text: Chapter 2
  S-2 and S-3 Section
  2-128. The intelligence staff officer/operations staff officer (S-2 and S-3) section is responsible for security,
  plans, and operations, deployment, relocation, and redeployment of the battalion and its assigned and attached
  units. It prepares broad planning guidance, policies, and programs for command organization, operations,
  and functions. This section assists the commander in developing and training the unit’s mission essential
  task list. It identifies training requirements, based on FHP missions and the unit’s training programs,
  directives, and orders. This section maintains the unit status reports for each subordinate unit. This section
  performs all-source intelligence assessments and estimates for the command. Further, it advises the
  commander and staff on nuclear/chemical surety and CBRN operations. It acquires, analyzes, and evaluates
  intelligence to include health threat information and medical and OEH surveillance data. This section
  provides a 24-hour continuous operations capability.
  S-4 Section
  2-129. The S-4 section coordinates issues pertaining to medical and general supply for MMB operations,
  hazardous waste disposal, contracting support with other staff sections and maintains consolidated property
  book for the battalion.
  Force Health Protection Operations Section
  2-130. The FHP operations section coordinates and monitors the execution of area medical support,
  MEDEVAC, and dental support within the MMB AO. The section is responsible for existing and future
  medical planning in the MMB AO, to include deliberate and crisis planning. Additionally, it plans future
  operations in excess of 72 hours and prepares major regional contingency plans for the MMB. Further, it
  prepares, authenticates, and publishes medical plans and OPLANs to include the integration of annexes and
  appendixes prepared by other staff sections. This section supervises the activities of the MEDLOG, medical
  operations, preventive medicine, and BH sections. The section coordinates with each internal staff
  organization planning activities and support requirements for subordinate medical functional companies,
  detachments, and teams assigned and attached to the MMB.
  2-131. The FHP operations section coordinates with—
  * S-1 on matters pertaining to personnel replacement and the priority of fill for subordinate AHS
  units.
  * S-2 and S-3 on matters pertaining to—
   Health threat and medical intelligence requirements. Develops, recommends, and submits
  priority information requests and essential elements of friendly information for information
  impacting clinical operations (to include the potential enemy use of CBRN weaponry and
  toxic industrial materials releases). This includes health threats and potential diseases present
  in the AO and the health status of enemy forces who may become detained personnel (to
  include new or exotic diseases in enemy forces).
   Operational, planning, and medical regulating support. This section monitors current
  operations and assists in planning future operations by developing and coordinating estimates
  and plans. They must evaluate proposed courses of action for their impact on MMB
  capabilities and activities and recommend whether they are feasible. Further, they must
  closely monitor medical regulating activities delays in the timely evacuation of patients to
  and from MMB MTFs. The FHP operations section recommends clinical and operational
  capabilities (task-organized) required to be deployed forward to support MMB personnel
  deployed to the BCT or to areas within the EAB to provide direct support.
  * S-4 for MEDLOG support of critical Class VIII items required for patient care, to include medical
  supplies, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, and blood. The FHP operations section monitors
  the blood distribution and reporting processes (TM 8-227-12) to determine the impact on medical
  company (area support) clinical operations of shortages and delays. Further, they monitor the
  status of medical supplies, medical equipment, and medical equipment maintenance and repair to
  ensure that sufficient quantities are on hand and/or on order to sustain patient care activities within
  the command. They also work closely with the MEDCOM (DS) and MEDBDE (SPT) logistics
  in identifying and obtaining pharmaceuticals to treat diseases (to include biological warfare