AFRO 401 - National Security/Commissioning Preparation

• Recall key constitutional powers of the President and the US Congress
• List the major differences between the two legislative houses.
• Identify key components of the War Powers Resolution.
• Describe Louis Smith’s criteria that govern civil-military relations in democratic states.
• Recognize how nations use instruments of power to advance national interests.
• Recall the process for formulating US military strategy from national objectives
• Recognize the pillars of the current National Security Strategy.
• Recognize the lines of effort of the current National Defense Strategy.
• Recognize the objectives of the current National Military Strategy.
• Identify the role of the Secretary of Defense and the Joint Chiefs of Staff. 
• Identify the difference between the operational and administrative chains of command. 
• Recall the mission and primary role of each Sister Service.
• Recognize the organization of each Sister Service.
• Identify the joint functions.
• Recall the range of military operations.
• Recognize the operational joint chain of command from the President to the individual components.
• Recognize the Unified Combatant Command missions. 
• Identify the Unified Combatant Command areas of responsibility.
• Recall the chain of command from the President to the Combatant Commands.
• Recall how different elements of the Total Force contribute to the Air Force mission
• Recognize the differences between Air Force Reserve and Air National Guard Airmen.
• List the components of the incident response chain.
• Recognize the type of missions prohibited by the Posse Comitatus Act.
• Recall the role of the Dual-Status Commander.
• Identify the air, space, and cyberspace domains.
• Discuss the importance of the air, space, and cyberspace domains.
• Identify the ideological categories of identity-based terrorism.
• Recall the four enduring policy principles that guide US counterterrorism strategy.
• Recall the impacts of the 11 September 2001 attacks on the United States.
• Recognize the three elements US Armed Forces use to combat terrorism.
• List the four space operations functions
• Identify the space support to operations capabilities. 
• Recall the purpose of counterspace operations.
• Recall the Department of Defense definition for cyberspace
• Identify specific threats and vulnerabilities associated with cyberspace operations.
• Recognize how all Airmen should view cyberspace capabilities in order to better achieve the core missions of the Air Force. 
• Recall the fundamental purpose of the US nuclear arsenal
• Recall the unique nature of nuclear weapons.
• Discuss characteristics of current air and space capabilities and aircraft packaging.