EJPME-US002-02 Pre Test

___ is achieved when all capabilities of military and civilian are integrated and synchronized.

- Unity of effort

What are the instruments of National Power which allow the US Government to achieve its national strategic objectives?

- Diplomatic, informational, military, and economic

The ___ is written guidance from the Secretary of Defense to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the preparation and review of contingency plans for specific missions. It includes the relative priority of the plans, specific force levels, and supporting resource levels.

- Guidance for Employment of the Force

The National Security Council (NSC) is the President's principal forum for considering national security ___ matters.

- Policy

The direction or exercise of authority over subordinate or other organizations with respect to administration and support, including organization of Service forces, control of resources and equipment, personnel management, unit logistics, individual and unit training, readiness, mobilization, demobilization, discipline, and other matters not included in the operational missions of the subordinate or other organizations is known as ___.

- Administrative control

The ___ organize, train, and equip, and provide combat ready forces to conduct operations as directed by the President and Secretary of Defense.

- Military departments

U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Central Command, U.S. European Command, U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S. Southern Command constitute the ___.

- Geographic combatant commands

These commands are established by combatant commanders when authorized by the Secretary of Defense through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 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 Operations Command, Pacific.

- Subordinate unified commands

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 the missions or tasks assigned is known as ___.

- Tactical control

___ 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

Which of the following is NOT a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

- Commandant of the Coast Guard

EJPME-US002-02 Post Test

The first-ever National Defense Strategy (NDS) was initiated by Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Rumsfeld in 2005, and then updated in 2008 by SECDEF Gates However in 2012, SECDEF Panetta released Sustaining US Global Leadership Priorities for 21st Century Defense, sometimes referred to as the ___, and widely understood to be the replacement for the NDS This strategic document was written to identify defense priorities in the face of budget cuts.

- Defense Strategic Guidance

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 National Security Council (NSC) is the President's principal forum for considering national security ___ matters.

- Policy

Which of the following is NOT a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?

- Commandant of the Coast Guard

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is the principal military ___ to the President; NSC; and SECDEF.

- Advisor

The U.S. continues to become more dependent on the global domain within the information environment consisting of the interdependent network of information technology infrastructures, including the Internet, telecommunications networks, computer systems, and embedded processors and controllers. It is imperative that we safeguard this domain known as ___.

- Cyberspace

The term Joint Force Commander refers exclusively to the following three types of commanders:

- Combatant Commander, Subordinate Unified Commander, and Joint Task Force Commander

Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC), Joint Force Land Component Commander (JFLCC), and Joint Force Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC) are all examples of ___.

- Functional Component Commanders

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

General, mutual, direct and close are the four defined categories of ___ that a Combatant Commander may direct over assigned or attached forces.

- Support

The U.S. Transportation Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Strategic Command and U.S Cyber Command comprise the ___.

Functional combatant commands