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  Figure 2-12. Medical battalion (multifunctional) staff structure
  STAFF ORGANIZATIONS AND FUNCTIONS
  2-124. This section discusses staff organizations and functions in MMB.
  Internal Staff and Operations
  2-125. The MMB’s coordinating staff and special staff sections manage the command’s internal operations
  through coordination with staffs of higher, lower, and adjacent units. The staff’s efforts support the
  commander and subordinate units. The staff supports the commander by providing accurate and timely
  information. It produces estimates, recommendations, plans and orders, and monitors execution. The staff
  streamlines cumbersome or time-consuming procedures by ensuring that all activities contribute to mission
  accomplishment. Within the MMB headquarters, staff sections coordinate their areas of interest with other
  headquarters staff sections as required.
  Battalion Command Section
  2-126. The battalion command section provides command and control and administrative services for
  assigned and attached medical companies and detachments.
  S-1 Section
  2-127. The S-1 section provides overall administrative services for the command, to include personnel
  administration, and coordinates with elements of supporting agencies for finance, legal, and administrative
  services. This section maintains the unit status reports for each subordinate unit.