______ is a violent struggle among the state and non state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant population(s). If favors indirect and
... [Show More] asymetric 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 dependant on the effectiveness of the US Government in employing the instruments of national power which are_______
Diplomatic, Informational, Military and Economic (DIME)
The President of the United States provides guidance for 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_____.
President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense and Secretary 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 the______.
Combatant Commanders
The non-operational chain of command runs directly from the President to the Secretary of Defense and then to the____.
Secretaries on the Military Departments and then 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. This officer is the principal military to the President, the National Security Council and the Secretary of Defense.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
A Unified or Specific Command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is called a____.
Combatant Command
A_____is a joint force that is constituted and so designated by the SecDef, a Combatant Commander, a Subordinate Unified Commander or and 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 ofr 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 Commander, Subordinate Unified Commander and Joint Task Force Commander
Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) Joint Force Land Component Commander (JFLCC) and Joint Maritime Component Commander(JFMCC) are all examples of_____.
Functional Component Commanders
These commands are established by Combatant Commanders when authorized by the SecDEF through the CJCS to conduct operations on a continiuing basis in accordance with the criteria ser forth for Unified Commands. They may be established on a geographic area basis such as Special Operations Command, Pacific.
Subordinate Unified Commands
Combatant Commanders exercise___(command authority) over assigned forces. This is the broadest command authority and may NOT be delegated or transferred.
Combatant Command
____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 Command
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
The command authority established by a superior commander between subordinate commanders when one organization should aid, protect, complement or sustain another force is called______.
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