C100 -500 Questions and Pre -Test _ _______ are the centerpiece of the planning construct and operationalize CCMD strategies. These plans should focus on the command's steady -state activities, which include ongoing operations, military engagement, security cooperation, deterrence, and other shaping or preventive activities. - Ans Combatant Command Campaign Plans Within the definition of strategy as the integration of ends, ways, and means while accounting for risk to meet a desired end state, the t erm "risk" means: - Ans The chance of failure or unacceptable consequences in performing that sequence of actions Which of the following guidance documents is produced by the Chairman, of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)? - Ans National Military Strategy (NMS) Which instrument of national power is the principal instrument for engaging with other states and foreign groups in order to advance U.S. values, interests, or to solicit foreign support for U.S. military operations? - Ans Diplomatic Instrument of P ower The President approves the ____________, which defines the responsibilities and areas of responsibility for combatant commanders. - Ans Unified Command Plan (UCP) What is one analytical framework using a systems approach that JP 3 -0 describes to help commanders and staffs develop an understanding of the operational environment? - Ans Political, Military, Economic, Social, Information, and Infrastructure System Analysis (PMESII) Staffs must keep abreast of the international security environment and d evelop an understanding of the operational environment in order to plan effectively. Some social and cultural factors a staff would consider are: - Ans Social structure, power and authority, and culture The U.S. Constitution empowers _______ to declare wa r. - Ans The Congress What are the three key national security policy advisory councils to the President of the United States? - Ans The National Security Council (NSC), the Homeland Security Council (HSC), and the National Economic Council (NEC) Commanders link ends, ways, and means to achieve the desired end state. In this construct the term "ways" is defined as: - Ans A sequence of actions that is likely to achieve stated objectives In the context of strategy formulation, the questions of feasi bility, acceptability, and suitability are really questions about the validity of a given strategy. Which of the following questions best defines the concept of acceptability? - Ans Acceptability: Do the expected benefits of attaining the objectives outwei gh the potential consequences or costs? Which document produced by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff translates strategic policy end states from the CPG into military campaign and contingency plan guidance? - Ans Joint Strategic Campaign Plan (JSC P) Commanders link ends, ways, and means to achieve the desired end state. In this construct the term "ends" is defined as: - Ans The objectives that must be achieved to enable a strategic or national objective In the context of strategy formulation, the questions of feasibility, acceptability, and suitability are really questions about the validity of a given strategy. Which of the following questions best defines the concept of suitability? - Ans Suitability: w ill the strategy protect/advance the natoinal interest, attain the desired ends, and not work against other national -level goals? Commanders link ends, ways, and means to achieve the desired end state. In this construct the term "means" is defined as: - Ans Resources that are required to accomplish a sequence of actions ________ is the principal military adviser to the President, the National Security Council, and the Secretary of Defense as designated by the Goldwater -Nichols Department of Defense Reorga nization Act of 1986. - Ans The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) Which of the following guidance documents is signed by the Secretary of Defense? - Ans National Defense Strategy (NDS) When using a Political, Military, Economic, Social, Inform ation, and Infrastructure (PMESII) system analysis the most important aspect of this analysis is: - Ans Describing the relevant relationships within and between the various systems that directly or indirectly affect the problem Which best describes jus ad bellum (justice of going to war)? - Ans Going to war for the right reasons, as a last resort, with a reasonable hope for success and with legitimate authority The ways nations use power available to exercise control over people, places, things, and event s to achieve objectives while accounting for risk is: - Ans A strategy What instrument of national power uses action that is planned or executed, word that is written or spoken, and images that are displayed or relayed in focused efforts to create, streng then, or preserve conditions favorable for the advancement of the national interest, policies, and objectives by understanding and engaging key audiences? - Ans Informational Instrument of Power
