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AFH 1 TSGT WAPS -4 MILITARY ORGANIZATION AND COMMAND EXAM
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2025-2026 AFH 1 TSGT WAPS -4MILITARY ORGANIZATION AND
COMMAND EXAM
(4.1) What constitutes command authority? - ANSWER The established levels
of authority for Command, Control, and Communication (C3) along a chain of
command.
(4.1) Who bears responsibility and authority for the US Armed Forces after the
President? - ANSWER Through the Secretary of Defense, two distinct branches
of command, and every commander at all levels.
(4.1) Each level in the chain of command is _____ for all lower levels and
_____ for all upper levels. - ANSWER Responsible and accountable.
(4.1) What constitutes the fundamental concept of civilian authority over the
armed forces? - ANSWER The United States Constitution.
(4.1) As Commander in Chief, the President has ultimate command power. How
is this authority limited? - ANSWER The leader of the executive branch is
subject to the "checks and balances" of the legislative and judicial branches.
(4.1) According to statute, the chain of command extends from the President to
the Secretary of Defense and then to the _____. - Respond to Combatant
Commanders (CCDR).
(4.1) Who is in command of all forces that are not assigned to the CCDRs? -
ANSWER From the President to the Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of
the military departments.
, (4.1) What authorizes the President to authorize communications via the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS)? - ANSWER A provision in the
Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986.
(4.2) The Department of Defense, headquartered in the Pentagon, is America's
largest government agency. It consists of about _____ million Regular Force
men, 826,000 National Guard and Reserve members, and 742,000 civilian staff.
- ANSWER: 1.3 million Regular Force troops.
(4.2) What is the Department of Defense's mission? - ANSWER To supply
military troops to deter war and ensure our country's security.
(4.2) Which departments comprise the DoD? (6 ANSWERs) - ANSWER:
Office of the Secretary of Defense
The Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS)
- The Joint Staff
- Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
- Unified combatant commanders
- Forces committed to combined commands, military agencies, and DoD field
operations.
(4.2) Who is the head of the Department of Defense? - ANSWER The Secretary
of Defense
(4.2) Who develops general defense policy (as well as policy pertaining to all
areas of direct and primary interest to the DoD), serves as the civilian head of
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