11 the is the primary vehicle through which the

11) The _____ is the primary vehicle through which the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) exercises responsibility to provide for the preparation
of joint operation plans. It provides guidance and direction from the CJCS to
the combatant commanders and the Service chiefs for preparation of
contingency plans.
Guidance for Employment of the
Force
Joint Strategic Capabilities
Plan
National Military
Strategy
Unified Command
Plan
12) The _____ is the President's principal forum for considering national
security policy matters with his senior national security advisors and cabinet
officials.
13) The statutory members of the National Security Council
are _____.

President, Vice President, Secretary of Defense, and Secretary
of State
President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and
Secretary of Energy
President, Vice President, Secretary of State, Secretary of Defense, and
Secretary of Treasury
14) The Joint Staff is under exclusive authority, direction, and control of
the _____.
15) Which of the following is NOT a member of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff?
Chief of Naval
Operations
Commandant of the Coast
Guard
Commandant of the Marine
Corps
Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of
Staff
16) These commands are established by combatant commanders when
authorized by the Secretary of Defense through the Chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff to conduct operations on a continuing basis in accordance
with the criteria set forth for unified commands. They may be established on
a geographic area basis such as U.S. Forces Japan or on a functional basis
such as Special Operations Command, Pacific.

17) The U.S. Transportation Command, U.S. Special Operations Command,
U.S. Strategic Command and U.S Cyber Command comprise the _____.
service component
commands
functional combatant
commands