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Mission Command 18 June 2020 2-17 Figure 2-2. Functional and integrating cells WARFIGHTING FUNCTIONS CELLS Functional cells coordinate and synchronize forces and activities by warfighting function. The functional cells provide a standardized method of integrating closely related tasks. The BSB’s organizational design does not permit the commander to staff all functional cells. The BSB coordinates with higher or adjacent units for subject matter expertise in the fires and protection functional cells. The BSB staff and command post as a whole, including the commander, XO, and command sergeant major, represent the command and control warfighting function. The functional cells in the BSB CP include intelligence, movement and maneuver, fires, protection, and sustainment. Intelligence Cell The BSB CP intelligence cell includes the battalion S-2 and intelligence analysts. The intelligence cell coordinates activities and systems that help commanders understand the enemy, terrain, weather, and civil considerations. The intelligence cell requests, receives, and analyzes information from all sources to produce and distribute intelligence products. The cell also completes tasks associated with the intelligence process, intelligence preparation of the battlefield, the MDMP, information collection, and targeting. Movement and Maneuver Cell The BSB CP movement and maneuver cell focuses primarily on BSB operations. The cell includes the battalion S-3 operations section and the battalion SPO section. Combined, the staff sections develop operation plans and orders to execute support to the BCT. The battalion S-3 maintains focus on current operations and covers near-term future operations as necessary. The SPO section focuses on future operations and plans. These sections coordinate and synchronize activities and systems to support mission requirements. The battalion S-3 and SPO section collaborate to maintain running estimates, develop the synchronization matrix, and the decision support template to effectively arrange C2 activities across time, space, purpose, and warfighting functions to accomplish the mission. The SPO staff provides logistics information to the movement and maneuver cell based on logistics status reports, logistics synchronization meetings, ATP 4-90