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Support Area Tenant Units 09 November 2021 FM 3-81 D-9 Table D-8. Medical capabilities (continued) Organization Capabilities Medical Brigade (Support) • Command and control of subordinate and attached units. • Advises commanders on medical aspects of their operations. • Medical staff planning, operational and technical supervision, and administrative assistance for subordinate or attached units and hospitals operating in the division or corps AO. • Coordination with the supporting theater patient movement requirements center for medical regulating and medical evacuation from medical battalion (multifunctional) and hospitals to support theater Army unit’s MTFs. • Medical consultation service and technical advice in Operations public health, behavioral health, dental services, medical laboratory support, nutrition, and veterinary support. • Control and supervision of Class VIII supply and resupply to include blood management. Serves as the single integrated medical logistics manager when designated by the geographical combatant commander. • Joint capable C2 capability when augmented with appropriate joint assets. Medical Battalion (Multifunctional) • Medical command and control, staff planning, supervision of operations, medical and general logistics support as required, and administration of activities of subordinates in accomplishing the AHS mission. • Task organization of EAB health care assets to meet the projected patient workload. • Planning and coordination of Role 1 and Role 2 medical treatment, to include staff advice on a support basis for EAB units without organic health assets. • Monitoring and supervision of medical logistics operations, to include Class VIII supply or resupply, medical equipment maintenance and repair support, optical fabrication and repair support, and blood management. • Consultation, planning, and coordinating air and ground medical evacuation within the battalion AO. Coordinating aeromedical evacuation support requirements with the supporting aviation unit, and synchronizing the air evacuation plan into the overall medical evacuation plan. • Coordination of medical regulating and patient movement with the medical brigade (support) patient movement branch or the MEDCOM (DS) theater patient movement center, as required within the AO. • Consultation and technical advice on operations public health (disease vectors and pest management, medical and OEH surveillance, food facility inspection, waste and water management, operational hearing services), combat operational stress control and behavioral health, medical records administration, veterinary services, nursing practices and procedures, dental services, and automated medical information systems to supported units. Legend: AHS Army Health System AO area of operations C2 command and control EAB echelons above brigade MTF medical treatment facility MEDCOM (DS) medical command, deployment support OEH occupational and environmental health