The Armed Forces of the United States are not separate and independent parts of the government; rather, they compose one of the instruments of this.
What is National Policy?
100
The President, assisted by the CJCS through the SECDEF, establishes unified combatant commands for the performance of military missions. This person actually assigns military missions.
Who is the SECDEF?
100
This integer is an administrative level of command directly under a MAJCOM and is assigned subordinate units such as wings, groups, and squadrons.
What is a Numbered Air Force?
100
On the subject of MAJCOMs, the Air Force is organized functionally in the United States and this way overseas.
What is Geographically?
100
The President appoints the SECDEF with the advice and consent of this section of the Legislative branch.
What is the Senate?
200
Since the birth of the nation, policies and directives have been made by ivilians assigned to the military and to these branches of the government.
What are the Executive and Legislative branches?
200
This person deploys, directs, controls, and coordinates the action of the command's forces, conducts joint training exercises, and controls certain support functions.
Who is the Combatant Commander?
200
The Component Numbered Air Forces headquarters consists of an Air Force Forces (AFFOR) staff and this agency.
What is the Air Operations Center (AOC)?
200
MAJCOMs are interrelated and complementary, providing offensive, defensive, and support elements. Each MAJCOM is directly subordinate to this entity.
What is HQ USAF?
200
The operational chain of command runs from the President to the SECDEF to these commanders.
What are Combatant commanders?
300
Military leaders do not make national military policy decisions. Civilian leadership is a key concept in the military organization, beginning with this role of the President.
What is the Commander in Chief (CINC)?
300
This type of combatant command consists of forces from more than one military department.
What is Unified?
300
These are the different types of wings.
What are operational, air base, or specialized mission?
300
This MAJCOM's mission is to provide resilient and cost-effective Space and Cyberspace capabilities for the Joint Force and the Nation
What is Air Force Space Command (AFSPC)?
300
This agency assists the SECDEF in matters requiring a long-range view and in formulating broad defense policy.
What is the Armed Forces Policy Council?
400
This document establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the Armed Forces.
What is the U.S. Constitution?
400
This type of command consist of forces from more than one allied nation.
What is Combined?
400
This is the level of command directly below the wing.
What is a Group?
400
This major command, activated in August 2009, is headquartered at Barksdale AFB, Louisiana, and is responsible for the Nation's three ICBM wings, two B-52 wings, and the only B-2 wing.
What is Global Strike Command?
400
This person is the civilian head of the Department of Defense.
Who is the SECDEF?
500
As head of the executive branch, he is subject to the checks and balances system of these government agencies.
What are the Legislative and Judicial branches?
500
A unified combatant command has this type of mission and is composed of forces from two or more military departments.
What are Broad and Continuing?
500
This type of flight is usually part of a squadron and composed of elements that perform specific missions.
What is Functional?
500
The Air Force Personnel Center (AFPC) and the AFOSI are examples of this type of field unit.
What is Field Operating Agency?
500
The Department of Defense, which includes the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Joint Staff, and the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, was established by this law.