Joint Officer Handbook
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Joint Officer Handbook Staffing and Action Guide Joint Staff, J7 DTD 4th Edition 21 September 2018 1 This document is a training aid provided by the Joint Staff J-7 as part of the Joint Staff Officer Project; the information included is from joint commands, joint publications, official websites of the Services, other cited government and public sources, and from individual research 2 (INTENTIONALLY BLANK) 4 Table of Contents List of Figures ................................................................................................................................................................ 8 SECTION 1. The Joint Officer ................................................................................................................................... 11 1.1. Joint Officer Development .............................................................................................................................. 11 1.2. Joint Qualified Officer Requirements ............................................................................................................. 12 1.2.1. Paths to Joint Qualifications. ................................................................................................................... 12 1.2.2. Levels of Joint Qualification .................................................................................................................... 13 SECTION 2. Joint Military Knowledge ..................................................................................................................... 15 2.1. Foundational Joint Knowledge ....................................................................................................................... 15 2.1.1. Organization for National Security ......................................................................................................... 15 2.1.2. The National Intelligence Community ..................................................................................................... 20 2.1.3. Department of Defense Organization ....................................................................................................... 22 2.1.4. The Joint Staff .......................................................................................................................................... 23 2.1.5. Traditional Joint Staff Organization ......................................................................................................... 34 2.1.6. Joint Functions ......................................................................................................................................... 35 2.1.7. Planning, Programming, Budgeting and Execution Process .................................................................... 35 2.1.8. Types of Appropriations .......................................................................................................................... 36 2.1.9. Joint Strategic Planning System ............................................................................................................... 38 2.1.10. Commander’s Critical Information Requirement (CCIR) Process......................................................... 39 2.1.11. Joint Readiness Reporting System ......................................................................................................... 40 2.1.12. Joint Lessons Learned Program ............................................................................................................. 43 2.1.13. Joint Planning......................................................................................................................................... 44 2.2. Joint Publication System ................................................................................................................................. 45 SECTION 3. Understanding the Organizations and Missions of the Combatant Command ...................................... 49 3.1. Understanding the Organizations and Missions of the Combatant Command ................................................ 49 3.2. The Unified Combatant Commands ................................................................................................................ 52 3.2.1. United States Africa Command ............................................................................................................... 53 3.2.2. United States Central Command .............................................................................................................. 56 3.2.3. United States European Command .......................................................................................................... 61 3.2.4. North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command ........................ 64 3.2.5. United States Indo-Pacific Command ...................................................................................................... 70 3.2.6. United States Southern Command ........................................................................................................... 74 3.2.7. United States Special Operations Command ........................................................................................... 79 3.2.8. United States Strategic Command ............................................................................................................ 84 3.2.9. United States Transportation Command .................................................................................................. 90 5 3.2.10. United States Cyber Command .............................................................................................................. 96 3.3. Authorities and Legal Requirements ............................................................................................................... 96 3.4. Knowledge, Organization, Capabilities and Business Practices of the Services............................................. 96 3.4.1. The Department of the Army .................................................................................................................. 96 3.4.2. The Department of the Navy .................................................................................................................... 98 3.4.3. The Marine Corps .................................................................................................................................. 102 3.4.4. The Department of the Air Force ........................................................................................................... 103 3.4.5. The Coast Guard ................................................................................................................................... 105 3.5. Understanding the Combatant Command Workforce and Partner Relationships........................................... 107 3.5.1. Combat Support Agencies ..................................................................................................................... 107 3.5.2. Interagency Partners ............................................................................................................................... 109 3.5.3. The National Guard and Reserves .......................................................................................................... 113 3.5.4. Multinational Partners ............................................................................................................................ 115 SECTION 4. Joint Training ...................................................................................................................................... 119 4.1. Joint Training Overview ................................................................................................................................ 119 4.2. Joint Training System Overview ................................................................................................................... 120 SECTION 5. Support to the Homeland-Defense Support of Civil Authorities ........................................................ 125 SECTION 6. Job Knowledge Required of a Joint Staff Officer ............................................................................... 129 6.1. Roles and Responsibilities............................................................................................................................. 129 6.2. Work Products ............................................................................................................................................... 132 6.2.1. Written Work Products. ......................................................................................................................... 132 6.2.2. Taskers ................................................................................................................................................... 134 6.3. Time Management Requirements.................................................................................................................. 135 6.3.1. Tools ...................................................................................................................................................... 135 6.3.2. Managing Daily Tasks ........................................................................................................................... 135 6.3.3. Maximizing Technology Software and Hardware Capabilities in the Joint Staffs ................................ 136 6.3.3.1. Technology Systems ..........................................................................................................................