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Chapter 2 2-8 FM 3-81 09 November 2021 Legend: CO company HQ headquarters EXT extension NTWK network PLT platoon SPT support Figure 2-3. Brigade signal company SECTION II – TASK-ORGANIZED STRUCTURE 2-25. The MEB has no fixed structure. It requires tailoring or task-organization for every mission it performs. When assigned or attached in support of a theater-specific operation, OPORD, OPLAN, or concept plan, the supported headquarters (combatant command, JTF, theater Army corps, or division) and MEB staff will conduct a mission analysis to determine capabilities, recommend task-organization, and command and support the relationships that are necessary to accomplish the mission. The MEB can receive a mix of modular units (engineer, military police, psychological operations, CBRN, CA, EOD, intelligence, AMD, and a TCF), from detachments to battalions. Figure 2-4 depicts possible units that are task-organized to the MEB for a specific mission. In many cases, the broad geographic responsibilities and extensive functional capabilities that the MEB represents require a variety of subordinate, functionally based formations that are task-organized based on the mission. Legend: CA civil affairs EOD explosive ordnance disposal MI military intelligence MP military police TCF tactical combat force Figure 2-4. Notional task-organized structure for the MEB ENGINEER 2-26. Engineers are organized in a scalable, adaptable manner to support combat, general, and geospatial engineering requirements. Army engineer forces operate as integral members of the combined arms team