Briefings & Feedback
Ethics & Leadership
Airpower & Theorists
Joint Operations & Structure
Acronyms & Orders
100

What are the ABCs of briefing?

What is Accuracy, Brevity, and Clarity?

100

This ethical theory focuses on rules and doing the right thing regardless of the outcome, exemplified by Batman's "no-kill" rule.

What is Deontology?

100

This theorist is associated with the OODA loop, a decision-making tool to get inside an enemy's decision cycle.

Who is John Boyd?

100

This is the acronym for the national Instruments of Power.

What is DIME-FIL?

100

This operational scheme of maneuver is described as both proactive and reactive and relies on multi-skilled Airmen.

What is ACE (Agile Combat Employment)?

200

This systematic process for finding the real source of a problem involves asking "why" multiple times.

What is Root Cause Analysis (RCA)?

200

The LOWD model for ethical decision-making stands for Locate, Options, Weigh, and this.

What is Decide?

200

This is one of the five core functions of the Air Force and involves holding any target at risk anywhere in the world.

What is Global Precision Attack?

200

This person leads a Joint Task Force.

Who is the Joint Force Commander (JFC)?

200

This type of order is a preliminary notice that an order or action is to follow.

What is a WARNORD (Warning Order)?

300

What does the 'M' in the SMART goals acronym stand for?

What is Measurable?

300

These qualities, like Job Proficiency and Initiative, are used to objectively measure performance under the "Executing the Mission" category.

What are Airman Leadership Qualities (ALQs)?

300

This theorist developed the "Five Rings of Strategy" model for attacking an enemy's ability to wage war.

Who is John Warden?

300

This type of combatant command is defined by geography, such as INDOPACOM or EUCOM.

What is a Geographic Combatant Command (GCC)?

300

A five-paragraph order is this type of tool for writing orders.

What is a Format?

400

This is the identification and communication of what happened, why it happened, and how it can be done better.

What is a Debrief?

400

This outcome-based ethical framework focuses on maximizing the overall good for the most people.

What is Consequentialism?

400

There are seven of these, including Flexibility, Persistence, and Concentration.

What are the Tenets of Airpower?

400

This is the authority to organize and employ forces and assign tasks, which is delegated from the JFC to component commanders like the JFACC.

What is Operational Control (OPCON)?

400

This 24-month cycle includes the phases Reset, Prepare, Certify, and Available to Commit.

What is AFFORGEN (Air Force Generation)?

500

The four steps for giving high-quality feedback are: Micro-Yes, Data Point, Show Impact, and this final step.

What is End on a Question/Suggestion?

500

These competencies, such as "Developing Self" and "Developing Others," describe how to develop the force.

What are Airman Foundational Competencies (AFCs)?

500

This theory, attributed to Douhet, emphasizes gaining control of the air as the first priority.

What is Air Superiority?

500

This person is responsible for Administrative Control (ADCON) of Air Force personnel, including training and equipping.

Who is the Commander of Air Force Forces (COMAFFOR)?

500

This is the correct sequence of military orders: WARNORD, PLANORD, OPORD, and this dependent order for changes.

What is a FRAGORD (Fragmentary Order)?