Problem:
Theater strategy directs military activities ranging from peacetime cooperation with other countries to meeting potential threats through contingency planning and crisis action planning. Which of the following correctly characterizes the two types of planning? Group of answer choices Joint operation planning encompasses contingency planning, not crisis action planning, as coordinated at the operational level through campaign planning. Both contingency and crisis action planning should contribute to the President and SecDef's formulation of political-military assessments and define political and military objectives. Crisis action plans are fully coordinated by the Joint Planning and Execution Community (JPEC) and often have forces and resources allocated to them before execution. Contingency planning is more immediate than crisis action planning and the assumptions are either verified as fact or disproved, leading to the plan's modification.