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09 November 2021 FM 3-81 D-1 Appendix D Support Area Tenant Units Many of the units not staffed to control terrain become tenants within the support area. Support area operations are conducted by the assigned area owner. Support area operations do not include the mission support operations conducted by tenants within the support area. The support area commander will synchronize their operations with tenant units in the support area to prevent or minimize interference with command and control and support operations and to provide unimpeded movement of friendly forces; protection; operations to find, fix, and destroy enemy forces or defeat threats; and area damage control. The support area commander will have some command and control authority over the tenant and transient organizations within the support area for security and defense; this may be TACON for security and defense. This chapter provides an overview of support area tenant units and their capabilities. Note: See chapter 2, Section II, for an overview of possible MEB task-organized units and their capabilities. ENGINEER D-1. Engineers not assigned to BCTs are organized in capability-based units of multidiscipline combat, general, and geospatial capabilities. Army engineer forces operate as integral members of the combined arms teams and echelons above the BCT during peace and war to provide a full range of engineering capabilities. These capabilities are generally provided by three engineer disciplines—combat, general, and geospatial engineering. Table D-1 provides an overview of engineer capabilities at the brigade and battalion level that may be a tenant unit of the support area. For additional information on engineer operations, see FM 3-34. Table D-1. Engineer mission planning and capabilities Organization Capabilities Engineer Brigade • Provide command and control, plan, integrate, and employ engineer capabilities (combat, general, and geospatial engineering) in support of division, corps and theater areas of operations. • Oversee contract construction, labor, and indigenous personnel. • Plan and supervise terrain analysis and topographic operations. • Decoy emplacements (if necessary field expedient decoys/on-site fabrication). Engineer Battalion • Provide command and control, plan, integrate, and employ up to 5 task organized companies, one forward support company. • Coordinate engineer support, subunit task organization, and resource management. • Plan and support mobility, countermobility, and survivability operations. • Plan and supervise the collection of engineer related information and development of engineer information.