B. Levels of Command and Responsibility Flashcards
Which Air Staff office is identified with the A1 symbol code?
Manpower, Personnel and Services
Which Air Staff symbol code identifies the ISR office?
A2
Which Air Staff office is identified with the A3 symbol code?
Operations
Which Air Staff symbol code identifies the Logistics, Engineer and Force Protection office?
A4
Which Air Staff symbol code identifies as the Plans and Requirements office?
A5
Which Air Staff office is identified with the A6 symbol code?
Communications
Which Air Staff symbol code identifies Strategic Plans and Programs office?
A8
Which Air Staff office is identified with the A10 symbol code?
Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration (as designated by the Air Force)
__________ are USAF subdivisions directly subordinate to a HAF functional manager. Performs field activities beyond the scope of major commands.
Field Operating Agency
______ are USAF subdivisions directly subordinate to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force. Performs a mission that does not fit into any of the major commands, but has many of the same administrative and organizational responsibilities.
Direct Reporting Units
The activities are specialized or associated with a USAF-wide mission and do not include functions performed in management headquarters (such as Headquarters Air Mobility Command), unless specifically directed by a Department of Defense authority.
Field Operating Agencies (FOA)
Two examples of ______ are the Air Force District of Washington and the USAF Academy.
Direct Reporting Units
Two examples of ______ are the Air Force Personnel Center and the Air Force Office of Special Investigations.
Field Operating Agencies (FOA)
_____________ headquartered at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, is a DRU to HAF, reporting to the CSAF.___________ was reactivated in 2005 to address three broad objectives:
-align the USAF command structure in the National Capital Region (NCR) and abroad;
-improve USAF support to the Joint Force Headquarters-NCR (JFHQ-NCR); and
-designate a single voice for USAF cross-service issues in the NCR.
AFDW Air Force District of Washington
_____________ serves as the USAF Service Component for coordination purposes to JFHQ-NCR and the supporting command to the Defense Health Agency National Capital Region Medical Directorate.
AFDW
When the JFHQ-NCR transitions to the Joint Task Force NCR (JTF-NCR), the ______________ activates and becomes the USAF Service Component of JTF-NCR. When activated, the Commander of AFDW is dual-hatted as the Commander, ___________.
320th Air Expeditionary Wing (320 AEW)
_______________ delineates missions and clarifies assigned duties applicable to AFDW in both its worldwide USAF role and its JTF-NCR USAF Service Component role.
Air Force Mission Directive 13
Which Air Staff office is identified with the A7 symbol code
A7 - Installations and Mission Support
MAJCOM is directly subordinate to HAF and provides offensive, defensive and ________
support elements
An ________ consists (in whole or in part) of strategic, tactical, space, or defense forces, or of flying forces that directly support such forces.
operational command
A _____________ may provide supplies, weapon systems, support systems, operational support equipment, combat material, maintenance, surface transportation, education and training, special services, and other supported organizations.
support command
Within the USAF MAJCOM structure, there are two specialized types of MAJCOMs:
Lead MAJCOMs and Component MAJCOMs.
____________ is the type of MAJCOM that consolidates responsibilities for a particular function in a single MAJCOM, supporting the entire USAF, as applicable. For example, Air Education and Training Command is the ____________ for education and training for the USAF.
Lead MAJCOM
___________ is the type of MAJCOM that is the USAF Component to a unified combatant command. A ___________ is commanded by the Commander of Air Force Forces and includes supporting staff, one or more Component Numbered Air Forces (through which it presents its forces to the combatant commander), and all assigned and attached forces.
Component MAJCOM (C-MAJCOM)
A __________ can be both a Lead MAJCOM and a C-MAJCOM.
MAJCOM
The _____________ integrates, at the strategic level, component activities across all phases of conflict. An example of a ________ is Pacific Air Forces, the USAF Component to United States Pacific Command.
Component MAJCOM (C-MAJCOM)
Air Combat Command (ACC), was activated as a MAJCOM on ____________, and is headquartered at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia.
1 June 1992
______ is the primary provider of air combat forces to America’s warfighting commanders. ______ mission is to support global implementation of the national security strategy by operating fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and electronic-combat aircraft. It also provides command, control, communications, and intelligence systems, and conducts global information operations.
ACC
ACC also has responsibility for inland search and rescue operations in the ___ contiguous states. Overall, ACC operates more than 1,300 aircraft, 34 wings, 19 bases, and has more than 70 worldwide operating locations with _________ Total Force members.
48 contiguous states
1,300 aircraft, 34 wings, 19 bases
94,000 Total Force members.
_____ mission is to provide global air mobility, the right effects, right place, right time. The command plays a crucial role in providing humanitarian support at home and around the world, and provides airlift and aerial refueling for all U.S. Armed Forces.
Air Mobility Command (AMC)
Air Mobility Command (AMC) was activated as a MAJCOM on ________, is headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, and is the USAF Component to U.S. Transportation Command.
1 June 1992
AMC has one Numbered Air Force, 17 wings, two airlift groups, and one air base group. AMC has nearly _____________ Total Force members who make the command’s rapid global mobility operations possible.
133,700 Total Force members
Many special duty and operational support aircraft and stateside aeromedical evacuation missions are assigned to _____. This rapid, flexible, and responsive force promotes stability in regions by keeping America’s capability and character highly visible.
Air Mobility Command (AMC)
