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| What executive department is responsible for the nation's defense force? |
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| The Department of Defense |
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| What is the mission of the Department of Defense? |
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| To provide the military forces needed to deter war and protect the security of the United States. |
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| What is the role of the Secretary of Defense and how is hw or she appointed? |
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| The Secretary is the principal defense policy advisor to the President. He or she is appointed by the President but subject to Senate approval. |
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| Name the order of the presidential succession through the Secretary of Defense. |
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| Vice President; Speaker of the House; President Pro Tempore of the Senate; Secretary of State; Secretary of Treasury; Secretary of Defense |
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| Who constitutes the collective body of the Joint Cheifs of Staff? |
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| The Chairman; Vice-Chairman; Cheif of Staff of the Army; Cheif of Naval Operations; Cheif of Staff of the Air Force; and the Commander of the Marine Corps |
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| The central headquarters for the Department of Defense is at the _____ in Washington. |
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| What are the main responsibilities of the Joint Cheifs of Staff? |
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| Strategic and tactical diversion of combatant forces; operation of combanant forces under unified command; integration of combat forces; research and development |
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| In the military, what is a "theater"? |
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| A large geographic area (including its land, sea, and air) in which active military operations are coordinated and conducted. |
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| Large scale or global planning and conduct of military strategy, movemoents, and/or operations essential to the effective conduct of war is called _____. |
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| T of F: Joint Cheifs of Staff have the executive authority to command combatant forces. |
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| Who in the U.S. has the power to raise and support armies and to declare war? |
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| The President and Congress |
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| What document established the legal basis for the establishment of the Army? |
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| What Congressional Act established the Department of Defense under the executive branch, placing the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force subordinate to it? |
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| The National Security Act Amendments of 1949 |
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| Name the three components that make up the U.S. Army. |
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| Active Army, Reserves, and the Department of the Army civilian work force. |
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| Name the two components of the Army. |
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| The Army National Guard and the U.S. Army Reserve |
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| What is the purpose of retraining reserve components of the U.S. Army? |
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| To provide trained units and qualified personnel to be available for acive duty in time of war, national emergency, or at other times as directed by national security requirements. |
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| T or F: The Army contributes in peacetime to the nation;s welfare through domestic involvement, but the scope of that involvement is limited by federal law. |
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| What does "CONUS" stand for in the military? |
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| Continental United States |
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| The Infantry, Armor, Field Artillery, Air Defense Artillery, Aviation, and the Corps of Egineers are the six branches of _______ in the Army. |
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| What does "FORSCOM" stand for in the military and where is it located? |
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| Force Command, located at Fort McPherson, Georgia |
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| What does "TRADOC" stand for in the Army and where is it located? |
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| Training and Doctrine Command, located in Fort Monroe, Virginia |
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| What Army command controls all the combat and support units at installations throughout the U.S.? |
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| FORSCOM, or Forces Command |
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| A shorthand term for aviation electronics. |
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| Name two of the six branches of combat |
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