Set A Vol 2

Question 1

a cognitive shortcut that helps us organize and interpret the vast amount of information that exists in our environment

Answer 1

schema

Question 2

groups of people living within a larger society who share cultural values, beliefs and behaviors that are different from the macro-culture/rest of society

Answer 2

micro-culture aka subculture

Question 3

the most powerful of cultures where a large number of people belong to a particular society

Answer 3

macro-culture

Question 4

3 cross cultural competence skills

Answer 4

1. communicate
2. negotiate
3. relate

Question 5

do this to avoid misunderstandings

Answer 5

communicate

Question 6

do this to overcome differences and resolve conflicts

Answer 6

negotiate

Question 7

do this w/ individuals from other cultures to work effectively

Answer 7

relate

Question 8

begin collecting data (OODA loop)

Answer 8

observe step

Question 9

compare what we see to our worldview/what is familiar (OODA loop)

Answer 9

orient step

Question 10

consider all courses of action/options (OODA loop)

Answer 10

decide step

Question 11

select course of action and reflect on outcome (OODA loop)

Answer 11

act step

Question 12

the tendency of viewing one’s own culture as superior to all other cultures

Answer 12

ethnocentrism

Question 13

organizes, trains, equips and deploys combat ready forces to support combatant commanders

Answer 13

Air Combat Command (ACC)

Question 14

proveds AF about 20% of its capability w/ only about 4% of the total AF budget, while spanning a wide variety of missions

Answer 14

Air Force Reserve Command (AETC)

Question 15

Administratively responsible for the AF’s individual mobilization augmentee program

Answer 15

Air Force Reserve Command (AETC)

Question 16

responsible to US Special Operations Command for readiness of AF special operations forces

Answer 16

Air Force Special Operations Command

Question 17

charged w/ overseeing various special operations commands of army, AF, navy, marines

Answer 17

USSOCOM

Question 18

promotes cooperation among nations, responds to crises and deters state/non-state aggression. Supports development to establish regional security/stability

Answer 18

USCENTCOM

Question 19

responsible for providing contingency planning, ops and security for Central/South America

Answer 19

USSOUTHCOM

Question 20

AF core functions (12)

Answer 20

1. Nuclear deterrence
2. air superiority
3. space superiority
4. cyberspace superiority
5. command and control
6. global integrated ISR
7. global precision attack
8. special operations
9. rapid global mobility
10. personnel recovery
11. agile combat support
12. building partnership

Question 21

Principles of War (9)

Answer 21

1. unity of command
2. objective
3. offensive
4. mass
5. maneuver
6. economy of force
7. security
8. suprise
9. simplicity

Question 22

Principles of Joint Operations (4)

Answer 22

1. restraint
2. perserverance
3. legitimacy
4. unity of effort

Question 23

when military operations slide along an imprecise scale of violence and scale of military involvement

Answer 23

Range of Military Operations

Question 24

extended, large-scale operation that USUALLY involves combat

Answer 24

major operation/campaign

Question 25

small- scale, limited duration operations (strikes, raids, peace enforcement) which MIGHT include combat

Answer 25

crisis response and limited contingency operations

Question 26

ongoing routine activities that establish, shape, maintain and refine relations w/ other nations, international organizations and domestic civil authorities

Answer 26

military engagement, security cooperation, and deterrence

Question 27

the application of engineering and management principles to protect nuclear weapons against the threats inherent in their environments within the constraints of operational effectiveness, time and cost

Answer 27

nuclear safety

Question 28

consists of key elements for program guidance, evaluation and safety for conduct of safe nulear weapon operations

Answer 28

DoD nuclear weapons system safety program

Question 29

the total spectrum of procedures, facilities, equipement and personnel employed to proved the protection of nuclear weapon systems

Answer 29

nuclear security

Question 30

involves both active and passive protective measures laid our by DoD

Answer 30

nuclear security

Question 31

two key components of nuclear reliability

Answer 31

1. nuclear weapon system reliability | 2. individual reliability

Question 32

maintained through exhaustive testing, inspection and maintenance program to guarantee weapons will work if ever called upon.

Answer 32

Nuclear weapon system reliability

Question 33

encompasses the personnel reliability program and two-person concept

Answer 33

individual reliability

Question 34

an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility/account for one's actions

Answer 34

accountability

Question 35

confomity in fulfilling official requirements

Answer 35

compliance