1) is a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant population(s). It favors indirect and asymmetric
... [Show More] approaches, though it may employ the full range of military and other capacities, in order to erode an adversary's power, influence, and will. [objective51]
Asymmetric warfare
Traditional war
Joint warfare
Irregular warfare
2) 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 U.S. 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. [objective52]
National Military Strategy
National Security Strategy Defense
Strategic Guidance Joint Strategic
Capabilities Plan
3) 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. [objective53]
Unified Command Plan
Guidance for Employment of the Force Joint
Strategic Capabilities Plan National
Defense Plan
4) The is the President's principal forum for considering national security policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials. [objective54]
Secretary of Homeland Security
Secretary of Defense
National Security Council Joint
Chiefs of Staff
5) The operational chain of command runs directly from the President to the Secretary of Defense and then to the . [objective55]
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and then to the Combatant Commanders
Combatant Commanders
Service Chiefs
6) The four categories of support are . [objective61]
general, tactical, operational, and strategic
tactical, operational, direct, and common general, mutual, direct, and close reinforcing, mutual, complementary, and close
7) The U.S. Transportation Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, and U.S. Strategic Command comprise the . [objective57] geographic combatant commands
functional combatant commands Service component commands functional component commands
8) The is a joint force that is constituted and so designated by the Secretary of Defense, a combatant commander, a subordinate unified commander, or an existing Joint Task Force 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. [objective58]
combatant command
subordinate unified command joint task force
service component command
9) 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. [objective59]
Combatant command
Operational control Tactical control
Administrative control
10) The command authority established by a superior commander between subordinate commanders when one organization should aid, protect, complement, or sustain another force is called . [objective60]
administrative control operational control
support
combatant command
11) The organize, train, equip, and provide combat-ready forces to conduct operations as directed by the President and Secretary of Defense. [objective56]
combatant commands
joint task forces
military departments Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Module 3 - Joint Force Leadership Post Test
1) In the Chairman's White Paper on "America's Military - A Profession of Arms," the importance of all of the following themes is discussed: values, the military profession, trust, leadership, mission command, the concept of Jointness, and advancing the profession. [objective62]
True
Fals
2) "The United States Armed Forces (is) comprised of Active-duty, Reserve, and National Guard components, today's all-volunteer" military, known as the "Total Force." Is today's military known as the 'Total Force?'"
[objective63]
True
False
3) The concept of "jointness" must be advanced through continual joint force development efforts. What does that statement imply? [objective64] Joint staff leaders do not endorse joint force development.
"Jointness" is not an automatic service state of being.
Service members naturally embrace "jointness."
Joint force development is a "one time" occurrence in one's career.
4) A thorough understanding of the is essential to mission command.
[objective65]
situation commander's intent chain of command
risks
5) There are eight distinct domains within the Total Force Fitness (TFF)
Program. fitness refers to the ability to perform mission-specific duties
in any environment. [objective71] [Remediation Accessed :N] Physical
Behavioral
Social
Environmental
6) With increasing rank comes increasing .
[objective67] risks compensation stress responsibility
7) Which hostile environment often presents complex emotional and ethical dilemmas? [objective68] major combat operations humanitarian assistance operations support for civil authorities irregular warfare environment
8) Ethical conduct in the procurement process is particularly important to ensure fair and competitive in-theater acquisition efforts and ensure these processes do not have a negative impact on the JFC's mission. Problems affecting any aspect of the acquisition process can affect timely provision of support to the commander and in some cases negatively impact the civil- military aspects of the operation or campaign. [objective69]
True
False
9) Many external factors impact the psychological health of individuals. The culture of the military and its expectations and the cycles require frequent change and adjustment. [objective70] promotion deployment/redeployment
10) Successful teamwork in the joint environment requires trust, confidence,
. [objective66] cooperation clear rules of engagement time to develop close supervision
Module 4 - Introduction to Joint Fundamentals Post Test
contains 12 Questions
1) Select the answer that matches the following definition. This purpose of joint operations is to project power in areas in which access and freedom
to operate are challenged. [objective72]
Provide a stabilizing
presence
Deter and defeat
aggression
Project power despite anti-access/area denial
challenges
Maintain a safe, secure, and effective nuclear
deterrent
4) The purpose of a(n) action is to place the enemy in a position of disadvantage through the flexible application of combat power. [objective75]
objective
offensive
maneuver
mass
5) These four broad areas can be integrated and adapted to satisfy a commander's requirements in a joint operation: [objective76] [Remediation Accessed :N]
political, military, infrastructure and information
diplomatic, information, military, and economic
military engagement, large- scale combat, security, and relief and
reconstruction
military, economic, social, infrastructure
6) Some services have an emphasis that vacillates between combat, law enforcement, and safety patrols. This demonstrates which key element to
remember when working with other services? [objective83]
size and capacity vs. speed and flexibility
static vs. dynamic mission sets
centralized vs. decentralized approach
base-centric vs. ship-centric
7) The prescribe the chain of command within their Combatant
Commands (CCMDs) and designate the appropriate command authority to be exercised by subordinate commanders. [objective78]
Combatant Commanders
Functional Combatant Commanders
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Secretaries of the Military Departments
8) The is the principal military advisor to the President, the SecDef,
National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council. [objective79]
Secretary of the Army
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Inspector General of the DoD
JCS Vice Chairman
9) Select the answer that matches the following definition. This type of command is composed of significant assigned components of two or more Military Departments. [objective80]
Joint Task Force
Subordinate Unified Command
Specified Combatant Command
Unified Combatant Command
10) The system provides many things, including the means by which the President and the SecDef can receive warnings and intelligence so that
accurate and timely decisions can be made. [objective81]
National Military Command
Joint Force Commander's Communication
Defense Continuity
Nuclear Command and Control
11) The Marine Corps, while also steeped in tradition and focused on the individual Marine, prides itself on its quick responsiveness and its minimal non-combatant infrastructure. This dynamic is which of the key elements to remember when working with other services? [objective82]
Static vs. dynamic mission sets
Size and capacity vs. speed and flexibility
Centralized vs. decentralized approach
Base-centric vs. ship-centric
12) encompasses the exercise of authority, responsibility, and direction by a commander over assigned and attached forces to accomplish the
mission. [objective77]
Command and control
Movement and maneuver
Intelligence
Synergy
Module 5 - Joint Intelligence Post Test
contains 19 Questions
1) Automation technology can be used to reduce the burden of sorting through large amounts of to enable an analyst to correlate various
sets of to make an assessment. [objective84]
data,
information
intelligence,
data
information,
intelligence data,
intelligence
2) Joint intelligence planning supports joint operation planning and may result in the production of what three products? [objective102]
Contingency Plan
National Intelligence Support Plan
Annex B: Intelligence
Dynamic Threat Assessment
3) Analysis is a synthesis of quantitative analysis and qualitative judgment and therefore rarely subject to competing interpretations. [objective86]
True
False
4) Which of the following are tasks that the J2 performs? (Select all that apply.) [objective87] [Remediation Accessed :N]
Ensures that critical intelligence is disseminated appropriately in a
timely manner to the joint force commanders (JFCs), staff, and components Produces threat assessments on a continuing basis to help the
commander create or exploit opportunities to accomplish friendly force objectives
Assesses the characteristics of the adversary's decision-making process
and identifies weaknesses that may be exploited
Analyzes the adversary and other relevant aspects of the operational
environment
5) Commanders use intelligence to . (Select all that apply.)
[objective88]
visualize and understand all dimensions of the OE
understand adversary capabilities and intentions
support a predictive estimation of the situation
6) During this activity in the joint intelligence process raw data is converted into forms that can be readily used by commanders, decision makers at all
levels, intelligence analysts, and other consumers. [objective89]
Collection
Dissemination and Integration
Processing and Exploitation
Analysis and Production
7) Which of the following are true when forming priority intelligence requirements? (Select all that apply.) [objective90]
PIRs are any subject for which there is a need to collect information or
produce intelligence.
Staff must be aware of intelligence requirements of higher, adjacent,
subordinate and supporting elements.
The JFC's PIRs should prioritize the most urgent intelligence
requirements.
8) Which of the following must collection managers continuously monitor the results of? (Select all that apply.) [objective91] [Remediation Accessed :N]
Diversity and availability of intelligence dissemination paths
Effectiveness of meeting collection requirements to address the JFC's
evaluation and feedback portion of the intelligence process
Processing and exploitation and production capacity
Available collection assets
9) Dissemination of information can sometimes be defined by a strategy called "push and pull". Pull .
involves direct electronic access to databases, intelligence files, or other
repositories by intelligence organizations at all levels refers to validating information from multiple sources
allows the higher echelons to move intelligence down to satisfy existing
lower echelon requirements or to relay other relevant information to the lower level
indicates information that is pulled from raw data that cannot be
validated
10) This intelligence product category involves the integration of time- sensitive, all-source intelligence and information into concise, objective
reporting on the current situation in a particular area. [objective93]
Identity Intelligence
Estimative Intelligence
Current Intelligence
Target Intelligence
11) This intelligence product category results from the fusion of identity attributes and other information and intelligence associated with those
attributes collected across all intelligence disciplines. [objective94]
Warning Intelligence
Identity Intelligence
General Military Intelligence
Target Intelligence
12) What level of intelligence supports joint operations across the range of military operations in an area of responsibility and determines the current and future capabilities of adversaries that could affect the national security and U.S. or allied interests? [objective95]
Force strategic
Operational
National strategic
Theater strategic
13) An intelligence estimate of the enemy campaign lines of operation based on intelligence reporting of an extremist group's use of safe houses and the local population for logistical support is an example of what level of intelligence? [objective96] [Remediation Accessed :N]
Theater strategic
Human
Tactical
Operational
14) When considering the principle of synchronization, the most common error that impacts the J2, J3, and J5 is the failure to build sufficient lead time
for intelligence production. [objective97] [Remediation Accessed :N]
False
True
15) Match each intelligence description to its product category.
[objective98]
a)
Vulnerable to incomplete information and adversary deception, but should never be avoided because it helps JFCs determine enemy intentions and capabilities.
b)
Results in a finished intelligence product that provides the most accurate and complete picture possible of what is known about an activity.
c)
Requires that all intelligence sources and methods be applied in concert with the operations plan and operations order.
d)
Relies on unhindered access to and sharing of all relevant information and can take many forms such as competitive analysis, brain storming, and federation.
Synchronization
c
Prediction
a
Fusion
b
Collaboration
d
16) A key function of the J2 is to integrate outside stakeholders into intelligence planning and operations. The J2 can support the Joint Force Commander by integrating . [objective99]
nongovernmental organizations
interested UN countries
state and local militias
partner nation intelligence capabilities and assessments
17) Which of the following non-DoD intelligence communities supports
HUMINT collection, all source analysis, and political, economic, and biographic intelligence? [objective100]
Department of State (DOS) Bureau of Intelligence and Research
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Department of Energy (DOE)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) [Show Less]