text: Introduction
  characteristics and describes the three defensive operations: area defense, mobile defense, and retrograde.
  Chapter 7 also discusses—
  (cid:122) Common defensive planning considerations and defensive control measures.
  (cid:122) Forms of the defense.
  (cid:122) Forms of defensive maneuver.
  (cid:122) Transitions to other tactical operations.
  Chapter 8 –Stability
  Chapter 8 addresses BCT support to operations focused on stability operations tasks. This chapter
  encompasses various military missions, tasks, and activities conducted outside the United States in
  coordination with other instruments of national power. In addition,chapter 8—
  (cid:122) Addresses the foundation (principles and framework),and environment during stabilization.
  (cid:122) Discusses the BCT’s responsibilities and roles when supporting stability operationstasks(added
  sixth stability operations task–conduct security cooperation).
  (cid:122) Addresses area security operations and security force assistance missions.
  (cid:122) Discusses the transition from stability to other tactical operations.
  Chapter 9–Sustainment
  Chapter 9 discusses the process that sustainment planners and operators use to anticipate the needs of the
  maneuver units. Chapter 9also discusses—
  (cid:122) Fundamentals of sustainment.
  (cid:122) Sustaining the BCT.
  (cid:122) Staff andunit responsibilities and relationships.
  (cid:122) Echelon support.
  (cid:122) Echelons above brigade sustainment (specifically, corps and division).
  (cid:122) Brigade support area.