JP Classes Review
Select the answer that matches the following definition. This type of command is established by unified combatant commanders, and conducts operations on continuing basis using specified criteria.
Subordinate Unified Command
The primary output of operational design is an operational approach, which describes the operational environment, the problem, and ____________.
the commander's visualization of a broad approach for achieving the desired end state
The primary output of operational design is an operational approach, which describes the operational environment, the problem, and ____________. (Operational Art and Operational Design, Page 9)
the commander's visualization of a broad approach for achieving the desired end state
____________ issued to the Joint Planning and Execution Community (JPEC) initiates the development of COAs; it also requests that the supported CCDR submit a commander's estimate of the situation with a recommended COA to resolve the situation (Joint Force Command and Staff Participation in the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System, Page 10)
A planning directive
In APEX, what do branches and sequels allows planners to do? (The Transition from JOPES to APEX, Page 4)
Anticipate significant changes in key planning variables and outline associated assumptions and decision points
During Crisis Action Planning, ____________ is an objective process where the staff considers COAs independently of one another, against a set of criteria established by the Joint Force Commander and staff. (Crisis Action Planning, Page 2)
COA Comparison
During Crisis Action Planning, the staff use the Joint Force Commanders initial planning guidance, intent statement, CCIR, and revised mission statement to support ____________. (Crisis Action Planning, Page 2)
COA Development
To achieve the APEX system's goal of creating a seamless planning and execution processes capable of quick evolutions, the rigidity of JOPES' sequentially developed ____________ must be replaced.
COAs
To achieve the APEX system's goal of creating a seamless planning and execution processes capable of quick evolutions, the rigidity of JOPES' sequentially developed ____________ must be replaced. (The Transition from JOPES to APEX, Page 3)
COAs
A _______ is a series of related major operations aimed at achieving strategic and operational objectives within a given time and space. (Fundamentals of Warfare, Page 6)
Campaign
Land-based forces gravitate toward a control mindset endemic of a higher headquarters model. This demonstrates which key element to remember when working with other services?
Centralized vs. Decentralized Approach
The __________ is the principal military advisor to the President, the SecDef, National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council. (Joint Operations Roles and Functions, Page 5)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
_________ encompasses the exercise of authority, responsibility, and direction by a commander over assigned and attached forces to accomplish the mission. (Joint Operations Fundamentals, Page 9)
Command and Control
As it relates to management of priority intelligence requirements (PIRs), what is the responsibility of the J-2 once the commander has approved the PIRs?
Continuously review the PIRs with respect to the adversary and the changing situation to determine whether they remain relevant to the commander's intent
This intelligence product category involves the integration of time-sensitive, all-source intelligence and information into concise, objective reporting on the current situation in a particular area.
Current Intelligence
The __________ is composed of Department of Defense policies, plans, procedures, assets, and resources that ensures continuity of its component mission-essential functions under all circumstances, including crisis, attack, recovery, and reconstitution. (Joint Command Organizations, Page 7)
Defense Continuity Program
The __________ is composed of Department of Defense policies, plans, procedures, assets, and resources that ensures continuity of its component mission-essential functions under all circumstances, including crisis, attack, recovery, and reconstitution. (Joint Command Organizations, Page 7)
Defense Continuity program
The __________ validates or produces a baseline Dynamic Threat Assessment for each Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan (JSCP) directed plan.
Defense Intelligence Agency
Which of the following Intelligence Community members is responsible for providing intelligence support in areas such as human factors analysis, counterterrorism, personnel recovery, and noncombatant evacuation operations?
Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
Select the answer that matches the following definition. This purpose of joint operations is to defend national interests, not only in conflict but through preventative measures to deter potential adversaries who could threaten the vital interests of the U.S. or its partners.
Deter and Defeat Aggression
Select the answer that matches the following definition. This purpose of joint operations is to defend national interests, not only in conflict but through preventative measures to deter potential adversaries who could threaten the vital interests of the U.S. or its partners. (Introduction to Joint Operations, Page 3)
Deter and Defeat Aggression
Identify the National Intelligence member that has overall responsibility for intelligence support to the President and the day-to-day management of the intelligence community.
Director of National Intelligence
Which of the following national intelligence leadership positions advises the Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, combatant commanders (CCDRs), and USD(I) on all matters concerning military and military-related intelligence.
Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency
Joint intelligence planning supports joint operation planning and may result in the production of what products? (Select all that apply)
Dynamic Threat Assessment (correct) Annex B: Intelligence (correct) National Intelligence Support Plan (correct)
In extremely time-sensitive situations, ____________ may be the only message provided. (Crisis Action Planning, Page 16)
EXORD
In extremely time-sensitive situations, ____________ may be the only message provided.
EXORD (correct)
Which of the following must collection managers continuously monitor the results of? (Select all that apply)
Effectiveness of meeting collection requirements to address the JFC's evaluation and feedback portion of the intelligence process. (correct) Processing and exploitation and production capacity (correct) Diversity and availability of intelligence dissemination paths (Not correct) Available collection assets (correct)
Which of the following are tasks that the J-2 performs?
Ensures that critical intelligence is disseminated appropriately in a timely manner to the joint force commanders (JFCs), staff, and components (correct) Assesses the characteristics of the adversary's decision-making process and identifies weaknesses that may be exploited (correct) Produces threat assessments on a continuing basis to help the commander create or exploit opportunities to accomplish friendly force objectives (correct) Analyzes the adversary and other relevant aspects of the operational environment (correct)
This intelligence product category forecasts current or potential situations with implications for planning and executing military operations.
Estimative Intelligence
What stage of the JOPES process includes mobilization, deployment, employment, sustainment, redeployment, rotation, and demobilization activities? (Joint Force Command and Staff Participation in the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System, Page 13
Execution
What stage of the JOPES process includes mobilization, deployment, employment, sustainment, redeployment, rotation, and demobilization activities? (Joint Force Command and Staff Participation in the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System, Page 13)
Execution
APEX improves interagency/multinational connectivity by ____________. (The Transition from JOPES to APEX, Page 4)
Focusing on earlier and more frequent discourse between DoD planners and their interagency/multinational counterparts
APEX improves interagency/multinational connectivity by ____________. (The Transition from JOPES to APEX, Page 4)
Focusing on earlier and more frequent discourse between DoD planners and their interagency/multinational counterparts (correct)
Which one of the following intelligence principles is described as the process of collecting and examining information from all available sources and intelligence disciplines to derive as complete an assessment as possible?
Fusion
____________ emphasizes planning for branches to current operations. (Overview of Joint Operation Planning, Page 9)
Future Operations Plans
____________ emphasizes planning for the next phase of operations or sequels to the current operation.
Future Plans
What APEX activity is a cyclical process that assures the resulting plan has been properly adapted to address any important factors that may have changed from the time the plan was formulated? (The Transition from JOPES to APEX, Page 10)
IPR R
Intelligence should increase the commander's understanding of the threat and adversary's probable intentions, end states, objectives, most likely and most dangerous COAs, strengths, and critical capabilities. This allows the J-2 to:
Identify, define, and nominate objectives which are consistent with the threat and are relevant to the JFC's mission and intent
This intelligence product category results from the fusion of identity attributes and other information and intelligence associated with those attributes collected across all intelligence disciplines.
Identity Intelligence
Technology is often applied against what common analyst challenge?
Information overload
The Joint Force Commander's ____________ is refined at the end of the mission analysis process. (Roles of the Commander and his Staff in Joint Operation Planning, Page 2)
Initial Intent Statement
The Joint Force Commander's ____________ is refined at the end of the mission analysis process. (Roles of the Commander and his Staff in Joint Operation Planning, Page 2)
Initial Intent Statement (correct)
What are the J2's responsibilities toward multinational intelligence support? (Select all that apply)
Integrating multinational intelligence personnel (correct) Providing a releasable collection management plan (correct) Having personnel knowledgeable of the foreign disclosure policy and procedures (correct) Assuring unity of effort against a common threat (correct)
_________ is the employment of available weapons and other systems to create a specific lethal or nonlethal effect on a target. (Joint Operations Fundamentals, Page 9)
Joint Fires
The __________ is the primary intelligence organization that provides support to the combatant commands.
Joint Intelligence Operations Center (JIOC)
When fully developed, APEX's net-centric plans are automatically updated to reflect changes in Dynamic Threat Assessments, guidance, or environment changes. This is referred to as ____________.
Living Plans
Select the answer that matches the following definition. This purpose of joint operations is to maintain an arsenal capable of deterring potential adversaries and to assure U.S. allies and other security partners that they can count on America's security commitments. (Introduction to Joint Operations, Page 3)
Maintain a Safe, Secure, and Effective Nuclear Deterrent
The purpose of a(n)__________ action is to place the enemy in a position of disadvantage through the flexible application of combat power. (Fundamentals of Warfare, Page 3)
Maneuver
In which area is a commander seeking an answer when he/she asks: "What is required to accomplish that sequence of actions within given or requested resources?"
Means
These four broad areas can be integrated and adapted to satisfy a commander's requirements in a joint operation: (Joint Operations Fundamentals, Page 2)
Military Engagement, large- scale combat, security, and relief and reconstruction
Which of the following intelligence communities is responsible for providing timely, relevant, and accurate geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) support to imagery intelligence (IMINT), geospatial information, national imagery collection management, commercial imagery, imagery-derived MASINT, and some meteorological and oceanographic data?
National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
What level of intelligence is produced for the President, Congress, Secretary of Defense, senior military leaders and Combatant Commanders?
National strategic
In contingency planning, the ____________ identifies the specific forces, functional support, and resources required to execute the plan, and it provides closure estimates for their flow into the theater. (The Joint Operation Planning Process Deliberate Planning Contingency Plans and Campaign Plans, Page 9)
OPLAN
The supported commander's ____________ gives the Service components, supporting commands, and agencies a detailed OPLAN, and it formally tasks those involved to prepare for the operation.
OPORD (correct)
A Joint Force Command (JFC) headquarters usually focuses at what level of war? (Overview of Joint Operation Planning, Page 8)
Operational
Which of the following levels of intelligence focuses on adversary military capabilities and intentions and helps the JFCs and component commanders keep abreast of events within their area of interest?
Operational Intelligence
An intelligence estimate of the enemy campaign lines of operation based on intelligence reporting of an extremist group's use of safe houses and the local population for logistical support is an example of what level of intelligence?
Operational intelligence
During Crisis Action Planning, what products are always developed? (Crisis Action Planning, Page 3)
Orders, such as OPORDs and EXORDs
A key function of the J-2 is to integrate outside stakeholders into intelligence planning and operations. The J-2 can support the Joint Force Commander by integrating:
Partner nation intelligence capabilities and assessments
What APEX function determines the final action(s) that should be taken within a completed plan?
Plan Assessment
What APEX function determines the final action(s) that should be taken within a completed plan? (The Transition from JOPES to APEX, Page 9)
Plan Assessment
During this activity in the joint intelligence process raw data is converted into forms that can be readily used by commanders, decision makers at all levels, intelligence analysts, and other consumers.
Processing and exploitation
Select the answer that matches the following definition. This purpose of joint operations is to conduct a sustainable pace of presence operations abroad, including rotational deployments and bilateral and multilateral training exercises.
Provide a Stabilizing Presence
________ are the broad and enduring purposes for which the Services and the Combatant commands (or CCMDs) were established by law. (Joint Operations Roles and Functions, Page 2)
Roles
The __________ is the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to the DoD. (Joint Operations Roles and Functions, Page 4)
SecDef
The ____________ exercise ADCON through their respective Service Chiefs over the Service. (Joint Operations Roles and Functions, Page 3)
Secretaries of the Military Departments
_____________ requires a visible and enduring presence, and includes civil support and other requirements to protect and control civil populations and territory, whether they are friendly, hostile or neutral.
Security
What APEX activity describes the operational environment, including threats to national security, and supports both deliberate planning and crisis action planning? (The Transition from JOPES to APEX, Page 8)
Situational Awareness
The Marine Corps, while also steeped in tradition and focused on the individual Marine, prides itself on its quick responsiveness and its minimal non-combatant infrastructure. This dynamic is which of the key elements to remember when working with other services? (Working with Other Services, Page 2)
Size and Capacity vs. Speed and Flexibility
Some services have an emphasis that vacillates between combat, law enforcement, and safety patrols. This demonstrates which key element to remember when working with other services?
Static vs. Dynamic Mission Sets
Who is/are responsible for providing maps, charts, digitized products, and precise geodetic coordinates?
The Geospatial Information and Services Officer
Deployment planning begins during ____________ and continues through each step of the joint operation planning process. (The Joint Operation Planning Process Deliberate Planning Contingency Plans and Campaign Plans, Page 20)
The Second Step, Mission Analysis
____________ involves attaining a clear understanding of the CCDRs strategic objectives, and it is the most important step in the JOPP for the Joint Force Commander. If this step is done incorrectly, all planning steps which follow could be flawed. (The Joint Operation Planning Process Deliberate Planning Contingency Plans and Campaign Plans, Page 17)
The Second Step, Mission Analysis (correct)
The primary output of operational design is an operational approach, which describes the operational environment, the problem, and ____________.
The primary output of operational design is an operational approach, which describes the operational environment, the problem, and ____________.
In APEX, what does the EXORD define?
Time to initiate operations and guidance not provided earlier
In APEX, what does the EXORD define? (The Transition from JOPES to APEX, Page 8)
Time to initiate operations and guidance not provided earlier
Intelligence analysts must communicate a degree of analytical confidence to help intelligence consumers decide how much weight to place on an intelligence assessment when making a decision.
True
The JTF J-2 should have personnel knowledgeable in foreign disclosure policy and procedures and should obtain necessary foreign disclosure authorization from DIA as soon as possible.
True
The intelligence component of the National Joint Operations and Intelligence Center (NJOIC) provides planning, management, and infrastructure for intelligence working groups and intelligence task forces that provide direct intelligence support during major conflicts.
True
When considering the principle of synchronization, the most common error that impacts the J-2, J-3, and J-5 is the failure to build sufficient lead time for intelligence production
True
When considering the principle of synchronization, the most common error that impacts the J-2, J-3, and J-5 is the failure to build sufficient lead time for intelligence production.
True
Select the answer that matches the following definition. This type of command is composed of significant assigned components of two or more Military Departments. (Joint Command Organizations, Page 2)
Unified Combatant Command
2) Match each combat support agency to its definition. a) A unified organization that provides for the SIGINT mission of the U.S. to ensure the protection of national security systems for all departments and agencies of the U.S. Government. b) Responsible for integrating unique and innovative space-based reconnaissance technologies, and the engineering, development, acquisition, and operation of space reconnaissance systems and related intelligence activities. c) Provides timely, relevant, and accurate GEOINT support to IMINT, geospatial information, national imagery collection management, commercial imagery, imagery-derived MASINT, and some meteorological and oceanographic data and information. d) Intelligence support provided includes, but is not limited to all-source military analysis, human factors analysis, HUMINT, MASINT, MEDINT, CI, counterterrorism, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear counter-proliferation, counterdrug operations, and personnel recovery.
b National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) c National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) d Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA) a National Security Agency (NSA)/Central Security Service (CSS)
The Joint Planning and Execution Community uses ____________ to develop plans for a broad range of potential emergencies based on tasks identified in strategic documents. (Joint Force Command and Staff Participation in the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System, Page 8)
deliberate planning (correct)
According to doctrine, what does the staff focus on during planning? (Roles of the Commander and his Staff in Joint Operation Planning, Page 4)
developing effective plans and orders, and helping the commander make related decisions
Collection activities acquire and extract data from the operational environment such that Processing and Exploitation can convert that data into information to be used during Analysis and Production to refine into __________ to satisfy Requests for Information (RFI) or the commander's Priority Intelligence Requirements (PIR).
intelligence
When fully developed, APEX's net-centric plans are automatically updated to reflect changes in Dynamic Threat Assessments, guidance, or environment changes. This is referred to as ____________. (The Transition from JOPES to APEX, Page 4)
living plans
During ____________, the Joint Force Commander will identify the operational problems to solve and determine where to focus the staff's efforts. (Roles of the Commander and his Staff in Joint Operation Planning, Page 2)
mission analysis
During ____________, the Joint Force Commander will identify the operational problems to solve and determine where to focus the staff's efforts. (Roles of the Commander and his Staff in Joint Operation Planning, Page 2)
mission analysis (correct)
The Commander's Critical Information Requirements represent both Friendly Force Information requirements and ______ which are derived from the intelligence organization and vetted across staff.
priority intelligence requirements (PIR)
APEX encompasses a number of elements, including three broad operational activities. These activities are: (Joint Force Command and Staff Participation in the Joint Operation Planning and Execution System, Page 4)
situational awareness, planning, and execution
After intelligence requirements are established, the staff reviews organic information sources for answers to requirements. If a requirement cannot be met from local sources then the __________.
staff issues a Request For Information (RFI)
What is the primary goal of operational design? (Operational Art and Operational Design, Page 3)
visualize the ultimate operational approach
