FM 6-0 — Commander and Staff Organization and Operations
Field Manual 6-0 provides commanders and their staffs with tactics and procedures for organizing and operating their command and control system — from how staffs support commanders to how command posts are established and operated.
Current edition: May 2022
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Four components of the C2 system (people/processes/networks/command posts), staff roles and duties, running estimates, liaison (four functions, three element types, LNO responsibilities by echelon), battle rhythm development, types of meetings (shift-change, BUB, CUB, ops sync, working groups, boards), knowledge management (data/information/knowledge/understanding), six information management tasks, PACE plan, types of command posts (main/tactical/rear/combat trains/field trains), and CP operations.
FM 6-0 is tested at boards for NCOs and officers because every leader operates within a C2 system. Boards ask about the four components of the C2 system, the four functions of liaison, and the difference between a BUB and a CUB. Knowing that the most important component of the C2 system is people — not technology — shows the doctrinal understanding boards reward.
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