Signed by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. provides guidance for distributing
National Military Strategy
and applying military power to attain national strategic objectives.
The document approved by the Secretary of Defense Strategic Guidance
Defense for applying the Armed Forces of
the United States in coordination with
Department of Defense agencies and other
instruments of national power to achieve
national security strategy objectives is known
as the
The President of the United States provides National Security Strategy
guidance for developing, applying, and
coordinating the instruments of national
power to achieve objectives that contribute
to national security in the
____ is a violent struggle among state and Irregular warfare
non-state actors for legitimacy and influence
over the relevant population(s). It favors
indirect and asymmetric approaches, though
it may employ the full range of military and
other capacities, in order to erode an
adversary's power, influence, and will.
The ability of the United States to achieve its Diplomatic, Informational, Military, and Economic
national strategic objectives is dependent on
the effectiveness of the U.S. Government in
employing the instruments of national
power, which are
The statutory members of the National President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary of
Security Council are ____. Energy.
The ____ is the President's principal forum for National Security Council.
considering national security policy matters
with his senior national security advisors and
cabinet officials.
The operational chain of command runs The Combatant Commanders.
directly from the President to the Secretary
of Defense and then to ____.
The ____ outranks all other officers of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff .
Armed Forces, but may not exercise military
command over any of the Armed Forces. He
is the principal military advisor to the
President, the National Security Council, and
the SECDEF.
The non-operational chain of command runs The Secretaries of the Military Departments and then to the Service Chiefs.
directly from the President to the Secretary
of Defense and then to ____.
, The term joint force commander refers combatant commander, subordinate unified commander, and joint task force
exclusively to the following three (3) types commander.
of commanders:
A unified or specified command with a combatant command.
broad continuing mission under a single
commander established and so designated
by the President, through the Secretary of
Defense and with the advice and assistance
of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is
called a
Joint force air component commander, joint functional component commands
force land component commander, and joint
force maritime component commander are
all examples of
These commands are established by subordinate unified commands
combatant commanders when authorized by
the SECDEF through the CJCS to conduct
operations on a continuing basis in
accordance with the criteria set forth for
unified commands.
____ is a joint force that is constituted and so joint task force
designated by the SECDEF, a combatant
commander, a subordinate unified
commander, or an existing JTF commander
to accomplish missions with specific, limited
objectives and which do not require overall
centralized control of logistics.
Combatant Commanders exercise ____ Combatant Command (COCOM).
(command authority) over assigned forces.
This is the broadest command authority and
may NOT be delegated or transferred.
The four categories of support are ____. general, mutual, direct, and close.
Command authority over assigned or Tactical Control (TACON).
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 is known as ____.
The command authority established by a Support.
superior commander between subordinate
commanders when one organization should
aid, protect, complement, or sustain another
force is called ____.
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