Joint Force Structure Flashcards
The legal basis and framework for a military establishment charged to_______?
Provide for the common defense
The constitution, Article 1 section 8
Congress will have the power to raise and support armies to declare war, make rules of capture ….
Article 2 section 2
The president is the commander in chief of the armed forces
The Joint Chief of Staff (JCS)traces back as far as?
WW2
American JCS consist of three men:?
Army Chief of Staff, the commanding general of the army air forces, the commander in chief of the US fleet and chief of Naval operations
National security act 1947 created
- national security counsel (NSC)
- national military establishment (NME)
- service secretaries
Unified and specified combatant command - legitimized JCS as permanent organization
Amendments to the national security act in 1949
Changed National Miltary Establishment to department of defense
Made secretary of defense the principal assistant to the president to all matters pertaining DoD
Goldwater-Nichols Act 1986
Designated the chairman as the principal military advisor
Transferred the corporate duties of JCS to the chairman
Specified the COC from the president to the secretary of defense to the combatant commanders
Home Land Security Act in 2002
Created DHS that consolidated various resources within a single department
What is title 10 responsibilities
Are the broad and enduring purposes for which the services were established by Congress in law.
What is functions?
Are specific responsibilities assigned by the President of Secretary of Defense to enable the services to fulfill their legally established roles.
What is missions?
Tasks assigned by the president or by secretary of defense and the presidents to the commanders of commandant commands. E.g “prepare a military Olán to to defend against
Marine Corps’ primary function?
Initial response force
Navy’s primary function?
Provide forward presence
Provides sealifts capability
Air force’s primary function
Attain and sustain air and space superiority
Coast guards primary function?
Authorized to assist the DOD in performance of any activity for which the coast guard is especially qualified.
Space force’s primary function?
Developing military space professionals
Acquiring military space system
Maturing military doctrine for space power
Organizing space forces to present to our commanders
“Joint” is defined as?
Activities, operations, organizations, etc., in which elements of two or more Military Departments established and so designated by the president, through the sec. Of def. And with the advice and assurance of the Chairman of JCS.
What is a Combatant Command?
A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander
What is a specified command?
Has a broad, continuing mission, NORMALLY FUNCTIONAL, and is established and so designated by the president through the sec of def. and assistance of the chairman of the JCS.
What is unified commands?
When a mission requires execution from two or more military departments and needing SINGLE STRATEGIC DIRECTION
The Unified Combatant Commands are divided in two types of command?
Geographic and functional commands
Geographic command
Respond as required militarily in accordance with the National Security Strategy in a specific region to help shape US policy
Functional command
Provides capabilities to the other combatants commanders
How many functional commands are there? What are they called?
Four
U.S Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)
US Special Operation Command (USSOCOM)
US Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)
US Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM)
Who assigns the AOR to the seven geographic commanders?
By the Sec. of Def through the Unified Command Plan
The seven geographic commands are?
- USNORTHCOM
- USEUCOM
- USSOUTHCOM
- USINDOPCOM
- USCENTCOM
- USAFRICOM
- USSPACECOM
NORTHCOM AOR
North America area, homeland defense
USEUCOM AOR?
Europe, Greenland, Russia
USSOUTHCOM AOR?
Caribeña, Central and South America
USINDOPCOM AOR?
ADOS, pacific, and Antártica participate
USCENTCOM AOR?
Egypt and southwest Asia
USAFRICOM
All of Africa with the exception of EYGPT
USSPACECOM
100KM above the earth’s surface and beyond
USSTRATCOM Responsibility
Controlling space
deterring attacks on the US and it’s Allies
launching & operating the satellites systems that support our forces world wide
If fail, directing the use of our strategic forces
USTRANSCOM Responsibility
Move material and people around the world.
It is the single manager for defense transportation
USSOCOM Responsibility
Provides combat ready SOF to other combatant commands
Exercises command of selected SO missions
Unique because it performs certain service like functions
USCYBERCOM
Actions to defend the DOD information network
Conduct full spectrum military cyberspace operations
Ensure cyberspace freedom of action for US/allies and deny it for adversaries
