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| Shared set of traditions, belief systems, and behaviors and is shaped by many factors, including history, religion, politics, resources, and economic environment. |
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| A complex mental framework used to codify the perceptions we associate to a particular culture. |
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| Most powerful culture of a particular society (often associated to countries) because large numbers of people belong to it. |
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| A group of people living within a society who share cultural values, beliefs, and behaviors. |
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| The idea that all aspects of a culture are related to each other. |
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| Culture-general education |
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| Enhances a service member’s ability to recognize when cultural factors exist and determine the appropriate behaviors to implement to achieve desired results. |
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| Tendency where one views their culture as superior to other cultures. |
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| Cross-Cultural Competence |
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| Ability to effectively comprehend and act in a culturally complex environment to achieve desired results. |
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| Culture-General Knowledge |
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| Understanding basic concepts like culture, relativism, ethnocentrism, and holism. |
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| Communicate, Negotiate, Relate |
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| These are the cultural skills an Airman must have to “operationalize” and influence their environment. |
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| Perhaps the most essential element of cross-cultural competence. Having a positive attitude toward cultural differences. |
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| Gather information about the landscape, the people, and the activities and review any consequences you experienced from previous actions taken. |
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| Attempt to make sense of what we see by organizing it in a practical way we find useful. |
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| Consider courses of action, options, and interpretations; selecting one to use. |
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| Review the decisions made, actions taken, and results achieved. |
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| Predetermined generalization about all members of a particular group. |
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| Adverse or unreasonable opinion about a person or group without all the facts and usually based on deeply held beliefs. |
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| Treatment or consideration of, making a distinction in favor of or against a person or thing based on the group, class, or category. |
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| Viewing a situation through the local cultural schema. |
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| Cultural Perspective Taking |
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| A cognitive process by which an individual is able to identify the thoughts and/or feelings of another culture. |
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| Low-context communication style |
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| Depends on the sender and their words to properly convey the message. |
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| High-context communication style |
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| Places the burden of understanding the message on the receiver. |
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| Understanding how to properly communicate in another language or culture. |
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| Is a speaker’s implicit, internalized knowledge of the rules of their native language. |
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| Includes emotion regulation, self-monitoring, and perception acuity. |
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During his in-processing briefing, SrA Holt hears the speaker say, “As a member of the USAF, you are part of a specialized society whose values, beliefs, and behaviors are different from the rest of the people in this country.”
The speaker’s comments BEST explain ____________. |
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| b. CORRECT: The speaker’s comments best explain micro-culture, which, according to the Introduction to Culture chapter, is also called a subculture and is a group of people living within a larger society who share cultural values, beliefs, and behaviors that are different from the macro-culture or the rest of society. In addition, people can be members of more than one micro-culture. |
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When SSgt Ivey arrived at her deployment location, she immediately began learning about the Air Force mission, the country, and the local culture. She compared what she saw to her own past experiences, traditions, and beliefs and then, after carefully considering her options, she determined her best option was to gather more information before doing anything else. A few days later, she was glad she did, because looking back she realized it helped her interact more effectively with leaders from the local village and that they seemed to appreciate her efforts.
SSgt Ivey’s actions BEST illustrate _______________ impact on her effectiveness. |
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| CORRECT: SSgt Ivey’s actions illustrate all four steps of the OODA Loop. According to the Introduction to Culture chapter, during the Observe step, we begin collecting data (begins learning about the Air Force mission, the country, and the local culture) like the type of landscape, the sort of people around you, activities going on around you, and reviewing any consequences you experienced from previous actions. During the Orient step we compare what we see to our worldview (compares what she sees to her own past experiences, traditions, and beliefs) and to what is familiar to us like our own culture, past experiences, traditions, values, and beliefs. During the Decide step, we consider all the courses of action (carefully considering her options) and then during the Act step we select a course of action (determined her best option was to gather more information) and then reflect on the outcome and the response of our actions (looking back, she realized it helped her…) |
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| 1. The ____________ Branch of the chain of command is used to employ forces and runs from the President, through the SecDef, to the combatant commanders (CCDRs). |
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| 2. The ____________’s function is it to advise the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff with regards to their respective services and provide information to the President and/or the SecDef if requested? |
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| 3. ____________ describes the executive procedures and institutions necessary to manage the US security policy |
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| 4. The two distinct chains of command for the armed forces are ____________ and ____________. |
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| 4. Administrative/Operational |
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| 5. True or False? The ability of the US to achieve its national strategic objectives is dependent on the effectiveness of the US Government employing the instruments of national power. |
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| 6. ____________ is the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to the DoD? |
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| 7. Under the chairmanship of the President, ____________ coordinates foreign policy and defense policy, and reconciles diplomatic and military commitments and requirements? |
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| 7. National Security Council |
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| 8. ____________ is the principal military advisor to the President, the National Security Council (NSC), and the SecDef? |
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| 8. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff |
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| 9. ____________ operates in supporting roles to provide combatant commanders specialized support and is controlled by Secretary of Defense? |
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| 9. Combat Support Agencies |
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| 10. Which MAJCOM oversees Air Force network operations to provide capabilities in, through and from cyberspace; manages a global network of satellites, and is responsible for space system development and acquisition? |
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| 11. ____________ receives orders from the CJCS under the authority and direction of the SecDef? |
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| 12. Who is authorized by the SecDef to exercise Combatant Command authority or operational control over a Joint Task Force? |
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| 12. Joint Force Commander |
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| 13. Who has authority of forces such as individuals, units, and detachments for a specific service in order to fulfill that service’s support function? |
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| 13. Service Component Commander |
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| 14. Which MAJCOM organizes, trains, equips, and maintains resources to conduct a broad spectrum of air operations—from humanitarian relief to decisive combat employment—in DoD’s largest area of responsibility? |
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| 16. ____Tasked with the coordination of people and transportation assets to allow the US to project and sustain forces, whenever, wherever, and for as long as they are needed. |
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| 17. ____Responsible for US military relations with NATO and conducts military operations, international military partnering, and interagency partnering to enhance transatlantic security and defend the United States forward. |
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| 18. ____Conducts several covert and clandestine missions, such as unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, psychological operations, civil affairs, direct action, counter-terrorism and war on drugs operations. |
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| 19. ____Plans, organizes and executes homeland defense and civil support missions. |
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| 20. ____Charged with space operations, information operations, missile defense, global command and control, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance. |
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| 21. ____AOR includes Egypt. |
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22. When uncovered and in civilian clothes, which of the following services do not usually salute (circle all that apply)?
a. Army
b. Navy
c. Air Force
d. Coast Guard
e. Marine Corps |
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| 22. b & c - Navy/Marine Corps |
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| 23. The ________ serves as the versatile, all-purpose, fast response task force capable of quick action in areas requiring emergency intervention using both ground and air combat elements. |
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| 24. The _______ Core Values are Honor, Respect, and Devotion to Duty. |
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| 25. The ________ is responsible for the preparation of land forces necessary for the effective prosecution of war and military operations short of war? |
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26. Which service employs the global reach, persistent presence through forward-stationed and
rotationally-based forces, and operational flexibility to secure the nation from direct attack? |
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| 28. What are the Army’s Core Values? |
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| 28. Loyalty, Duty, Respect, Selfless Service, Honor, Integrity, Personal Courage |
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| 29. What behavior is customary when you are driving on an Army post and you hear retreat playing? |
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| 29. Stop your vehicle, get out, come to the position of attention, and render a hand salute. |
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30. Which Department of Homeland Security simultaneously provides direct support to the
Department of Defense? |
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1. _________ organizes, trains, equips, and deploys combat ready forces to support combatant commanders around the globe.
a. ACC
b. AETC
c. AFSOC |
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| a. CORRECT: According to the Joint Organization chapter, Air Combat Command (ACC) organizes, trains, equips and deploys combat ready forces to support combatant commanders around the globe. |
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2. _____ promotes cooperation among nations, responds to crises, and deters or defeats state and nonstate aggression, and supports development and, when necessary, reconstruction in order to establish the conditions for regional security, stability, and prosperity.
a. USSOCOM
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| b. CORRECT: According to the Joint Organization chapter, USCENTCOM promotes cooperation among nations, responds to crises, and deters or defeats state and nonstate aggression, and supports development and, when necessary, reconstruction in order to establish the conditions for regional security, stability, and prosperity. |
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| 1. ____Traditional Warfare |
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| B. is characterized as a confrontation between nation states or coalitions/alliances of nation states. |
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| C. is defined as a violent struggle among state and non-state actors for legitimacy and influence over the relevant populations. |
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| 3. ____Air Force Doctrine |
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| A. describes and guides the proper use of military operations |
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| 4. ____Range of Military Operations |
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| D. refers to the scale of violence and involvement that they slide along. They can range from theatre-wide operations to deterrence operations. |
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| E. describes military actions conducted by joint forces or by service forces employed under command relationships. |
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| F. are “those aspects of warfare that are universally true and relevant.” |
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| 7. Describe Air Force capabilities across air, space and cyberspace. |
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| 7. Answer should center on the Air Force shaping the battle space (air, space or cyberspace) so battles are fought at a time and place of our choosing. |
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| 8. Describe Characteristics of a joint operation and the relationship of Air Force Core Functions |
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| 8. Answer should center on all forces working together as a synergistic team to achieve goals and objectives. |
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| A. is Joint, Interagency, Intergovernmental and Multinational environment. |
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| 10. ___Adversarial Crisis Response |
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| B. is when we are directing our energy towards an enemy and military force may be required. |
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| 11. ___Non-adversarial Crisis Response |
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| C. is a descriptive term of how our operational Airmen accomplish missions that are not war but a response to a crisis or contingency. |
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| D. are battles, engagements, and/or strikes conducted by combat forces. |
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13. Decide whether the following scenario is adversarial or non-adversarial.
SSgt Parker and A1C Rose, from Medical Support hospital load casualties onto a helicopter to support a community’s emergency evacuation during a mortar attack. |
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1. During a pre-deployment briefing, A1C Addison asks SSgt Potter, “So how exactly do we contribute in a joint environment?” Potter replies, “It’s our job to control the airspace above the battlefield, provide transport for and deliver forces, and protect and sustain any and all troops on the battlefield so that military operations can be successful! Our job becomes even more vital when operations escalate into a full scale war.”
SSgt Potter’s comments BEST explain some of the _____________ and their impact on mission effectiveness.
a. Air Force Core Functions
b. Principles of Joint Operations
c. Range of Military Operations |
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| a. CORRECT: SSgt Potter’s comments best explain three of the twelve Air Force Core Functions, which according to the Joint Warfighter chapter includes 1) control the airspace (Air Superiority), 2) provide transport for and deliver forces (Airlift), and 3) protect and sustain any and all troops on the battlefield (Agile Combat Support) so that operations can be successful. |
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2. After gaining experience with a local law enforcement team, SSgt Lee deploys in support of a short term operation to enforce peace in an unstable nation. After a nighttime flight into the area, Lee’s team exits the helicopter and stays alert for hostile forces. Once they reach the entry control point the commander greets them and tells them to prepare for a combat patrol.
The scenario BEST illustrates ____________ and their impact on mission effectiveness.
a. major operations and campaigns
b. crisis response and limited contingency operations
c. military engagement, security cooperation, and deterrence |
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| b. CORRECT: This scenario illustrates crisis response and limited contingency operations, which according to the Joint Warfighter chapter are small-scale, limited duration operations, such as strikes, raids, and peace enforcement, which might include combat depending on the circumstances. |
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| 1. Acts by members of the NPT to detect, secure, and dispose of these weapons is... |
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| a. Nuclear Non-Proliferation. |
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| 2. Non-nuclear and nuclear, active and passive defenses and infrastructure… |
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| a. are elements of the New Triad. |
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| 3. A country that has manufactured and exploded a nuclear weapon or other nuclear explosive device prior to January 1, 1967 is known as what? |
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| 4. Activities by non-members of the Non-proliferation Treaty to secure, transport, and employ weapons of mass destruction are known by what term? |
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| 5. Capability, will, and perception are the… |
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| a. Inter-related factors of deterrence theory |
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| 6. A state of mind brought about by the existence of a credible threat of unacceptable counteraction is… |
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| 7. Two certified personnel knowledgeable in the task and are capable of detecting incorrect acts is part of the: |
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| 8. What ensures only those persons whose behavior demonstrates integrity, reliability, trustworthiness, allegiance, and loyalty to the US shall be allowed to perform duties associated with nuclear weapons? |
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| a. Personnel Reliability Program |
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| 9. Materiel, personnel, and procedures that contribute to the safety, security, reliability, and control of nuclear weapons are… |
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| b. Definition of Nuclear Surety. |
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| 10. Safety, Security, and Reliability are… |
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| a. Key components of nuclear surety. |
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| 11. What were some of the organizational infractions that occurred with the misshipment of sensitive missile components in 2008? |
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| 11. Your response should center on: Supposedly inexperienced personnel, no documentation violating policy, mislabeled containers, used wrong Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS), shipped by an unauthorized carrier, stored in the wrong warehouse, assumed contents of containers without physically inspecting them. |
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| 12. What were some of the blunders that occurred during the unauthorized movement of nuclear weapons in 2007? |
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| 12. Your response should center on: Nuclear warheads were not removed before placing in storage. maintenance personnel swapped pylons without proper documentation, failed to check the color of the warheads inside the missiles, munitions custodian failed to properly track the nuclear warheads, no added exterior markings were present on the nuclear missiles, transported warheads through base traffic risking potential accident, not authorized by base commander, no assigned security on the ramp after placement on the B-52, per regulation, the entire flight crew did not inspect the missiles, only one inspected the “dummy” missiles, at Barksdale, crew departed aircraft leaving the warheads unsecure.entire flight crew did not inspect the missiles, only one inspected the “dummy” missiles, at Barksdale, crew departed aircraft leaving the warheads unsecure. |
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| 1. How would you explain the actions of those personnel involved in both nuclear-related incidents? |
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| 1. Your responses should have centered on excuses for unacceptable performance, especially with nuclear weapons. For example, complacency, lacked discipline, no attention to detail, not committed to mission excellence, forgot the core values, personnel not following procedures, and poor communication. |
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| 2. How can these incidents impact the US? |
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2. Your responses should have centered on:
• create negative political responses from other countries, threaten our national security, retaliatory acts from other nations, and destruction of public trust |
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| 3. What is the relationship between the NCO, the lessons learned from the 2007 and 2008 nuclear weapons incidents? |
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3. Your responses should have centered on:
• Compliance, Accountability, Responsibility, and Enforcing standards
• Our own ‘little area’ of responsibility impacts our organization’s mission, which impacts the MAJCOM’s mission, which impacts National Defense, which impacts National Security |
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| 4. This chapter you have learned about “Surety” and the Nuclear Calamity from complacency. Why does this matter to you as future NCOs? |
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4. Your responses should have centered on:
• If incidents can happen from complacency, a lack of discipline, not following standards, procedures, and policies in the Nuclear Enterprise which has the highest safety, security, reliability programs and the most strict standards, measures, policies and procedures, it can happen in our day to day operations and we must maintain the highest standards and enforce discipline to ensure that it doesn’t happen to our crews, people, equipment, work center, and/or mission. |
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1. During a Nuclear Surety Inspection, Chief Amber briefs the inspection team, “Our systems are built with certain principles, strict criteria, and with different techniques that ensure our nuclear systems are dependable and free from environmental risks and threats. They are also designed within the constraints of operational effectiveness, time, and cost throughout their life cycle. Because of this, we have a lower risk of unintentional nuclear weapon release.”
Chief Amber’s comments BEST explain ___________ and its impact on mission effectiveness.
a. key elements of nuclear safety
b. passive nuclear security measures
c. key components of nuclear reliability |
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| a. CORRECT: Chief Amber’s comments explain nuclear safety, which according to the Nuclear Enterprise lesson, is the application of engineering and management principles, criteria, and techniques to protect nuclear weapons against the risks and threats inherent in their environments within the constraints of operational effectiveness, time, and cost throughout all phases of their life cycle. The DoD Nuclear Weapon System Safety Program consists of key elements for program guidance, system evaluation, safety assurance, and for the conduct of safe nuclear weapon system operations. According to the DoD Nuclear Weapon System Safety Standards, four qualitative standards are used in the evaluation of the safety of a nuclear weapon system, beginning as early as possible during development and continuing throughout a weapon system’s life cycle. |
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2. SSgt Vargas calls his crew together and says, “Lately we have had an increase in Quality Assurance inspection failures and a lot of minor write ups. The number of write-ups tells me that all of you are letting little things slip on a regular basis. I expect each of you to display a higher level of responsibility in your work. Unfortunately, to ensure our nuclear weapons program is within standards, I now have to conduct random spot inspections in order to hold everyone liable for following instructions.”
If SSgt Vargas acts on his comments concerning ______, he will MOST likely have a __________ impact on the mission.
a. reliability and accountability; negative
b. reliability and accountability; positive
c. accountability and compliance; negative
d. accountability and compliance; positive |
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| d. CORRECT: According to the Nuclear Enterprise chapter, accountability is the quality or state of being accountable; especially an obligation or willingness to accept responsibility or to account for one's actions. Compliance is the act or process of complying with a desire, demand, proposal, or regimen/coercion. It is also conformity in fulfilling official requirements. If SSgt Vargas acts on his comments, he will be holding people accountable (…liable) by ensuring they comply/fulfill their official duties. The only possible outcome of accountability and compliance is a positive impact on mission effectiveness. |
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