Joint Publication (JP) Classes Practice Test

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• What is the primary goal of operational design?
• Which type of command is composed of significant assigned components of two or more Military Departments?
• ______ emphasizes planning for branches to current operations.
• APEX improves interagency/multinational connectivity by ____________.
• The __________ validates or produces a baseline Dynamic Threat Assessment for each Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan (JSCP) directed plan.
• During which phase does the Joint Force Commander identify the operational problems to solve and determine where to focus the staff's efforts?
• Which officer is responsible for providing maps, charts, digitized products, and precise geodetic coordinates?
• Which agency provides all-source military analysis, human factors analysis, HUMINT, MASINT, MEDINT, CI, counterterrorism, chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear counter- information?
• In Crisis Action Planning, which outcome is supported by the Joint Force Commander's initial planning guidance, intent statement, CCIR, and revised mission statement?
• Which element reflects the tendency of land-based forces toward centralized control when working with other services?
• The ________ is the principal assistant to the President in all matters relating to the DoD.
• Which intelligence principle describes collecting and examining information from all sources to derive the most complete assessment?
• Living Plans ensure that net-centric plans stay aligned with changes in what?
• What is the primary goal of operational design?
• In crisis action planning, what single type of message may be used when time is critically short?
• Which purpose of joint operations is to maintain an arsenal capable of deterring potential adversaries and to assure U.S. allies that they can count on America's security commitments?
• In APEX, what term describes net-centric plans that automatically reflect changes in threats, guidance, or the environment?
• A _______ is a series of related major operations aimed at achieving strategic objectives within time and space.
• The ______ is the primary intelligence organization that provides support to the combatant commands.
• Which concept emphasizes planning for the next phase of operations or sequels to the current operation?
• Technology is often applied against what common analyst challenge?
• The J-2 can support the Joint Force Commander by integrating outside stakeholders into intelligence planning and operations. Which example best illustrates this integration?
• APEX improves interagency/multinational connectivity by which approach?
• Identify the National Intelligence member that has overall responsibility for intelligence support to the President and the day-to-day management of the intelligence community.
• What document issued to the JPEC initiates COA development and requests a commanders estimate of the situation?
• What is the overarching objective of the transition from JOPES to APEX regarding planning and execution?
• Which statement best reflects the NJOIC’s role in major conflicts?
• Which APEX element determines the final actions to implement within a plan?
• During Crisis Action Planning, COA Comparison is an objective process where the staff considers COAs independently against a set of criteria established by the Joint Force Commander and staff.
• Which step is identified as the second step in the Joint Operation Planning Process?
• Which of the following best describes the primary intelligence organization that provides support to the combatant commands?
• Which element focuses on whether missions remain fixed or can shift between different activities across services?
• In extremely time-sensitive situations, ____________ may be the only message provided.
• Which organization is responsible for providing timely geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) across imagery, geospatial data, and related data?
• Which agency corresponds to the definition: 'A unified organization that provides for the SIGINT mission of the U.S. to ensure the protection of national security systems for all departments and agencies of the U.S. Government'?
• The primary output of operational design is an operational approach, describing the environment, the problem, and which element?
• Who serves as the principal military advisor to the President, the SecDef, National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council?
• What is the purpose of joint operations intended to defend national interests through preventative measures to deter potential adversaries?
• In the transition from JOPES to APEX, what term represents the set of possible courses of action?
• In APEX, what does the EXORD define?
• A ______ is a series of related major operations aimed at achieving strategic and operational objectives within a given time and space.
• What stage of the JOPES process includes mobilization, deployment, employment, sustainment, redeployment, rotation, and demobilization activities?
• In the transition from JOPES to APEX, which practice is emphasized to improve collaboration with interagency counterparts?
• Which of the following statements describes the purpose of Fusion in intelligence?
• The JTF J-2 should obtain necessary foreign disclosure authorization from which agency?
• Which agency is responsible for integrating space-based reconnaissance technologies, and the engineering, development, acquisition, and operation of space reconnaissance systems and related intelligence activities?
• The most common error impacting synchronization is the failure to build sufficient lead time for intelligence production.
• If the Mission Analysis step is performed incorrectly, what is the likely impact on subsequent planning steps?
• Which APEX function determines the final action(s) that should be taken within a completed plan?
• The Marine Corps' emphasis on rapid responsiveness and minimal non-combatant infrastructure is an example of which key element when working with other services?
• Transition from JOPES to APEX emphasizes which of the following to enhance interagency coordination?
• Within a completed APEX plan, which function is responsible for determining the final actions to be taken?
• The primary output of operational design is an operational approach, which describes the operational environment, the problem, and ____________.
• Which term refers to the DoD policy framework that ensures continuity of mission-essential functions during crisis and recovery?
• During Crisis Action Planning, which products are always developed?
• In APEX, what does the EXORD define?
• Which intelligence principle is described as the process of collecting and examining information from all available sources and intelligence disciplines to derive as complete an assessment as possible?
• This intelligence product category involves the integration of time-sensitive, all-source intelligence and information into concise, objective reporting on the current situation in a particular area.
• When considering the principle of synchronization, the most common error that impacts the J-2, J-3, and J-5 is the failure to build sufficient lead time for intelligence production
• When fully developed, APEX's net-centric plans are automatically updated to reflect changes in Dynamic Threat Assessments, guidance, or environment changes. This is referred to as ____________.
• Which planning concept emphasizes planning for branches to current operations?
• Which term denotes plans that remain up-to-date automatically?
• Which item is refined at the end of the mission analysis process?
• Which element is refined at the end of the mission analysis process to guide subsequent steps?
• In intelligence workflows, what document is used to formally request information from external sources when existing data is insufficient?
• Which of the following intelligence communities is responsible for providing timely, relevant, and accurate geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) support to imagery intelligence (IMINT), geospatial information, national imagery collection management, commercial imagery, imagery-derived MASINT, and some meteorological and oceanographic data?
• Which term describes the purpose of joint operations to conduct a sustainable pace of presence operations abroad, including rotational deployments and bilateral/multilateral training?
• What planning feature allows planners to anticipate significant changes in key planning variables and outline associated assumptions and decision points?
• In the context of APEX, what term describes the process of evaluating a plan to determine the final actions?
• The Joint Force Commanders initial intent statement is refined at the end of which planning process?
• Which term best describes intelligence focused on preparing for potential future situations and actions?
• Which activity ensures raw data is converted into usable formats for commanders and decision-makers?
• Which level of intelligence focuses on adversary military capabilities and intentions and helps leaders stay informed within their area of interest?
• In crisis action planning, which area is a commander seeking an answer about when asking: 'What is required to accomplish that sequence of actions within given or requested resources?'
• After intelligence requirements are established, the staff reviews organic information sources for answers to requirements. If a requirement cannot be met from local sources then the __________.
• Which term describes a plan that remains updated with changes to threats and guidance in APEX?
• Which term refers to the priority information needs the commander must have to make timely decisions?
• Who is the principal DoD advisor to the President?
• Which key element describes the emphasis that vacillates between combat, law enforcement, and safety patrols across services?
• Which activity is enabled by intelligence to align with the JFC's mission and intent?
• APEX improves interagency/multinational connectivity by which of the following?
• Which agency provides timely, relevant, and accurate GEOINT support to IMINT, geospatial information, national imagery collection management, commercial imagery, imagery-derived MASINT, and some meteorological and oceanographic data and information?
• Which four areas can be integrated and adapted to satisfy a commander's requirements in a joint operation?
• Which description best defines Current Intelligence?
• The supported commander's what gives the Service components, supporting commands, and agencies a detailed OPLAN, and formally tasks those involved to prepare for the operation?
• What term describes APEX net-centric plans that automatically update to reflect changes in threat assessments, guidance, or the environment?
• Which crisis action planning product is issued to authorize initiation of operations and may precede a full OPORD?
• A _______ is a series of related major operations aimed at achieving strategic and operational objectives within a given time and space.
• Which planning approach does the Joint Planning and Execution Community use to develop plans for emergencies based on tasks identified in strategic documents?
• Intelligence should increase the commander's understanding of the threat and adversary's probable intentions, end states, objectives, most likely and most dangerous COAs, strengths, and critical capabilities. This allows the J-2 to:
• In extremely time-sensitive situations, which message may be the only communication provided?
• A Joint Force Command (JFC) headquarters usually focuses at what level of war?
• To achieve a seamless planning and execution process, which element's rigidity must be replaced in JOPES?
• What APEX activity describes the operational environment, including threats to national security, and supports both deliberate planning and crisis action planning?
• Which body ensures continuity of its component mission-essential functions under all circumstances, including crisis, attack, recovery, and reconstitution?
• Which phase of the Joint Operation Planning Process is used for peacetime planning and for future operations?
• During Crisis Action Planning, what products are always developed?
• In contingency planning, which document provides closure estimates for the flow of forces into the theater?
• Which step in the Joint Operation Planning Process involves attaining a clear understanding of the CCDR's strategic objectives and is considered the most important?
• The JTF J-2 should have personnel knowledgeable in foreign disclosure policy and procedures and should obtain necessary foreign disclosure authorization from DIA as soon as possible.
• This intelligence product category results from the fusion of identity attributes and other information and intelligence associated with those attributes collected across all intelligence disciplines.
• What document issued to the Joint Planning and Execution Community initiates the development of COAs and requests a commanders estimate of the situation?
• The statement 'The Director of National Intelligence oversees the intelligence community' is true.
• Which staff element is primarily responsible for managing priority intelligence requirements (PIRs) after a commander approves them?
• Which term encompasses the exercise of authority, responsibility, and direction by a commander over assigned and attached forces to accomplish the mission?
• In contingency planning, the ____________ identifies the specific forces, functional support, and resources required to execute the plan, and it provides closure estimates for their flow into the theater.
• Which term refers to a strategic plan consisting of related major operations to achieve long-term objectives?
• Intelligence should increase the commander's understanding of the threat and adversary's probable intentions, end states, objectives, most likely and most dangerous COAs, strengths, and critical capabilities. This allows the J-2 to:
• Which term best describes the transition objective from JOPES to APEX?
• Which Intelligence Community member is responsible for providing intelligence support in areas such as human factors analysis, counterterrorism, personnel recovery, and noncombatant evacuation operations?
• During the joint intelligence process, which activity converts raw data into formats readily usable by commanders, decision makers at all levels, and other consumers?
• What APEX function determines the final action(s) that should be taken within a completed plan?
• Who is/are responsible for providing maps, charts, digitized products, and precise geodetic coordinates?
• Which concept requires a visible and enduring presence and includes civil support to protect and control civil populations and territory?
• Which term captures the aim of joint operations to deter and defeat aggression?
• As it relates to management of priority intelligence requirements (PIRs), what is the responsibility of the J-2 once the commander has approved the PIRs?
• The primary output of operational design is an operational approach describing the environment, the problem, and ____________.
• During this activity in the joint intelligence process raw data is converted into forms that can be readily used by commanders, decision makers at all levels, intelligence analysts, and other consumers.
• Which term defines the purpose of maneuver in warfare, placing the enemy in a position of disadvantage through flexible application of combat power?
• The intelligence estimate of an extremist group's use of safe houses and the local population for logistical support is an example of what level of intelligence?
• The ________ is composed of Department of Defense policies, plans, procedures, assets, and resources that ensures continuity of its component mission-essential functions under all circumstances, including crisis, attack, recovery, and reconstitution.
• Which option best describes Estimative Intelligence?
• Which term refers to the employment of available weapons and systems to achieve a specific lethal or nonlethal effect on a target?
• In contingency planning, the ____________ identifies the specific forces, functional support, and resources required to execute the plan, and it provides closure estimates for their flow into the theater.
• Which document formally tasks service components and agencies to prepare for the operation?
• Identity Intelligence is produced by fusion of identity attributes and other information and intelligence associated with those attributes collected across all intelligence disciplines. This product category is best described as:
• Which officer role is associated with providing geospatial data and coordinates used for operations?
• Which of the following best describes the role of time-sensitive, all-source intelligence in the current operational picture?
• What is the correct order of APEX's three broad operational activities?
• One responsibility for multinational intelligence support is integrating multinational intelligence personnel.
• Deployment planning begins during ____________ and continues through each step of the joint operation planning process.
• The broad and enduring purposes for which the Services and the Combatant Commands are established by law are called which term?
• The ____________ exercise ADCON through their respective Service Chiefs over the Service.
• Collection activities acquire and extract data from the operational environment such that Processing and Exploitation can convert that data into information to be used during Analysis and Production to refine into __________ to satisfy RFIs or PIRs.
• Which option correctly identifies the outside integration focus of the J-2?
• Which items are produced during Crisis Action Planning to implement decisions?
• In operational design, what does the operational approach describe?
• To achieve the APEX system's goal of creating a seamless planning and execution processes capable of quick evolutions, the rigidity of JOPES' sequentially developed ____________ must be replaced.
• Which statement best defines 'Campaign' in military operations?
• APEX encompasses three broad operational activities. These activities are:
• Which term describes the exercise of authority, responsibility, and direction by a commander over assigned and attached forces to accomplish the mission?
• Which of the following best describes Current Intelligence?
• The primary output of operational design is an operational approach, which describes the operational environment, the problem, and ____________.
• According to doctrine, what does the staff focus on during planning?
• APEX improves interagency and multinational connectivity by which of the following?
• The intelligence component of the National Joint Operations and Intelligence Center (NJOIC) provides planning, management, and infrastructure for intelligence working groups and intelligence task forces that provide direct intelligence support during major conflicts.
• When fully developed, APEX's net-centric plans are automatically updated to reflect changes in Dynamic Threat Assessments, guidance, or environment changes. This is referred to as ____________.
• A key function of the J-2 is to integrate outside stakeholders into intelligence planning and operations. The J-2 can support the Joint Force Commander by integrating
• Which statement describes the role of Situational Awareness in APEX?
• ____________ emphasizes planning for branches to current operations.
• Which statement best captures APEX's approach to interagency collaboration?
• After intelligence requirements are established, the staff reviews organic information sources for answers to requirements. If a requirement cannot be met from local sources then the __________.
• Which APEX function determines the final action(s) that should be taken within a completed plan?
• Fusion is defined as the process of which of the following?
• Which APEX activity describes the operational environment, including threats to national security, and supports both deliberate planning and crisis action planning?
• During ____________, the Joint Force Commander will identify the operational problems to solve and determine where to focus the staff's efforts.
• Which type of command is established by unified combatant commanders and conducts operations on a continuing basis using specified criteria?
• What level of intelligence is produced for the President, Congress, Secretary of Defense, senior military leaders and Combatant Commanders?
• Which term stands for the organization commonly abbreviated as JIOC?
• Which four areas can be integrated and adapted to satisfy a commander's requirements in a joint operation?
• Which term best describes input to intelligence planning and operations that comes from outside the organization?
• In APEX, what do branches and sequels allow planners to do?
• Which statement best describes a primary dissemination responsibility associated with the J-2?
• What is the primary objective during mission analysis?
• APEX supports net-centric planning by ensuring plans reflect updates automatically when changes occur in which of the following?
• The Joint Force Commander's ____________ is refined at the end of the mission analysis process.
• Which national intelligence leadership position advises the Secretary of Defense and Deputy Secretary of Defense, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, combatant commanders (CCDRs), and USD(I) on all matters concerning military and military-related intelligence?
• Which stage of the JOPES process includes mobilization, deployment, employment, sustainment, redeployment, rotation, and demobilization activities?
• Which level of intelligence is produced for the President, Congress, the Secretary of Defense, senior military leaders, and Combatant Commanders?
• The ________ is the principal military advisor to the President, the SecDef, National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council.
• APEX encompasses three broad operational activities. Which of the following is NOT one of them?
• What is the primary purpose of joint operations?