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Chapter 2 2-18 ATP 4-90 June 18, 2020 transitioning missions from future operations to current operations, and updates to the brigade’s concept of support. Fires Cell The BSB has no fire coordination personnel organic to the staff. The BSB fires cell is limited to identifying artillery targets and preparing a fires overlay as part of the BSA defense plan. Personnel in this role must be familiar with call for fire procedures and coordinate, as required, with the supporting fires unit. At a minimum, the BSB fires cell must understand their higher headquarters’ fires annex and have the fires overlay for their area and the areas subordinate units traverse. Protection Cell The BSB command post protection cell coordinates tasks and systems that preserve the force to enable commanders to apply maximum combat power to accomplish the mission. Protection is the preservation of the effectiveness and survivability of mission-related military and nonmilitary personnel, equipment, facilities, information, and infrastructure deployed or located in or outside the boundaries of a given area of operations. The protection cell is responsible for ensuring the integration of protection considerations throughout the operation process via integration processes, continuing activities, the MDMP, working groups, planning session and coordination across the S-3. The BSB protection cell is usually comprised of portions of the battalion’s S-3 section, CBRN, and preventive medicine personnel. It is responsible for the synchronization and integration of the 12 primary protection tasks and four additional protection considerations as listed in ADP 3-37, Protection. Primary protection tasks are: Conduct survivability operations. Provide force health protection. Conduct CBRN operations. Provide explosive ordnance disposal support. Conduct personnel recovery. Conduct detention operations. Conduct risk management. Implement physical security measures. Apply antiterrorism measures. Conduct police operations. Conduct populace and resource control. The four additional considerations are the integration and synchronization of area and local security activities, operations security, cyberspace operations, and electronic warfare operations. Sustainment Cell The BSB CP has two sustainment cells. The BSB S-1, BSB S-4, and UMT sections form the Sustainment I cell. This cell is responsible for coordinating activities and systems that provide personnel management, logistics support, and financial management for BSB units. INTEGRATING CELLS Horizontal integration occurs in three integrating cells that synchronize across three planning horizons (or by the phases of the operation). A planning horizon is a point in time commanders use to focus the organization's planning efforts to shape future events. The integrating cells are current operations cell, future operations cell, and plans cell. The timelines associated with planning horizons depend on the unit and operational and mission variables. For example, the long-range planning horizon for a sustainment brigade is different from a company. The BSB normally has 24, 48, and 72-hour planning horizons.