Introduction

Question 1

Command Structure NCA thru JFACC

Answer 1

NCA - President and the Secretary of Defense

JCS - SECDEF ADVISORS - ADVISES SERVICE SEC(e.g. SECAF)

UNIFIED COMMANDER - command of combat forces in any given area (NORTHCOM / PACOM)

JFC - The JFC controls all American forces, Army, Navy, Marine, and Air Force, in his or her theater of operations

The JFC will appoint subordinate commanders for land, sea, air, and special operations.

Question 2

Tenet One:

Answer 2

Centralized Control and Decentralized Execution​

The Air Force has evolved the Theater Air Control System (TACS) over many generations in order to hone this Tenet.

The TACS is comprised of the AOC, the CRC, AWACS, JSTARS, the ASOC, and TACPs.

Question 3

**Tenet Two: **

Answer 3

Flexibility and Versatility

TACS excels at on-the-spot changes

Question 4

Tenet Three

Answer 4

Synergistic Effects

Air Support Operations Center (ASOC). Coordinated attacks from the air and the surface can more easily overwhelm an adversary’s defense.

Question 5

Tenet Four:

Answer 5

Persistence

Question 6

Tenet Five

Answer 6

Concentration

TACS provides the communication channels required for team members to coordinate their actions

Question 7

Tenet Six:

Answer 7

Priority

Airpower is a finite resource—The TACS can keep focused on the JFACC’s priorities

Question 8

Tenet Seven:

Answer 8

Balance

The global nature of aerospace assets, as well as the responsibility for command and control, must reside in a commander who has a global perspective and the means to execute this responsibility.

Question 9

AOC

Answer 9

The JFACC’s front office

Question 10

JFACC

Answer 10

JFACC should also wear the hat of numbered air force (NAF) commander.