Mil Orgs And Comms Flashcards
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What extends from the U.S. President, through the Secretary of Defense, through two distinct branches of command, and through each commander at every level in the branches of service? (4.1)
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Responsibility and authority
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What are the established levels of responsibility for command, control, and communication throughout a chain of command called? (4.1)
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Command authority
Note: Policies and directives are made by civilians assigned to the military and to the executive and legislative branches of the government.
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The various levels within the chain of command have different responsibilities and authority; however, each level in the chain is responsible for and accountable to whom? (4.1)
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Responsible for all lower levels and accountable to all higher levels
4
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What document establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the U.S. Armed Forces? (4.1)
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U.S. Constitution
5
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As Commander in Chief, the U.S. President has final command authority, however, as head of the executive branch, is the President subject to what? (4.1)
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Checks and balances system of the legislative and judicial branches
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By statute, the chain of command runs from the U.S. President, through the Secretary of Defense, then to whom? (4.1)
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Combatant Commanders
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For all forces not assigned to the Combatant Commanders, the chain of command runs from the U.S. President, through the Secretary of Defense, and then to whom? (4.1)
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Secretaries of the military departments
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When forces are assigned to the Combatant Commanders, administrative control over those forces typically flows through whom? (4.1)
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Their respective service branches
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A provision of what act permits the U.S. President to authorize communications through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, placing the Chairman in the communications chain of command? (4.1)
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The Public Law 99-433, Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986
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What is America’s largest government agency? (4.2)
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Department of Defense
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Whose mission is to provide military forces to deter war and protect the security of our country? (4.2)
A
Department of Defense
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Headquartered at the Pentagon, which offices are included in the Department of Defense? (4.2)
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- Office of the Secretary of Defense
- The Joint Chiefs of Staff
- The Joint Staff
- The Departments of the Army, Navy (including the Marine Corps), and Air Force (including the Space Force)
- Unified combatant commands
- Forces dedicated to combined commands, defense agencies, and field activities
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As the civilian head of the Department of Defense, to whom does the Secretary of Defense (SecDef) report directly? (4.2)
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The U.S. President
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The U.S. President appoints the Secretary of Defense (SecDef) with the advice and consent of whom? (4.2)
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The Senate
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Who serves as principal defense policy advisor to the U.S. President and is responsible for the formulation of general defense policy, policy related to all matters of direct and primary concern to the Department of Defense, and for the execution of approved policy? (4.2)
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Secretary of Defense (SecDef)
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Who exercises operational chain of command between the U.S. President and the Combatant Commanders? (4.2)
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Secretary of Defense (SecDef)
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Who, as a specific responsibility, provides written policy guidance for Department of Defense national security objectives and policies, military mission priorities, and projected levels for available resources? (4.2)
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Secretary of Defense (SecDef)
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Who provides the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with written policy guidance regarding contingency plans? (4.2)
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Secretary of Defense (SecDef)
Note: The Secretaries of the military departments and the Combatant Commanders are provided written guidelines to direct the effective detection and monitoring of all potential aerial and maritime threats to the national security of the United States.
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Who assists in matters requiring a long-range view, formulates broad defense policy, and advises the Secretary of Defense on policies, as requested? (4.2)
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The Armed Forces Policy Council
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Who are the members of the Armed Forces Policy Council? (4.2)
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- Secretary of Defense serving as the Chairman of the Council
- Deputy Secretary of Defense
- Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and USAF
- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
- Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
- Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
- Under Secretary of Defense for Policy
- Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology
- Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering
- Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment
- Service Chiefs
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What are the six Under Secretaries of Defense who assist the Secretary of Defense? (4.2)
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(1) Policy
(2) Comptroller
(3) Personnel and Readiness
(4) Acquisition and Sustainment
(5) Research and Engineering
(6) Intelligence
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How many Under Secretaries of Defense assist the Secretary of Defense? (4.2)
A
6
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Who assists members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in carrying out the assigned responsibilities of strategic direction, unified operation of combatant commands, and integration of all branches of the military into an efficient force? (4.3)
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The Joint Staff
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By law, the direction of the Joint Staff rests exclusively with whom? (4.3)
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Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)
Note: The Joint Staff consists of more than 1,500 military and civilian personnel, composed of approximately equal numbers of officers from the Army, Navy, USAF, and USSF.
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Through whom does the Chairman normally manage the Joint Staff? (4.3)
Director of the Joint Staff
Note: The Director is selected by the Chairman after consultation with other members of the Joint Chiefs and with the approval of the Secretary of Defense.
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What percentage of Joint Staff positions allocated to the Navy do the Marines account for? (4.3)
About 20 percent
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Who is appointed by the U.S. President, by and with advice and consent of the Senate, and holds the grade of General or Admiral? (4.3)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)
Note: The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff outranks all other officers of the U.S. Armed Forces but may not exercise military command over the Joint Chiefs of Staff or the U.S. Armed Forces.
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Who is the principal military advisor to the U.S. President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense? (4.3)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)
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To whom may the Secretary of Defense assign responsibility for overseeing the activities of the combatant commands? (4.3)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)
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Who presides over the Joint Chiefs of Staff and objectively provides recommendations and the views of the Joint Chiefs to the U.S. President, National Security Council, or the Secretary of Defense? (4.3)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)
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Who is appointed by the U.S. President, by and with advice and consent of the Senate, and is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? (4.3)
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (VCJCS)
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The Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff performs duties prescribed by the Chairman, with the approval of whom? (4.3)
Secretary of Defense (SecDef)
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Who cannot be from the same branch of service as the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), serves a tour of two years, and may be reappointed for two additional terms? (4.3)
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Note: When required, the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff assumes the role of Acting Chairman in the Chairman's absence.
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How long is the tour of the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (VCJCS)? (4.3)
Two years and may be reappointed for two additional terms
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Who is designated as the highest senior enlisted position in the U.S. Armed Forces? (4.3)
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
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Who is appointed to serve as an advisor to the Chairman and the Secretary of Defense on all matters involving Total Force integration, utilization, health of the force, and joint development for enlisted personnel? (4.3)
Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chairman
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Who serves as advisors to the President, Secretary of Defense, and the National Security Council? They are subject to the authority, direction, and control of the U.S. President and the Secretary of Defense. (4.3)
Members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Who provides the strategic direction of the U.S. Armed Forces, reviews major materiel and personnel requirements according to strategic and logistic requirements, and establishes joint doctrine? (4.3)
The Joint Chiefs
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Who is responsible for the assignment of logistic responsibilities to the military services, formulation of policies for joint training, and coordination of military education? (4.3)
Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Who comprises the Joint Chiefs of Staff? (4.3)
- Chairman
- Vice Chairman
- Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army
- Chief of Naval Operations
- Chief of Staff of the USAF
- Chief of Space Operations
- Commandant of the Marine Corps
- Chief of the National Guard Bureau
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Since combined commands are binational or multinational, to what must their missions and responsibilities (including command responsibilities) establish, assign, and conform? (4.6)
Binational and multinational agreements
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Normally, under what terms does a combined command operate? (4.6)
Terms of a treaty, alliance, or bilateral agreement between or among the nations concerned
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What type of commands are North American Aerospace Defense Command, Combined Forces Command Korea, and Allied Command Operations? (4.6)
Multinational commands
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Who establishes unified combatant commands for the performance of military missions? (4.7)
The U.S. President, assisted by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff through the Secretary of Defense
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Which commands have a broad, continuing mission composed of forces from two or more military departments? (4.7)
Unified combatant commands
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By whose authority can a force be transferred once assigned to a unified combatant command? (4.7
Secretary of Defense or under special procedures with approval of the U.S. President
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What is an unclassified executive branch document prepared by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff that assigns missions; planning, training, and operational responsibilities; and geographic areas of responsibilities to combatant commands? (4.7)
Unified Command Plan
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The Unified Command Plan has a significant impact on how combatant commands are organized, trained, and resourced, areas over which Congress has constitutional authority. How often is this plan reviewed and updated? (4.7)
Every two years
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Currently, how many combatant commands are there? (4.8)
11
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How are combatant commands organized? (4.8)
Geographically or functionally
Note: Six geographical and five functional
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Which combatant commands operate in clearly delineated areas of responsibility and have a distinctive regional military focus? (4.8)
Geographic combatant commands
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U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Central Command, U.S. European Command, U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, and U.S. Southern Command are examples of which unified combatant commands? (4.8)
Geographic
Note: Six geographical and five functional
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Which combatant commands operate world-wide across geographic boundaries and provide unique capabilities to geographic combatant commands and the services? (4.8)
Functional combatant commands
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U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Strategic Command, U.S. Cyber Command, U.S. Transportation Command, and U.S. Space Command are examples of which unified combatant commands? (4.8)
Functional
Note: Six geographical and five functional
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Which unified combatant command headquarters is located at Kelley Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany? It is responsible for military relations with African nations, the African Union, and African regional security organizations. (4.8)
United States Africa Command (USAFRICOM)
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Which unified combatant command headquarters is located at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida? It is responsible for operations in 20 countries that fall in the "central" area of the globe to include countries in the Middle East, parts of Northern Africa, and Central Asia. (4.8)
United States Central Command (USCENTCOM)
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Which unified combatant command headquarters is located at Patch Barracks, Stuttgart, Germany? It works closely with countries in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and other partner nations to address the security and defense needs of nations in Europe, parts of the Middle East, and Eurasia. (4.8)
United States European Command (USEUCOM)
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Which unified combatant command headquarters is located at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado? It operates in the area of responsibility encompassing the Continental United States, Alaska, Mexico, Canada, portions of the Caribbean, and surrounding waters. (4.8)
United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)
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Which unified combatant command is primarily responsible for civil support and homeland security? (4.8)
United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)
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Which unified combatant command headquarters is located at Camp H.M. Smith, Hawaii? It oversees an area of responsibility stretching from the western shores of the United States to the western border of India, and from Antarctica to the Aleutian Islands, encompassing 36 diverse nations. (4.8)
United States Indo-Pacific Command (USINDOPACOM)
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Which unified combatant command headquarters is located at Miami, Florida? It oversees an area of responsibility encompassing 31 nations in Latin America south of Mexico, Central and South America, and the Caribbean Sea. (4.8)
United States Southern Command (USSOUTHCOM)
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Which unified combatant headquarters is located at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida? It is responsible for planning and conducting special operations. (4.8)
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM)
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Which unified combatant headquarters is located at Offutt Air Force Base, Nebraska? It conducts global operations in partnership with other combatant commands, services, and U.S. Government agencies, to deter and detect strategic attacks against the United States. It is responsible for command of nuclear capabilities, space operations, global strike, joint electromagnetic spectrum operations, and global missile defense. (4.8)
United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)
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Which unified combatant headquarters is located at Fort Meade, Maryland? It is responsible for achieving and maintaining cyberspace superiority in alignment with the National Security Strategy and National Defense Strategy as a critical component of advancing national interests. (4.8)
United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM)
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Which unified combatant headquarters is located at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois? It provides the Department of Defense with an aggregate of transportation capabilities and assets. (4.8)
United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)
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Which combatant command conducts operations in, from and to space to deter conflict, and, if necessary, defeat aggression, deliver space combat power for the Joint/Combined Force and defend U.S. vital interests with allies and partners? (4.8)
United States Space Command
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Who, in accordance with direction of the Secretary of Defense, selects and assigns Air Force Forces to Air Force Service Component Commands, commanded by a Commander, Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR)?
(4.9)
Secretary of the Air Force
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What U.S. code provides specified duties, responsibilities, and legal obligations of the Department of the Air Force? (4.14)
Title 10 United States Code, Armed Forces
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What comprises the Department of the Air Force (DAF)? (4.14)
-The secretariat (including the Secretary of the Air Force and the Secretary’s principal staff)
-HAF and field units
-Headquarters Space Force
-Field units
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What three major entities comprise DAF? (4.14)
Secretariat; Air Staff; and Space Staff
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What are the component organizations within the USAF and Space Force called? (4.14)
Field units
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To achieve strategic, operational, and tactical objectives unhindered by time, distance, and geography, the Air Force employs six distinctive capabilities. What are they? (4.14)
(1) Air and Space Superiority
(2) Global Attack
(3) Rapid Global Mobility
(4) Precision Engagement
(5) Information Superiority
(6) Agile Combat Support
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In which agreement are the general and specific functions of the military branches outlined? (4.14)
The Key West Agreement
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Secretary of the Air Force is a civilian appointed by whom? (4.14)
The U.S. President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate
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The Secretary of the Air Force is the head of the Department of the Air Force and is subject to the authority, control, and direction of whom? (4.14)
Secretary of Defense
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Who is an USAF General Officer appointed for four years by the U.S. President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate? (4.15)
Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF)
Note: Chief of Staff of the Air Force is a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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Who is subject to the authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of the Air Force, and presides over the Air Staff? (4.15)
Chief of Staff of the Air Force (CSAF)
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Whose function is to assist the Secretary of the Air Force in carrying out his or her responsibilities? (4.15)
Air Staff
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How are Air Staff responsibilities organized? (4.15)
Based on function and identified with office symbol codes
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What are the USAF office symbol codes? (4.15)
A1 – Manpower, Personnel, and Services
A2 – Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance
A3 – Operations
A4 – Logistics, Engineering, and Force Protection
A5 – Plans and Requirements
A6 – Communications
A8 – Strategic Plans and Programs
A10 – Strategic Deterrence and Nuclear Integration (as designated by USAF)
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What are USAF subdivisions directly subordinate to a HAF functional manager? (4.15)
Field Operating Agencies (FOAs)
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What type of subdivision are the Air Force Personnel Center and Air Force Office of Special Investigations? (4.15)
Field Operating Agencies (FOAs)
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What are USAF subdivisions directly subordinate to the Chief of Staff of the Air Force called? (4.15)
Direct Reporting Units (DRUs)
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Who performs a mission that does not fit into any of the major commands but has many of the same administrative and organizational responsibilities? (4.15)
Direct Reporting Unit (DRU)
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What type of units are the Air Force District of Washington (AFD) and the USAF Academy? (4.15)
Direct Reporting Units (DRUs)
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Which direct reporting unit was reactivated in 2005 to address three broad objectives: (1) align the USAF command structure in the National Capital Region and abroad; (2) improve USAF support to the Joint Force Headquarters- National Capital Region; and (3) designate a single voice for USAF cross-service issues in the National Capital Region? (4.15)
Air Force District of Washington
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How are major commands (MAJCOMs) organized in the United States and overseas? (4.15)
Functionally in the United States and geographically overseas
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Who represents a major USAF subdivision having a specific portion of the USAF mission? (4.15)
Major command (MAJCOM)
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Each major command (MAJCOM) is directly subordinate to whom? (4.15)
Headquarters Air Force
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Major commands (MAJCOMs) are interrelated and complementary, providing offensive, defensive, and support elements. Which command consists (in whole or in part) of strategic, tactical, space, or defense forces, or of flying forces that directly support such forces? (4.15)
Operational command
Note: A support command may provide supplies, weapon systems, support systems, operational support equipment, combat material, maintenance, surface transportation, education and training, special services, and other supported organizations. (4.11)
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What are the two specialized types of major commands (MAJCOMs) within the Air Force MAJCOM structure? (4.11)
Lead MAJCOMs and Component MAJCOMs
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Which type of major command (MAJCOM) consolidates responsibilities for a particular function in a single MAJCOM, supporting the entire USAF, as applicable? (4.15)
Lead MAJCOM
Note: Air Education and Training Command is the Lead MAJCOM for education and training for the Air Force.
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Which major command (MAJCOM) is the type of MAJCOM that is the USAF Component to a unified combatant command? (4.15)
Component MAJCOM
Note: An example of a Component MAJCOM (C-MAJCOM) is Pacific Air Forces, the USAF Component to United States Indo-Pacific Command.
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Can a major command (MAJCOM) be both a Lead MAJCOM and a Component MAJCOM (C-MAJCOM)? (4.15)
YES
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Which command, activated as a MAJCOM on 1 June 1992 and is headquartered at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Virginia, is the primary provider of air combat forces to America's warfighting commanders? (4.15)
Air Combat Command (ACC)
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Whose mission is to support global implementation of the national security strategy by operating fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and electronic-combat aircraft? (4.15)
Air Combat Command (ACC)
Note: It also provides command, control, communications, and intelligence systems, conducts global information operations, and has responsibility for inland search and rescue operations in the 48 contiguous states.
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Which command, activated as a MAJCOM on 1 June 1992 and headquartered at Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, is the USAF Component to U.S. Transportation Command? (4.15)
Air Mobility Command (AMC)
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Whose mission is to provide global air mobility, the right effects, right place, right time? This 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. (4.15)
Air Mobility Command (AMC)
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Which command was activated as a MAJCOM on 3 August 1944 and is headquartered at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam, Hawaii? Its area of responsibility is home to 60 percent of the world's population in 36 nations across 52 percent of the Earth's surface. (4.15)
Pacific Air Forces (PACAF)
Note: The unique location of the strategic triangle (Hawaii-Guam-Alaska) gives our Nation persistent presence and options to project airpower from sovereign territory.
100
Which command, activated as a MAJCOM on 20 April 2012 and headquartered at Ramstein Air Base, Germany, is a combined organization that provides two separate combatant commands? (4.15)
United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA)
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Which command plans, conducts, controls, coordinates, and supports air and space operations in Europe, parts of Asia, and all of Africa with the exception of Egypt, to achieve United States and North Atlantic Treaty Organization objectives? (4.15)
United States Air Forces in Europe and Air Forces Africa (USAFE-AFAFRICA)
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Which command was activated as a MAJCOM on 1 July 1993 and is headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph, Texas? Its mission is to recruit, train, and educate Airmen to deliver airpower for America. (4.15)
Air Education and Training Command (AETC)
Note: Air Education and Training Command's (AETC's) training mission makes it the first command to touch the lives of nearly every USAF member.
103
Which command was activated as a MAJCOM on 1 July 1992 and is headquartered at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio? Its mission is to equip the USAF for world-dominant airpower. (4.15)
Air Force Material Command (AFMC)
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Which command was activated as a MAJCOM on 22 May 1990 and is headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Florida? Its mission is to provide our Nation's specialized airpower, capable across the spectrum of conflict: any place, anytime, anywhere. (4.15)
Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC)
Note: AFSOC provides highly trained, rapidly deployable Airmen for global special operations missions ranging from precision application of firepower to infiltration, exfiltration, resupply, and refueling of operational elements for worldwide deployment and assignment to regional unified commands.
105
Which warfare center, headquartered at Hurlburt Field, Florida, organizes, trains, educates, and equips forces to conduct special operations missions? It leads MAJCOM irregular warfare activities; executes special operations test and evaluation and lessons learned programs; and develops doctrine, tactics, techniques, and procedures for Air Force special operations missions. (4.15)
Air Force Special Operations Air Warfare Center
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Which command was activated as a MAJCOM on 7 August 2009, is headquartered at Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, and is one of two USAF Service Components of U.S. Strategic Command? Its mission is to provide strategic deterrence, global strike, and combat support: anytime, anywhere. (4.15)
Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC)
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Which command is responsible for the Nation's three intercontinental ballistic missile wings, the USAF's entire bomber force, the Long-Range Strike Bomber Program? It is also responsible for operational and maintenance support to organizations within the nuclear enterprise. (4.15)
Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC)
108
Which command is the guardian of the most powerful weapons on the planet and is the force provider for two legs of the nuclear triad? (4.15)
Air Force Global Strike Command (AFGSC)
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Which command was activated as a MAJCOM on 17 February 1997, and is headquartered at Robins Air Force Base, Georgia? Its mission is to provide combat-ready forces to fly, fight, and win. (4.15)
Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)
Note: AFRC provides the USAF approximately 20 percent of the Total Force for about 5 percent of the manpower budget.
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Which command commander is responsible for organizing, training, and equipping all USAF Reserve units? (4.15)
Air Force Reserve Command (AFRC)
111
Which command is an administrative level directly under a major command (MAJCOM)? (4.16)
Numbered Air Force
112
Which command provides intermediate level operational leadership and supervision? They do not have complete functional staffs. (4.16)
Numbered Air Forces
Note: A Numbered Air Force (NAF) is assigned subordinate units, such as wings, groups, and squadrons.
113
In which command does the number of personnel assigned vary, not to exceed 99 manpower authorizations without an approved waiver? (4.16)
Non-component Numbered Air Forces (NAFs)
114
Which command is nicknamed "warfighting headquarters" and structured to perform an operational and warfighting mission in support of a Joint Force Commander? (4.16)
A Component Numbered Air Force
(C-NAF)
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What are the primary operational-level warfighting component commands? (4.16)
The 10 Component Numbered Air Forces (C-NAFs)
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The Component Numbered Air Force (C-NAF) headquarters normally consists of an Air Force forces staff and an assigned air and space operations center or operations center. To whom are they dedicated to supporting across the full range of military operations? (4.16)
Unified combatant commander and subordinate Joint Force Commanders
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Which commander, assigned as the Commander of Air Force Forces to a geographic combatant command, will normally also be designated as the theater Joint Force Air Component Commander. (4.16)
Component Numbered Air Force (C-NAF) commander
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Which command is a level of command below the Numbered Air Force and has a distinct mission with significant scope? (4.16)
Wing
Note: A wing is responsible for maintaining the installation and may have several squadrons in more than one dependent group.
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What are the different types of wings? (4.16)
Operational, air base, or specialized mission
120
What is the minimum adjusted population of wings? (4.16)
At least 1,000
121
Which wing is one that has an operations group and related operational mission activity assigned? (4.16)
Operational wing
Note: When an operational wing performs the primary mission of the base, it usually maintains and operates the base.
122
When an operational wing is a tenant unit, who typically provides base and logistics support? (4.16)
The host command
123
Which type of wing performs a support function rather than an operational mission? This type of wing maintains and operates a base. (4.16)
Air base wing
Note: An air base wing often provides functional support to a MAJCOM headquarters. (4.12)
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Which type of wing performs a specialized mission and usually does not have aircraft or missiles assigned? (4.16)
Specialized mission wing
Note: Intelligence wings and training wings are examples.
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Which command is a level of command below the wing? (4.16)
Group
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Which group (unit) is a mission, logistics, support, medical, or large functional unit, such as a civil engineer group. (4.16)
Dependent group
127
Which group (unit) has the same functions and responsibilities as a like-type wing, but its scope and size do not warrant wing-level designation? (4.16)
Independent group
128
What is the minimum adjusted population of groups? (4.16)
At least 400
129
Which unit is the basic unit, the nuclei, and the basic building block of the USAF? (4.16)
Squadron
130
What are the two types of squadrons? (4.12)
Mission units and functional units
131
What is the minimum adjusted population of a squadron? (4.16)
At least 35
132
If internal subdivision within a squadron is required, what type of flights may be established? (4.16)
Numbered/named, alpha, or functional flights
133
Which flight primarily incorporates smaller elements into an organized unit? (4.16)
Numbered or named flight
134
Which flights are part of a squadron (usually a mission squadron) and are composed of several elements that perform identical missions? (4.16)
Alpha flights
135
Which flights are usually part of a squadron and are composed of elements that perform specific missions? (4.16)
Functional flights
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What are subdivisions of flights? (4.16)
Elements
Note: Typically, flights are broken into three or four evenly distributed elements, when necessary.
