COMMANDER AND STAFF ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS

1 FM 6-0 COMMANDER AND STAFF ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONSMAY 2014 DISTRIBUTION RESTRICTION:Approved for public release; distribution is , DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMYThis publication supersedes ATTP , dated 14 September 2011. This publication is available at Army Knowledge Online ( ).To receive publishing updates, please subscribe at No. 2FM 6-0, C2 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, April 2016 COMMANDER and STAFF ORGANIZATION and OPERATIONS 2 to FM 6-0, 5 May 2014, updates discussion of evaluation criteria, corrects errors in how toweight evaluation criteria, and makes administrative left-pointing triangle ( ) marks new content 6-0, 5 May 2014, is changed as follows.

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3 1 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 11 May 2015 COMMANDER and STAFF ORGANIZATION and OPERATIONS 1. Change 1 to FM 6-0, 5 March 2014, adds the supersession statement to the cover. 2. Modifies figure 7-2. 3. Modifies figure 9-5. 4. Adds joint command relationships to appendix B. 5. Modifies table B-2. 6. Modifies table B-3. 7. Adds definitions of close support, direct liaison authorized, direct support, and mutual support. 8. A number sign (+) marks new material. 9. FM 6-0, 5 May 2014, is changed as follows.

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7 *This publication supersedes ATTP , dated 14 September 2011. 11 May 2015 FM 6-0, C1 i Field Manual No. 6-0 Headquarters Department of the Army Washington, DC, 5 May 2014 COMMANDER and STAFF ORGANIZATION and OPERATIONS Contents Page vi INTRODUCTION .. vii Chapter 1 COMMAND POST ORGANIZATION AND OPERATIONS .. 1-1 Command Post ORGANIZATION .. 1-1 Command Post ORGANIZATION Considerations.

8 1-3 Command Post Cells, STAFF Sections, and Elements .. 1-5 Command Post OPERATIONS .. 1-8 Chapter 2 STAFF DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES .. 2-1 Primary STAFF Responsibilities .. 2-1 Common STAFF Duties and Responsiblities .. 2-2 STAFF Characteristics .. 2-2 STAFF Relationships .. 2-3 STAFF ORGANIZATION .. 2-4 Coordinating STAFF Officers .. 2-6 Special STAFF Officers .. 2-16 Personal STAFF Officers .. 2-26 Chapter 3 MANAGING KNOWLEDGE AND INFORMATION .. 3-1 Knowledge and Understanding .. 3-1 Knowledge Management.

9 3-2 Information 3-6 Knowledge and Information Management in Practice .. 3-10 Chapter 4 PROBLEM SOLVING .. 4-1 4-1 The Problem Solving Process .. 4-1 Identify the Problem .. 4-3 Develop Criteria .. 4-3 Generate Possible Solutions .. 4-5 Contents ii FM 6-0, C1 11 May 2015 Analyze Possible Solutions .. 4-6 Compare Possible Solutions .. 4-6 Make and Implement the Decision .. 4-6 Chapter 5 STAFF STUDIES .. 5-1 Developing STAFF Studies .. 5-1 Coordinating STAFF Studies .. 5-4 Common Problems with STAFF Studies.

10 5-5 Chapter 6 DECISION PAPERS .. 6-1 Preparing Decision Papers .. 6-1 Formatting Decision Papers .. 6-1 Chapter 7 MILITARY BRIEFINGS .. 7-1 Types of Military Briefings .. 7-1 Steps of Military Briefings .. 7-3 Chapter 8 RUNNING ESTIMATES .. 8-1 Types of Running Estimates .. 8-1 Essential Qualities of Running Estimates .. 8-1 Running Estimates in the OPERATIONS Process .. 8-2 Chapter 9 THE MILITARY DECISIONMAKING PROCESS .. 9-1 Characteristics of the Military Decisionmaking Process .. 9-1 Steps of the Military Decisionmaking Process.