Coordinate Activities With Staffs VGT 1 Terminal Learning

Coordinate Activities With Staffs VGT 1

Terminal Learning Objective Action: Identify the tactical staff duties and responsibilities of coordinating, special, and personal staff officers from battalion through division level. Conditions: Given information on staff duties and responsibilities, from both readings and instruction in a classroom environment and given a closed book test on the staff duties and responsibilities. Standard: Correctly identified the staff duties and responsibilities, with an 80 percent accuracy rate, in accordance with FM 101 -5. VGT 2

Role of the Staff VGT 3

Basic Staff Structure Model VGT 4

Basic Staff Structure Model COMMANDER PERSONAL STAFF Cof. S/XO COORDINATING STAFF SPECIAL STAFF VGT 5

Duties of the Chief of Staff l l l VGT 6 Directs staff tasks Conducts staff coordination Ensures efficient and prompt staff response Oversees coordinating and special staff officers Authority for executive management of coordinating and special staff officers

Coordinating Staff’s General Duties and Responsibilities l l Coordinate and supervise the execution of plans, operations, and activities Authority is limited to advising, planning, and coordinating actions Coordinate with and integrate special staff officers into operations Provide timely and accurate recommendations to the commander l VGT 7 Request and receive information and recommendations from special staff officers

The Special Staff Duties vary at each level of command l Organized according to functional areas l May be a unit commander l Usually have areas of common interest and habitual association with a coordinating staff section l VGT 8

The Personal Staff Work under the commander’s immediate control l May also serve as special staff officers as they coordinate actions and issues l VGT 9

Staff Models VGT 10

Basic Staff Structure Model COMMANDER PERSONAL STAFF Cof. S/XO COORDINATING STAFF SPECIAL STAFF VGT 11

The G Staff Commander PERSONAL STAFF GROUP Deputy Commander Liaison Officers IG CSM SJA CH PAO Aides Cof. S SGS COORDINATING STAFF GROUP G 1 ACof. S G 2 G 3 ACof. S SPECIAL STAFF GROUP G 4 ACof. S G 5 ACof. S G 6 ACof. S ADCOORD ENCOORD TRANS ALO CHEMO Finance PM FSCOORD Deception Officer RM CPO AVCOORD HIST Dental Surgeon Vet SOCOORD EWO PSYOP ANGLICO EOA Safety SWO Protocol HQ CMDT AG Surgeon VGT 12 TALO EOD

The S Staff Commander PERSONAL STAFF GROUP CSM Executive Officer CH COORDINATING STAFF GROUP Personnel Officer (S 1) Intelligence Officer (S 2) Operations and Training Officer (S 3) SPECIAL STAFF GROUP CHEMO VGT 13 Surgeon ALO Logistics Officer (S 4) Civil-Military Operations Officer (S 5) Signal Officer (S 6)

Common Responsibilities and Duties of Staff Officers l l l l VGT 14 Advising and providing information to the commander Preparing, updating, and maintaining estimates Making recommendations Preparing plans and orders Monitoring execution of decisions Processing, analyzing, and disseminating information Identifying and analyzing problems Conducting staff coordination Conducting training Performing staff assistance visits Performing risk management Conducting staff writing Performing staff administrative procedures Supervising staff section and staff personnel

The Coordinating Staff VGT 15

Responsibilities and Duties of the A C of S G 1 (S 1) Personnel l l l VGT 16 Manning Health and personnel service support Headquarters management Staff planning and supervision Coordination of staff responsibility for special staff officers. Coordination of staff responsibility for personal staff officers.

Responsibilities and Duties of the A C of S G 2 (S 2) Intelligence l l l VGT 17 Military intelligence Counterintelligence Security operations Staff planning and supervision over the special security office Intelligence training Coordination of staff responsibility for the staff weather officer

Responsibilities and Duties of the A C of S G 3 (S 3) Operations Training l Operations and plans l Force development and modernization l Staff planning and supervision l Coordination of staff responsibility for special staff officers l VGT 18

Responsibilities and Duties of the A C of S G 4 (S 4) Logistics l l l l Logistics operations and plans (general) Supply Maintenance Transportation Services Staff planning and supervision Coordination of staff responsibility for transportation officer VGT 19

Responsibilities and Duties of the A C of S G 5 (S 5) Civil. Military Operations l Civil-military operations (CMO) l Staff planning and supervision VGT 20

Responsibilities and Duties of the A C of S G 6 (S 6) Signal operations l Automation management l Information security l Staff planning and supervision l VGT 21

Special Staff Officers G 1 AG CPO Dental Surgeon Finance Surgeon NOTE: Chaplain IG PAO SJA Cof. S Hqs Cmdt SGS RM G 4 Trans Off G 5 G 2 SWO VGT 22 G 3 ADCOORD ALO ANGLICO Cmdr AVCOORD CHEMO Deception Off EWO ENCOORD EOD FSCOORD LNO PM PSYOP Off Safety Off TALO G 6 NOTE: The Chaplain, IG, PAO, and SJA are personal staff officers who coordinate (if necessary) through the G 1 (S 1) when performing special staff functions.

Responsibilities and Duties of the Special Staff Under the Chief of Staff Headquarters Commandant l Secretary of the General Staff (SGS) l Resource Manager/Comptroller l VGT 23

Responsibilities and Duties of the Special Staff Under the G 1 (S 1) l l l VGT 24 Adjutant General (AG) Civilian Personnel Officer (CPO) Dental Surgeon Finance Officer Surgeon

Responsibilities and Duties of the Special Staff Under the G 2 (S 2) Staff Weather Officer (SWO) l l l VGT 25 Air Force Officer SWO normally at Division & Corps level Specific Responsibilities

Responsibilities and Duties of the Special Staff Under the G 3 (S 3) l l l l VGT 26 Air Defense Coordinator (ADCOORD) Air Liaison Officer (ALO) Air & Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) Commander Aviation Coordinator (AVCOORD) Chemical Officer (CHEMO) Deception Officer Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO) Engineer Coordinator (ENCOORD) Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Officer Fire Support Coordinator (FSCOORD) Liaison Officer (LNO) Provost Marshal (PM) Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Officer Safety Officer Theater Airlift Liaison Officer (TALO)

Responsibilities and Duties of the Special Staff Under the G 4 (S 4) Transportation Officer: l l l VGT 27 Plans and Supervises Monitors movements Coordinates transportation

The Personal Staff l l l VGT 28 Command Sergeant Major (CSM) Aide-de-Camp Chaplain Inspector General (IG) Public Affairs Officer (PAO) Staff Judge Advocate (SJA)

Summary l l l Role of the Staff Basic Staff Structure (G)/(S) Staff Models Common Staff Tactical Responsibilities and Duties Specific Staff Tactical Responsibilities and Duties – Coordinating Staff – Special Staff – Personal Staff VGT 29