U.S. Army War College | STRATEGIC DPC 15-01 Quiz 4 completed 2025/2026

U.S. Army War College | STRATEGIC DPC 15-01 Quiz 4 completed 2025/2026 Question 1 0/2 Colin Gray's Maxim 23 means: Hide answer choices That political ends like security, prosperity, and order ultimately have to be defended with military force. Correct answer Incorrect: That former President Trump likes to use military power rather than politics to achieve national ends. That military power beats politics every time. That military success can substitute for political consent indefinitely. Question 2 0/2 Can the Chief of Staff of the Army (CSA) order the XVIII Airborne Corps to deploy to defend Washington in response to a terrorist attack? Hide answer choices Incorrect: Yes, because the CSA is the highest ranking officer in the Army and therefore has authority over all its units. Yes, because Title 10 of the US Code specifically gives the CSA this authority. No, because Corps-level deployments must be authorized by the Secretary of Defense. No, because Title 10 of the US Code gives the CSA the authority to organize, train, & equip the Army, but operational use of the troops in the field is a Combatant Commander function. Question 3 0/2 Which of the following officers is NOT working at the strategic level? Hide answer choices LTC Abara is a Branch Chief in Army Materiel Command's G-1. COL Brighton oversees all logistics for the 12,000 Soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division. Correct answer CPT Nizam reviews information technology policy for the National Guard Bureau. Incorrect: MAJ Kerr is a planner in the J-5 at US SOUTHCOM. Question 4 2/2 What is Miles' Law? Hide answer choices Correct: It predicts that the position a person holds in the organization will influence that person’s convictions and opinions on organizational priorities. Correct answer It states that anything that can go wrong, will. It states that the solution to one problem will always breed new problems. It grants the public the right to requisition unclassified material concerning strategic level changes in Title 10 responsibilities. Question 5 This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :24:25 GMT -05:00 What does Professor Gaddis mean when he extols ecological sensitivity? Hide answer choices Correct: Strategists must strive to understand the geopolitical, cultural, military, economic, and historical factors that impact the theater for which they are planning. Correct answer Strategists should know, and take measures to protect, environments and endangered species that are in their theater of operations. Strategists should be sensitive to the issues and influence of the environmentalist groups in their area of operations. Strategists must consider the effect the equipment and operational plans they develop will have on the environment. This study source was downloaded by from