text: Engineer Planning
  Table 5-8. Considerations for the task organization of an engineer headquarters (continued)
  Engineer Battalion
  Capabilities: Considerations:
  • Can conduct engineer missions, controlling any • When two or more engineer modules are
  mix of up to five mission-tailored engineer task-organized in support of a BCT, a MEB,
  companies. an engineer brigade, or other unit, an
  • Except the prime power battalion (which engineer battalion headquarters may be
  required for the C2 and sustainment of those
  performs a specific technical role), can provide
  modules.
  C2 for combat or general engineering missions
  when they have been task-organized to perform • Typically found within the engineer brigade,
  those roles. the MEB, or in support of a BCT.
  • For the conduct of construction or EH
  clearance missions, the battalion will receive
  survey and design or EH teams to facilitate
  those missions.
  Legend:
  AO area of operations
  BCT brigade combat team
  C2 command and control
  CP command post
  DCP deployable command post
  DSCA defense support of civil authorities
  EH explosive hazard
  FFE field force engineering
  GCC geographic combatant commander
  JFC joint force commander
  JOA joint operations area
  MEB maneuver enhancement brigade
  TCP theater campaign plan
  TEC theater engineer command
  USACE United States Army Corps of Engineers
  FUNCTIONAL CONTROLS AND CONTROL MECHANISMS
  Commanders use a mission command approach to exercise C2 over subordinate forces. Staffs provide
  their greatest support by providing control and by using C2 systems to keep commanders informed. The
  operator drafts maneuver graphics, boundaries, axes of advance, and fire-support coordination lines to control
  fires and maneuver—and the engineer employs standards, priorities, engineer work lines, and obstacle-free
  zones. The engineer staff is responsible for establishing functional control (through the commander) of
  engineers, including—
  * Establishing policies and construction standards.
  * Assigning priorities (such as funding, construction, priority of effort, priority of support).
  * Delegating authority (to employ family of scatterable mines or other munitions).
  * Establishing relationships with USACE district, division, or task forces, with the capability to
  provide C2 over deployed USACE elements assigned to the GCC.
  * Assigning missions and tasks to subordinates.
  * Establishing engineer portions of plans and orders, including their components and subordinate
  plans, such as the following:
   Unit mission.
   Task organization.
   Concept of operations.
   Project lists.
   Engineer tasks that are part of Annex L (Information Collection).
  * Establishing graphic control measures (including engineer work lines).