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What executive department is responsible for the nation's defense force
The department of defense
NEW***The department of war
Who in the US has the power to raise and support armies and to declare war
The president and Congress
The central headquarters for the Department of Defense is located where
The Pentagon, Washington, DC
What does CONUS stand for in the military
Continental United States
What branches of the Army accomplishmissions of unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, strategic reconnaissance and counterterrorism
Special Forces
Who controls the Army National Guard during peace time
The governor of that state
Name the two components of the Army
The Army National Guard and the US Army Reserve
When was the US Air Force established
In 1947 with the Congressional National Security Act
What act officially designated state-organized militias as the National Guard?
The National Defense Act of 1916
Another name for the part time soldiers in the National Guard is
Citizen soldiers
What is the role of the secretary of defense /secretary of war and how is s/he appointed
The secretary is the principal defense policy advisor to the president and is appointed by the president but subject to senate approval
Who in the US military pioneered the use of helicopters, thereby revolutionizing battlefield tactical mobility and operations
The Marines
What document established the legal basis for the establishment of the Army and Air Force
The Constitution
The US Marine Corps is a component of what branch of the military
The Navy
The Infantry, Armor, Field Artillery, Air Defense Artillery, Aviation, and the Corps of Engineers are what six branches of the Army
Combat Arms
The US Coast Guard is under the jurisdiction of what department
Homeland Security Department
Where is the US Coast Guard Academy located
On the Thames River in New London, Connecticut
Where is the US Air Force Academy located
Colorado Springs, Colorado
What branches of the US Army are directly involved in the conduct of actual fighting
Combat Arms
Where is the US Military located
In New York, Hudson River
Where is the US Naval Academy located
Annapolis, Maryland
What Congressional act established the Department of Defense under the executive branch, placing the departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force subordinate to it?
The National Security Act Amendments of 1949
The executive department responsible for the nation's defense force is
Department of Defense (War)
What constitutes the collective body of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
The chairman; vice chairman;
chief of staff of the Army; chief of staff of the Air Force; and Commandant of the Marine Corps
What two entities in the US have the power and authority to raise and support armies and declare war
The President and Congress
What is the title of the Army's highest-ranking officer and what is this officer's job
Chief of Staff.
Sits on the Joint Chiefs of Staff and serves the Secretary of the Army
What branch of the military protects commercial fishing andprevents systematicdumping of plastics, sewage, and other wastes at sea
The Coast Guard
A flag flown at half-mast signifies what two things
A tribute to a deceased person or persons, or a signal of distress