Pre-Test questions 1-50
1) The cornerstone of the Special Forces Group's capability is the _____, a highly trained team of 12
Special Forces Green Berets.
Operational Detachment-Alpha (ODA) (correct)
Army Special Operations Aviation (ARSOA)
Ranger Regiment
Military Information Support Operations Command (MISOC)
2) The major challenge in working toward unity of effort often comes from _____.
bipartisan politics and infighting in Congress
the news media reporting on governmental and military actions
Disjunctions in the three levels of interagency coordination (correct)
a lack of sufficient resources applied to the problem
3) (Title: Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower: 07010201) Deploying the U.S. Navy to stop
pirates from raiding shipping lanes in the Indian Ocean would fall under which fundamental role of
the National Naval Strategy? (Select all that apply.)
Establishing favorable security conditions (correct)
Strengthening exciting and emerging alliances and partnerships (correct)
Securing strategic access and retaining global freedom of action (correct)
securing the United States from direct attack
4) The _____ is a joint force that is constituted and so designated by the Secretary of Defense, a
combatant commander, a subordinate unified commander, or an existing Joint Task Force 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.
Service component command
Combatant command
Joint task force (correct)
Subordinate unified command
5) Within joint command organizations, leadership and ethics considerations require us to _____ and
consider not only personal experiences, but also the lessons learned from others' experiences - both
positive and negative.
Critically think about (correct)
Acknowledge our own prejudice
Seek out professional assistance
Know all of the facts
6) Special operations forces are organized under the _____, a functional unified command responsible
for providing mission capable special operations forces to the geographic combatant commanders.
United States Northern Command (USNORTHCOM)
United States Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM)
United States Transportation Command (USTRANSCOM)
United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) (correct)
7) Which of the following describes the role of the Coast Guard in the U.S.'s maritime regions?
The Coast Guard operates in inland, coastal, and deepwater regions (correct)
, The Coast Guard operates in inland and coastal regions
The Coast Guard operates in Coastal and deepwater regions
8) The comprehensive doctrine of air warfare supported the conclusion that high-altitude, daylight
bombing of an enemy's war-supporting industries and transportation systems could win a war.
False
True (correct)
9) 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 (correct)
Supreme Allied Commander
War Czar
Combatant Commander
10) Commonly used terms under the multinational rubric include all of the following terms, except:
Bilateral
Allied
Unified (correct)
Combined
11) Before being transferred to the Department of Homeland Security in 2003, the Coast Guard was
previously lead by the _____.
Boarder Protection Agency
United States Navy
Department of Transportation (correct)
United States Maritime Service
12) There are eight distinct domains within the Total Force Fitness (TFF) Program. This one refers to
the ability to perform mission-specific duties in any environment.
Social Fitness
Physical Fitness
Behavioral Fitness
Environmental Fitness (correct)
13) Upon a declaration of war the Coast Guard may be transferred to and operate as a service of the
U.S. Navy?
False
True (correct)
14) In 1798, the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps were created.
True (correct)
False
15) Deliberations involving the possible use of force must include the Reserve Component at what
point in the planning process?
Late in the planning process
After all of the planning is completed
Somewhere - early, mid, or later - as long as they are included
Early in the planning process (correct)
16) Flexibility in aerospace power allows forces to exploit mass and maneuver simultaneously to a far
greater extent than surface forces can.
True (correct)
False
17) OPSEC must be practiced whenever using social media.
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