Airman Leadership School (ALS) 26-C Practice Test

National power comes from using a mix of tools, not just military force. The acronym DIMEFIL captures those tools: diplomatic, information, military, economic, financial, intelligence, and law enforcement. These levers together form the set of instruments a country can employ to influence other states and achieve its goals. The other options don’t represent that collection: the Pentagon is the defense headquarters, SOF refers to Special Operations Forces, and BRICS is a group of countries. So the acronym that best represents the instruments of national power is DIMEFIL.