text: Chapter 9
  ASSISTANT BRIGADE ENGINEER
  9-18. The assistant brigade engineer (known as ABE) oversees any contract construction activity planning,
  preparation, and execution in support of the S-4 contracting support plan. The ABE, in coordination with the
  brigade engineer battalion (BEB), and any additional supporting engineer units, assist in providing technical
  engineer oversight of contract construction activities within the BCT, unless assigned to other engineer assets
  outside of the BCT, for example—a forward engineer support team—main or the U.S. Army Corps of
  Engineers. The ABE, in coordination with the BEB commander, develops and oversees the details and scope
  of work, and submission of the BCT’s contract construction requirements. (See ATP 3-34.22 for additional
  information.)
  SURGEON
  9-19. The BCT surgeon serves as the personal staff officer responsible for health service support and is the
  advisor to the commander on the physical and mental health of the BCT. The surgeon manages health service
  support activities and coordinates implementation through the BCT operations staff officer (S-3). The
  surgeon provides health service support and force health protection mission planning to support BCT
  operations. (See chapter 4for additional information.) Primary duties and responsibilities include but are not
  limited to—
  (cid:122) Planning casualty care and area support medical treatment.
  (cid:122) Planning medical evacuation (ground and air).
  (cid:122) Planning dental care (operational dental care and emergency dental care).
  (cid:122) Coordinating medical logistics (class VIII, medical supplies, blood management, and field level
  and sustainment support medical maintenance, see ATP 4-02.1).
  (cid:122) Planning for brigade behavioral health/neuropsychiatric treatment.
  (cid:122) Advising the commander on treating patients contaminated with CBRN hazards and those
  potentially exposed.
  (cid:122) Planning and coordinating force health protection activities (preventive medicine, medical
  surveillance, occupational and environmental health, and field sanitation).
  (cid:122) Planning and coordinating for combat and operational stress control.
  (cid:122) Planning and coordinating veterinary services, dental services, and laboratory services.
  (cid:122) Advising on medical humanitarian assistance.
  (cid:122) Advising the command on the brigade health status, and the occupied or friendly territory’s health
  situation within the command’s assigned area of operations.
  (cid:122) Identifying potential medical hazards associated with the geographical locations and climatic
  conditions with the BCT’s area of operations.
  CHAPLAIN
  9-20. The BCT chaplain and religious affairs noncommissioned officer provides religious support to the
  command group and brigade staff and exercises technical supervision over religious support by subordinate
  unit ministry teams. Chaplains personally deliver religious support. They have dual roles: religious leader
  and religious staff advisor. The chaplain as a religious leader executes the religious support mission to ensure
  the free exercise of religion for Soldiers, Families, and authorized civilians. As a personal staff officer, the
  chaplain advises the commander and staff on religion, morals, morale, and ethical issues, both within the
  command and throughout the area of operations.(See chapter 4for additional information.) Primary duties
  and responsibilities include but are not limited to—
  (cid:122) Developing plans, policies, and programs for religious support.
  (cid:122) Coordinating and synchronizing area and denominational religious support coverage.
  (cid:122) Coordinating and synchronizing all tactical, logistical, and administrative actions for religious
  support operations.