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Chapter 1 1-12 ATP 3-09.24 30 March 2022 HSC provides battalion-level oversight and coordination over mission-specific attachments. The Forward Support Company (FSC) is not organic to the BSB. The FSCs are normally attached to the firing BNs but may be attached to the BSB as required. 1-45. The BSB does not contain a medical section and depends upon the brigade medical platoon for Role 1 treatment and area support from an area support medical company attached to a multifunctional medical BN for Role 2. Role 3 care is provided by the supporting combat support hospital or field hospital. For more on the BSB see ATP 4-90 and Chapter 5 of this ATP. MLRS/HIMARS BATTALIONS 1-46. MLRS and HIMARS BNs in FABs provide precision long-range fires in support of the division, corps, JTF, or other higher HQ, decisive, and shaping operations, and for conducting counterfire. Rocket BNs are task organized in support of these specific mission requirements, often down to the battery or even platoon level. Rocket BNs can also provide supporting fires to subordinate elements (divisions or BCTs) as required in a support relationship of DS, GS, or GSR. See figure 1-2 for the task organization of MLRS/HIMARS BN firing battery configurations. For more information on MLRS/HIMARS BNs see ATP 3-09.60. 1-47. A precision munition is a munition that corrects for ballistic conditions using guidance and control up to the aimpoint or submunitions dispense with terminal accuracy less than the lethal radius of effects (FM 3- 09). MLRS/HIMARS precision munitions include: The guided-multiple launch rocket system (referred to as GMLRS) provides commanders with increased accuracy and much greater range. The extended range GMLRS will double the range of the current capability. Their extremely high altitude of delivery (apex of missile trajectory, maximum ordinate) requires close coordination with air planners and liaisons to ensure aircraft are not in the vicinity during launches and descents. The Army Tactical Missile System (referred to as ATACMS) provides long-range, FS. The missiles are fired from an MLRS/HIMARS platform and may consist of antipersonnel/antimaterial submunitions or a unitary high-explosive warhead. The Precision Strike Missile is a surface-to-surface long range missile fired from MLRS/HIMARS systems with greater range and lethality. This missile will be able to attack targets on the ground or at sea and will be a key capability used to penetrate and disintegrate adversary anti-access/area denial capabilities.