CDC 1

1.

1 point

Once deployed, a tactical unit works within the

Area of Interest (AI).

Area of Responsibility (AOR).

Area of Operations (AO).

Area of Tactical Responsibility (ATR).

2.

1 point

Why does a beam of light traveling through air bend once it hits water?

Apparent contrast of water is lower than air.

Speed of light is faster in water.

Speed of light is slower in water.

Apparent contrast of water is higher than air.

3.

1 point

Who is responsible for maintaining and managing the database for temporary location (KQ) identifiers?

HQ Air Force Weather Agency (AFWA).

The tactical unit’s supporting Operational Weather Squadrons (OWS).

Armed service representative.

Unified Commands.

4.

1 point

Crisis action planning differs from deliberate planning in that it’s based on

the inputs of weather and intelligence personnel.

input from the staff weather officer (SWO).

current events and conducted in time-sensitive situations and emergencies.

current and past events, without regard to data sensitivity.

5.

1 point

What is the Army’s largest major command?

US Army Pacific.

US Army South.

US Army in Europe.

US Army Forces Command.

6.

1 point

Which tactical communication device employs programs that ingest, analyze, and integrate
weather data in a deployed or garrison environment?

Integrated Meteorological System (IMETS).

Iridium Satellite Phone.

Mobile subscriber equipment (MSE).

Weather effects workstation (WEW).

7.

1 point

Radio transmissions transfer data using?

Ultra low frequency (ULF) and frequency modulation (FM) radios.

Ultra high frequency (UHF) and amplitude modulation (AM) radios.

Low frequency (LF) and frequency modulation (FM) radios.

High frequency (HF) and frequency modulation (FM) radios.

8.

1 point

Regarding US military forces, the changing of one area of interest to another is most likely influenced by

enemy intelligence.

political climate.

equipment shortfalls.

personnel shortfalls.

9.

1 point

In what environment(s) does the US seek to achieve its strategic objectives?

War and conflict.

Conflict.

War.

Peacetime, conflict, and war.

10.

1 point

What agency and action determines the security classification of an operation plan (OPLAN)?

The originator of the document classifies the OPLAN at a level commensurate with the highest classified portion of the document.

The originator of the document classifies the OPLAN as TOP SECRET.

The custodian of the document classifies the OPLAN as TOP SECRET.

The custodian of the document classifies the OPLAN at a level commensurate with the highest classified portion of the document.

11.

1 point

According to the US Army, what is war?

The use of force in combat operations against an armed enemy.

The use of ground troops in operations.

The use of force in combat operations against an enemy, armed or otherwise.

The use of ground troops in operations in hostile areas.

12.

1 point

Weather personnel tailor the information for specific applications so the war fighter can

manipulate the weather data further to ensure relevancy to the war fighter.

quickly identify and correct any erroneous weather analysis.

continue to manipulate and correct the data to ensure accuracy and timeliness.

quickly identify and apply relevant information without additional analysis.

13.

1 point

At what level of war are campaigns and major operations planned, conducted, and sustained?

Operational.

Tactical.

Strategic.

Global.

14.

1 point

The ability for ground forces to maneuver and traverse across terrain refers to

bridging capability.

trafficability.

operations capability.

reconnaissance capability.

15.

1 point

What is targeting, with respect to the air tasking cycle?

Identifying those persons or objects needing removal.

The process of engaging all unfriendly targets within the area of operations.

The process of eliminating targets from controlled operational air space.

The process of selecting targets and measuring the results or response of the target selection.

16.

1 point

What rank of Army officer normally commands divisions?

Colonels and above.

Colonels or brigadier generals.

Major generals.

Brigadier generals.

17.

1 point

What is the most important role of the AF weather (AWF) personnel?

To ensure that the accuracy of weather forecasts take precedence over timeliness of data.

To provide the war fighter tailored weather information that enhances combat effectiveness.

To collect and analyze terrestrial and space weather data without respect to war fighter relevance.

To help the war fighter understand the effects of terrestrial and space weather.

18.

1 point

To what level(s) does the joint intelligence preparation of the battlefield (JIPB) process apply?

Operational and Tactical.

Strategic and Operational.

Operational, Strategic, and Tactical.

Tactical.

19.

1 point

In operational terms, what can be expected if two objects are identical in every physical way except emissivity?

Lower radiative temperature heats or cools faster than the other.

Lower emissivity heats or cools faster than the other.

Higher emissivity heats or cools faster than the other.

Higher radiative temperature heats or cools faster than the other.

20.

1 point

Which of the following documents pertains to weather operations and is maintained in the weather unit’s security container?

Annex H of the joint operational execution and planning system (JOPES).

Annex H of the operational plan (OPLAN).

Appendix H of the operational order (OPORD).

Appendix H of the OPLAN.

21.

1 point

What is the US Army Forces Command (FORSCOM) mission?

To enhance combat ready forces capable of responding rapidly to crises worldwide.

To deploy and sustain air forces capable of responding rapidly to crises worldwide.

To train, mobilize, deploy and sustain air forces capable of responding rapidly to crises worldwide.

To train, mobilize, deploy and sustain combat ready forces capable of responding rapidly to crises worldwide.

22.

1 point

Air Force Weather (AFW) develops a coherent picture of the current state of the air and space environment as a result of performing

integration.

forecasting and tailored application.

analysis.

dissemination.

23.

1 point

The term marginal implies that the impact of weather elements will cause

no degradation to the mission of any kind.

large degradation to the mission.

a cancellation of any planned missions.

the occurrence of some degradation to the mission.

24.

1 point

Integration of weather information as decision aids into the planning process allows commanders to

create hard and fast war plans that will not require changes due to adverse weather.

use the appropriate software application to obtain forecasts.

make informed decisions about the design and operation of a plan.

ask the weather forecaster to make changes to the weather data.

25.

1 point

What type of planning is aimed at assembling and organizing national resources to support
national objectives during a time of war or for operations other than war?

Mobilization Planning.

Crisis Action Planning.

Deliberate Planning.

Joint Operations Planning.

26.

1 point

Over what period of time does the Notational Air Tasking Cycle take place?

About 30 days.

One to two weeks.

Seven duty days.

30 to 72 hours.

27.

1 point

For what does deliberate planning help to prepare?

All types of natural disasters that accurate forecasts can prevent.

Weather related products that could prevent lost operating hours during deployments.

The most likely contingencies that may occur in the near term future.

The types of contingencies that are recognized as long term threats.

28.

1 point

What term is used to express the difference between the thermal energy of the target and that of the background?

Thermal crossover.

Inherent contrast.

Thermal clutter.

Thermal contrast.

29.

1 point

What does the US attempt to do during peacetime?

To influence world events through those actions that rarely occurs between nations.

To influence world events by introducing actions that might unsettle nations.

To influence world events through those actions that routinely occurs between nations.

To influence world events through actions that break apart unfriendly nations.

30.

1 point

What must be completed before moving into Phase Three of the Notational Air Tasking Cycle?

Target development phase.

Target elimination phase.

Target recognition phase.

Target engagement phase.

31.

1 point

The Army’s primary mission is to organize, train, and equip forces to

conduct prompt operations.

add support to units calling air strikes.

prompt and sustained land combat operations.

conduct prompt operations in foreign lands.

32.

1 point

Weather information is of no operational use unless

it is accurate, no matter how long it takes to reach the user.

it is in keeping with climatological values for known events.

it reaches the user in time to be of operational or planning value.

it is relevant to the mission at hand, regardless of timeliness.

33.

1 point

In what terms do commanders consider the battlefield?

The time and space necessary to defeat the enemy force or to complete the assigned mission.

The space necessary to defeat the enemy force or to complete the assigned mission.

The time necessary to defeat the enemy force.

The space necessary to complete the assigned mission.

34.

1 point

Effects at the strategic level of war include

infiltration of the enemy’s intelligence branch.

destruction of all enemy assets.

destruction or disruption of the enemy’s center of gravity (COG).

control of all weather reporting sites.

35.

1 point

The overall effectiveness of Air Force Weather (AFW) is based on the

successful and effective accomplishment of specific military operations.

the specific degree to which the forecast is or is not accurate and relevant to the user.

war fighter’s ability to understand the weather’s affects on the current mission.

how many times the weather forecast must be amended or corrected before the mission ends.

36.

1 point

Commanders use the joint intelligence preparation of the battlefield (JIPB) process to support all of the following except

natural disaster relief.

special operations.

targeting.

counter air operations.

37.

1 point

The greatest potential for large solar flares is

during the solar maximum.

two to three years immediately following a solar maximum.

during the solar minimum.

two to three years immediately following a solar minimum.

38.

1 point

How does the Army classify its activities during conflict?

War.

Real world exercise.

Military operations other than war.

Peacetime battle.

39.

1 point

The Iridium Satellite phone set includes?

9505a handset, battery, Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card, secure sleeve and mobile antenna.

9505a handset, battery, secure sleeve and Radio Frequency (RF) antenna.

9505a handset, battery, secure sleeve and Ultra High Frequency (UHF) antenna.

9505a handset, battery, Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) card, secure sleeve and fixed antenna.

40.

1 point

Tactical Meteorological Observing System (TMOS) can transfer data to locations in the near vicinity using?

A secure modem and high frequency (HF) transmitter.

A secure modem and radio frequency (RF) transmitter.

A modem and radio frequency (RF) transmitter.

A modem and high frequency (HF) transmitter.

41.

1 point

What is the last major step in the joint intelligence preparation of the battlefield (JIPB) process?

Describe the battle space effects.

Determine the adversary potential course of actions (COA).

Define the battle space environment.

Determine the current adversary situation.

42.

1 point

The moment when the target and the background are at the same temperature is referred to as

thermal crossover.

inherent contrast.

thermal clutter.

thermal contrast.

43.

1 point

Under which phase of the joint operational execution and planning system (JOPES) is an operation plan (OPLAN) created?

Crisis action planning.

Psychological operations (PSYOPS) planning.

Emergency action planning.

Deliberate planning.

44.

1 point

During military planning, the strategic level is

the only level of the military echelon that uses strategy planning.

the highest level of decision making when planning for contingencies.

the lowest level of decision making when planning for contingencies

the second largest group of military strategists within the war planning echelon.

45.

1 point

At what level of warfare are individual battles or engagements fought?

Global.

Tactical.

Operational.

Strategic.

46.

1 point

Air Force Weather (AFW) is most effective when a commander receives

accurate and relevant weather forecasts regardless of actual timeliness.

timely weather forecasts for all operations regardless of accuracy.

accurate and relevant weather forecasts in a timely manner.

accurate weather forecasts covering a global scale.

47.

1 point

Planning at the operational level of war determines all of the following except

in what order we will attack.

exactly when we will attack.

for what duration we will attack.

what we will attack.

48.

1 point

Which statement best describes the relationship between an operational plan (OPLAN) and an operational order (OPORD)?

An OPLAN is more time sensitive than an OPORD.

An OPORD is a directive to execute a military operation.

OPLANs are usually derived from the OPORD.

Weather units sometimes maintain more than one OPRORD.

49.

1 point

Joint operations planning is primarily the responsibility of the

ranking group-level expeditionary commander.

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (JCS).

Commander in chief (CINC).

deployed forces commander.

50.

1 point

What must you understand in order for your weather flight (WF) to fully support aerial operations?

The necessity of intelligence gathering operations performed by your customer.

The experience level of your customer and how long they need for acclimatization.

The limitations and capabilities of each airframe and the scope of the operation.

The physical geography of the regions your customer will operate in and around.