Which term refers to a joint force command established to accomplish limited objectives and dissolved when the mission is complete?

• A. Unified Combatant Command
• B. Air Operations Center
• C. Combined Joint Task Force
• D. Joint Task Force

Answer: (D)

The concept tested is a temporary, multi-service command created to accomplish a specific, limited objective and then disbanded when that objective is achieved. A Joint Task Force is exactly that: a joint force command assembled for a defined mission with a clear end state, drawing on units from two or more services and operating under a designated commander for the duration of the mission. Because its purpose is limited and time-bound, it is stood up quickly to focus effort and then dissolved once the task is complete.

Unified Combatant Command describes a permanent, broad-area or functional command with wide responsibilities, not something dissolved after a single mission. An Air Operations Center is a fixed planning and execution hub for air campaigns, not a temporary task force. A Combined Joint Task Force refers to a multinational variant of a joint task force; it shares the temporary, mission-specific nature, but the general term for the concept without multinational scope is Joint Task Force, which is the best fit for the described scenario.