ATTP 5-0.1 Commander and Staff Officer Guide - Army Electronic ...

The Staff
� Providing physical security guidance for commanders.
� Assisting with area damage control and CBRN detection and reporting.
� Helping the G-1 (AG) administer discipline, law, and order.
� Preparing statistical data on absent without leave and desertion to the G-1 (AG) through the
chief of protection.
� Coordinating, along with the G-4, for all logistic requirements relative to enemy prisoners of
war, civilian internees, U.S. military prisoners, and dislocated civilians.
OPERATIONS RESEARCH AND SYSTEMS ANALYSIS OFFICER
2-98. The operations research and system analysis officer conducts analysis in support of operations,
across staff elements and forces employed. This officer’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to—
� Managing, analyzing, and visualizing data using statistical, geospatial, spreadsheets, and
graphics software.
� Developing customized tools for staff elements.
� Providing quality control capability.
� Supporting course of action analyses and operations planning.
� Conducting assessments to determine effectiveness of an operation.
� Conducting analyses to support the military decisionmaking process by all the staff.
RED TEAM OFFICER
2-99. The red team officer is a special staff officer coordinated by the chief of staff. Red teaming enables
commanders to fully explore alternative plans and operations in the context of the operational environment
and from the perspective of partners, adversaries, and others. Red teams assist the commander and staff
with critical and creative thinking and help them avoid groupthink, mirror imaging, cultural missteps, and
tunnel vision throughout the conduct of operations. Red teams are part of the commander’s staff at division
through theater army. Brigades may be augmented with a red team as required. Commanders use red teams
to provide alternatives during planning, execution, and assessment. The red team officer’s duties and
responsibilities include, but are not limited to—
� Broadening the understanding of the operational environment.
� Assisting the commander and staff in framing problems and defining end state conditions.
� Challenging assumptions.
� Ensuring the perspectives of the adversary and others are appropriately considered.
� Aiding in identifying friendly and enemy vulnerabilities and opportunities.
� Assisting in identifying areas for assessment.
� Anticipating cultural perceptions of partners, adversaries, and others.
� Conducting independent critical reviews and analyses of plans and concepts to identify potential
weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
SECRETARY OF THE GENERAL STAFF
2-100. The secretary of the general staff (SGS) is the special staff officer who acts as XO for the COS.
Corps, divisions, major support commands, and general officers with a staff are authorized a secretary of
the general staff. SGS responsibilities include, but are not limited to—
� Planning and supervising conferences chaired by the commander, deputy or assistant
commanders, or the COS.
� Directing preparation of itineraries for distinguished visitors to the headquarters and monitoring
their execution.
� Monitoring preparation and execution of all official social events and ceremonies involving the
commander, deputy or assistant commanders, or the COS.
� Acting as the informal point of contact for liaison officers.
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