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Organizational Framework 30 March 2022 ATP 3-09.24 1-17 Advising and informing the commander of the public affairs impact and implications of planned or current operations. Preparing themes and messages for the commander for public communications. Serving as the command representative for all communications with external media. Assessing the information requirements and expectations of the brigade and the public, monitoring media and public opinion, and evaluating the effectiveness of public affairs plans and operations. Developing and educating the command on policies and procedures for protecting against the release of information detrimental to the mission, national security, and personal privacy. Recommending news, entertainment, and information for Soldiers and home station audiences. FIELD ARTILLERY BRIGADE COORDINATING STAFF 1-66. The FAB coordinating staff includes the S-1, S-2, S-3, S-4, and the S-6 staff officers and their corresponding staff sections. Personnel Officer 1-67. The FAB S-1 is the coordinating staff officer responsible for all matters concerning human resources support (military and civilian). The FAB S-1 provides technical direction to FAB units in the areas of personnel readiness management, personnel accounting and strength reporting, personal information management, casualty operations (including casualty estimates), postal operations, essential personnel services, reception, replacement, return-to-duty, rest and recuperation, and redeployment, human resources planning and staff operations, and morale, welfare, and recreation operations. 1-68. The FAB S-1 shares responsibility with the FAB S-4 for manning the sustainment cell and conducting its operations. A more complete description of S-1 duties is found in FMs 1-0 and 6-0. Intelligence Officer 1-69. The FAB S-2 is the commander's principal staff officer responsible for all matters concerning the threat, environmental effects on friendly and threat the environment as it affects the threat, intelligence, and counterintelligence. The S-2 is responsible for intelligence readiness, intelligence tasks, intelligence synchronization, other intelligence support, counterintelligence, and support to security programs. 1-70. The S-2 provides the FAB commander with information and intelligence for targeting the threat's forces, systems, and facilities. The S-2 provides the commander with an enemy artillery order of battle and scheme of maneuver. The S-2 is directly responsible for developing and coordinating the intelligence annex and providing input to Appendix 4 (Field Artillery Support) to Annex D (Fires) to FAB plans and orders. A more complete description of the S-2 and S-2 section duties are found in FM 2-0 and FM 6-0. Operations Officer 1-71. The FAB S-3 is the FAB commander's principal staff officer responsible for preparing FAB plans and orders, exercising control of subordinate formations, and delivering timely and effective FS. In addition, the FAB S-3 exercises coordinating staff supervision over a number of closely related functions to include TA, meteorology, and chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear. A more complete listing of S-3 duties is found in ADPs 5-0 and 6-0, and FM 6-0. Logisitics Officer 1-72. The FAB S-4 is responsible for staff oversight of FAB sustainment operations. The S-4 is the lead sustainment planner in the sustainment cell. The FAB S-4 coordinates with and relies heavily upon the BSB support operations officer (SPO) (duties and responsibilities of the BSB SPO are described in Chapter 5) and the BSB staff to provide information to develop sustainment plans and requirements for FAB operations. The S-4 provides input and staff oversight to the FAB in the areas of supply, maintenance, transportation, medical, and field services.