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CHAPTER THREE
ORGANIZATION
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02/16/2010

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WHO MAKES NATIONAL MILITARY POLICY DECISIONS?
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THE ARMED FORCES POLICY COUNCIL
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WHAT ESTABLISHES THE BASIC PRINCIPLE OF CIVILIAN CONTROL OF THE ARMED FORCES?
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THE US CONSTITUTION
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WHAT DID THE NATIONAL SECURITY ACT OF 1947 ESTABLISH?
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THE DOD
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WHO FORMULATES GENERAL DEFENCE POLICY (AND POLICIES CONCERNING THE DID) AND EXECUTES APPROVED POLICY AS PRINCIPAL DEFENSE POLICY ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT?
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SECRETARY OF DEFENSE (SECDEF)
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THE PRESIDENT APPOINTS THE SECDEF WITH THE ADVICE & CONCENT OF THE ...
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CONGRESS
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TH EOPERATIONAL CHAIN OF COMMAND RUNS FRO THE PRESIDENT TO THE SECDEF TO THE...
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COMBATABD COMMANDERS
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THE ARMED FORCES POLICY COUNCIL WORKS DIRECTLY WITH THE SECDEF. IT DOESN'T...
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INCLUDE THE VICE PRESIDENT
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THE FIVE UNDER SECRETARIES OF DEFENCE INCLUDE...
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  • POLICY
  • COMPTROLLER
  • PERSONNEL & READINESS
  • ACQUISITION
  • TECHNOLOGY
  • LOGISTICS
  • INTELLIGENCE
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WHO IS THE PRINCIPAL MILITARY ADVISOR TO THE PRESIDENT, NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL AND SECDEF?
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CJCS (CHAIRMAN, JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF)
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JCS MEMBERS SERVE AS ADVISOR'S TO THE PRESIDENT, SECDEF AND NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL. THEY ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR...
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  • ESTABLISHING JOINT DOCRINE AND FORMULATING POLOCIES FOR JOINT TRAINING
  • PROVIDING STRATEGIC DIRECTION & ASSIGNING LOGISTICS RESPONSIBILITIES
  • REVIEWING MAJOR MATERIAL & PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS AND COORDINATING MILITARY EDUCATION.
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WHO ASSIST THE JCS IN STRATEGIC DIRECTION, UNIFIED OPERATION OF THE COMBATANT, AND INTEGRATION OF LAND, NAVAL AND AIR FORCES INOT AN EFFICIENT TEAM?
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JOINT STAFF
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THE JOINT STAFF HAS MORE THAN _____ MMILITARY AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL, COMPOSED OF APPROXIMATELY EVEN NUMBERS OF OFFICERS FROM ARMY, NAVY AND AIR FORCE?
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1,500 PERSONNEL
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WHO ASSIGNS MILITARY MISSIONS TO THE UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMANDS?
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SECDEF
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A UNIFIED COMBATANT COMMAND HAS A BROAD, CONTINUING MISSION, IS COMPOSED OR FORCES FROM TWO OR MORE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS, AND IS NORMALLY ORGANIZED ON A(N)...
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GEOGRAPHICAL AND FUNCTIONAL BASIS
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ONCE ASSIGNED TO A UNIFIED COMMAND, A FORCE USUALLY CANNOT BE TRANSFERRED EXCEPT BY AUTHORITY OF THE...
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SECDEF
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A COMBINED COMMAND CONSIST OF FORCES FROM...
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MORE THAN ONE ALLIED NATION
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NORMALLY, A _____ COMMAND OPERATES UNDER THE TERMS OF A TREATY,ALLIANCE OR BILATERAL AGREEMENT AMONG NATIONS.
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COMBINED
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THE MILITARY DEPARTMENTS AND ____  PROVIDE EFFICIENTLY ORGANIZED, TRAINED AND EQUIPPED READY FORCES TO COMBATANT COMMANDERS.
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SERVICE SECRETARIES
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THE SECDEF ISSUES ORDERS TO A SERVICE THROUGH ITS SECRETARY, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF ...
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LOGISTICAL MATTERS
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THE TRADITIONAL ROLES & MISSION(S) OF EACH BRANCH OF SERVICE ARE COMMONLY REFERRED TO AS...
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FUNCTIONS
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THE SECDEF & ___ ESTABLISH THE FUNCTIONS OF EACH BRANCH OF THE ARMED FORCES IN THE KEY WEST AGREEMENT OF 1948, WHICH WAS REVISED IN 1953 &1958.
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JCS
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THE GENERAL FUNCTIONS OF THE ARMED FOCES DO NOT INCLUDE...
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MAINTAINING MOBILE RESERVE FORCES
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PREPARING  FORCES, MAINTAINTING MOBILE RESERVES IN READINESS, BUDGETING, ADMINISTERING FUNDS AND HELPING EACH OTHER ACCOMPLISH RESPECTIVE FUNCTIONS ARE EXAMPLES OF ____ FUNCTIONS OF THE ARMED FORCES.
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SPECIFIC FUNCTIONS
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THE DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE IS COMPRISED OF THE...
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  • OFFICE OF THE SECAF
  • CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE AIR FORCE (CSAF)
  •  AIR STAFF
  • FIELD UNITS
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THE AIR FORCE PREPARES THE AIR & SPACE FORCES NECESSARY FOR THE EFECTIVE PROSECUTION OF WAR & MILITARY OPERATIONS SHORT OF WAR & THE EXPANSION OF ___ COMPONENTS TO MEET THE NEEDS OF WAR.
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PEACETIME
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WHO HAS THE RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACQUISITION & AUDITING, COMPTROLLER ISSUES, INSPECTOR GENERAL MATTERS & LEGISLATIVE & PUBLIC AFFAIRS?
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OFFICE OF THE SECDAF
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THE OFFICE OF THE SECAF INCLUDES...
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  • GENERAL COUNCIL
  • THE INSPECTOR GENERAL
  • AIR RESERVE FORCES POLICY COMMITTEE
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THE CSAF IS SELECTED BY THE PRESIDENT FOR A ____ YEAR APPOINTMENT & IS SUBJECT TOT HE AUTHORIY, DIRECTION & CONTROL OF THE SECAF & SECDEF.
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4-YEARS
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WHICH DEPARTMENT OF THE AIR FORCE CONSIST PRIMARILY OF MILITARY ADVISORS TO THE CSAF & SECAF?
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AIR STAFF
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MAJCOMS PROVIDE OFFENSIVE, DEFENSIVE AND ....
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SUPPORT ELEMENTS
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WHAT KIND OF COMMAND CONSIST OF STRATEGIC, TACTICAL, SPACE OR DEFENSE FORCES , OR FO FLYING FORCES DIRECTLY SUPPORTING SUCH FORCES?
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OPERATIONAL
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WHICH MAJCOM PROVIDES FORCES TO AMERICA'S WAR-FIGHTING COMMANDS & THE AIR FORCE COMPONENT TO JOINT FORCE COMMAND (JFCOM)?
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AIR COMBAT COMMAND (ACC)
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WHEN WAS ACC, HEADQUARTERED AT LANGLEY AFB,VA, ACTIVATED?
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1 JUNE 1992
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WHEN MOBILIZED, MORE THAN _____ MEMBERS OF THE AIR NATIONAL GUARD (ANG) AND AIR FORCE RESERVE(AFR) ARE ASSIGNED TO ACC.
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60,000
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ACC & ACC-GAINED UNITS HAVE MORE THAN ___ AIRCRAFT.
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2,000
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WHICH MAJCOM PROVIDES TACTICAL & STRATEGIC AIRLIFT & AIR REFUEKING & PLAYS A CRUICIAL ROLE IN PROVIDING HUMANITARIAN SUPPORT AT HOME & AROUND THE WORLD?
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AMC
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AMC'S MISSION ENCOMPASSES MORE THAN ____ ACTIVE-DUTY & ARC MILITARY & CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.
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141,000 PERSONNEL
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THE C-5 GALAXY, C-9A NIGHTINGALE, C-17 GLOBEMASTER, C-141 STARLIFTER, KC-10 EXTENDER & KC-135 STRATOTANKER ARE AMC'S STRATEGIC _____ AIRCRAFT.
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MOBILITY
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THE STATESIDE-BASED C-130 HURCULES IS AMC'S _____ AIRLIFTER.
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TACTICAL
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AMC'S ___ AIRCRAFT INCLUDE

  • VC-9
  • VC-25
  • C-20
  • C-21
  • C-32
  • C-37
  • C-40
  • UH-1
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OPERATIONAL SUPPORT
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WHICH MAJCOM DEFENDS AMERICA THROUGH ITD SCAPE & ICBM OPERATIONS (VITAL FORCE ELEMENTS IN PROJECTING GLOBAL REACH & POWER) & KEY FACTOR IN IMPLEMENTING THE AIR & SPACE EXPEDITIONARY FORCE (AEF) ORGANIZATIONAL STRUCTURE?
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AIR FORCE SPACE COMMAND (AFSPC)
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WHERE IS AFSPC HEADQUARTERED?
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PETERSON AFB, CO
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AFSPC DEVELOPS, OPERATES & SUPPORTS SPACE CAPABILITIES IN FIVE RESOURCE AREAS. THEY ARE...
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  • SPACE FORCE ENHANCEMENT
  • SPACE SUPPORT
  • SPACE CONTROL
  • SPACE TRACKING & SURVEILLANCE
  • SPACE FORCE APPLICATION
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APPROXIMATELY ____ MILITARY, CIVILIAN AND CONTRACTOR EMPLOYESS PERFORM AFSPC MISSIONS.
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39,000
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MORE THAN ____ MINUTEMEN 3 AND PEACEKEEPER MISSILES ARE THE CRITICAL COMPONENT OF AMERICA'S ON- ALERT STRATEEGIC FORCES.
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500 MISSILES
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ICBM'S & THE PEOPLE WHO OPERATE THEM HAVE REMAINED ON CONTINUOUS AROUND THE CLOCK ALERT SINCE..
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1959
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WHICH MAJCOM MAINTAINS A FWARD PRESENCE TO ENSURE THE REGIONAL STABILITY OF NEARLY TWO BILLION PEOPLE LIVING IN 44 COUNTRIES?
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PACAF
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PACAF HAS APPROXIMATELY  ___ MILITARY, CIVILIAN PERSONNEL SERVING IN NINE MAJOR LOCATIONS AND NUMEROUS SMALLER FACILITIES, PRIMARILY IN HAWAII, ALASKA, JAPAN, GUAM, AND SOUTH KOREA.
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45,000 PERSONNEL
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PACAF HAS APROXIMATELY ___ FIGHTER & ATTACK AIRCRAFT.
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300 AIRCRAFT
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WHICH TWO MAJCOMS' FORCES MAY BE AUGMENTED WITH ASSETS FROM OTHER MAJCOMS, THE ANG OR OTHER US MILITARY COMPONENTS?
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PACAF & USAFE
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MORE THAN ____ ACTIVE DUTY, RESERVE AND CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES ARE ASSIGNED TO USAFE.
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42,000 EMPLOYEES
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REALIGNMENT OF THE AIR TRAINING COMMAND ANBD AIR UNIVERSITY LED TO THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE AIR EDUCATION & TRAINING COMMAND (AETC) ON jULY 1993. WHERE IS AETC, THE FREE WORLD'S 'ARGEST TRAINING SYSTEM, HEADQUATERED?
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RANDOLPH AFB,TX
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MORE THAN ___ ACTIVE DUTY MEMBERS, 14,000 CIVILAIN PERSONNEL, 7,300 ANG & AFR  AND MORE THAN 11,500 CONTRACTERS COMPROMISE THE AETC.
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60,000 MEMBERS
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AETC IS RESPONSIBLE FOR APROXIMATELY ____ AIRCRAFTS.
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1,600 AIRCRAFTS
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WHICH MAJCOM DELIVERS WAR-WINNING EXPEDITIONARY CAPABILITIES TO THE WAR FIGHTER THROUGH TECHNOLOGY, ACQUISITION SUPPORT & SUSTAINMENT?
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AFMC
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AFMC, HEAQUARTERED AT WRIGHT-PATTERSON AFB, OH & CREATED 1 JULY 1992, IS THE AIR FORCE'S LARGEST COMMAND IN TERMS OR ______
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FUNDING
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AFMC HAS A WORKFORCE OF ABOUT ____ MILITARY & CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.
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56,000 PERSONNEL
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WHICH MAJCOM PROVIDES COMBAT SEARCH AND RESCUE & DELIVERS SPECIAL OPERATIONS POWER ANYTIME, ANYWHERE?
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AFSOC
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WHERE IS AFSOC, ESTABLISHED 22 MAY 1990, HEADQUATERED?
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HURLBURT FIELD, FL
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THE AFSOC CORE MISSION AREAS INCLUDE ....
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  • AEROSPACE SURFACE INTERFACE
  • INFORMATION WARFARE
  • SPECIALIZED REFUELING
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AFSOC HAS APPROXIMATELY _____ ACTIVE DUTY, AFR, ANG AND CIVILIAN PERSONNEL.
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19,000 PERSONNEL
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AFSOC'S ACTIVE

 DUTY, AFR AND ANG FLYING UNITS HAVE MORE THAN ___ FIXED AND ROTARY-WING AIRCRAFTS.

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160 AIRCRAFTS
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WHICH COMMAND WAS A FIELD OPERATING AGENCY (FOA) BEFORE IT BECAME A MAJCOM ON 17 FEB 1997.
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AFRC
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WHERE IS AFRC HEADQUATERED?
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ROBINS AFB, GA
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MORE THAN 440 AIRCRAFTS ARE ASSIGNED TO AFRC, INCLUDING THE LATEST, MOST CAPABLE MODELS. 99% ARE MISSION READY AND ABLE TO DEPLOY WITHIN _____.
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72 HOURS
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THE ANG MISSION IS TO MAINTAIN WELL TRAINED AND WELL EQUIPED UNITS FOR PROMPT MOBILIZATION DURING WAR AND ....
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PROVIDE ASSISTANCE DURING NATIONBAL EMERGENCIES.
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WHEN ANG UNITS ARE NOT MOBILIZED OR UNDER FEDERAL CONTROL, THEY REPORT TO THE ...
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GOVERNOR OF THEIR STATE OR TERRITORY
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THE ANG ACCOMPLISHES ITS STATE MISSION TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY AND PRESERVE PEACE, ORDER AND PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH EMERGENCY RELIEF SUPPORT DURING NATURAL DISASTERS AND THROUGH SEARCH AND RESCUE OPERATIONS. THEY DO NOT....
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PROVIDE CONTINGENCY OPERATIONS.
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A ___ IS DIRECTLY SUBORDINATE TO THE CSAF & HAS ADMINISTRATIVE & ORGANIZATIONAL RESPONSIBILITES SIMILAR TO A MAJCOM BUT PERFORMS A MISSION THAT DOESNT FIT INTO ONE.
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DIRECT REPORTING UNIT (DRU)
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THE AIR FORCE COMPONENT COMMANDERS & NUMBERED AIR FORCE (NAF) ADMINISTRATIVELY REPORT DIRECTLY TO THE MAJCOM, FOLOWING IN DESCENDING ORDER BY ....
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WING, GROUPS, SQUADRON, & FLIGHT
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THE AIR FORCE IS ESTABLISHING ____ NEW AIR FORCE COMPONENT COMMANDS TO PROVIDE OPERATIONAL-LEVE SUPPORT TO THE UNIFOED & SUBUNIFIED COMBATANT COMMANDERS.
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NINE
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WHICH ADMINISTRATIVE LEVEL OF COMMAND IS DIRECTLY UNDER MAJCOM, PROVIDING INTERMEDIATE-LEVEL OPERATIONAL LEADERSHIP & SUPERVISION?
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NAF
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A NAF SHOULD NOT EXCEED ____ MANPOWER AUTHORIZATIONS WITHOUT AN AIR STAFF WAIVER.
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99 MANPOWER AUTHORIZATIONS
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A ___ HAS A DISTINC MISSION WITH SIGNIFICANT SCOPE, MAINTAINS THE INSTALLATION & MAY HAVE SEVERAL SQUADRONS IN MORE THAN ONE DEPENDENT GROUP.
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WING
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AN OPERATIONAL WING DOES NOT...
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PERFORM A SUPPORT FUNCTION
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WHICH WING PERFORMS A SUPPORT FUNCTION, MAINTAINS 7 OPERATES A BASE, & PROVIDES FUNCTIONAL SUPPORT TO A MAJCOM HEADQUATERS?
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AIRBASE WING
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SPECIALIZED WINGS...
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  • THEY MAY BE A HOST OR TENANT WING
  • THEY MAY MAINTAIN & OPERATE THE BASE
  • EXAMPLES INCLUDE INTELLIGENCE & TRAINING WINGS
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WHICH LEVEL OF COMMAND IS A TACTICAL ECHLON WITHIN MINIMAL STAFF SUPPORT, USUALLY HAS TWO OR MORE SUBORDINATE UNITS & MAY BE DEPENDENT OR INDEPENDENT?
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NAF
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A ____ IS A BASIC UNIT OF THE AIR FORCE?
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SQUADRON
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WHAT ARE THE THREE TYPES OF FLIGHTS?
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  • FUNCTIONAL
  • ALPHA
  • NUMBERED
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A(N) ___ FLIGHT IS THE LOWEST LEVEL UNIT IN THE AIR FORCE, INCORPORATING SMALLER ELEMENTS INT AN ORGANIZED UNIT WITH SQUADRON-LIKE ADMINISTRATIVE CHARACTERISTICS,
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NUMBERED
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WHICH LEVEL OF COMMAND IS USUALLY PART OF A MISSION SQUADRON, IS COMPOSED OF SEVERAL ELEMENTS PERFORMING IDENTICAL MISSIONS AND IS  NOT SUBJECT TO UNIT REPORTING BECAUSE IT'S NOT A UNIT?
Definition
ALPHA FLIGHT
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WHICH LEVEL OF COMMAND IS USUALLY PART OF A SQUADRON, IS COMPOSED OF ELEMENTS PERFORMING SPECIFIC MISSION & IS  NOT SUBJECT TO UNIT REPORTING BECAUSE IT'S NOT A UNIT?
Definition
FUNCTIONAL FLIGHT
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THE AIR RESERVE COMMAND (ARC) IS NOT...
Definition
TRAINED TO LESS DEMANDING STANDARD THAN THEN ACTIVE COMPONENT FORCES.
Term
WHEN DETERMINING AN APPROPRIATE FORCE MIX, WHICH CONSIDERATIONS ARE UNIQUE TO ANG UNITS?
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DUAL STATE & FEDERAL MISSIONS
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WITH WHOM IS COMMAND JURISDICTION FORM NONMOBILIZED ANG UNITS VESTED (OUTSIDE THE DISTRICT OOF COLUMBIA)?
Definition
STATE, COMMONWEALTH OR POSSESSION GOVERNORS
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TO WHOM IS COMMAND JURISDICTION FOR MOM-MOBILIZED ANG UNITS INSIDE THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA DELEGATED BY THE PRESIDENT?
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SECRETARY OF THE ARMY
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THE COMMAND OF NONMOBILIZED AFR INDIVIDUAL MOBILIZATION AUGMENTEES (IMA'S) IS EXERCISED THROUGH THE ...
Definition
UNIT OF ASSIGNMENT
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WHEN THE PRESIDENT AUTHORIZES INVOLUNTARY ACTIVATION, THE ____ DELEGATES TO GAINING MAJCOM COMMANDERS WHO ORDER ANG & AFR FORCES TO ACTIVE DUTY.
Definition
SECAF
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TO WHOM DOES OPERATIONAL COMMAND OF ARC FORCES TRANSFER WHEN ACTIVATED?
Definition
THE GAINING MAJCOM COMMANDER
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