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WAPS SSGT-MILITARY ORG ANDCOMMAND -US ARMED FORCES
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What are the established levels of responsibility for command, control, and
communication along a chain of command? - ANSWER: Command authority.
What extends from the President of the United States to the Secretary of
Defense, through two distinct branches of command, and to each commander at
every level of the military? - ANSWER Responsibility and authority.
The many levels of the chain of command have varied tasks and authority; yet,
each level is responsible and accountable to whom? - ANSWER Responsible
for all levels below and accountable to all levels above.
What text provides the fundamental premise of civilian sovereignty over the US
Armed Forces? - ANSWER: United States Constitution.
As Commander in Chief, the United States President has final command
authority; but, as head of the executive branch, what is the president subject to?
- A system of checks and balances between the legislative and judicial branches.
By statute, the chain of command extends from the President of the United
States to the Secretary of Defense, and then to whom? - ANSWER Combatant
leaders
For all forces not assigned to combatant commanders, the chain of command
runs from the US President to the Secretary of Defense, and then to whom? -
ANSWER: Secretaries of military departments.
, When forces are allocated to combatant commanders, who normally has
administrative responsibility over them? - ANSWER Their individual service
branches.
What act's clause allows the President of the United States to authorize
communications through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, putting the
Chairman in command of communications? - ANSWER The Goldwater-
Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization Act of 1986.
Which is America's largest government agency? - ANSWER Department of
Defense (DoD)
Whose job is it to provide military forces to deter conflict and ensure our
country's security? - ANSWER Department of Defense (DoD)
Which offices make up the Department of Defense, which is headquartered in
the Pentagon? - ANSWER: Office of the Secretary of Defense.
-The joint chiefs of staff.
-The Joint Staff.
-The Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force.
-Unified combatant commands.
-Forces focused on integrated commands, defense agencies, and field
operations.
Who does the SecDef directly report to as the Department of Defense's civilian
head? - ANSWER The United States President.
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