The fourth objective of the National Defense Strategy focuses on what?

• A. Reducing military personnel
• B. Building a resilient Joint Force and defense ecosystem
• C. Ending multinational cooperation
• D. Expanding domestic industry only

Answer: (B)

This item tests resilience and integration of the Joint Force with partners into a robust defense ecosystem. The fourth objective centers on making the military able to operate effectively under pressure by being resilient, interoperable across services, and closely connected with allies and the defense industrial base. It emphasizes readiness, adaptable logistics, cyber and space resilience, and strong partnerships so deterrence remains credible and operations can be sustained in a contested environment. The other options don’t fit because shrinking personnel weakens readiness, ending multinational cooperation undermines alliances that the strategy relies on, and focusing only on expanding domestic industry ignores the essential need for joint force integration and allied cooperation.