text: Chapter 2
  S-2 SECTION
  2-13. The brigade intelligence staff officer (S-2) section provides intelligence support to the commander and
  the current operations staff. It collects, receives, identifies, and analyzes intelligence documents, reports, and
  related information; prepares intelligence summaries; and maintains enemy order-of-battle information. This
  section advises and provides updates to the commander and staff on enemy and battlefield situations;
  performs planning functions for the brigade to SPO; and develops immediate, intermediate, and long-range
  plans for the brigade and subordinate units. The S-2 section also provides the consolidated and coordinated
  staff estimates and related products required for the development of OPLANs/OPORDs within the command.
  S-3 SECTION
  2-14. The S-3 section provides staff oversight for all matters concerning training, operations, and plans. With
  the commander’s approval, it prepares unit training guidance, develops the brigade mission-essential task
  list, determines and allocates training resources and land requirements, and obtains and allocates resources
  and personnel for both internal and external schools. It develops scenarios for forward training requirements
  and disseminates future operations and execution information to higher, lower, adjacent, supported, and
  supporting units. It develops standard operating procedures and OPORDs and writes fragmentary orders for
  both short-range and mid-range planning horizons. It provides command and control capabilities by
  establishing the tactical operations center and coordinating efforts of the staff and subordinate units. It also
  provides the commander and staff different courses of action (COAs) in critical functional areas through the
  advice of subject matter experts. The main command post operations airspace management section includes
  airspace control, electronic warfare system operator staff, and tactical airspace integration system operator
  staff to provide the MEB the ability to control Army airspace within its assigned AO. The S-3 section consists
  of the—
  * S-3 operations section. The S-3 operations section provides knowledge management capabilities
  to the commander and staff. It determines the commander’s critical information requirements and
  maintains operational information and force status. It assesses the operational situation, prepares
  plans and orders (including the integration of special technical operations into plans and
  operations), and establishes or revises standard operating procedures.
  * AMD cell. The AMD cell provides planning, integration, and synchronization of aerial operations
  and the ability to conduct airspace management within its assigned AO throughout the range of
  military operations. It serves as the principal advisory body on aerial operations to the commander
  and current operations staff, focusing on integrating and synchronizing air missions to support the
  commander’s intent and scheme of maneuver. It is responsible for the planning, integration, and
  synchronization of airspace command and control information, AMD and Army aviation
  augmentation, intelligence preparation of the battlespace (IPB) information, the use and
  integration of sensors, and clearance of fires with the fire support element. As required, it provides
  staff estimates and related documents used in the development of OPLANs/OPORDs.
  * Area operations cell. The area operations cell provides specialized planning, integration, and
  synchronization of tactical activities within the MEB assigned AO. Within the assigned AO, the
  focus of operations is normally on civilian-military operations, area security, terrain management,
  movement control, clearance of fires, and employment of the TCF. The area operations section
  provides the MEB commander specialized planning, coordination, and integration
  recommendations for all units assigned to, attached to, or transiting the brigade AO. The area
  operations section supports staffing of the tactical command post as directed by the commander.
  * Liaison office cell. The liaison office cell provides personnel to represent the MEB commander
  at the headquarters of other commands, allied force headquarters, host-nation governments, or
  other U.S. government agencies as directed to coordinate and promote cooperation between two
  or more organizations. It assists in the development and refinement of OPLANs/OPORDs and
  staff estimates as required to effectively represent the commander’s intent and plan of actions. It
  can task-organize to provide multiple liaison teams. Teams may be required to perform liaison
  missions with allied, coalition, host-nation, or other governmental and nongovernmental agencies
  as necessary and directed by the appropriate authority.