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  CAPABILITIES
  2-56. The SSB provides a geographically-dispersed readily-available, light-utility aviation capability for
  federal or state authorities and combatant commanders. It primarily supports homeland security/defense,
  but can also deploy and operate world-wide in permissive environments. The SSB is capable of operating
  as a separate battalion, an ABTF, or task-organizing into company or platoon elements to support assigned
  missions. The SSB conducts the following tasks in permissive environments only:
  * Air movement.
  * Reconnaissance and observation in support of counter-narcotic, drug interdiction, and law
  enforcement agencies.
  * Aerial observation of terrain or man-made features.
  * AE.
  * Aerial CASEVAC.
  * Civil search and rescue operations.
  AIRFIELD OPERATIONS BATTALION
  2-57. The AOB provides airfield management including airfield operations, flight dispatch services, and
  ATS. The AOB is an Active Duty and ARNG organization.
  ORGANIZATION
  2-58. The AOB consists of a headquarters element, an airfield management element, and an ATS
  company. Figure 2-16 provides the organizational structure of an AOB.
  Figure 2–16. Airfield operations battalion
  CAPABILITIES
  2-59. The AOB is capable of deploying to expeditionary or mature theaters to conduct airfield management
  and ATS.
  2-60. The AOB may relieve CAB ATS companies in place to allow CABs to reposition forward during
  offensive operations or during sustained operations when additional airfields are required in the theater.
  The AOB conducts ATS and airfield management.
  THEATER FIXED-WING BATTALION
  2-61. The theater FW battalion provides long-range air movement for inter-theater, intra-theater, and
  garrison operations. The theater FW battalion is an ARNG and USAR organization.