Basic References

1. Action/Staff Officer Guides
HQDA Staff Officer's Guidebook.
Helpful hints, staff procedures, information about professional and personal services available in the Pentagon.
The Pentagon Reservist's Survival Kit. This ODCSPER Survival Kit contains all the information you need to plan and perform a successful tour of duty in the Pentagon.
Action Officers' Force Management Handbook. A desk reference and job aid for staff officers working selected force management related actions.
Command, Leadership, and Effective Staff Support. "This handbook contains thoughts, insights, and perspectives that can assist leaders in meeting the challenges of command, leadership, and staff support."
The Air Staff Action Officer. Excerpts from the guide your action-officer bretheren on the Hallway developed. A bit dated, but still good.
The Joint Staff Officer's Guide 2000.
Action Officer Development Course (AODC)
from The Army Institute for Professional Development.  Take the course by correspondence for credit, or use the Web site for reference.
Not online, but well worth finding: Assignment Pentagon: The Insider's Guide to the Potomac Puzzle Palace, 2nd Edition, Revised (Brassey's, 1993), Maj. Gen. Perry M. Smith, USAF (Ret.). You can order a copy from Amazon.com.

2. Primers
GO 2001-01, Assignment of Functions, Responsibilities, and Duties Within the Army Secretariat.
A succinct explanation of the various elements of Headquarters Army and what they are responsible for.
How The Army Runs:  A Senior Leader Reference Handbook, 1999-2000
.
FM 22-100 Army Leadership Home Page.
Strategic Leadership Primer.
Federation of American Scientists Military Analysis Network: DOD 101 -- An Introduction to the Military.
Army Values.
Army Planning Programming Budgeting Execution System (PPBES).
Resource Allocation Volume 1: The formal Process. Resource Allocation decision making in DOD from the Naval War College.
Total Army Analysis.
Force Management.
Combat Materiel Development.
NATO Handbook.
Canadian Forces College, Information Resource Centre: War, Peace, and Security Guide. An excellent quick reference to the armed forces of the world, contemporary conflicts, military science, and other subjects.
Wellness for Senior Leaders: Taking Care of Yourself, A Proactive Approach.


3. Training
The Army Computer Based Training (CBT) Web
.
The Army Distance Learning Program (TADLP).
Deputy Chief of Staff for Training: Army Web-Based Training and On-Line Training Products. Links to Web-based training sources.


4. Links
The Army Home Page.
Army Knowledge Online (AKO).
The Army Logistics Library Virtual Reference Page.
CARL's Gateway to the Internet.
CASCOM's Logistics-Related Links.
The Strategic Studies Institute's Hotlinks to Military and Strategy-Related Sites.
Internet Sites for Armed Forces Staff College Researchers.
Air War College Gateway to References, Online and Off.
Federation of American Scientists: Lotsa Links. An excellent collection of links to military-related subjects, such as information warfare, arms trade, etc.
U.S. Military Internet Sites at RSIC.
The S2 Company. Resources for tactical intelligence professionals.
University of California, Santa Barbara: Information Resources for Military Science.
New York University Global Beat: U.S. Defense Policy Links.



Comments and suggestions welcomed. Contact: theron.fuller@hqda.army.mil
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10 April 2001
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