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Chapter 2 2-26 FM 3-81 09 November 2021 2-34. Table 2-4 provides an overview of CA units, planning requirements, and capabilities at the company level that may be task-organized to the MEB. For additional information on CA operations see FM 3-57. Table 2-4. CA mission planning and capabilities Organization Mission Planning Capabilities CA company (general purpose force) 1 per MEB • Command and control of assigned or attached Civil- Military Operation Center and CA teams. • Tactical-level planning, management, coordination, and synchronization of CA operations within the supported commander’s AO. • Assessment of the civil component of the supported command’s AO facilitating integration of civil input into the supported command’s common operational picture. • A standing Civil-Military Operation Center that is the focal point for civil-military coordination, collaboration, and communication for the supported unit headquarters. • Collation, analysis, and fusion of civil information for input to the supported command’s common operational picture. • Assistance in coordinating indigenous populations and institutions, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations, and U.S. assistance and resources to support local government as part of civil-military operations. • Emphasis on local indigenous population and institutions issues. • CA teams directed through tactical mission tasks (civil reconnaissance, civil engagement). • Trained in cultural and regional expertise. Legend: AO area of operations CA civil affairs MEB maneuver enhancement brigade U.S. United States Note. The considerations presented in the mission planning and capabilities tables primarily describe potential employment and capabilities of the described organization. These notional considerations do not relieve planners of the requirement to perform detailed mission analysis to support the identification and employment of specific capabilities required to accomplish MEB missions EXPLOSIVE ORDNANCE DISPOSAL 2-35. Due to the likelihood of encountering explosive hazards, EOD teams may be integrated into all operations regardless of type. EOD supports the MEB commander by detecting, identifying, evaluating, rendering safe, and performing final disposition of all explosive ordnance. This includes improvised explosive devices, unexplode ordnance, and weapons of mass destruction. EOD has four functional areas: Render safe. The application of special EOD methods and tools to provide for the interruption of functions, or separation of essential components of unexploded ordnance, to prevent an unacceptable detonation. Technical intelligence. Collection, processing, analysis, and exploitation of data and information pertaining to foreign ordnance and improvised explosive devices.