possible ambiguities.
Following the briefing, if the chief of staff
(executive officer) is not present, you inform the secretary of the
general staff (SGS) or other appropriate officer of the commander's
decision.
Mission. The mission briefing is used under operational conditions to
provide information, to give specific instructions, or to instill an
appreciation of a mission.
It is usually presented by a single
briefing officer, who may be the commander, an assistant, a staff
officer, or a special representative, depending on the nature of the
mission or the level of the headquarters.
In an operational situation or when the mission of a critical nature,
it may become necessary to provide individuals or smaller units with
more data than plans and orders provide. This may be done by means of
the mission briefing.
The mission briefing reinforces orders,
provides more detailed requirements and instructions for individuals,
and provides an explanation of the significance of their individual
role.
Staff.
The staff briefing is intended to secure a coordinated or
unified effort.
This may involve the exchange of information, the
announcement of decisions within a command, the issuance of
directives, or the presentation of guidance.
The staff briefing may include characteristics of the information
briefing, the decision briefing, and the mission briefing. Attendance
at staff briefings varies with the size of the headquarters, the type
of operation being conducted, and the personal desires of the
commander.
Generally, the commander, deputies or assistants, chief of staff
(executive officer), and coordinating and special staff officers
attend.
Representatives from major subordinate commands may be
present.
The chief of staff (executive officer) usually presides over the staff
briefing. One of them will call on staff representatives to present
matters that interest those present or that require coordinated staff
action.
Each staff officer is prepared to brief a specific area of
responsibility.
In garrison, staff briefings are often held on a regularly scheduled
basis.
In combat, staff briefings are held when required by the
situation.
The presentation of staff estimates culminating in a
commander's decision to adopt a specific course of action is a form of
staff briefing.
In this type of briefing, staff officers involved
follow the general pattern prescribed for the staff estimate being
presented.
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