What four items make up the DoD Security Strategy?

What four items make up the DoD Security Strategy?

• A. NDS - SECDEF; NMS - CJCS; Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support - CJCS; QDR - every 4 years
• B. NDS - SECDEF; NMS - CJCS; Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support - SECDEF; QDR - every 4 years
• C. NDS - SECDEF; NMS - CJCS; Homeland Defense Strategy - SECDEF; QDR - every 4 years
• D. NDS - SECDEF; NMS - CJCS; Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support - SECDEF; Quadrennial Defense Review - every 4 years

Answer: (B)

The DoD Security Strategy is built from four key documents with clear roles: the National Defense Strategy (set by the Secretary of Defense), the National Military Strategy (set by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), the Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support (established by the Secretary of Defense), and the Quadrennial Defense Review, which is conducted every four years. This combination shows how defense policy guides military planning (NDS), how the military translates that policy into strategic guidance (NMS), how defense planning covers homeland security and civil support (Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support), and how the overall defense posture is reassessed on a regular cycle (QDR every four years). The option that assigns NDS to SECDEF, NMS to CJCS, the Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support to SECDEF, and notes the QDR occurs on a four-year cycle matches these roles and cadence.

The DoD Security Strategy is built from four key documents with clear roles: the National Defense Strategy (set by the Secretary of Defense), the National Military Strategy (set by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff), the Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support (established by the Secretary of Defense), and the Quadrennial Defense Review, which is conducted every four years. This combination shows how defense policy guides military planning (NDS), how the military translates that policy into strategic guidance (NMS), how defense planning covers homeland security and civil support (Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support), and how the overall defense posture is reassessed on a regular cycle (QDR every four years). The option that assigns NDS to SECDEF, NMS to CJCS, the Strategy for Homeland Defense and Civil Support to SECDEF, and notes the QDR occurs on a four-year cycle matches these roles and cadence.