Organization Flashcards
This establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the Armed Forces
The U.S. Constitution
The DOD’s Function
Maintain and employ Armed Forces
Civilian head of the DoD
Secretary of Defense
His guidance includes national security objectives and policies, military mission priorities, and the resource levels projected for availability. Also provides CJCS with policy guidance to prepare & review contingency plans.
SECDEF
Assist in matters requiring a long range view and in formulating broad defense policy
The Armed Forces Policy Council
The Armed Forces Policy Council consists of:
SECDEF, Deputy SECDEF, Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and AF, CJCS, Under secretaries of Defense, Deputy Under secretary of Defense, and four service chiefs
Five under secretaries of defense
Policy, Comptroller, Personnel and Readiness, Acquisition Technology and Logistics, and Intelligence
Holds the grade of General or Admiral and outranks all other officers but can not exercise military command over JCS. Principal military advisor to POTUS
CJCS
This provision permits the President to communicate through the CJCS
Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986
Provide strategic direction of the forces, responsible for assignment of logistic responsibilities, formulation of policies for joint training & coordination of military education
JCS
Members of the JCS consist of CJCS and
Vice chairman JCS, CS, CSA, CNO, CSAF, and CMC
Assist the JCS
Joint Staff
Deploys, directs, controls, and coordinates the action of the command’s forces, conducts joint training exercises
Combatant Commander
Based on a geographical and functional basis
Unified Commands
Consist of forces from more tha one allied nation, operates under a treaty, alliance, or bilateral agreement
Combined Commands
Responsible for providing efficiently organized, trained, and equipped ready forces to Combatant commanders. Assist the SECDEF in managing administrative, training, and logistic functions of the military departments
Service Secretaries
The traditional roles and mission of each branch of service are referred to as
Functions
The SECDEF and JCS established the functions of each branch in the
Key West Agreement
The general functions of the Armed Forces are?
Support and defend US Constitution, Ensure security of the US, & Uphold and advance national policies
Civilian Head of the Department of the AF, responsible for recruiting, organizing, supplying, equipping…personnel
SECAF
Presides over the Air Staff, general appointed for 4 years
Chief of Staff, USAF (CSAF)
When ANG units are not mobilized or under federal control, they report to who?
The governor of their respective state or territory.
They provide protection of life and property, and preserve peace, order and public safety.
Air National Guard
This is not a MAJCOM but is a very important component of the total force.
ANG
The senior HQ of the AF consists of two major entities
Secretariat and the Air Staff
The Department of the AF field units include:
MAJCOMs, Field operating agencies (FOA), and direct reporting units (DRU)
HQ at Langley, primary force provider of combat airpower to America’s warfighting commanders,
Air Combat Command ACC
HQ at Scott, provides global reach; mission is rapid, global mobility and sustainment for Armed Forces
Air Mobility Command AMC
HQ at Peterson, provides an integrated constellation of space and cyberspace capabilities,
Air Force Space Command AFSPC
HQ at Hickam, provides a ready airspace and info power to promote U.S. interest in the Asia-Pacific region during peacetime, crisis, and war.
Pacific Air Forces PACAF
HQ at Ramstein, directs air ops spanning 3 continents, covering 8 mil square miles, 1/8th worlds population, 1/4th worlds GDP
U.S. Air Forces in Europe USAFE
HQ at Randolph, develop airmen today for tomorrow,
Air Education and Training Command AFTC
HQ at Wright-Patterson, delivers war-winning expeditionary capabilities to the warfighter through development and transition of technology. cradle to grave
Air Force Materiel Command AFMC
HQ at Hurlburt Field, presents combat ready special ops to conduct and support global special ops missions
Air Force Special Operations Command AFSOC
HQ at Barksdale, responsible for nations 3 intercontinental ballistic missile wings, develops and provides combat ready forces for nuclear deterrence
Global Strike Command AFGSC
HQ at Robins, supports AF mission to defend the US through control and exploitation
Air Force Reserve Command AFRC
Subdividions of the AF directly subordinate to a HQ AF functional manager, performs field activities beyond the scope of MAJCOMs,
Field Operating Agency FOA
AF subdivisions directly subordinate to the CSAF, performs a mission that does not fit into any of the MAJCOMs, example = Academy
Direct Reporting Units DRU
Air Force Component Numbered Air Forces (CNAF), 13 of them, nicknamed warfighting HQ, are the ?
Primary operational-level warfighting and AF component commands.
The ____ commander will be prepared to assume responsibilities as the joint force air component commander for joint ops in AOR
Component Numbered Air Force (CNAF)
An administrative level of command directly under a MAJCOM, provide intermediate level operational leadership and supervision,
Numbered Air Force NAF
The level of command below the NAF and has a distinct mission with significant scope, maintains the installation,
Wing
The three different types of wings
Operational, Air Base, and Specialized mission
This wing has an operations group and related operational mission activity assigned. Capable of self support
Operational Wing
This wing performs a support function, maintains and operates the base, often provides functional support to a MAJCOM HQ
Air Base Wing
This wing is either a host or a tenant wing
Specialized mission wing
Level below the wing, tactical echelon with minimal staff support,
Group
The basic unit in the AF; mission unit & functional unit,
Squadron
Lowest level unit in AF
Numbered/Named Flight
This is not a unit and is not subject to unit reporting
Alpha Flight
Usually part of a sq. and composed of elements that perform specific missions, not subject to unit reporting
Functional Flight
The ANG and AFR form a significant part of our aerospace capability. Together they are called the
Air Reserve Component ARC
The president delegates authority to the ____ to carry out the powers of the president as governor of the district of columbia
Secretary of the Army
