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Brigade Support Battalion and the Operational Environment 18 June 2020 1-7 The BSB XO facilitates decision making for the commander by managing commander’s critical information requirements (CCIR), synchronizing the BSB staff during the MDMP, and establishing and maintaining staff fusion throughout the planning, preparation, and execution phases. The XO supervises the liaison officers within the BCT headquarters. The BSB XO is responsible for the overall readiness of the BSB’s organic, attached, and assigned units. The XO advises the BSB commanders of any unit or capability that is not mission capable. The XO interfaces with the SPO officer as needed to resolve conflicts between the battalion coordinating staff and the SPO personnel. Other executive officer duties can include supervising the creation and approval of the logistics status report, establishing the BSB CP and its operations, and positioning units in the BSB base/base cluster in conjunction with the BSB operations officer. Unit Ministry Team The BSB UMT consists of a chaplain and the religious affairs specialist. The role of the BSB UMT is to provide and perform unit religious support to Soldiers and authorized civilians as directed by the BSB commander. The chaplain advises the commander on all religious, moral, ethical, and morale issues with potential impact on operations and the impact of indigenous religions on military operations. The UMT provides area and denominational religious support per the brigade religious support plan under the technical supervision of the BCT chaplain. Developing and executing a battlefield circulation plan allows the UMT to synchronize religious support visits with BSB activity external to the BSB headquarters. For detailed information on the duties and responsibilities of the UMT, refer to FM 1-05, Religious Support. Coordinating Staff The coordinating staff is a key enabler of the C2 warfighting function within the BSB. The staff’s primary role is to support the commander. It assists the commander in understanding, visualizing, and describing the OE, making decisions, directing and leading subordinate units and assessing the effectiveness of the BSB operations. The BSB staff establishes and maintains coordination with the DSSB, DSB, and adjacent units. If an additional combat sustainment support battalion (CSSB) is attached to the DSB for support, the BSB staff establishes coordination with it as well. The staff also keeps BSB units well informed of current and future operations. The BSB staff includes the S1, S2, S3, S4, support operations, Sustainment Automation Support Management Office (SASMO), and S6 sections. Figure 1-2 depicts the BSB headquarters and staff. ATP 4-90