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| What are the 3 fundamental objectives of the National Security Strategy |
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Definition
| Defending the peace, Preserving the Peace and Extending the Peace |
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Term
| What is the national security strategy based on? |
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Definition
| A distinctly american internationalism that reflects the union of our values and our national interests. |
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Term
| What are the national security strategy implementation guidelines? |
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Definition
| Champion U.S. Ideals, Defeat terrorism and prevent attacks, defuse regional conflicts, prevent cbrne threats, ignite economic growth, promote societal development, cooperate with major players, transform institutions. |
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| What are the implementation guidelines for the national defense strategy? |
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Definition
| Secure the U.S. from direct attack, secure strategic access and retain global freedom of action, Strengthen allies or partnerships, establish favorable security conditions. |
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| What are the goals of the national defense strategy? |
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Definition
| Assure allies and friends, Dissuade potential adversaries, Deter aggression and counter coercion and defeat adversaries. |
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Term
| What are the two broad categories of planning? |
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Definition
Force Planning and Joint
Operation Planning. |
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Term
What planning is is concerned with everything each branch of service does to be able to
provide its particular distinctive capabilities to combatant commanders? |
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Definition
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| What planning is is required to employ our military forces? |
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Definition
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Term
Which planning is a five-phase process done on a continuous cycle
to prepare for possible contingencies. |
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Definition
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| A typical Deliberate Planning cycle takes ___________ months. |
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Definition
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Each branch of service, through its respective_____________, is
responsible for recruiting, organizing, training, and equipping its forces. |
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Definition
| Secretary and Service Chief |
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Term
Planning activities exclusively associated with the preparation of operation plans,
operation plans in concept format, campaign plans, and operation orders are referred to as
____planning. |
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Definition
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Term
Planning associated with the creation and maintenance of military capabilities is referred
to as ________ planning. |
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Definition
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Term
| The phases of the Deliberate Planning process are, in order, _______ |
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Definition
| Initiation, Concept Development, Plan Development, Plan review and supporting plans. |
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Term
During what phase do broad scenarios surface to build the plan around?
_________ |
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Definition
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Term
This phase results in the CJCS-approved CONOPS that provides the basis for plan
development. ________ |
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Definition
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Term
| Who begins Deliberate Planing? |
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Definition
| Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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Term
| Who begins Crisis Action Planning |
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Definition
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Term
The computer-supported database portion of an operation plan is referred to as
___________ |
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Definition
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Term
Development of the Time-Phased Force Deployment Data (TPFDD) involves the
sequential development and refinement of ________ |
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Definition
| Forces, Logistics and Transportation data. |
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Term
What is a six-phase process that occurs when a situation arises that might require a
military response? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the phases of Crisis Action Planning? |
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Definition
| Situation Development, Crisis Assessment, Course of Action development, course of action selection, execution planning, and execution. |
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Term
What phase detects, reports, and assesses events that have potential national security
implications? |
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Definition
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Term
Issuing of either a CJCS alert order or a __________________ initiates execution
planning. |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the phase in which an approved course of action is turned into an OPORD? |
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Definition
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Term
Combatant commanders publish a _____________________ to keep everyone in the
chain of command focused by coordinating the activities of the commands and agencies involved. |
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Definition
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Term
| What levels of war do Joint Operational Planning occur? |
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Definition
| Strategic, Operational and Tactical |
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Term
| What are the basic structures of terrorism? |
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Definition
| underlying conditions , international environment,states,organization and leadership. |
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Term
| What defines a rogue state? |
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Definition
| Brutalize their own people, Display no regard for international law, Are determined to acquire CBRNE ,• Sponsor terrorism around the globe. Reject basic human values and hate the United States |
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Term
| What is a regional threat? |
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Definition
areas that can strain our alliances, rekindle Cold War rivalries, and cause
outrage because of disregard for human dignity. |
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Term
| What is the mission of The National Strategy for Homeland Security |
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Definition
to mobilize and organize the nation
to secure the United States homeland from terrorist attacks |
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Term
| What are the 3 strategic objectives for Homeland Security? |
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Definition
• Prevent terrorist attacks
• Reduce America’s vulnerability to terrorism
• Minimize the damage and recover from attacks that do occur |
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Term
| What are the 9 principles of war? |
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Definition
Objective
Offensive
Mass
Economy of Force
Maneuver
Unity of Command
Security
Surprise
Simplicity |
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Term
In the 1980s, operations in what two countries highlighted the need for US Military
reorganization? |
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Definition
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Term
What was the underlying flaw that led to US Military restructure under the Goldwater-
Nichols Act of 1986? |
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Definition
| Inability of forces to work together and unity of command. |
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Term
| The _________ are statutory members of the National Security Council. |
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Definition
| The President, The Vice President,The Secretary of Defense, National Security Advisor |
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Term
| Who has ultimate responsibility for the planning and execution of national security policy? |
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Definition
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Term
| Who is primarily responsible for assisting our civilian leaders on national security issues? |
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Definition
| The National Security Council |
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Term
| Who are the statutory members of the National Security Council? |
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Definition
| The SECDEF and The Secretary of State. |
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Term
| List the 9 combatant commands? |
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Definition
| European Command, Central Command, Southern Command, Pacific Command, Northern Command, Joint Forces Command, Special Ops Command, TransCommand, Strategic Command |
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Term
| What is the title of the person who heads the Department of the Air Force? |
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Definition
| Secretary of the Air Force. |
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Term
| What are the DOD orginizations that accomplish the actual military missions? |
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Definition
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Term
Which branch’s chain of command is responsible for force planning?
____________________ |
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Definition
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Term
| The individual branches of service are responsible to ____________________ forces. |
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Definition
| recruit,organize, train and equip. |
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Term
____________________ proceeds from the secretary of defense through the secretaries
of the military departments to the service chiefs. |
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Definition
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Term
Authority and control of forces ____________________ (assigned / not assigned) to
combatant commands proceed through the administrative chain of command. |
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Definition
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Term
____________________ proceeds from the president to the secretary of defense to the
combatant commanders. |
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Definition
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Term
____________________ are responsible for employing the forces provided by the
individual services. |
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Definition
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Term
| ____________________ is a temporary transfer of forces between commanders. |
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Definition
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Term
| ____________________ is usually a permanent transfer of forces. |
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Definition
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Term
| ____________________ is usually a permanent transfer of forces. |
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Definition
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Term
Where neither assignment nor attachment is appropriate, forces may function in
____________________ of the supported commander. |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the five characteristics of the symmetric battlefield? |
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Definition
| Phased, Sequential, Predictable, Deconflicted, Controlled. |
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Term
| What are the five charachteristics of the assymetric battlefied? |
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Definition
| Immediate, Simultaneous, Coherent, Unpredictable, Adaptive. |
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Term
| On what three things is a JTF’s organization based? |
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Definition
| Mission, JTFC's vision, applicable concepts of operation(conops) |
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Term
| What are five important components to preclude confusing command issues? |
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Definition
| Unity of Effort, Unity of Command, Centralized Planning, Decentralized Execution, Common Doctrine. |
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Term
| A typical deliberate planning cycle takes _______ |
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Definition
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Term
| The JTFC has OPCON over __________ and normally over __________ forces. |
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Definition
| Assigned Forces and Attached Forces |
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Term
| The JTFC exercises __________ over service component commands. |
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Definition
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Term
Who is the senior Air Force war fighter responsible for overseeing the troops’ morale,
welfare, safety, and security? |
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Definition
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Term
| What are established by the JTFC to control military operations? |
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Definition
| Functional Component Commands |
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Term
Dual-hatting the COMAFFOR as JFACC enables the Air Force to be consistent with
what adage or philosophy? |
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Definition
| "Airmen work for airmen and the Senior Airmen works for the joint forces commander. |
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Term
A five-phase process done on a continuous cycle to prepare for
possible contingencies. |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the five phases of Deliberate Planning? |
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Definition
| Initiation, Concept Development, Plan Development, Plan Review, Supporting Plans |
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Term
| Occurs when a situation arises that may require a military response. |
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Definition
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Term
| What are the six phases of a Crisis Action Plan? |
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Definition
| Situation Development, Crisis Assessment, Course of Action Development,Course of Action Selection, Execution Planning and Exection |
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Term
What allows the Air Force to plan the forces available to present to the joint force
commander? |
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Definition
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Term
| By what means does the joint force commander employ AFFOR? |
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Definition
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Term
The basic AEF cycle is ____ AEFs grouped into ____ relatively equal ______, each
deployed or on call to deploy during a ____-month window. |
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Definition
10 AEF'S
5 RELATIVELY EQUAL PAIRS
4 MONTH WINDOW |
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Term
A typical AEF calls for 14 months set aside for __________________,
__________________, __________________, and __________________. |
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Definition
| Unit Training, Maintenence, Reconstitution, Inspections |
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Term
After the 14-month period, 2 months are designated for ____________________,
followed by the 4-month ____________________. |
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Definition
AOR-specific training
Deployment |
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Term
Where does centralized planning, direction, control, and coordination of air and space
operations occur? |
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Definition
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Term
Typically, the two main divisions of a WOC are __________________ and
__________________. |
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Definition
Battle Management Center
Survival Recovery Center |
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Term
The MAAP team uses a detailed planning process to develop the MAAP in about ____
hours. |
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Definition
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Term
| What do WOCs provide to give the JAOC a realistic picture of the war? |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the tactical level of C2? |
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Definition
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Term
The four instruments of national power are the
tools the United States uses to apply its
sources of power |
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Definition
D – Diplomatic
I – Informational
M – Military
E – Economic |
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Term
| What are the Core Competencies? |
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Definition
Developing Airmen
Technology to Warfighting
Integrating Operations |
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Term
| What are the distinctive capabilities? |
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Definition
Precision Engagement, Rapid Global
Mobility, Information Superiority, Global Attack, Agile Combat Support, Air & Space Superiority |
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Term
| What are the 17 key operational functions? |
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Definition
Strategic Attack
• Air Refueling
• Counterair
• Spacelift
• Counterspace
• Special Operations
• Counterland
• Intelligence
• Countersea
• Information Operations (IO)
• Surveillance and Reconnaissance
• Combat Search and Rescue
(CSAR)
• Combat Support
• Navigation and Positioning
• Command and Control (C2)
• Weather Services
• Airlift |
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