SOUTHCOM Study Guide CY17
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Who is the Secetary of Defense? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- James Mattis
Who is the Secretary of the Army? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Robert Speer
Who is the Secretary of the Air Force? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Lisa Disbrow
Who is the Secretary of the Navy? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sean Stackley
Who is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- General
Dunford
Who is the Chief of Naval Operations? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Admiral Richardson
Who is the MCPON? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- MCPON Giordano
Who is SOUTHCOM commander? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Admiral Tidd
Who is the HQ Commandant? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- COL Solis
Who is SOUTHCOM's senior enlisted leader? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sgt Maj
Zickefoose
Who is the HQ First Sergeant? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1SG Gomes
Who is the HQ senior enlisted leader? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CMSgt Bailey
,Who is the Air Force element SEL? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CMSgt Bailey
Who is the Army element SEL? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- SGM Bermudez
Who is the Marine Corps elemnt SEL? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- GySgt Battle
Who is the Navy element SEL? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- MCPO Karlan
Who is the USNEC-SOUTHCOM First Sergeant? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1SG Geenie
What is chain of command? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Simple chain of command
facilitaes transmittital of roders from highest to lowest level with in minimum time and least
chance of misinterpretation
Do NCOs have the authority to apprehend personnel? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- NCOs
have authority to apprehend according to Manual for Courts-Martial
Do NCOs have the authority to impose a NJP on enlisted personnel? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- No
How is info passed to military personnel? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Chain of command
When and why did the Marines first arrive in Panama? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1903; to
protect the railroad and construction of Panama Canal
What is SOUTHCOM's mission? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Conduct joint and combined
military operations within the AOR and to support national security objectives and
interagency efforts to promote regional security
What is SOUTHCOM's vision? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Support national security
objectives in cooperation with partners to foster security, ensure stability, and promote
prosperity throughout Central and South America, Caribbean, and global community.
, What are the component commands of SOUTHCOM? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
ARSOUTH-Fort Sam Houston, TX
AFSOUTH-Monthan AFB, AZ
MARFORSOUTH-Doral, FL
NAVSOUTH-Mayport, FL
SOCSOUTH-Homestead, FL
What are the task forces of SOUTHCOM? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- JIATF-SOUTH
JTF-BRAVO
JTF-GTMO
What are the 9 J codes at SOUTHCOM? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- J1-Personnel
J2-Intelligence
J3-Operations
J4-Logistics
J5-Planning
J6-Command, control, communication, and computer systems
J7-Training
J8-Resources
J9-Partnering
When did SOUTHCOM official transfer to Miami? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- September
26 1997
What are the 6 geographic joint commands? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- PACOM
EUCOM
CENTCOM
SOUTHCOM
NORTHCOM
AFRICOM
UPDATED Actual Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
Who is the Secetary of Defense? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- James Mattis
Who is the Secretary of the Army? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Robert Speer
Who is the Secretary of the Air Force? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Lisa Disbrow
Who is the Secretary of the Navy? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sean Stackley
Who is the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- General
Dunford
Who is the Chief of Naval Operations? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Admiral Richardson
Who is the MCPON? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- MCPON Giordano
Who is SOUTHCOM commander? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Admiral Tidd
Who is the HQ Commandant? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- COL Solis
Who is SOUTHCOM's senior enlisted leader? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Sgt Maj
Zickefoose
Who is the HQ First Sergeant? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1SG Gomes
Who is the HQ senior enlisted leader? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CMSgt Bailey
,Who is the Air Force element SEL? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- CMSgt Bailey
Who is the Army element SEL? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- SGM Bermudez
Who is the Marine Corps elemnt SEL? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- GySgt Battle
Who is the Navy element SEL? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- MCPO Karlan
Who is the USNEC-SOUTHCOM First Sergeant? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1SG Geenie
What is chain of command? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Simple chain of command
facilitaes transmittital of roders from highest to lowest level with in minimum time and least
chance of misinterpretation
Do NCOs have the authority to apprehend personnel? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- NCOs
have authority to apprehend according to Manual for Courts-Martial
Do NCOs have the authority to impose a NJP on enlisted personnel? - CORRECT
ANSWER✔✔- No
How is info passed to military personnel? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Chain of command
When and why did the Marines first arrive in Panama? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- 1903; to
protect the railroad and construction of Panama Canal
What is SOUTHCOM's mission? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Conduct joint and combined
military operations within the AOR and to support national security objectives and
interagency efforts to promote regional security
What is SOUTHCOM's vision? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- Support national security
objectives in cooperation with partners to foster security, ensure stability, and promote
prosperity throughout Central and South America, Caribbean, and global community.
, What are the component commands of SOUTHCOM? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔-
ARSOUTH-Fort Sam Houston, TX
AFSOUTH-Monthan AFB, AZ
MARFORSOUTH-Doral, FL
NAVSOUTH-Mayport, FL
SOCSOUTH-Homestead, FL
What are the task forces of SOUTHCOM? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- JIATF-SOUTH
JTF-BRAVO
JTF-GTMO
What are the 9 J codes at SOUTHCOM? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- J1-Personnel
J2-Intelligence
J3-Operations
J4-Logistics
J5-Planning
J6-Command, control, communication, and computer systems
J7-Training
J8-Resources
J9-Partnering
When did SOUTHCOM official transfer to Miami? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- September
26 1997
What are the 6 geographic joint commands? - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔- PACOM
EUCOM
CENTCOM
SOUTHCOM
NORTHCOM
AFRICOM
