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| The command authority established by a superior commander between subordinate commanders when one organization should aid, protect, complement, or sustain another force is called _____. |
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| Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC), Joint Force Land Component Commander (JFLCC), and Joint Force Maritime Component Commander (JFMCC) are all examples of _____. |
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| - Functional component commands |
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| The Armed Forces of the U.S. conduct military operations as a joint force. The nature of the challenges to the U.S. demand that the Armed Forces operate as a fully integrated joint team across the range of military operations. The challenges are best met when all capabilities are integrated and synchronized to achieve ____________________. |
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| A unified or specified command with a broad continuing mission under a single commander established and so designated by the President, through the Secretary of Defense and with the advice and assistance of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is called a _____. |
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| The U.S. Transportation Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Strategic Command and U.S Cyber Command comprise the _____. |
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| - functional combatant commands |
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| _____ warfare is a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant population(s). It favors indirect and asymmetric approaches, though it may employ the full range of military and other capacities, in order to erode an adversary's power, influence, and will. |
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| Command authority over assigned or attached forces or commands, or military capability or forces made available for tasking, that is limited to the detailed direction and control of movements or maneuvers within the operational area necessary to accomplish missions or tasks assigned is known as _____. |
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| - Tactical Control (TACON) |
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| The _____ is the President's principal forum for considering national security policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials. |
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| - National Security Council |
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| The first-ever National Defense Strategy (NDS) was initiated by Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) Rumsfeld in 2005, and then updated in 2008 by SECDEF Gates. However in 2012, SECDEF Panetta released Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense, sometimes referred to as the _____, and widely understood to be the replacement for the NDS. This strategic document was written to identify defense priorities in the face of budget cuts. |
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| - Defense Strategic Guidance |
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| The _____ organize, train, equip, and provide combat-ready forces to conduct operations as directed by the President and Secretary of Defense. |
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| The _____ is the primary vehicle through which the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) exercises responsibility to provide for the preparation of joint operation plans. It provides guidance and direction from the CJCS to the combatant commanders and the Service chiefs for preparation of contingency plans. |
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| - Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan |
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| The _____, signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, provides guidance for distributing and applying military power to attain national strategic objectives. It describes the Armed Forces' plan to achieve military objectives in the near term and provides the vision for ensuring they remain decisive in the future. |
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| - National Military Strategy |
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| The President of the U.S. provides guidance for developing, applying, and coordinating the instruments of national power to achieve objectives that contribute to national security in the _____. |
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- National Military Strategy
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| These commands are established by combatant commanders when authorized by the Secretary of Defense through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff to conduct operations on a continuing basis in accordance with the criteria set forth for unified commands. They may be established on a geographic area basis such as U.S. Forces Japan or on a functional basis such as Special Operations Command, Pacific. |
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| - subordinate unified commands |
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| _____ is the authority to perform those functions of command over subordinate forces involving organizing and employing commands and forces, assigning tasks, designating objectives, and giving authoritative direction necessary to accomplish the mission. It includes authoritative direction over all aspects of military operations and joint training necessary to accomplish missions assigned to the command. |
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| - Operational Control (OPCON) |
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| The Joint Staff is under exclusive authority, direction, and control of the _____. |
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| - Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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| The statutory members of the National Security Council are _____. |
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| - President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Energy |
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