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Who assigns command of National Guard and Reserve forces mobilized under Title 10 to combatant commands, subject to exceptions?
The Secretary of Defense.
Study guide p. 111
Who serves as military adviser to the NSC?
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Study guide p. 66
What near-term time horizon does the guide assign to CONOPS?
Now through seven years into the future.
Study guide p. 103
What is the mission of the Department of Defense as stated in the guide?
Provide military forces to deter war and protect the security of the country.
Study guide p. 77
Which joint publication is cited for Command and Control for Joint Air Operations?
JP 3-30.
Study guide p. 98
Which command provides combat airpower and operates fighter, bomber, reconnaissance, battle-management, and electronic-combat aircraft?
Air Combat Command or ACC.
Study guide p. 80
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Which documents are used for ATO instructions and guidelines?
- AF TTP 3-1: "AF TTPs for Orderly Operations"
- JP 3-30: "C2 for Joint Air Operations"
- JP 3-52: "Joint Doctrine for Airspace Control"
Study guide p. 98
Who issues the National Defense Strategy?
The Secretary of Defense.
Study guide p. 65
Which agency provides military intelligence to warfighters, defense policymakers, and force planners?
DIA.
Study guide p. 69 nice
Which organization rapidly disseminates maritime intelligence to strategic, operational, and tactical decision-makers?
Office of Naval Intelligence.
Study guide p. 71
This intelligence discipline "obtains information by or through the functions of investigations, collection and reporting, analysis, production, dissemination, and functional services."
What is Counterintelligence (CI)?
Study guide p. 82
Who chairs the NSC?
The President.
Study guide p. 66
What is the Air Tasking Cycle?
A systematic process to plan, coordinate, and execute air operations.
Study guide p. 103
To which three recipients do the JCS provide advice and recommendations?
The President, SECDEF, and the NSC.
Study guide p. 78
Which joint publication is cited for airspace control guidance?
JP 3-52.
Study guide p. 98
Which command provides strategic deterrence and global strike using ICBM and bomber forces?
Air Force Global Strike Command or AFGSC.
Study guide p. 80
Name three contextual factors considered during ATO mission analysis.
Operational environment, threat assessment, and overall mission priorities.
Study guide p. 96
Which U.S. Code title covers the organization and role of the armed forces?
Title 10.
Study guide p. 65
What does INSCOM stand for?
Intelligence and Security Command.
Study guide p. 71
Which Army organization conducts worldwide multidiscipline and all-source intelligence and security operations?
INSCOM.
Study guide p. 71
Name the five AFIC nations.
(Air Force Interoperability Council)
United States, Australia, Canada, United Kingdom, and New Zealand.
Study guide p. 113
This is the President's principal forum for national security and foreign policy matters requiring presidential decisions.
What is the NSC?
Study guide p. 66
What three functions does the ATC's structured framework support?
Resource allocation, mission assignment, and synchronization of air operations.
Study guide p. 103
What does USCS stand for?
United States Cryptologic System.
Study guide p. 79
Which Air Force tactics, techniques, and procedures series is cited alongside JP 3-30 and JP 3-52?
AFTTP 3-1.
Study guide p. 98
Which command researches, acquires, develops, tests, and maintains weapon systems?
Air Force Materiel Command or AFMC.
Study guide p. 80
Which ATO development stage analyzes mission requirements, objectives, and available assets?
Mission analysis.
Study guide p. 96
Who issues the National Security Strategy?
The President of the United States.
Study guide p. 65
Which agency provides overall direction and coordination for national intelligence collection outside the United States?
The CIA.
Study guide p. 68
Which service intelligence organization provides seamless, tailored, timely, mission-essential intelligence integrated into operational planning?
Marine Corps Intelligence.
Study guide p. 72
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What is the difference between OPELINT and TECHELINT?
(Operational ELINT)
(Technical ELINT)
OPELINT: "Concerned with operationally relevant info such as the, location, movement, employment, tactics, and activity, of foreign non-communication emitters and their associated weapon systems."
TECHELINT: "Concerned with the technical aspects of foreign non-communication emitters such as signal characteristics, modes, functions, associations, capabilities, limitations, vulnerabilities, and technology levels."
Study guide p.83
Which program's implementation does the DNI oversee and direct?
The National Intelligence Program.
Study guide p. 66
Which document provides guidance on airspace management?
Airspace Control Order.
Study guide p. 103
What organization assists the JCS with strategic direction, unified combatant command operations, and service integration?
The Joint Staff.
Study guide p. 79
Who typically prepares OPORDs in the guide?
Staff officers responsible for planning and coordinating the specific mission.
Study guide p. 100
Name AMC's four mission areas.
Airlift, air refueling, air mobility support, and aeromedical evacuation.
Study guide p. 80
Which ATO development stage establishes an integrated schedule for air assets?
Coordinating and scheduling.
Study guide p. 96
Which U.S. Code title contains federal criminal laws, including espionage, sabotage, and terrorism?
Title 18.
Study guide p. 65
DIA support includes military planning and operations plus what acquisition activity?
Weapon systems acquisition.
Study guide p. 69 nice
Which IC member has both intelligence and law enforcement responsibilities and is DOJ's principal investigative arm?
The FBI.
Study guide p. 74
What does MSOG stand for?
Multinational Strategy and Operations Group.
Study guide p. 113
Which Air Force staff office oversees and directs Air Force ISR activities?
Air Force A2.
Study guide p. 67
Which order is developed using the initial planning analysis in the ATC description?
The ATO.
Study guide p. 103
Why was CSS established?
To promote a full partnership between NSA and the armed forces' cryptologic components.
Study guide p. 79
Which three senior leadership groups are listed as typical OPLAN users?
Combatant commanders, joint task force commanders, and Air Force component commanders.
Study guide p. 100
Which command's stated mission is to provide combat-ready forces to fly, fight, and win?
Air Force Reserve Command or AFRC.
Study guide p. 80
Name four resource types allocated in the tasking and allocation stage.
Aircraft, weapon systems, support elements, and intelligence resources.
Study guide p. 96
Which strategy outlines how DoD will execute the National Security Strategy?
The National Defense Strategy or NDS.
Study guide p. 65
Which numbered Air Force integrates multisource ISR, cyber warfare, electronic warfare, and information operations?
16th Air Force or Air Forces Cyber.
Study guide p. 72
Which agency enforces U.S. controlled substance laws and regulations?
DEA.
Study guide p. 75
What are the AF ISR Core Tenets?
- ISR is indivisible
- ISR is domain neutral focused on capabilities and effects, not platforms.
- ISR is operations (not solely support to operations.)
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Combatant Commands.
How many?
What are they?
USCYBERCOM, USSOCOM, USSTRATCOM, USTRANSCOM, USSPACECOM
Geographic COCOMs: USAFRICOM, USCENTCOM, USEUCOM, USNORTHCOM, INDOPACOM, USSOUTHCOM
Study guide p. 105 - 110
A commander states the mission goal but leaves the method to the receiving unit. What kind of order is this?
A mission type order.
Study guide p. 103
Which intelligence discipline is collected, processed, analyzed, produced, and disseminated by USCS entities?
SIGINT.
Study guide p. 79
Which three subordinate unit types are named as OPORD users?
Wings, groups, and squadrons.
Study guide p. 101
Name three training or education areas provided by AETC.
Any three: basic military training; initial technical training; advanced technical training; flying training; professional military education; degree-granting education.
Study guide p. 80
Name four activities included in ATO scheduling.
Sorties, refueling, maintenance, and logistical support.
Study guide p. 96
Which U.S. Code title covers national defense, intelligence activities, national security, and war powers?
Title 50.
Study guide p. 65
Which two product and service areas does the NSA cryptology mission encompass in the guide?
Signals Intelligence and Information Assurance.
Study guide p. 69 nice
Which department contributes distinctive scientific and technological expertise to national security missions?
The Department of Energy.
Study guide p. 73
Compare OPCON, TACON, and ADCON in one response.
OPCON covers operational command functions; TACON is a more limited operational authority for detailed task and maneuver direction; ADCON is Service administration and support authority.
Study guide p. 111
To which three national leadership bodies or officials is the DNI the principal intelligence adviser?
The President, the NSC, and the HSC.
Study guide p. 66
How does the ATO differ from the ATC?
The ATO is an order conveying tasking; the ATC is the recurring planning, coordination, and execution process that develops and uses tasking.
Study guide p. 96, 103
What do CMC and CNGB stand for?
Commandant of the Marine Corps; Chief, National Guard Bureau.
Study guide p. 78
Which Air Force instruction is cited for Air Force Operations Planning and Execution?
AFI 10-401.
Study guide p. 100
A requirement concerns developing and testing a future weapon system. Which command best matches?
AFMC.
Study guide p. 80
Planners determine aircraft, weapons, support elements, and intelligence resources for tasks. Which stage is this?
Tasking and allocation.
Study guide p. 96
Who issues the ISR Dominance Flight Plan?
The Secretary of the Air Force.
Study guide p. 65
What infrastructure responsibility is assigned to OIA?
Providing the security infrastructure needed to safeguard Treasury national security information.
Study guide p. 76
Which bureau provides independent all-source analysis to State policymakers and analyzes international boundary issues?
(INR)
Bureau of Intelligence and Research.
Study guide p. 75
Name five MSOG nations listed in the guide.
(Multinational Strategy and Operations Group)
Any five: Australia; Belgium; Canada; Denmark; France; Germany; Italy; Netherlands; Norway; New Zealand; Spain; United Kingdom; United States.
Study guide p. 113
What title does the guide use for Air Force A2?
Deputy Chief of Staff for Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance.
Study guide p. 67
Which joint publication is cited for Joint Targeting?
JP 3-60.
Study guide p. 104
What do CSA, CNO, and CSAF stand for?
Chief of Staff of the Army; Chief of Naval Operations; Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
Study guide p. 78
Which joint publication is cited for Joint Planning?
JP 5-0.
Study guide p. 100
What two warning and defense functions are specifically named for PACAF?
Integrated air and missile warning and defense.
Study guide p. 81
Name the four ATO development stages in order.
Mission analysis; tasking and allocation; coordinating and scheduling; approval and dissemination.
Study guide p. 96
What are the 4 U.S. Code Titles, and their definitions?
- Title 10: "Law related to the organization and role of the armed forces."
- Title 18: "Federal criminal laws, including espionage, sabotage, and terrorism."
- Title 32: "Related to National Guard and its role in both state and federal operations."
- Title 50: "Related to national defense, including intelligence activities, national security, and war power. Governs the operations and organization of the IC, CIA, NSA, as well as the role of the President and other government agencies in national security matters."
Study guide p. 65
Name two national security mission areas supported by DOE expertise.
Any two: defense; homeland security; cyber security; intelligence; energy security.
Study guide p. 73
To which national cryptologic organizations is 16th Air Force responsible for Air Force cryptologic activities?
NSA and the Central Security Service.
Study guide p. 72
What is the development process of the ATO?
Air Tasking Order
- Mission Analysis
- Tasking and Allocation
- Coordinating and Scheduling
- Approval and Dissemination
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Members, Attendees, and Advisors to the National Security Council. (NSC)
- The President chairs the NSC.
- The SECDEF, Secretary of State, and the Secretary of Energy are statuary members of the NSC.
- Secretary of Treasury and the Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs are regular attendees.
- The CJCS is the military advisor to the NSC.
- The HSC ensures coordination among federal, state, and local agencies to reduce the potential for terrorist attacks and to mitigate damage should such an attack occur.
- The HSC also promotes the effective development and implementation of homeland security policies.
Study guide p. 66
Name four areas included in the USNORTHCOM area of responsibility.
Any four: continental United States; Alaska; Mexico; Canada; portions of the Caribbean; surrounding waters.
Study guide p. 109
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Name all five service cryptologic components and their services.
Army INSCOM; Navy Fleet Cyber Command; Air Force 16th Air Force; Marine Corps MCSB; Coast Guard CGCG.
Study guide p. 79
Compare typical OPLAN and OPORD producers and users.
OPLANs are primarily produced by operational-level commands and staff agencies for senior leaders; OPORDs are prepared at various levels by mission-planning staff for subordinate units and their commanders.
Study guide p. 100, 101
Match global strike, special operations air forces, mobility, Pacific airpower, and Europe-Africa airpower to commands.
AFGSC; AFSOC; AMC; PACAF; USAFE-AFAFRICA, respectively.
Study guide p. 80, 81
Distinguish the ATO tasking and allocation development stage from its asset-management purpose.
Tasking and allocation assigns tasks and resources while building the ATO; asset management describes efficient use of those resources during operations.
Study guide p. 96, 97
What is the relationship among the NSS, NDS, and NMS?
The NSS sets national security direction; the NDS explains DoD execution of it; the NMS explains joint military execution of both.
Study guide p. 65
Match investigative law enforcement, controlled substances, diplomacy, and Treasury financial integrity to IC organizations.
FBI; DEA; INR; Treasury OIA, respectively.
Study guide p. 74, 75, 76
Which Treasury office advances national security and protects financial integrity through intelligence analysis?
(OIA)
Office of Intelligence and Analysis.
Study guide p. 76