Service

USCG has always served under the Secretary of the Treasury, reflecting its early historical mission

false

The offering of ceremonial toasts is a traditional Army custom at a formal Dining-In, which includes passing the wine "over the water," a historical reference to James I, who was exiled by oliver Cromwell.

TRUE

Which of the following are considerations when hosting a formal dinner?

All of the Above

A group of person is honor-bound to do which of the following upon receiving a limerick at mess?

Refule the remark prior to the close of the dinner hour

Who are the caretakers of naval customs, traditions, honors, and ceremonies?

Chief Petty Officers

Which core value does the following tenet represent: make decisions in the best interest of the Navy and the nation, without regard to personal consequences.

Courage

Which of the following are among Marine Corp Customs courtesies and traditions?

- Dining in and Mess night
- Addressing enlisted Marines
- Hail and Farewell
- Marine Corps Bday ball

Which of the following represents Marine core value?

all of the above

While it is appropriate and strongly recommended to greet a person by name and grade, if you are unsure of an enlisted Marine's name or grade, "Marine" is as appropriate as "Good morning, Sir," in the case of an officer.

True

Promotions and Re-enlistments are ceremonies requiring formation in this order: (a) Personal awards presented first, (b) Promotions second, and (c) Re-enlistments third.

true

The fallen comrade's toast at a mess night is the last toast to be given

true

Which of the following ceremonies affirms a "leader among Leaders" in the USAF, using a symbol of truth, justice, and power rightly used.

Order of the sword

USCG motto?

Semper Paratus