ATP-4-90 Brigade Support Battalion Download

Brigade Support Battalion and the Operational Environment 18 June 2020 1-15 The BSMC’s medical supply element provides class VIII support to the BSMC and battalion aid stations. Chapter 8 further describes the operations of the brigade support medical company, medical operations in decisive action, the operations of the BSMC, and other medical units involved in the medical operations to support the BCT. FORWARD SUPPORT COMPANY The role of the FSC is to provide logistics in direct support to maneuver, fires, and engineer battalions. The FSC provides the supported commander with dedicated logistics assets organized to meet the battalion’s requirements. An FSC provides field feeding, bulk fuel, general supply, ammunition, and field-level maintenance to the maneuver battalion. The FSCs provide the brigade, battalion, and BSB commanders flexibility for providing logistics support. FSCs provide the BSB commander the ability to task organize and prioritize the logistics effort to support large-scale combat operations. The FSCs are organic to the BCT’s BSB and may be attached to or under operational control (OPCON) to the supported battalion for a limited duration; a mission or phase of an operation. The decision to establish these types of command relationships is made by the brigade commander upon the advice of the BSB commander after thorough mission analysis. FSCs are also located in aviation support battalions and special forces group support battalions. The FSC commander, supported by subordinate leaders, uses troop-leading procedures to plan, prepare, and execute the BSB commander’s intent. The company commander also uses the procedures to assess the effectiveness of the company plan and adjusts the plan as required. The FSC command relationship determines the organization that issues orders to the FSC. If the FSC is attached to the maneuver battalion, that battalion will issue the order. If the FSC is not attached, the BSB issues the order. The FSCs in the various BCTs are structured similarly with the most significant differences being maintenance capabilities and bulk class III distribution capability. The FSC depends upon the brigade support battalion or its supported battalion if attached or OPCON for the support areas. In addition to those already highlighted the field maintenance and distribution companies provide training and senior warrant officer/noncommissioned officer (NCO) mentorship for low- density military occupational specialties in the FSC. As the FSC’s command relationship or support relationship shifts from the BSB to the supported battalion, planners address, agree upon, and formalize these dependencies at the brigade level.  Human resources support.  Religious support.  Common operational picture, also known as COP, input.  Combat information and intelligence.  Roles 1 and 2 medical support.  Water distribution.  Reporting requirements. The FSCs have a headquarters section, a distribution platoon, and a maintenance platoon. The headquarters’ food service section provides class I support, food service, and food preparation for the Forward Support Company • Role: The forward support companies (FSC) provides logistics in direct support to its specific supported battalion. • Capability: The FSC provides field feeding, bulk fuel, general supply, ammunition, and field-level maintenance in direct support of a supported battalion. • Parent: Brigade support battalion. • Command relationship: Organic to a brigade support battalion; may be attached or OPCON to its supported battalion for a limited duration. • Support relationship: Direct support to its specific maneuver battalion; general support to other units in the BCT; general support to others on a limited basis by exception. • Span of operations: Brigade combat team area of operations from the BSA to the forward line of troops. ATP 4-90