Chapter 3 - Air, Space, and Cyberpower

Question 1

Airpower can be applied from within, as well as across the domains of

Answer 1

• Air
• Space
• Cyberspace

Question 2

Can be described as that region above the earth’s surface in which aerodynamics generally govern the planning and conduct of military operations

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Air Domain

Question 3

Can be described as that region above the earth’s surface in which astrodynamics generally govern the planning and conduct of military operations

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Space Domain

Question 4

Is a 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

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Cyberspace Domain

Question 5

For the past 70 years, the Air Force has been breaking barriers as a member of the finest joint warfighting team on the planet, providing

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Global Vigilance, Global Reach, and Global Power for America

Question 6

In terms of _____________, Airmen have built a real-time global intelligence and command and control network that can find, fix, and finish the smallest of targets

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Global Vigilance

Question 7

In terms of ___________, the Air Force ranges the globe rapidly to respond to crises and deliver critical supplies and personnel to any location on the planet

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Global Reach

Question 8

In terms of ___________, the Air Force can strike an enemy on short notice anywhere in the world with American fighters, bombers, remotely piloted aircraft, and intercontinental ballistic missiles

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Global Power

Question 9

Is the ability to project military power or influence through the control and exploitation of air, space, and cyberspace to achieve strategic, operational, and tactical objectives

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Airpower

Question 10

Provides the versatile, wide-ranging means towards achieving national objectives with the ability to deter and respond immediately to crises anywhere in the world, while aligned with land and maritime power during operations against enemy forces, and when protecting and aiding friendly forces

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Airpower

Question 11

Is integrated in all joint operations, connecting operators and providing global coverage for missile warning and other threats around the clock

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Space

Question 12

The Air Force is responsible for ________________, providing the strategic deterrence underpinning national security, and aggressively moving forward to normalize space as a warfighting domain

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two-thirds of the nuclear triad

Question 13

Have partnered to chart a course for a resilient space enterprise by 2030, with the capabilities of deterring aggression within the space domain and, if necessary, prevailing in a conflict that extends into space

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The Air Force and the National Reconnaissance Office

Question 14

A domain characterized by the use of electronics and the electromagnetic spectrum to store, modify, and exchange data via networked systems and associated physical infrastructures

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Cyberspace

Question 15

(1) the “effectors” that encompass a broad range of signal-borne threats, analog and digital
(2) the “medium” that enables effectors to access the targets, wired and wireless, hardware and software
(3) the “targets” to include weapons and systems that use computers or networks

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Three Components to Cyberspace

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Four Axioms of Offensive Cyberpower

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• Misdirecting functionality
• Stealth access
• Exploiting vulnerabilities
• Superior human cognition

Question 17

The tenets of anti-tamper protection technologies seek to

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Reduce vulnerability by reducing the scope of protection and focusing on critical components in a system, making them harder to access

Question 18

How to identifying aircraft

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• Command/Mission
• Base Code
• Unit/Organization
• Serial (Tail) Number

Question 19

Is a circular disc often used as a national or historic symbol

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Roundel

Question 20

Originated the use of roundels on military aircraft during World War I, most often using colors of red, white, and blue as representative of their national flag

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The French Air Service

Question 21

Is an official Department of Defense recognized alpha- numeric symbol used to designate military defense aerospace vehicles categorized as aircraft, guided missiles, rockets, probes, boosters, and satellites

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Mission Design Series designator

Question 22

Describes the aerospace vehicle in two components, separated by a dash. The first component, comprised only of alpha characters, describes the mission of the vehicle. The second component, comprised of alpha- numeric characters, describes the design number and design series of the vehicle

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The Designator

Question 23

Status Prefix

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G - Permanently Grounded
J - Special Test (Temporary)
N - Special Test (Permanent) X - Experimental
Y - Prototype
Z - Planning

Question 24

Modified / Basic Mission

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A - Attack
B - Bomber
C - Cargo
F - Fighter
H - Search/Rescue K - Aerial Refueling L - Cold Weather
M - Multi-Mission O - Observation
P - Patrol
Q - Drone
R - Reconnaissance S - Antisubmarine
T - Trainer
U - Utility
V - Staff
W - Weather
X - Research

Question 25

Vehicle Type

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D - UAV Control Segment
G - Glider
H - Helicopter
S - Space Plane
V - VTOL/STOL
Z - Lighter-Than-Air