| Term | Definition |
|---|
| Describe how the Air Force supports the Army in the joint operations. | Stimulate, jam, attack, and destroy enemy air, ground, and naval threats to pave the way for the ground operation |
| Paraphrase the definition of jointness. | Wilkerson - Understand what fellow soldiers, sailors, airmen and marines, can do and trusting them |
| State the essence of jointness. | Understanding and trust |
| Summarize the foundation upon which jointness is built. | Proficiency in one's own service capabilities |
| Define the essential principles for joint leadership. | -Recognize that inter-service cooperation is the stepping stone to interrelated coop -Push jointness down the chain of command -Keep the national interest in focus -Be more than military men – Kennedy's – expand focus beyond mil field -Be Hedgehogs, not foxes -Live outside themselves -Cannot give in to the "luxury of sentiment" -Avoid "they – us " distinctions -Build inter-service ties through personal relationships |
| Describe what and how these principles are and how they were applied by military leaders in World War II. | -Aggressively pursued unity of command - Established Combined Chiefs of Staff - Joint purchasing - Officer exchange - Projected a nonmilitarist and nonconfrontational image - Related everything to the single central vision of victory - "Sentiment must submit to common sense" - Became good friends with Navy and Air Corps leaders |
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