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  7-23. As stated in chapter 2,the operational framework has four components. First,theBCT commander is
  assigned an area of operations for the conduct of operations. Second, the commander can designate deep,
  close,rear,and support areas to describe the physical arrangement of forces in time and space. Third,within
  this area,the commander conducts decisive,shaping,and sustaining operations to articulate the operation in
  terms of purpose. Finally,the commander designates the main and supporting efforts to designate the shifting
  prioritization of resources.
  Note. The BCT does not conduct operationally significant consolidate gains activities unless
  tasked to do so,usually within a division consolidation area.
  7-24. As an example,deep,close, and rear areas historically have been associated with terrain orientation,
  but this framework can apply to temporal and organizational orientations as well. The BCT can use the deep,
  close,and reararea component to engage simultaneously the enemy in three distinct areas—deep area,close
  area,and reararea. (See figure 7-2.)
  Figure 7-2. Deep, close, and rear areas—contiguous area of operations