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24E5 WAPS Testing (1) Questions & 100% Verified Correct Answers with complete solutions (Latest update
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24E5 WAPS Testingthe established levels of responsibility for command, control, and execution throughout a chain
of command. - ANS-Command Authority is
the U.S. President, through the Secretary of Defense, through 2 distinct branches of command,
and through each commander at every level in the branches of service. - ANS-Responsibility
and Authority for the U.S. Armed Forces extends from
each level in the chain of command is responsible for all lower levels and accountable to all
higher levels. - ANS-The various levels within the chain of command have different
responsibilities; however,
The U.S. Constitution establishes the basic principle of civilian control of the U.S. Armed Forces.
- ANS-Commander in Chief
as head of the executive branch, the President is subject to the checks and balances system of
the legislative and judicial branches. - ANS-As Commander in Chief, the U.S. President has
final command authority; however,
By statue, the ___________ runs from the U.S. President, through the Secretary of Defense, to
the Combatant Commanders. - ANS-Chain of Command
the U.S. President, through the Secretary of Defense, to the secretaries of the military
departments. - ANS-For all forces not assigned to the Combatant Commanders, the chain of
command runs from
still typically flows through their respective service branch. - ANS-When forces are assigned to
the Combatant Commanders, administrative control over these forces
Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, 1 October 1986 - ANS-A
provision of the Public Law 99-433, _________, permits the U.S. President to authorize
communications through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, placing the Chairman in the
communications chain of command.
1.3 million members in the Regular Forces, another 826,000 in the National Guard and Reserve
Forces, and 742,000 civilian personnel, making the ____________ America's #1 government
agency. - ANS-Department of Defense
provide military forces to deter war and protect the security of our country. - ANS-The mission of
the Department of Defense is to
, office of the Secretary of Defense; the Joint Chiefs of Staff; the Joint Staff; and the Departments
of the Army, Navy (including the Marine Corps), and Air Force (including the Space Force). -
ANS-Headquartered at the Pentagon, the Department of Defense includes the
the unified combatant commands and forces dedicated to combined commands, defense
agencies, and field activities. - ANS-Furthermore, the Department of Defense includes
Secretary of Defense - ANS-As the civilian head of the Department of Defense, the ______
reports directly to the U.S. President.
is appointed by the U.S. President, with the advice and consent of the Senate. - ANS-The
Secretary of Defense (SecDef)
the formulation of general defense policy, policy related to all matters of direct and primary
concern to the Department of Defense, and for the execution of approved policy. - ANS-The
SecDef serves as the principal defense policy advisor to the U.S. President and is responsible
for
provide written policy guidance for Department of Defense national security objectives and
policies, military mission priorities, and projected levels for available resources. - ANS-In
addition to exercising the operational chain of command between the U.S. President and the
Combatant Commanders, a specific responsibility of the SecDef is to
written policy guidance regarding contingency plans. - ANS-The SecDef also provides the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with
written guidelines to direct the effective detection and monitoring of all potential aerial and
maritime threats to the national security of the United States. - ANS-The Secretaries of the
military departments and the Combatant Commanders are provided
assists in matters requiring a long-range view, formulates broad defense policy, and advises the
Secretary of Defense on policies, as requested. - ANS-The Armed Forces Policy Council
the Secretary of Defense serving as the Chairman of the Council; the Deputy Secretary of
Defense; Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and USAF; the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff;
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Sustainment, the Under Secretary of Defense
for Research and Engineering, the Under Secretary of Defense for Policy; the Deputy Under
Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology; the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
for Research and Engineering, the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and
Sustainment; and the Service Chiefs. - ANS-The Armed Forces Policy Council consists of
Policy ; Comptroller ; Personnel and Readiness ; Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition
and Sustainment (A&S) ; Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering ; and
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