Which of the following is NOT one of the five core missions?

• A. Electronic Warfare
• B. Command & Control
• C. Global Strike
• D. ISR

Answer: (A)

Five core missions are the Air Force’s primary lines of operation, defining the main ends we pursue with our forces: creating and maintaining air and space superiority; providing global reach to project power anywhere in the world; executing global strike to hit targets quickly and accurately; conducting intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance to know and understand the battlespace; and coordinating and controlling operations through command and control. Electronic warfare fits into the broader set of capabilities that support these missions—denying, degrading, or deceiving an adversary in the electromagnetic spectrum—rather than standing as one of the five core missions itself. In practice, electronic warfare enhances and enables the other core missions, but it is not listed as a core mission on its own.