SEJPME II-Module 1

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) is the principal military ________________ to the President; NSC; and SECDEF.

Advisor

The ____ outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces, but may not exercise military command over any of the Armed Forces. This officer is the principal military advisor to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

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 ____

Combatant Command

Combatant Commanders exercise ____ (command authority) over assigned forces. This is the broadest command authority and may NOT be delegated or transferred.

Combatant Command (COCOM)

The operational chain of command runs directly from the President to the Secretary of Defense and then to the ____.

Combatant Commanders

Support is a _____________ and may be exercised by Commanders at any echelon at or below the combatant command level.

Command Authority

The ability of the U.S. to achieve its national strategic objectives is dependent on the effectiveness of the U.S. Government in employing the instruments of national power, which are ____.

DIME (Diplomatic, Informational, Military and Economic)

The statutory advisers to the National Security Council are the _____

Director of National Intelligence and CJCS

The U.S. Transportation Command, U.S. Special Operations Command, and U.S. Strategic Command comprise the _____.

Functional Combatant Commands

1) Joint force air component commander (JFACC), joint force land component commander (JFLCC), and joint force maritime component commander (JFMCC) are all examples of _____.

Functional Component Commands

5) The _____ is written guidance from the Secretary of Defense to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff for the preparation and review of contingency plans for specific missions. It includes the relative priority of the plans, specific force levels, and supporting resource levels.

Guidance for employment of force

_____ 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.

Irregular warfare

A ____ is a joint force that is constituted and so designated by the SECDEF, a combatant commander, a subordinate unified commander, or an existing JTF commander to accomplish missions with specific, limited objectives and which do not require overall centralized control of logistics. It is dissolved when the purpose for which it was created has been achieved or when it is no longer required

Joint Task Force

The _____ organize, train, equip, and provide combat-ready forces to conduct operations as directed by the President and Secretary of Defense.

Military Departments

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.

National Military Strategy (NMS)

The ____ is the President's principal forum for considering national security policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet officials

National Security Council

The President of the United States provides guidance for developing, applying, and coordinating the instruments of national power to achieve objectives that contribute to national security in the ____.

National Security Strategy (NSS)

____ 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.

Operational Control (OPCON)

6) The statutory members of the National Security Council are _____

President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of Energy

The non-operational chain of command runs directly from the President to the Secretary of Defense and then to the _____

Secretaries of the Military Departments and then to the Service Chiefs

These commands are established by combatant commanders when authorized by the SECDEF through the CJCS 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 United States Forces Japan or on a functional basis such as Special Operations Command, Pacific.

Subordinate Unified Commands

The command authority established by a superior commander between subordinate commanders when one organization should aid, protect, complement, or sustain another force is called ____.

Support

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 ____.

Tactical Control (TACON)

The document, approved by the President, which delineates the general geographical area of responsibility for geographic combatant commanders and specifies functional responsibilities for functional combatant commanders, is called the _____.

Unified Command Plan

_____________ is achieved when all capabilities of military and civilian are integrated and synchronized

Unity of Effort

The direction or exercise of authority over subordinate or other organizations with respect to administration and support, including organization of Service forces, control of resources and equipment, personnel management, unit logistics, individual and unit training, readiness, mobilization, demobilization, discipline, and other matters not included in the operational missions of the subordinate or other organizations is known as _____.

administrative control

The term joint force commander refers exclusively to the following three types of commanders:

combatant commander, subordinate unified commander, and joint task force commander

The U.S. continues to become more dependent on the global domain within the information environment consisting of the interdependent network of information technology infrastructures, including the Internet, telecommunications networks, computer systems, and embedded processors and controllers. It is imperative that we safeguard this domain known as _____.

cyberspace

The four categories of support are ____.

general, mutual, direct, and close.

U.S. Africa Command, U.S. Central Command, U.S. European Command, U.S. Northern Command, U.S. Pacific Command, and U.S. Southern Command constitute the _____.

geographic combatant command