Maritime Staff Operators Course (MSOC) Test 1 Practice

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• Which statement best reflects an appropriate approach to sizing a JTF/JFMCC HQ?
• The MOC construct differs from the traditional N-code staff structure and processes in that:
• A concept is an expression of how something might be done and not approved doctrine.
• The intelligence process is comprised of which interrelated intelligence activities?
• The strategic mobility triad consists of air lift, sea lift and _____________.
• Which joint operations principle is described by 'Concentrate combat power at the most advantageous place and time to produce results'?
• During NEOs, the senior United States Government (USG) authority for evacuation is:
• Which statement accurately contrasts TACON and OPCON?
• Decisive Points can be categorized into which grouping?
• The primary method of determining if planning and execution is leading to the accomplishment of the objective(s) is which process?
• Which organization is the lead agency for U.S. government foreign disaster relief?
• An effect is which of the following?
• Which statement best describes an Amphibious Objective Area (AOA)?
• Operational environment for NEOs may be categorized as Permissive, Uncertain and Hostile.
• Planners can use the principles of logistics as a guideline to assess how effectively logistics are integrated into plans and execution.
• Which DoD element must prepare, maintain, exercise, and execute plans for the protection and evacuation of US civilians and other evacuees abroad?
• Which principle is described by 'Expending the minimum-essential combat power (lethal and nonlethal) on secondary efforts to allocate the maximum possible combat power on primary efforts'?
• The future plans center (FUPLANS) conducts long term operational planning focused on a time period beyond the scope covered by COPS or FOPS and focuses on which phrase?
• NAVPLAN 2022 priorities include delivering a more lethal, better-connected fleet.
• Which of the following are examples of Functional Components to a JTF?
• The primary role of joint intelligence is to provide information and assessments to facilitate mission accomplishment. Which of the following reflect this role and its responsibilities?
• The MOTR process and Global MOTR Coordination Center is described as what in relation to existing agency authority?
• Operational Protection is the preservation of the effectiveness and survivability of mission related personnel, equipment, facilities, information and infrastructure deployed or located within or outside the boundaries of a given operational area.
• Advantage at Sea (aka Tri-Service Maritime Strategy - 2020) forces making hard choices, priorities are:
• Critical Vulnerabilities will often translate into tasks for the tactical level commander.
• The maritime domain consists of the oceans, seas, bays, estuaries, islands, coastal areas, and the airspace above these, including the littorals.
• "Joint fires that assist air, land, maritime, space, cyberspace and SOF to move, maneuver and control territory, populations, airspace and key waters and to influence populations" is the definition of joint fire support.
• Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEOs) are conducted to evacuate personnel from danger to a safe haven.
• Which factors are considered as friendly factors when balancing against objectives?
• Which is the Fleet-equivalent Headquarters for the USAF?
• A Service component commander who is also designated a JTF or a functional component commander to a JTF retains the responsibilities associated with Service component command for assigned Service forces.
• Which statement is accurate about the Information Environment and OIE?
• Which Command is a command established by unified command commanders, authorized by the Secretary of Defense through the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, to conduct operations on a continuing basis?
• The scheme of fires describes how all tactical, operational and strategic fires, as well as nonlethal capabilities, will be synchronized and coordinated to create desired lethal/nonlethal effects and achieve the joint force commander's objectives.
• Decisive points are best described as:
• What is the Fleet-equivalent Headquarters for the USA?
• In FHA operations, activities may be conducted concurrently with other DoD missions.
• MOTR is a presidentially-directed plan and process to achieve a coordinated US Government (USG) response to threats against the United States and its interests in the maritime domain.
• A Measure of Performance (MOP) is which of the following?
• The Maritime Operations Center (MOC) construct serves which of the following functions?
• The Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) provides which of the following?
• Which statement best describes the role of the HQ staff?
• When a USCG is assigned to a Navy Component under Title 10 authority, what capability does it lose?
• Which term best describes operations outside territorial seas to enforce restrictions while beyond national jurisdiction?
• Which statement describes a misconception about Logistics' primary purpose?
• Which Planning Horizon is normally associated with Future Operations that focuses on the 'what If' (from approximately 96 hours out to 60 days)?
• Operational Art is the cognitive approach by commanders and staffs—supported by their skill, knowledge, experience, creativity, and judgment—to develop strategies, campaigns, and operations to organize and employ military forces by integrating ends, ways, means, and risk.
• Centers of Gravity are deconstructed into which of the following:
• Naval Cooperation and Guidance for Shipping (NCAGS) provides:
• Which Special Operations Forces standing headquarters is organized to support Combatant Commanders?
• Which NECC capability combination is provided?
• Which of the following critical features distinguish intelligence from information?
• Which statement best describes Maritime Domain Awareness?
• Which term is defined as the use of weapon systems or other actions to create specific lethal or nonlethal effects on a target?
• Joint Fires are fires delivered during the employment of forces from two or more components in coordinated action to produce effects in support of a common objective.
• What are the three basic structures for multinational operations?
• Which term is defined as the physical or behavioral state of a system that results from a action, a set of actions, or another effect?
• Which statement about Scheme of Fires is correct?
• The NDS is signed by the:
• Which statement correctly identifies NOT part of intelligence process?
• Operation Assessment supports which of the following?
• Which term is defined as an indicator used to measure a friendly action that is tied to measuring task accomplishment?
• Which of the following is NOT a category of Support?
• Which information capability/activity is used to convey selected information and indicators to influence foreign audiences?
• Operational Art uses ends, ways, means, and risk to organize and employ military forces.
• The joint term that means "that degree of dominance of one force over another that permits the conduct of maritime operations by the former and its related land, maritime and air forces at a given time and place without prohibitive interference by the opposing force" is
• MOTR framework is best described as a presidentially-directed plan and process for a coordinated USG response to maritime threats.
• Which statement best describes the primary objective of joint intelligence?
• Key terrain, specific key event, critical factor or function that, when acted upon, allows commanders to gain a marked advantage over an enemy or contribute materially to achieving success is called a/an __________.
• What concept is designed to enable the JFMCC to distribute, integrate, and maneuver naval forces against threats in denied, degraded, and exploited environments?
• A Measure of Effectiveness (MOE) is which of the following?
• What two elements make up CCIRs?
• Pertaining to one's ability to deny partially or completely the adversary's use of the sea and associated airspace for military and commercial purposes is called
• Operational Control (OPCON) includes the authority to perform which actions?
• The factors of space and time can be brought into balance by which measure?
• The operational protection function encompasses
• Maritime domain awareness is the effective understanding of anything associated with the maritime domain that could impact the security, safety, economy, or environment of the United States.
• Area of Responsibility (AOR) is defined as the geographic area assigned to a commander for duty.
• Which statement best describes OPLAN?
• What are the phases of the Commander's Decision Cycle?
• The seven-minute drill covers which topics?
• An Objective is defined as:
• In joint planning, which plan covers deployment, employment, and sustainment of assigned and allocated forces?
• Which term describes forces placed under COCOM for a limited period but not permanently assigned?
• At the operational level, maneuver is a means by which joint force commander sets the terms of battle by time and location, declines battle, or exploits existing situations.
• When transiting through another nation's Territorial Seas, which of the following is allowed under international law?
• Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEOs) evacuate noncombatants from locations in foreign nations to an appropriate safe haven.
• The core Logistics Readiness Center capabilities include coordination and integration of operational and theater level logistics in support of movement, maneuver, force application, and sustainment.
• The term 'fires' means 'the use of weapon systems or other actions to create specific lethal or nonlethal effects on a target.'
• The maritime domain includes the airspace above coastal areas and littorals.
• Which is not a Level of Warfare?
• The scheme of fires aims to synchronize and coordinate to achieve the joint force commander's objectives.
• Which document is commonly expanded as an acronym NSS?
• NCAGS provides advice to the JFMCC regarding interactions with the merchant shipping industry and other MDA and interagency stakeholders.
• One of the principal tasks of any navy is obtaining and maintaining and then expanding control of its own basing and deployment areas (seaports of embarkation and debarkation).
• When a commander establishes a maritime warning zone, which of the following is allowed under international law?
• The responsibilities that guide the intelligence directorate include:
• An Amphibious Objective Area (AOA) is a geographical area delineated for command and control purposes, within which the objective(s) to be secured by the amphibious force are located.
• Boardings are classified as:
• The JFC will normally designate the Service component commander, who has the preponderance of forces and the ability to exercise C2 over them, as the functional component commander.
• Operational Art is best described as a cognitive approach that integrates ends, ways, means, and risk to develop campaigns and operations.
• The CPCON readiness condition is used to ensure continuity of mission-essential functions in which environment?
• Commanders and their staffs should assess friendly factors of space, time, forces, and degree of risk tolerance individually and then balance them in combination against the ultimate or intermediate objective.
• An operational area defined by the JTF commander for land and maritime forces that should be large enough to accomplish their missions and protect their forces is called a/an _______.
• A Center of Gravity is defined as:
• A Measure of Performance (MOP) is:
• What size force does an MPS provide equipment for?
• Decisive points can be categorized into the following:
• The Information Environment consists of which dimensions?
• Sustainment is the provision of logistics and personnel services required to maintain and prolong operations until successful mission accomplishment and redeployment of the force.
• Operational reach is ________________.
• Which is the correct set of the six operational functions?
• Which component is part of the strategic mobility triad's function to move equipment prepositioned in theaters?
• Which of the following is the largest Marine MAGTF?
• The joint and Navy term that refers to one's ability to use a given part of the sea/ocean and associated airspace for both military and nonmilitary purposes in time of open hostilities, obtained only through combat, is
• Which readiness condition is used to ensure continuity of mission-essential functions in a cyber-contested environment?
• Efforts to monitor, query, and board merchant vessels outside of territorial waters to enforce sanctions against other nations, such as those in support of United Nations Security Council Resolutions, describes:
• The purpose of joint fire support planning is to:
• Sustainment provides the joint force commanders (JFCs) freedom of action, endurance, and the ability to extend operational reach.
• The MOC construct supports the commander's decision-making process and sets the conditions for subordinate success to do what?
• JFMCC stands for Joint Force Maritime Component Commander.
• At the ___________ level of war, campaigns and major operations are planned, conducted and sustained to achieve strategic objectives within theaters or other operational areas.
• Which term best describes the deliberate daily cycle of command, staff, and unit activities used to synchronize operations and planning?
• When transiting through an international strait, which of the following is allowed under international law?
• Operation Assessment is an iterative process to determine the overall effectiveness of employing joint and maritime force capabilities during military operations by measuring the progress toward accomplishing a task, creating a condition or effect, or achieving an objective over time. True or False?
• Which of the following lists the six operational functions?
• The preferred approach to forming a JTF HQ is to do so around an existing C2 structure such as a CCMD's service component HQ.
• Which statement about the end states measured by Operation Assessment is NOT a possible end state?
• Which statement best reflects the relationship of Scheme of Fires to CONOPS?
• The battle rhythm ______________________.
• The acronym COCOM is used to denote which of the following?
• The largest Marine MAGTF is which one?
• The basic fire support functions include which of the following?
• Distributed Maritime Operations (DMO) is a concept intended to?
• What term describes the arrangement in which a Service component commander acts as the functional component commander for a joint operation?
• Noncombatant Evacuation Operations (NEOs) are conducted to assist the U.S. Department of State in evacuating which personnel?
• The most complex / detailed Plan is:
• ______ is the process involving the development of joint operation plans for contingencies identified in joint strategic planning documents.
• ______ is the process involving the time-sensitive development of joint operation plans and operation orders for the deployment, employment, and sustainment of assigned and allocated forces and resources in response to an imminent crisis.
• Tactical Control (TACON) does not provide the authority to which of the following?
• Under the FON Program, challenges of excessive maritime claims are undertaken by both the Department of State and by U.S. Armed Forces using:
• Operation Assessment is the primary method of determining if planning and execution is leading to the accomplishment of the objective(s).
• Maritime Security Operations (MSO) are those operations to protect maritime sovereignty and natural resources and to counter illegal activity in the maritime domain.
• Which of the following is included among the six operational functions?
• In the Navy's concept of Operations in the Information Environment (OIE), the primary focus is:
• At the __________ level of warfare, a nation determines national or multinational strategic objectives and guidance, and develops and uses national resources to achieve these objectives.
• Which elements are encompassed by the operational protection function?
• ________ are conducted to deter, degrade, and/or disrupt or gather raw intelligence to potentially prevent attacks against the US and its allies.
• A task is which of the following?
• Which statement about Foreign Humanitarian Assistance (FHA) is TRUE?
• Per JP 3-0, a strategy:
• What does R2P2 stand for in joint planning?
• NCAGS's role includes providing accurate merchant vessel information to support defense and security.
• Which of the following is not a NAVPLAN 2022 planning horizon?
• Which organization coordinates and integrates theater-level logistics in support of operating forces?
• Which term describes the outcome that results from task execution or linked tasks?
• Which term describes the stronger side's aim to maintain access to sea lines and project power across the maritime domain?
• The fires function encompasses a number of tasks including:
• The Global MOTR Coordination Center and MOTR process supplants or replaces existing agency authority.
• Which term best describes the capability to move and maneuver to secure positional advantages?
• Convening a MOTR call is a prerequisite for responding to a threat.
• The Joint Strategic Campaign Plan is designed to provide which of the following?
• The Joint Strategic Campaign Plan:
• Which of the following is a specific function of a Navy HQ?
• Operational Movement and Maneuver best describes which of the following?
• Which item is not a focus of Operational Intelligence?
• In an FDR operation, U.S. Military Forces coordinate with other government agencies, host nations, NGOs, and IGOs, but the command relationships remain through the JFC structure.
• Factors of space and force in a maritime area of operations can be balanced by which of the following actions?
• Which is NOT included in the CNO's 4 Priorities in NAVPLAN 2022?
• The primary guiding document from which other strategic documents follow is the:
• Which statement correctly describes COCOM’s command authority?
• Which term is defined as an indicator used to measure a current system state, with change indicated by comparing multiple observations over time?
• JTF establishing authorities include ______.
• JTF's will always have which type of component command?
• Forces and resources under a unified combatant command (COCOM) where placement is relatively permanent are considered what?
• The Commandant's Planning Guidance's purpose is to shape the design and development of the future USMC.
• An area of land, sea and airspace defined by a CCDR or subordinate unified commander in which a JTF commander conducts military operations to accomplish a specific mission is called a/an ______.
• Which statement about the relationship between Task, Condition/Effect, and Objective within Operation Assessment is correct?
• Operation Assessment is an iterative process to determine the overall effectiveness of employing joint and maritime force capabilities during military operations.
• Which statement about organizing a JTF or JFMCC HQ is FALSE?
• US embassies and consulates are required to have Emergency Evacuation Plans (EAPs) that account for safety, security, and potential evacuation of embassy staff and families and US citizens traveling or working abroad and to coordinate for Host Nation support and US military support.
• What is defined as a clearly defined action or activity assigned to an individual or organization that must be done as it is imposed by an appropriate authority?
• A Measure of Effectiveness (MOE) is:
• What term describes the distance and duration across which a joint force can successfully employ its military capabilities?
• Which statement best exemplifies a Key Event when identifying decisive points?
• The FUPLANS time horizon is focused on which of the following?
• In NEO planning, designated persons include which groups?
• The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) is the lead federal agency for U.S. government foreign disaster relief.
• Operational protection tasks include
• Operational Intelligence focuses on which of the following?
• An effect is which of the following?
• Freedom of navigation operations are conducted to:
• What is the primary warfighting unit of action for the US Army?
• Which term is defined as a clearly defined action or activity assigned to an individual or organization by an appropriate authority?
• Which statement best defines Logistics?