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| Regarding US military forces, the changing of one area of interested to another is most likely influenced by the... |
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| Prior to deployment, who has the overall responsibility of ensuring that AOR-specific weather data is prepared? |
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| Under which phase of the JOPES is the OPLAN created? |
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| The deliberate planning stage. |
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| Which WSD is the most difficult to write, but is the easiest to coordinate changes with other supporting agencies |
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| A MAO differs from a weather support instruction or plan because the MOA defines how... |
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| one weather unit will support a subordinate weather unit |
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| Before addressing the scope of services that a weather support document must contain, what must a weather commander first identify. |
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| The concept of operations and the customer's recurring needs |
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| The quickest way for commanders to coordinate and review draft changes for a WSD is to... |
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| wstablish coordination visits with each agency. |
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| Periodic reviews for weather support documents are required... |
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| annually or when any changes occur. |
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| The principles of METOC doctrine incorporate all facets of... |
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| all service branches meteorological, oceanographic, and space environment programs. |
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| Who is responsible for ensuring that appropriate METOC support is provided to all subordinate joint forces and components for the entire range of military operations? |
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| Weather personnel must coordinate significant forecast deviations from the official forecast with the... |
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| The composition of the JMFU staff should be tailored to... |
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| support the concept of operations of the joint mission and composition of assigned forces. |
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| In the METOC support force structure, observing the weather, generating analyses products, and creating mission-tailored products is primarily a function of weather personnel assigned at the... |
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| The size, structure, and content of the METOC support depends on the... |
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| The best way to evaluate the feasibility of joint METOC concepts that support the overall mission at all levels is by... |
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| conducting realistic joint training exercises. |
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| When weather impacts that affect military operations are identified, the term marginal conditions implies... |
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| some degradation on operations. |
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| When identifying the feasibility of military operations unfavorable conditions imply... |
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| serious degradation on operations and are color coded red. |
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| Moderate precipitation normally affects ground troops ability to traverse (trafficability) so that conditions are... |
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| When providing weather support for military operations it's important to understand that... |
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| your knowledge of the operation affects your focus on weather parameters. |
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| The overall effectiveness of AFW must be based on the... |
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| successful and effective accomplishment of specific military operations |
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| The primarly weather functions require to enhance military operations are... |
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| collection, analysis, forecasting, tailored application, dissemination, evaluation and integration. |
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| The primary weather function required to enhance theater military operations are... |
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| tailored application of forecast products and information to assist the decision making process of the commanders. |
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| Weather personnel build and maintain regional databases and provide tailored area and target information to command and control activities at the... |
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| Because AFWA personnel are professionals who provide quality tailored, battlespace weather information to the warfighters they must therefore... |
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| possess both technical proficiency and military skill. |
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| Name the USN meterological unit and collects, interprets, and applies global data and information for safety at sea, strategic and tactical warfare, and weapons system design, development, and deployment? |
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| What USN unit produces global and regional scale meterological and oceanographic prediction products for direct operational use by Navy ships and aircraft |
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| The USN conducts hydrological surveys to ensure the safe navigation of all United State's ships outside our national territorial waters. For processing and printing of nautical charts, the data is provided to the |
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| National Imagery and Mapping Agency (NIMA) |
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| Because the Marine Corps war fighting stresses expeditionary operations and is heavily maneuver warfare oriented, GCE requires... |
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| weather and oceanographic suppor that can be used for briefings and decision aids. |
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| What organization provides weather, hydrologic, and climate forecasts and warnings for the US, it's territories, adjacent waters and ocean areas, for the protection of life and property, and the enhancement of the national economy? |
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| What organization serves as the primary backup sources of weather data if the AFWA data system is unavailable to supply weather information? |
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| Which specialized NCEP provides warning of dangerous wind shear and thunderstorms above 24,000 feet? |
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| Which specialized NCEP center prepares and issues forecasts of quantitative precipitation, heavy rain, and heavy snow and identifies areas with potential flash flooding? |
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| Hydrometerologic Prediction Center |
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| Which specialized NCEP center prepares and issues forecasts of solar and geophysical events and is jointly operated by NOAA and the US Air Force? |
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| What agency administers the operations of GOES and NOAA weather satelittes? |
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| National Environmental Satelitte, Data, and Information Service |
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| Joint operations planning is primarly the responsibility of the... |
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| CJCS and combatant commanders |
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| Which core planning document, created in the deliberating phase of the Joint Execution and Planning System, identifies specific forces needed for deployment? |
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| When developing plans for counter-drug operations, joint planners use... |
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| deliberate planning to created a functional plan |
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| When the JFC and component commanders develop campaign plans, the core documents referred are... |
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| To execute an operation commander employ the... |
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| Military strategist evaluate enemy actions, enemy capabilities, and positioning of forces during... |
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| A 5-skill level deployment tasking requirement may be filled by an enlisted weather personnel possesing... |
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| The DRMD is critical to deployment execution planning because it... |
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| consolidates all deployment tasking for the contingency |
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| When making equipment cargo preparations the best method to plan the shipment is by using a sequence that is... |
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| Combat weather team members that are taking prescription medications must ensure they deploy with at least a... |
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| When enlisted members deploy, what is the grade and deployment length requirement for deploying with their Air Force form 623 On-The-Job Training record? |
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| E-1 through E-6; 30 days or more. |
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| When evaluating the land dimension of the battlespace, what land dimension concept can be used by the adversary as the inverse of observation and fields of fire? |
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| Tactically speaking, analyzing mobility corridors is important because they allow... |
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| small insurgent units to capitalize on the principles of speed. |
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| When analyzing ocean subsurface's in the maritime dimension, water depth is important because... |
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| Deep water is less effective than shallow water when employing mines. |
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| When analyzing the maritime dimension of the battlespace, which of the following littoral characteristics offers an advantage to land based defensive forces? |
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| Terrain ridge lines that run parallel to the coastline. |
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| The effect of laser and infra-red equipment are analyzed in the... |
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| electromagnetic dimension. |
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| In the cyberspace dimension of describing the battlespace, the parameter susceptible to jamming, physical destruction, and intrusion is computer... |
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| The first step in evaluting the characteristics of the cyberspace dimension involves assessment of... |
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| the populace as a whole, military rank and file, and senior military and civilian leaders. |
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| Which of the following weather effects has the greatest impact on mustard and nerve agents? |
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| In step 3 of intelligence preparation of the battlespace, analysts evaluate the capabilities that adversaries may have as... |
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| After strategist identify enemy capabilities, they summarize by completing a... |
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| When identifying COAs available to the adversary, analysts must ensure that each COA is unique, consistent with doctrine, and meets the criteria of... |
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| suitability, feasibiliy, and acceptability. |
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| When considering an adversary's tolerance for risk based on past actions, the analysts are examining... |
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| In the notional air tasking cycle, joint commanders can best avoid accidental casaulties and target duplication by... |
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| synchronizing and sequencing targets |
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| Under normal circumstances, the notional air tasking cycle takes place during the period of... |
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| During the weaponeering/allocation phase of the notional air tasking cycle, component commanders must prepare... |
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| ALLOREQs to identify the number of sorties to be flown during the air tasking day |
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| Initial battle damage assessments and re-targeting of missed targets normally occurs before subsequent sorties are launched and occurs in the... |
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| The statement "campaigns and major operations are planned, conducted, and sustained to accomplish strategic goals within the theater of operations" best describes the... |
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| Which air and space power function involves those operations conducted to attain and maintain a desired degree of superiority over surface operations by the destruction or neutralization of enemy surface forces? |
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| The Air Force power that's function includes jamming radars and corrupting data acquisition, transformation storage, or transmissions of an adversary's information; psychological operations; deception; and physical or cyber attack is... |
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| offensive counter information. |
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| Combat search and rescue... |
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| preserves critical combat resources and denies the enemy potential sources of intelligence |
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| The Army's primary mission is to... |
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| organize, train, and equip forces to conduct prompt and sustained land combat operations |
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| The Army's largest tactical unit and the rank of it's commanding general, respectively is... |
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| Corps; Lieutenant General |
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| In general, what is the lowest organizational level within the Army to have a combat weather team deployed with it? |
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| What is the lowest Army echelon firepower, maneuver, intelligence and support are combined under a single commander and what is the normal rank of that commander, respectively? |
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| Battalion; Lieutenant Colonel |
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| In terms of space, commanders view the battlefield as two distinct areas, they are the |
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| area of operation and area of interest |
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| What duration of weather forecasts do Army corps commanders require fo the area of operations and area of interests respectively? |
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| 72 hours; 96 hours (area of interest) |
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| Which of the following Army divisions is not designated to operate effectively in jungles, dense forest, or mountains? |
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| Heavy (armor or mechanized) |
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| What support for Army aviation brigades is usually conducted from where? |
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| In operational terms, if two object are identical in every physical way, except emissivity, the object with the... |
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| higher emissivity heats or cools faster than the other |
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| The difference between the thermal energy of the target and that of the background is referred to as... |
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| The moment when the target and the background are the same temperature is... |
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| What causes a beam of light traveling through the air to bend once it hits water? |
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| The speed of light is slower in water. |
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