Chapter 17-Section 2

Little known agenices do what?

Espionage-spy

Well known agencies controlled by DNI

FBI, DEA, CIA

What has increased budget?

Global war on terrorism

What are armies responsible for?

Ground based force military forces on land. 1.) to defeat any attack on US itself and 2.) to take swift and forceful action to protect American interests in any other parts of the world.

How was Dep of Defense established?

In National Security of 1947

Who are members of Joint Chiefs of Staff?

Military advisors to sec of defense, National Security Council,and President. Chairman of Joint Chiefs, vice chairman, army chief of staff, chief of naval operations, commandant of Marine Corps, air force chief of staff.

how is civilian control clearly illustrated?

National Security Act of 1947 provides that sec of defense cannot have served on active duty in any of the armed forces for at least 10 years before being named to that post.

What is sec's huge domain?

Pentagon headquarters in Virginia.

When was army downsized and when did it grow?

Post cold war era, grew in fall of Soviet Union in 1991 more than 700,000 men and women

What is Joint Chiefs of Staff responsible for?

Provides advice to President, National Security Council, and Secretary of Defense on all military manners.

What is Congress's role?

Provides structure and funding for each of armed forces

Parts of the Army?

Regular Army, Army National Guard, Army Reserve

Who is Dep of Defense headed by?

Sec of Defense

Who are successors to Dep of Defense?

War Department (1789) and Navy Department (1798)

Who is highest ranking officer for army?

army chief of staff

DNI is

chief advisor in all matters relating intelligence

Who is highest ranking officer?

chief of staff of air staff

Threat of bio-terrorism, spread of smallpox or anthrax

dramatizes problems facing Dep of Homeland Security.

What is Sec of Defense responsible for?

implementing president's security policy by managing and directing the activities of defense department

USAF is nations first line of defense

in air affairs

chief of naval operations is....

navy's highest ranking officer

What is task of DHS

protect US from terrorism, use of violence to intimadate a government or a society. Created in 2002

Who is Marine Corps under?

sec of navy

How did Constitution help with Civil Control of Military?

stated in preamble and body in constitution. Makes President Commander in Chief of armed forces. Military power to Congress.

Why did Congress create Dep of Defense?

unify nations armed forces.

DHS specializes in 5 specific areas

1.) Border and transportation security 2.) infrastructure protection 3.) emergency response 4.) nuclear defense 5.) information analysis

What are 2 responsibilities of sec of defense?

1.) President chief aide and adviser in making and carrying out defense policy 2.) operating head of Defense Department

What is best that can be hoped?

1.) all terrorist attacks will be thwarted or their impacts will at least be minimized and 2.) responsible for attacks will be roted out and brought to justice

two responsibilites for marine corps

1.) to defend land bases from which the ships of the fleet and air power of navy and marines can operate 2.) carry out land operations essential to a naval campaign.

What percent do women make up in army?

14 percent

DNI supervises how many agencies?

16 agencies that make up fed intelligence community and direct work of National Counterterrorism Center.

What percent of women make up navy?

16 percent

When was Army established?

1775

When was Dep of Navy created? Major responsiblity?

1775 Sea Warfare

Percent of women?

19 percent

Percent of women in marine?

7 percent

Who is largest and oldest of armed forces?

Army

What is CIA?

Central Intelligence Agency government's principal intelligence gathering organization, DNI holds its once leading role in intelligence community.

Who leads each military department?

Civilian Secretary

Who heads office of director of national intelligence?

DNI established in 2005

Youngest of military service and made in national security act of 1947

Dep of Air Force

3 military departments

Dep of Army, Navy, and Air Force.

What is President'r role in civilian control of military?

Directs activities of armed forces as constitutional commander in chief and is the nation's senior military authority.