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| Joint task forces (JTFs) have approach design in many novel ways, often reflecting on whether the JTF headquarters are _____. |
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| - Standing, rotational, or crisis only and functionally or geographically oriented |
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| A highly functioning joint staff _____. (Select all that apply.) |
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| Which of the following statements about design and planning is well-grounded doctrine and is taught extensively at Joint military educational institutions? |
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| - Design does not replace planning, but planning is incomplete without design. |
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| Training exercises are conducted by joint force commanders and their headquarters and based on their operation plans, concept plans, and scenarios related to "most likely" and "most dangerous" crises/contingencies in their areas of responsibility. What is a secondary role of these complex training events? |
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| - Provide an intensive venue for the focused, structured dialogue that drives design and subsequent planning |
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| Which of the following describes a key insight(s) for incorporating design into joint operations? (Select all that apply.) |
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- All of the above
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| Combatant command operations influence planning focus by prioritizing and resourcing planning efforts across which level(s) of planning? (Select all that apply.) |
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- Operational
- Tactical
- Mission
*NOT CORRECT* |
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| Which of the following statements describes characteristics of a well-written problem statement that can help focus the staff and subsequent planning process? |
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| - The problem statement should not pose a solution, accounts for current circumstances, and does not predict what future actions may occur. |
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| The coherent integration of lethal and nonlethal actions at the operational level is provided by _____. |
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- planning guidance
- commander's intent
- operational framework |
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| Which of the following choices accurately describes how commands follow the standard joint operation planning process (JOPP) steps to achieve success in the development of commander's critical information requirements (CCIRs)? |
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- Core planners interact with the commander to create the initial estimates during initiation of the JOPP; the staff develops CCIRs during course of action development in consultation with the commander.
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| "Co-creation of context" refers to _____. (Select all that apply.) |
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- the simultaneous development of a fuller situational understanding across echelons of command
- the impact of operations as it relates to battlespace operations
- stakeholders leveraging each other's unique viewpoints and perspectives
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| In an emerging crisis, such as a foreign humanitarian assistance (FHA) situation, how can commanders and planners best deal with the effect time constraints may have on design? (Select all that apply.) |
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- understand that their operational approach may be refined as time passes and their situational awareness will grow through internal and external efforts
- understand the nature of their supporting role to any other lead organization
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| Adaptive planning centers on _____. |
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| - a strategic-level "Capstone" plan |
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| What is the danger (if any) posed by planning efforts conducted independent, or outside of, the three event horizons? |
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| - Planning efforts, outside of the three event horizons, are more prone to losing visibility from the Chief of Staff because they are not generally followed and managed through the plans management board (PMB). |
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| As a crisis emerges within the combatant command's areas of responsibility, the deliberate planning conducted in anticipation of the crisis is adapted to the situation. This sharpens the combatant command's focus on what three concurrent operations? |
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- Deep operations, tactical operations, and strategic operations
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| Which of the following links design activities to more detailed planning commonly associated with the joint operation planning process (JOPP)? |
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| - An operational approach |
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| What has given commanders the ability to leverage many joint capabilities at the lowest levels? |
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| - Advances in information technology have enabled collaborative and decentralized approaches to better understand the operational environment. |
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| The commander and his staff must work to clearly display objectives and end states by phase, demonstrating explicitly their incorporation of what elements of design? (Select all that apply.) |
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- All of the above
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| Commanders drive the development of _____. Planners help develop commander's critical information requirements (CCIRs) beginning in _____ and continuing during the planning process across all three event horizons. |
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