Source: MCTP 3-30A Command and Staff Action

1. Command and Staff Organization
   1. The Commander
   2. The Staff
   3. Staff Organization
      1. Personal Staff
      2. Special Staff
      3. General Staff
      4. Command and Staff Channels
   4. Personal Staff
      1. Sergeant Major
      2. Command Master Chief
      3. Aide-de-camp
   5. Special Staff Officers
   6. General Staff
      1. Organization
      2. General Duties
      3. Coordinating Responsibilities
      4. Specific Duties
2. Staff Action
   1. Personal Attributes, Abilities, and Attitudes of the Model Staff Member
   2. Action Officers
   3. Analytical and Critical Thinking Skills
   4. Staff Officer Critical Thinking Requirements
   5. Communicating Effectively
      1. Effective Writing Skills
      2. Effective Briefing Skills
      3. Facilitating Effective Meetings
   6. Time Management Requirements
      1. Managing Daily Tasks
      2. Maximizing Unit Technology Software and Hardware Capabilities
   7. Coordination
      1. Coordinating with other Staff Sections/Divisions
   8. Military Briefings
      1. Information Briefing
      2. Decision Briefing
      3. Staff Briefing
      4. Mission Briefing
   9. Staff Meetings and Conferences
   10. Staff Visits
   11. Staff Inspections
   12. Liaison
   13. Collaborative Planning
   14. Collaboration Tools
   15. Reachback
   16. Completed Staff Action
   17. Teambuilding
       1. What is a team?
       2. Challenges of Teamwork
       3. Tips for Team Success
   18. Working with Government Contractors
3. Staff Action Papers and Formats
   1. Position/Decision Paper
   2. Point Paper
   3. Talking Paper
   4. Memorandum for the Record
   5. Information Paper
   6. Trip Report
   7. Automated Message Handling System Message
   8. Staff Study
4. Command and Support Relationships
   1. US Command Relationships and Authorities
      1. Combatant Command (command authority)
      2. Operational Control
      3. Tactical Control
      4. Joint Support Relationships
      5. Other Authorities
   2. Joint Force Commands
      1. Combatant Commands
   3. MAGTF Command and Support Relationships
   4. Navy and Marine Corps Command Support Relationships
5. Combatant Command Workforce and Partner Relationships
   1. United States Agency Partners
      1. Department of Defense Combat Support Agencies
      2. Interagency Partners
   2. Federal Executive Branch - Executive Departments
   3. Independent Government Agencies and Government Corporations
   4. Multinational Partners