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Air Force PDG Study Guide, 1 Oct 2011
Chapter 3 Organization, Section C Part 1
Multiple Choice Quiz - Text Format
Section 3C - Department of Defense
Para 3.3. Department of Defense. - Para 3.7. Joint Staff.
1. Established by the National Security Act of 1947, the Department of Defense's function is
*A. to maintain and employ Armed Forces
B. to oversee and administrate foreign policy
C. to make or establish national policy and directives
D. to serve as a separate and independent part of the government
3.3.
2. The DoD includes the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Joint Staff, and the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force. As the civilian head of the DoD, the Secretary of Defense (SECDEF) reports directly to
A. congress
*B. the President
C. the Vice-president
D. the Secretary of State
3.3.
3. The civilian head of the Department of Defense is
A. the Commander in Chief
B. the Secretary of State
*C. the Secretary of Defense
D. the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
3.3.
4. The Department of Defense, which includes the Secretary of Defense, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Joint Staff, and the Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force, was established by
A. congress
B. the Commander in Chief
*C. the National Security Act of 1947
D. the Key West agreement
3.3.
5. The President appoints the SECDEF with the advice and consent of
*A. the Senate
B. the Joint Chiefs of Staff
C. the House of Representatives
D. the Armed Forces Policy Council
3.4.
6. The _________ serves as principal defense policy advisor to the President, and is responsible for the formulation of general defense policy and policy related to all matters of direct and primary concern to the DoD, and for the execution of approved policy.
A. Joint Staff
B. Secretary of State
*C. Secretary of Defense (SECDEF)
D. Armed Forces Policy Council
3.4.
7. The operational chain of command runs from the President to the _____________ to the combatant commanders.
A. Joint Staff
B. Vice-president
C. Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
*D. Secretary of Defense (SECDEF)
3.4.
8. This agency assists the SECDEF in matters requiring a long-range view and in formulating broad defense policy. It consists of the SECDEF (Chairman); the Deputy SECDEF; Secretaries of the Army, Navy, and Air Force; the CJCS; Under Secretaries of Defense; the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition; and the four service chiefs.
A. the Air Force Uniform Board
B. the National Security Council
*C. the Armed Forces Policy Council
D. the Department of Homeland Security
3.4.1.
9. Who is NOT a member of the Armed Forces Policy Council?
A. the Secretary of Defense
*B. the Commander in Chief
C. the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
D. the Deputy Secretary of Defense
3.4.1.
10. Which of the following is NOT one of the FIVE Under Secretaries of Defense?
A. Policy
*B. Media and Propaganda
C. Personnel and Readiness
D. Acquisition, Technology and Logistics
3.4.2.
11. There are five Under Secretaries of Defense (Policy; Comptroller; Personnel and Readiness; Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; and Intelligence) who assist the SECDEF. The SECDEF receives staff assistance from a number of agencies, such as
A. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
B. Security Service
C. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
*D. all of these answers
3.4.2.
12. The Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS), is selected from the officers of the regular components of the Armed Forces and is
A. elected by peer members of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
B. determined by a closed Joint Staff vote and simple majority
*C. appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate
D. traditionally the Joint Chiefs of Staff member with the most Time in Grade (TIG)
3.5.
13. The Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces. However, the Chairman may not exercise command over the JCS or any of the Armed Forces because the operational chain of command runs from the President to the SECDEF to the
A. Base Commanders
*B. Combatant Commanders
C. Deputy Secretary of Defense
D. Air Force Major Command (MAJCOM)
3.5.
14. Although the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, outranks all other officers of the Armed Forces, the Chairman may not exercise command over the JCS or any of the Armed Forces because the operational chain of command runs from the President to the SECDEF to the combatant commanders. However, a provision of this law permits the President to authorize communications through the CJCS.
A. Key West Agreement
B. Air Force Letter 35.3
C. National Security Act of 1947
*D. Goldwater-Nichols DoD Reorganization Act of 1986
3.5.
15. The principal military advisor to the President, the National Security Council, and the SECDEF is
A. the Secretary of State
*B. the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
C. the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence
D. the Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force (CMSAF)
3.5.
16. Subject to the authority, direction, and control of the President and the SECDEF, members of the JCS serve as advisors to the President, SECDEF, and the
*A. National Security Council
B. Central Intelligence Agency
C. Department of Homeland Defense
D. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO)
3.6.1.
17. Which of the following is NOT a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff?
A. Chief of Staff, U.S. Army
B. Chief of Naval Operations
*C. Secretary of the Air Force
D. Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff
3.6.2.
18. This agency which consists of more than 1,500 military and civilian personnel composed of approximately even numbers of officers from the Army, Navy, and Air Force, assists members of the JCS in carrying out their assigned responsibilities.
*A. Joint Staff
B. National Security Council
C. Defense Logistics Agency (DLA)
D. Defense Threat Reduction Agency (DTRA)
3.7.
19. The Joint Staff's more than 1,500 military and civilian personnel are composed of approximately even numbers of officers from the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Marines make up about _____ of the number allocated to the Navy.
A. 10%
B. 30%
C. 70%
*D. 20%
3.7.
