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Chapter 3 3-10 ATP 4-90 18 June 2020 SPO MAINTENANCE The SPO is responsible for planning, coordinating and synchronizing maintenance operations, including repair parts management, to support BCT operations. The BCT S-4 identifies maintenance priorities and communicates this information to the SPO. Based on this information, the SPO maintenance personnel perform the following maintenance management activities: forecasting, scheduling, technical assistance, resourcing repair parts, work loading/cross-leveling workload. The maintenance management personnel also plan and forecast recovery and battle damage assessment and repair (BDAR) requirements to support the BCT. Maintenance management in the BCT requires coordination and collaboration between the SPO, FSC, and the field maintenance company’s maintenance control officer (MCO). The SPO maintenance personnel must have a complete understanding of the BCT maintenance capability and shortfalls. Based on this, the personnel make recommendations to the SPO and BSB commander on placement and cross leveling of maintenance capability to meet mission requirements. MEDICAL OPERATIONS The SPO medical planner is the primary staff officer on the BSB staff who helps the SPO officer with planning and synchronizing medical support operations and coordinating with the brigade staff. The SPO medical logistician is the primary staff officer on the BSB staff who helps the SPO officer with materiel management of medical supplies, medical equipment maintenance and coordinating with the brigade staff. The medical operations officer, the medical logistics officer, and medical operations sergeant, in coordination with the BSB SPO, provide planning and oversight of medical support tasks. The medical operations officer must consider placement of all medical support assets in the brigade. They also coordinate the ordering, receipt, and distribution of class VIII and blood products in the BCT. This cell coordinates with the brigade surgeon cell and, as appropriate, division surgeon sections for all medical support issues affecting the brigade. The medical operations officer is directly responsible for providing medical operations guidance and status to the BSB commander. See chapter 8 for the employment of medical support in decisive action. BCT SUSTAINMENT PLANNING AND EXECUTION BCT sustainment planning and execution is a collaborative process between the BSB and the BCT that requires direct involvement of commanders and staffs. Both headquarters have distinct roles in the planning and execution of sustainment support. The BCT staff develops a concept of sustainment that clearly identifies the BCT support requirements by organization. Based on this information the BSB staff develops a concept of operations to execute support to meet the BCT sustainment requirements. The BCT concept of sustainment is developed by the BCT S-1 and S-4. It is a written and/or graphical representation of how the BCT will employ sustainment assets to support the BCT concept of operations. The BSB SPO may help the BCT staff to develop the sustainment concept but is not responsible for it. The BCT concept of sustainment identifies sustainment requirements and priorities of support by unit and sustainment element for all phases of an operation or mission. It includes times, based on the initial plan, as to when the BSB will push logistics packages (LOGPACs) to the maneuver units. It also includes information on BCT mobility requirements. The concept of sustainment is captured in paragraph 4 and annex F of the BCT operation order. Paragraph 4 includes sub-paragraphs identifying requirements and priorities for each sustainment element: logistics, medical, personnel services, and financial management. If additional information is required, it is included in annex F. Annex F describes in further detail mission specifics including: maintenance, recovery, transportation, supply, field services, distribution, contract support integration, mortuary affairs, human resources support, financial management, legal support, religious support, band operations, and medical support. The concept of sustainment is disseminated to the BSB in the BCT operation order. The BSB receives the BCT operation order and begins the operations process. The BSB commander and staff use the MDMP to develop a concept of operations to execute sustainment support to meet the BCT requirements described in the BCT order. The BSB commander and staff perform mission analysis to develop