General Knowledge

Question 1

Security Cooperation

Answer 1

All DoD interactions with foreign security establishments to build security relationships that promote specific US interests, develop allied and partner nation military and security capability for self defense and multinational operations, and provide US forces with peacetime and contingency access to allied and partner nations

Question 2

JSCP

Answer 2

Joint Strategic Campaign Plan - 5-year global strategic plan, reviewed every two years, that operationalizes the NMS. It is the chairmans primary document to guide and direct the preparation, integration of joint campaign and contingency plans.

Directs 3 types of plans: GCP, FCP, CCP

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Question 3

NMS

Answer 3

National Military Strategy - T10 S.153 requires the chairman to review every even numbered year.

Central strategy document for the chairman, it translates policy guidance into joint force action, by providing an implementing framework of force employment, force design, and force development.

Question 4

GDAP

Answer 4

Guidance for Development of Allies and Partners - SecDef produces every 2 years.

Sets forth the foundational priorities and direction for achieving a coordinated strategic approach to align and focus the DoDs planning, resourcing, activities, and assessments regarding alliances and partnerships.

Question 5

CCP

Answer 5

Combatant Command Campaign Plan - are the primary plans throigh which CCMDs execute day to day campaigning. CCPs address theater objectives as well as objectives directed by GCPs and FCPs.

Question 6

FCP

Answer 6

Functional Campaign Plan - assigned to CCMDs for development. FCPs are plans written for global challenges that deal primarily with one function, service, activity or requirement.

Question 7

GCP

Answer 7

Global Campaign Plan - Address the most pressing trans-regional and multifunctional strategic challenges across all domains. Global in scope, focus integrating activities against specific problems.

Question 8

UCP

Answer 8

Presidents basic guidance to CCDRs, establishes broad missions and responsibilites, delineates phyiscal boundaries, and specifies CCDRs responsibilities

Question 9

JPP

Answer 9

Joint Planning Process - an orderly, analytical process that consists of a logical set of steps to analyze a mission, select the best course of action, ans produce a campaign or order.

JP 5-0 & DoD Dictionary

Question 10

SCO

Answer 10

Security Cooperation Organziation - DoD element that is part of the US diplomatic mission located in foreign country to carry out SA/SC management functions under supervision and coordinating authority SDO/DATT.

JP 3-20 & Section 515 of FAA (1961)

Question 11

SOCIUM

Answer 11

An activity life cycle management systen that plans, executes, monitors, and evaluates SC activities. This replaces G-TSCMIS.

Question 12

CSCS

Answer 12

Country Specific Security Cooperation Section - a section of the CCP in which the GCC articulates his/her intent to apply time, $, and effort through SC programs to further defense objectives or set the theater for contingencies.

DoDI 5132.03

Question 13

DoDI 5132.14

Answer 13

Assessment, Montioring, and Evaluation Policy for Security Cooperation

Question 14

Capability

Answer 14

Refers to PN ability to execute a given task.

JP 3-20

Question 15

IDAD

Answer 15

Internal Defense and Development - full range of meausres taken by a PN to promote its growth and protect itself from threats to its security.

JP 3-20

Question 16

Access

Answer 16

NSS requires operational access across the globe. Operational access promotes flexibility in defense posture, freedom of movement, supports freedom of action during operations.

Also includes information, intelligence, technology.

JP3-20

Question 17

Foreign Assistance Act

Answer 17

Origjnally passed in 1961, before that was the Mutual Security Act (1954).

Authorizing legislation for:
IMET - Intl. Military Education & Training
ESF - Economic Support Fund
PKO - Peace Keeping Operations
INCLE - Intl. Narcotics and Law Enforcmt.
NADR - Non-proliferation, Anti-Terrorism, Demining, and related

Question 18

Arms Control Export Act

Answer 18

Originally the Foreign Military Sales Act 1968, in 1976 name changed to ACEA.

Statuatory basis for;
FMS - Foreign Military Sales
DCS - Direct Commercial Dales
FMFP - Foreign Military Financing ProgrM

Question 19

Security Assistance

Answer 19

Group of programs authorized by the FAA (1961) and the ACEA (1976) and other statutes bu which the US provides defense articles, military training, and other related services by grant, lease, loan, credit or cash sales in furtherance of national priorities and objectives.

Those SA activities authorized by DoS, but administered by thr DoD (DSCA) are considered SA.

Question 20

COG

Answer 20

Center of Gravity - The source of power that provides moral or physical strength, freedom of action, or will to act.

JP 5-0 & DoD Dictionary

Question 21

Capacity

Answer 21

The ability of a PN to self-sustain and self-replicate a given capability.

JP 3-20

Question 22

SFA

Answer 22

Security Force Assistance - DoD acitivities thag support yhr development of the capabilities and capacity of foreign security forces.

JP 3-20

Question 23

JRS

Answer 23

Joint Regional Strategy - Developed by each DoS Regional Bureau with USAID.

• SWOT analysis to analyze OE
• OBJ developed with SMART criteria

Question 24

What are the generic functions of security forces?

Answer 24

Executing, Generating, Operating

JP 3-20

Question 25

JCA

Answer 25

Joint Capability Areas - collection of DoD like capabilities functionally grouped to support capability analysis and operational planning.

Tier 1 JCAs = Force Integration, Battle Space Awareness, Force Application, Logistics, C2, Communication and Computers, Protection, Corporate Management and Support

Question 26

CDCS

Answer 26

Country Development Cooperation Strategy- developed by USAID if they have development activities in a country.

Question 27

USAID Policy Framework

Answer 27

Provides USAID staff and partners worldwide with a clear sense of USAID core development priorities

Question 28

DPG

Answer 28

Defense Planning Guidance- issued by secDef provides guidance in the form of goals priorities, and objectives including fiscal constraints for development of program objective memorandums by thr MIlDEPs and Defense Agencies

Question 29

3 presidential documents provide direction to DoD

Answer 29

NSS, UCP, CPG

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Question 30

CPG

Answer 30

Campaign Planning Guidance- fulfills statuatory duty of the secDef to provide written guidance annually to the CJCSnfor contingency planning. The CPG focuses the guidance in the NSS and DPG, principal source for the JSCP

Question 31

DIB

Answer 31

Defense Institution Building- SC conducted to establish or reform capability and capacity of PN defense institution at the ministerial, department, military staff, and service HQ level.

JP 3-20

Question 32

CJCSI 3100.01E

Answer 32

Joint Strategy Planning System-the primary method by which the CJCS fulfills T10 responsibilities, maintains global perspective, leverages strategic opportunities, translates strategy into outcomes, and provides military advice to the SecDef and president.

Question 33

4 documents provide direction from SecDef to DoD and Joint Force

Answer 33

NDS, DPG, GDAP, Force Management Guidance

CJCSI 3100.01E