text: Support Area Tenant Units
  Table D-8. Medical capabilities (continued)
  Organization Capabilities
  Medical Brigade • Command and control of subordinate and attached units.
  (Support) • 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 • Medical command and control, staff planning, supervision of operations,
  (Multifunctional) 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