Volume 1. Air Transportation Management Flashcards

1
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  1. When planning and scheduling work assignments and priorities, what must you do when you discover a piece of equipment is out of commission and it will affect your ability to perform the mission?
    a. Find out what is wrong with it, when it will be fixed, and notify your chain of command.
    b. Annotate the discrepancy on the shift log and verify when the equipment will be fixed
    c. Check your email and phone messages to see if it was fixed ahead of schedule
    d. Annotate the discrepancy in the shift log and verify the date it was turned in.
A

Find out what is wrong with it, when it will be fixed, and notify your chain of command.

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  1. Before you can prioritize your work assignments, you must review the shift

A. Schedule to determine when the aircraft and trucks will arrive.
B. Logs to determine when the aircraft and trucks will arrive.
C. Schedule to determine when the aircraft and trucks will arrive.
D. Logs to determine who is available to perform duties.

A

Schedule to determine when the aircraft and trucks will arrive.

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  1. Which activity would you not do while giving a shift briefing?

A. Verify all personnel have all required safety equipment and documentation to perform their duties

b. Send a runner to request augmentation support for the day since you are short-manned
c. give a safety briefing, stressing anything that may apply to the day’s activities
d. Take roll, verify all appointments, and identify the daily or weekly goals

A

Send a runner to request augmentation support for the day since you are short-manned

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Which of the following is not a consideration when seeking to develop your subordinates?

A. Knowing your people and the work center’s current and future needs.

B. Communicating your expectations to the work crews.

C. Assigning them to the same duties every day.

D. Considering their safety and security.

A

Assigning them to the same duties every day.

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5
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  1. Within how many days for the last day of the month must the AMC Form 82, Monthly Station Traffic Handling Report, reach AMC?

A. 10

B. 20

C. 30

D. 45

A

B. 20

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  1. When you have had several aircraft in the month of July that are classified as “other” on the Air Mobility Command (AMC) Form 82, Monthly Station Traffic Handling Report, how do you report those aircraft?
A

Identify the aircraft by type and provide a complete listing of those aircraft in Section X.

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What is the source document used to gather aircraft handled by type information for section IV of the Air Mobility Command (AMC) Form 82?

A

AMC Form 85, Aircraft Handled by Type.

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Which organization establishes policy and administration of the Air Transportation Standardization Evaluation (ATSEV) program?

A

515/521 AMOW

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Who designates, in writing, a full-time Air Transportation Standardization Evaluation (ATSEV) manager and evaluators?

A

AP/AMS commander.

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10
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Which is not a principle of joint operations?

A

Strategy

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11
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Which is not a level of war?

A

Offensive

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Within which level(s) of war does the joint logistics environment exist?

A

Strategic, Operational and Tacticle

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The key organizations of joint logistics consist of Services, United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM), Joint Staff, and

A

Operational Contract Support.

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14
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Which core capability of joint logistics is considered the cornerstone of joint logistics and
supports movement of forces and equipment during deployment?

A

Deployment and distribution

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Which category of airlift provides continuous air movement from and to the continental United States (CONUS) and between different overseas locations and major operations or campaigns?

A

Strategic

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16
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How far in advance does Air Mobility Command (AMC) publish the monthly passenger and cargo schedules, respectively?

A

75 days and 15 days before the beginning of the operating month.

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17
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If a natural or man-made disaster develops, which type of planning process is used for these types of situations?

A

Contingency

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(005) If the United States is significantly threatened, the Joint Planning and Execution Community (JPEC) uses which type of planning processes in response to these types of
situations?

A

Crisis and contingency.

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(005) If a combatant commander perceives a threat, which type of plan is created to counter that perceived threat?

A

Operational plan (OPLAN).

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20
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Which type of plan’s extensive information can be quickly developed into an operation order (OPORD) when it is necessary to execute an operation?

A

Operational plan (OPLAN).

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21
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What is the objective of concept planning?

A

Develop sound operational and support concepts that can be rapidly expanded into an operation order (OPORD) if necessary.

22
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Which type of plan is an abbreviated format which will require extensive development before being converted into an operation plan (OPLAN) when it’s necessary for an operation?

A

Concept plan (CONPLAN).

23
Q

(005) How do base-level personnel receive important logistics requirements for contingency planning?

A

They are extracted from the Joint Strategic Planning System (JSPS) into United States Air Force plans.

24
Q

What is the primary system used by the Joint Chiefs of Staff for deliberate planning and providing military advice to the President and Secretary of Defense?

A

joint strategic planning system.

25
Q

What is the relationship between the time-phased force deployment data (TPFDD) and an operational plan (OPLAN)?

A

OPLAN outlines mission details; TPFDD prioritizes personnel and equipment specialties needed to deploy in support of the OPLAN.

26
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What is the Air Force’s war planning system that is used to interface with the Joint Operations Planning Execution System (JOPES) Automated Data Processing (ADP)?

A

Deliberate and Crisis Action Planning and Execution Segments (DCAPES).

27
Q

If you are assigned to the Deployment Control Center (DCC) as an air transportation function representative, you will be responsible for

A

monitoring and reporting delays of passenger and cargo processing using the Logistics Module
System.

28
Q

If you are assigned to the Air Passenger Terminal (APT), you are responsible for

A

manifesting passengers, building baggage pallets, and briefing, securing, and transporting passengers.

29
Q

If you are assigned to a deployment function in which you have no experience, which type of training should you receive?

A

Initial

30
Q

Of the following, which is not a purpose of the Status of Resources and Training System (SORTS)?

A

Ensure timeliness, accuracy, and validity of Air and Space Expeditionary reporting tool data.

31
Q

(007) If you are accomplishing Status of Resources and Training System (SORTS) reporting for your unit, you must submit the report every

A

30 days or when changes affect your unit’s overall category level (C-level).

32
Q

Which Air Force (AF) form (or approved facsimile) will you use to accomplish your unit’s Status of Resources and Training System (SORTS) designed operational capability (DOC) statement report?

A

AF Form 723.

33
Q

If your unit possesses the required resources and is trained to undertake many, but not all, of the wartime mission(s) for which it is organized or designed, which category level (C-level) will you report it as during Status of Resources and Training System (SORTS) reporting?

A

C-3

34
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If you are assigned as your unit’s Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF) reporting tool (ART) monitor, you must report timely and accurate unit type code (UTC) readiness and tasking status that is essential to

A

smooth AEF execution.

35
Q

If you are assigned as your unit’s Air and Space Expeditionary Force (AEF) reporting tool (ART) monitor, which action is not your responsibility?

A

Processing ART role requests from subordinate units.

36
Q

If you are performing duties as a unit deployment manager (UDM), who must you notify when mismatches exist between unit type code (UTC) authorizations and unit manpower document (UMD) authorizations?

A

MAJCOM FAM and both wing and MAJCOM manpower offices only.

37
Q

If your unit has deployment deficiencies that are beyond your unit’s ability to correct, as a unit deployment manager (UDM), you must report them to the major command (MAJCOM) functional area manager (FAM) to

A

request additional resource support or propose an adjustment to the designed operational capabilities (DOC) statement.

38
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What are the relationships between the expeditionary site survey process (ESSP) and the in-garrison expeditionary site plan (IGESP) and expeditionary site plan (ESP)?

A

ESSP gives planning committees a standard method for collecting, storing, and accessing site data used to make decisions about the IGESP/ESP.

39
Q

Which is not one of the three specific objectives within Part 2 of the in-garrison expeditionary site plan (IGESP) and expeditionary site plan (ESP)?

A

Appoints required changes with second-party functional area coordinators.

40
Q

What is the relationship between starter stocks and swing stocks?

A

Starter stocks are pre-positioned at or near the point of intended use; swing stocks are positioned to meet war reserve requirements for more than one contingency for more than one theater of operation.

41
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What is the primary purpose of support agreements?

A

Identify the specific support functions one party will perform for another.

42
Q

If you are assigned to an Air Force unit and your unit is providing a service to an Army unit, which type of support agreement is required?

A

Inter-service

43
Q

When developing agreements, a mutual understanding is developed into guidelines for the support required, resulting in which document?

A

Memorandum of agreement (MOA) or a memorandum of understanding (MOU).

44
Q

Augmentation support is usually not provided for

A

normal manpower shortfalls.

45
Q

(010) If SrA Williams has been identified as an augmentation support member, who will fund her training and required gear to perform her augmentation duties?

A

The unit using SrA Williams as an augmentee.

46
Q

A member who is assigned to a unit type code (UTC) is normally not assigned augmentation duties because

A

of being subject to deploy in support of an operations plan, taking priority over local augmentation requirements.

47
Q

Which product is the primary document reflecting positions authorized to accomplish the mission?

A

Unit manpower document (UMD).

48
Q

Manpower authorizations are also known as

A

Manpower authorizations are also known as

49
Q

A “1” under the Fiscal Year and Quarter column on the unit manpower document (UMD) indicates the

A

specified position is funded for that quarter.

50
Q

The primary mission of the Air Force Emergency Management Program is to save lives, minimize the loss of resources, and

A

sustain.

51
Q

The disaster response force is made up of the crisis action team, emergency operations center, and the

A

unit control center.