VGT 1 Coordinate Activities With Staffs

VGT 2 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

VGT 3 Role of the Staff

VGT 4 Basic Staff Structure Model

VGT 5 COMMANDER PERSONAL STAFF CofS/XO COORDINATING STAFF SPECIAL STAFF Basic Staff Structure Model

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

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

VGT 8 The Special Staff l 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

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

VGT 10 Staff Models

VGT 11 COMMANDER PERSONAL STAFF CofS/XO COORDINATING STAFF SPECIAL STAFF Basic Staff Structure Model

VGT 12 Commander Deputy Commander Liaison Officers CofS CSM Aides SGS PERSONAL STAFF GROUP COORDINATING STAFF GROUP G1 ACofS G2 ACofS G3 ACofS G4 ACofS G5 ACofS G6 ACofS SPECIAL STAFF GROUP HQ CMDT AG Surgeon RM Dental Surgeon SWO Finance CPO Vet Protocol ADCOORD ALO PM AVCOORD SOCOORD ANGLICO TALO ENCOORD CHEMO FSCOORD HIST EOA TRANS Deception Officer EOD PSYOP Safety PAOCHSJAIG The G Staff EWO

VGT 13 PERSONAL STAFF GROUP COORDINATING STAFF GROUP SPECIAL STAFF GROUP Commander Executive Officer CSMCH Personnel Officer (S1) Intelligence Officer (S2) Operations and Training Officer (S3) Logistics Officer (S4) Civil-Military Operations Officer (S5) Signal Officer (S6) CHEMOSurgeon ALO The S Staff

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

VGT 15 The Coordinating Staff

VGT 16 Responsibilities and Duties of the A C of S G1 (S1) Personnel l Manning l Health and personnel service support l Headquarters management l Staff planning and supervision l Coordination of staff responsibility for special staff officers. l Coordination of staff responsibility for personal staff officers.

VGT 17 Responsibilities and Duties of the A C of S G2 (S2) Intelligence l Military intelligence l Counterintelligence l Security operations l Staff planning and supervision over the special security office l Intelligence training l Coordination of staff responsibility for the staff weather officer

VGT 18 Responsibilities and Duties of the A C of S G3 (S3) Operations l Training l Operations and plans l Force development and modernization l Staff planning and supervision l Coordination of staff responsibility for special staff officers

VGT 19 Responsibilities and Duties of the A C of S G4 (S4) Logistics l Logistics operations and plans (general) l Supply l Maintenance l Transportation l Services l Staff planning and supervision l Coordination of staff responsibility for transportation officer

VGT 20 Responsibilities and Duties of the A C of S G5 (S5) Civil- Military Operations l Civil-military operations (CMO) l Staff planning and supervision

VGT 21 Responsibilities and Duties of the A C of S G6 (S6) Signal l Signal operations l Automation management l Information security l Staff planning and supervision

VGT 22 G1 AG CPO Dental Surgeon Finance Surgeon NOTE: Chaplain IG PAO SJA G2 SWO CofS Hqs Cmdt SGS RM G4 Trans Off G5G6 G3 ADCOORD ALO ANGLICO Cmdr AVCOORD CHEMO Deception Off EWO ENCOORD EOD FSCOORD LNO PM PSYOP Off Safety Off TALO Special Staff Officers NOTE: The Chaplain, IG, PAO, and SJA are personal staff officers who coordinate (if necessary) through the G1 (S1) when performing special staff functions.

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

VGT 24 Responsibilities and Duties of the Special Staff Under the G1 (S1) l Adjutant General (AG) l Civilian Personnel Officer (CPO) l Dental Surgeon l Finance Officer l Surgeon

VGT 25 Responsibilities and Duties of the Special Staff Under the G2 (S2) Staff Weather Officer (SWO) l Air Force Officer l SWO normally at Division & Corps level l Specific Responsibilities

VGT 26 Responsibilities and Duties of the Special Staff Under the G3 (S3) l Air Defense Coordinator (ADCOORD) l Air Liaison Officer (ALO) l Air & Naval Gunfire Liaison Company (ANGLICO) Commander l Aviation Coordinator (AVCOORD) l Chemical Officer (CHEMO) l Deception Officer l Electronic Warfare Officer (EWO) l Engineer Coordinator (ENCOORD) l Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Officer l Fire Support Coordinator (FSCOORD) l Liaison Officer (LNO) l Provost Marshal (PM) l Psychological Operations (PSYOP) Officer l Safety Officer l Theater Airlift Liaison Officer (TALO)

VGT 27 Responsibilities and Duties of the Special Staff Under the G4 (S4) Transportation Officer: l Plans and Supervises l Monitors movements l Coordinates transportation

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

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