| Questions | Answers |
| What is the definition of joint operation planning | Planning that is directed toward the employment of military forces within the context of a military strategy to attain specified objectives for possible contingencies |
| What group participates in the planning process and consists of the commands and agencies involved in the training, preparation, movement, employment, support, and sustainment of forces in a theater of operations | Joint Planning and Execution Community |
| What offices make up the top level of the nation's defense planning | The president and the secretary of defense |
| Who develops national security strategy | the president, assisted by the national Security Council |
| What document provides the stategic direction required to coordinate the planning efforts of the combatant commanders | Joint Strategic Capabilities Plan |
| What planning process do we use when time is not a critical factor | Deliberate planning |
| What system governs all aspects of conventional joint military operation planning and execution | Joint Operation Planning and Execution System |
| What are the primary functions of JOPES | To provide the foundation for conventional command and control by national and theater combatant commanders and their staffs |
| What are the names of the five phases that make up deliberate planning process procedures | Initiation, Concept Development, Plan Development, Plan Review, and Supporting Plans |
| What is the starting point of the deliberate planning process | The secretary of defense's annual Contingency Planning Guidance |
| In which phase is the combatant commanders' stategic concept built | Phase II-Concept Development |
| In which phase does the concept review take place | Phase IV-Plan review |
| What are the four types of execution plannning orders | Warning, planning, alert, and execute orders |
| Which JCS execution planning order gives the combatant commander all of the essential execution planning information plus a JCS-approved course of action | Planning order |
| What order is required to authorize the actual movement of forces to proceed on C-day | Execute order |
| What are the two fundamental principles of the AEF concept | To provide trained and ready aerospace forces for national defense and to meet national commitments through a structured approach which enhances Total Force readiness and sustainment |
| What is included in the 15 month AEF life cycle | Periods of normal training, prepartion, and on-call/deployment eligibility |
| What does the WMP provide | Source data from which operations plans can be generated |
| How many volumes does the WMP contain | Five |
| How many parts are in WMP-3 | Three |
| What part of WMP-3 contains apportioned combat support and combat service support forces by theater and UTC, and quantity | Part 2 |
| How can you identify a UTC approved for Service-wide use | The last digit of the UTC is a zero |
| What information does a UTC MISCAP statement provide | What the UTC package can do, under what conditions it can operate, where it can be deployed, and which additional UTCs are required to support the basic package |
| What governs WMP-4 and what does it reflect | AFMAN 10-401 and AFI 25-101; it reflects the most current MAJCOM planning, positioning, and employment activity of aviation forces tasked in support of OPLANs |
| How many parts are in WMP-4 | Five |
| What parts of the WMP-4 are know as the WAA | Parts 1 through 3 |
| What does WMP-5 contain | The basic planning factors and data the Air Force approves for the expenditure of all war consumables (except munitions, fuel tanks, launchers, racks, adapters, and pylons) that support wartime flying activities |
| What do the factors contained in WMP-5, along with forces data from WMP-3 and the WAA in WMP-4 provide | The basis in planning and pre-positioning WRM for the F&FP period |
| Who is responsible for joint operation planning | CJCS |
| What entitys are part of the wartime planning process | NSC, President and SecDef, and JPEC |
| What type of planning is directed toward assembling and organizing national resources to support national objectives in times of war and for MOOTW | Mobilization |
| What type of planning prescribes how to apply force to attain specified military objectives | Employment |
| What approach is used by the CJCS for stategic planning and providing military advice to the president and SecDef | JSPS |
| What document is used to provide the stategic direction required to coordinate the planning efforts of the combatant commanders in pursuit of national stategic objectives | JSCP |
| What system is used to traslate policy decisions into OPLAN and OPORD | JOPES |
| What type of planning is used during peace time for future hypothetical combat operations | Deliberate planning |
| In the joint planning cycle, where does everything in the deliberate planning process begin | SecDef annual CPG |
| How many phases does deliberate plannning encompass | 5 |
| In the deliberate planning process, when does Headquarters USAF advise component Air Force commanders, via the USAF WMP, of the resources available to support joint requirements | Phase I-Initiation |
| During which pahse of the diliberate planning process are the strategic concepts of the commanders of the unifiied commands developed | Phase II-Concept development |
| During which phase of the deliberate planning process do the combatant commander's staff and the staffs of Service components develop a detailed, transportation-feasible flow of resources into the theater to supoprt the concept | Phase III-Plan development |
| Approval of the joint operation plan during the final plan review (phase IV) depends on | adequacy and feasibility |
| During which phase of the deliberate planning process do the supported combatant commanders review and approve supporting plans | Phase V-Support plans |
| Which type of order initiates development of a COA | Warning |
| Who may issue a planning order instead of a warning order based on the situation | CJCS |
| What ordre gives the commanders of the unified commands all essential execution planning information and the JCS-approved COA | Planning |
| What order incorporates the president and SecDef approval of the COA derived from the JCS consultations | Alert |
| What order is required to authorize the actual movement of forces to proceed on C-day | Execute |
| The AEF life cycle includes periods of training, preparation, and on-call/deployment eligibility which last for | 15 months |
| Which office is responsible for planning and executing AEF experiments that address AEF doctrine, equipment, and other areas that improve force management and presentation | AFEO |
| Which plan establishes requirements fo rthe development of mobilization and productions-planning programs to support sustained contingency operations of the programmed forces | WMP |
| How often is the USAF WMP revised | Annually |
| Which volume of the USAF WMP do MO planners use | Volume 1, Basic Plan and Supporting Annexes |
| Where are available combat forces by type aircraft, unit identification, unit availability date, and scenarios or theaters for which they are apportioned for deliberate planning listed in the USAF WMP, volume 3, Combat and Support Forces | Part 1 |
| Which part of the USAF WMP, volume 3, Combat and Support Forces, is a listing of all Air Force UTC approved for planning | Part 3 |
| What doew a UTC package normally represent | Both personnel and equipment |
| A UTC becomes a standard when it is registered in the | MEFPAK |
| What is the last digit of a standard that is a HQ USAF-approved and distributed UTC | 0 |
| Which USAF WMP volume is the most valuable source doument used in base support planning | Volume 4, Wartime Aircraft Acivity |
| Which USAF WMP volume reflects the joint HQ USAF and MAJCOM position on the use of bases in wartime | Volume 4, Wartime Aircrat Activity |
| What reference consits of parts 1 through 3 within volume 4 of the USAF WMP and identifies each geographical location that has aircraft passing through it or operation out of it during wartime | WAA |
| Which USAF WMP volume contains the basic planning factors and data that the Air Force approves for expenditure of all war consumables that support wartime flying activities, exept munitions, fuel tanks, launchers, racks, adapters, and pylons | Volume 5, Planning Factors and Data |
| Which USAF WMP volume contains the wartime sortie and attrition rates including sortie duration | Volume 5, Planning Factors and Data |
