Air power Fundamentals

Question 1

AAR

Answer 1

Air to air refueling

Question 2

AI

Answer 2

Air intradiction

Question 3

CAS

Answer 3

Close Air support

Question 4

DCA

Answer 4

Defensive counter Air

Question 5

OCA

Answer 5

Offensive counter Air

Question 6

SEAD

Answer 6

Suppress enemy air defense

Question 7

DEAD

Answer 7

Destruction of enemy air defense

Question 8

TST

Answer 8

Time sensitive Targeting

Question 9

TAC C2

Answer 9

Tactical command and control

Question 10

SU

Answer 10

Supported Unit

Question 11

JTAC

Answer 11

Joint Terminal Attack controller

Question 12

BDA

Answer 12

Battle damage assessment

Question 13

CDE

Answer 13

Collateral damage estimate

Question 14

PID

Answer 14

Positive Identification

Question 15

ROE

Answer 15

Rules of engagement

Question 16

J2

Answer 16

Joint Intelligence and security

Question 17

A6

Answer 17

Air communications and IT

Question 18

JFAC

Answer 18

Joint force air component

Question 19

ACC

Answer 19

Air component Commander

Question 20

CAOC

Answer 20

Combined Air operations center

Question 21

CPD

Answer 21

Combat plans division

Question 22

COD

Answer 22

Combat operations division

Question 23

ISRD

Answer 23

Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance division

Question 24

Documentation Products

What comes under ‘who and What?’

Answer 24

AOD (Air ops directive)
ATO (air tasking order)
MTO (mission type order)

Question 25

AOD

Answer 25

Air ops directive

Question 26

ATO

Answer 26

Air tasking order

Question 27

MTO

Answer 27

Mission type order

Question 28

What comes under ‘where’ ?

Answer 28

ACP. (Airspace control plan)
ACO (airspace control order)
ACM (airspace control means)

Question 29

ACP

Answer 29

Airspace control Plan

Question 30

ACO

Answer 30

Airspace control order

Question 31

ACM

Answer 31

Airspace control means

Question 32

What comes under ‘how’?

Answer 32

SPINS (special instructions)

Question 33

Spins

Answer 33

Special instructions

Question 34

AOR

Answer 34

Area of responsibility

Question 35

ROZ

Answer 35

Restricted operations Zone

Question 36

HIDACZ

Answer 36

High density aircraft control zone

Question 37

What is BULLSEYE

Answer 37

Reference point in which a position of an object can be referred to be bearing and range

Question 38

How many keypads are in a killbox?

Answer 38

9

Question 39

What are ROZ, HIDACZ and AOI examples of?

Answer 39

ACM (airspace control means)

Question 40

What is the difference between CPD and COD?

Answer 40

CPD write the documents for COD to go and operate on

Question 41

Name some mission Types

Answer 41

AI 
AAR
DEAD
SEAD
CAS
OCA
DCA

Question 42

What do COD Do?

Answer 42

Exercise tactical control over assets allocated by JFAC in execution phase

Question 43

What do ISRD do?

Answer 43

Provides JFAC with actionable and predictive Intelligence

Question 44

How far is 1nm?

Answer 44

1 minute of Latitude (meridian arc)

Question 45

Give an Example of CGRS code

Answer 45

7F9SW

Number and letter, number, South west etc

Question 46

What is CGRS split into?

Answer 46

Killbox 30’ x 30”
Keypad 10’ X 10’
Quadrants 5’ x 5’

Question 47

What do spins provide?

Answer 47

Special instructions that apply for longer than the time stated in the ATO

Question 48

How long is the air tasking cycle?

Answer 48

72 hours

Question 49

Why doesn’t TST operate within the air tasking cycle?

Answer 49

TST only operates as dynamic tasking outside the Air tasking cycle as it would otherwise take too long