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001) Who is the principle assistant to the president for military matters?
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SecDef
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001) What does the term “combatant command” mean?
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Unified or specified command.
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001) Described a unified command.
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It has a broad continuing mission under a single commander composed of forces from two or more services.
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001) Described a specific command.
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It has a broad, continuing mission, normally composed of forces from a single military department.
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001) What is OPCON?
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It is the command authority that may be exercised by commanders at any level at or below the level of combatant command and may be delegated within the command.
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001) What is TACON?
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It is the 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.
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002) What is the NMCS’s purpose?
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To provide oversight and C2 of the nation’s military and to execute its strategy
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002) What are the four primary nodes of the NMCS?
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The National Military Command Center, Alternate National Military Command Center, United States Strategic Command Global Operations Center, and National Airborne Operations Center.
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002) What serves as the backbone of the Air Force support of Air Force forces conducting operations worldwide and the basis for joint and coalition connectivity?
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A network of worldwide C2 centers.
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002) What C2 center is the organization that provides information to the AFOG and other staffs and agencies within DOD?
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AFSWC.
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002) What is the mission of a MAJCOM command center?
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To provide commanders the global support structure to exercise C2 of assigned forces through facility, staff advice, and communication resources.
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003) What term is defined as applying to organizations, plans, and operations of two or more nations?
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Combined.
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003) What commands are binational or multinational? |
Combined commands.
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003) What two distinct chains of command will forces have participating in a multinational operation?
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A national chain of command and a multinational chain of command
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003) Who has the authority to terminate US participation in multinational operations at any time? |
The President of the US
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