text: Chapter 2
  * Controversial issues that are likely to attract national media attention.
  * Detainee medical operations.
  Staff Judge Advocate Section
  2-81. The functions of the staff judge advocate are to provide legal advice and services to the commander,
  staff, subordinate commanders, Soldiers, and other authorized personnel. The staff judge advocate section
  develops and executes plans and programs in the fields of criminal law and related military justice,
  administrative law, litigation, environmental law, regulatory law, intelligence activities law, labor and
  civilian personnel law, and medical jurisprudence. This section advises the commander on the legal aspects
  of determining eligibility for care in U.S. military MTFs. This section also advises the commander on any
  issues arising with the provisions of the Geneva Conventions and other international treaties or agreements.
  Company Headquarters
  2-82. The company headquarters is responsible for Soldiers assigned to the MEDCOM (DS) headquarters
  that are not assigned or attached to subordinate commands. Besides common staff responsibilities, the
  company headquarters is responsible for— developing the MEDCOM (DS) headquarters occupation plan;
  ensuring local headquarters security, to include constructing fighting and protective positions; arranging for
  and moving the headquarters; training; conducting morale, welfare, and recreation activities for headquarters
  personnel; obtaining or providing food service, quarters, medical support, field sanitation, and supply for
  headquarters personnel; receiving, accommodating, and orienting visitors and professional filler personnel;
  providing and prioritizing motor transportation support (organic to or allocated for use by the headquarters);
  and maintaining equipment organic to or allocated for use by the headquarters.
  Unit Ministry Team
  2-83. The unit ministry team serves as the advisor to the Commander and provides religious support and
  pastoral care ministry for assigned staff and subordinate organizations. It advises the commander, staff, and
  subordinate commanders on religion, morals, and morale within units, and ethical decision making of the
  command. The unit ministry team coordinates with the CA operations staff officer (S-9) to advise the
  command and staff concerning operational impact of religious belief and practice of local populations and
  leaders in the operational area, building relationships with and conducting Soldier Leader Engagements with
  local religious leaders as directed by the command. It coordinates with subordinate commands and their
  assigned unit ministry teams to ensure proper coordination of religious support throughout the area of
  operations, to include advising commanders and their logistics support personnel on the process for ordering
  appropriate available rations within the theater for hospitalized patients with religion-based dietary
  restrictions. This team coordinates with subordinate MEDCOM (DS) unit ministry teams to ensure similar
  advisement on availability of rations within the operational area for hospitalized patients with religion-based
  dietary restrictions. The unit ministry team assigned to medical units also coordinate with adjacent units for
  appropriate contingency plans for religious support in mass casualty incidents.
  Joint Augmentation
  2-84. The MEDCOM (DS) headquarters may be augmented by functional specialists from other Services
  based on mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support available, time available, and civil
  considerations and availability of joint augmentation resources. Augmentation support to coordinate and
  facilitate interoperability in AHS support operations may include:
  * United States Air Force AE liaison teams or other medical regulating personnel to enhance
  medical regulating and MEDEVAC of MEDCOM (DS) patients by the USAF strategic AE
  system.
  * United States Navy personnel to expedite and deconflict shore-to-ship/ship-to-shore air medical
  evacuation operations conducted by United States Army rotary-wing MEDEVAC aircraft and
  hospitalization of United States Army personnel in USN afloat facilities.