text: Chapter 6
  SUSTAINMENT
  6-58. The BCT commander and staff normally plan for increased sustainment demands during the offense.
  Sustainment planners synchronize and coordinate with the entire BCT staff to determine the scope of the
  operation. Sustainment planners develop and continually refine the sustainment concept of support.
  Coordination between staff planners must be continuous to maintain momentum,freedom of action,prolong
  endurance, and extended operational reach. The brigade support battalion (BSB) commander anticipates
  where the greatest need may occur to develop a priority of support that meets the BCT commander’s
  operational plan. Sustainment planners may consider positioning sustainment units in close proximity to
  operations to reduce critical support response times. Establishment of a forward logistics element (FLE)
  provides the ability to weight the main effort for the operation by drawing on all sustainment assets across
  the BCT. The commander and staff may consider alternative methods for delivering sustainment during
  emergencies. (See chapter 9for a detailed discussion.)
  6-59. Logistics within the BCT is planning and executing the movement and support of forces,synchronized
  with, and in support of, operations. During the offense, the most important commodities typically are fuel
  (class III bulk),ammunition (class V),and repair parts (class IX). Movement control is critical to ensuring
  supply distribution. The concept of support must include a responsive medical evacuation plan (see
  ATP4-02.2) and resupply plan. Long lines of communication,dispersed forces,poor trafficability,contested
  terrain,and congested road networks are factors that impede the transportation system. The BCT commander
  must consider all of these factors when developing the distribution plan that supports the operational plan.
  (SeeFM 4-0for additional information.)
  6-60. Personnel services are sustainment functions that man and fund the force, promote the moral and
  ethical values, and enable the fighting qualities of the BCT during the conduct of operations. Personnel
  services staff planning is a continuous process that evaluates current and future operations from the
  perspective of the personnel services provider. Providers consider how the information being developed
  impacts personnel services that support each phase of the operation. During the offense, unit casualty
  reporting and personnel accountability demand will increase along with the demands to accomplish other
  support tasks due in great part to a higher tempo in maneuver and extended lines of communication. Personnel
  services complement logistics by planning and coordinating efforts that provide and sustain personnel.
  Personnel services within the BCT include human resources support,financial management operations,legal
  support,and religioussupport. (SeeFM 1-0 and ATP 1-0.1 for additional information.)
  6-61. The burden on health service support (casualty care, medical evacuation, and medical logistics)
  increases due to the intensity ofoffensive actions and the increased distances over which support is required
  as the force advances. The BCT has organic medical resources within maneuver unit headquarters (brigade
  surgeon’s section), the BCT (Role 2 medical company), and subordinate battalions or squadron (medical
  platoons). The commander reallocates medical resources as the tactical situation changes. Within the
  echelons above brigade, the medical command (deployment support) (MEDCOM [DS]) or the medical
  brigade (support) (known as MEDBDE [SPT]) serves as the medical force provider and is responsible for
  developing medical force packages for augmentation to the BCT as required. Slight differences exist between
  the medical capabilities or resources of the three BCTs due to differences in types and quantities of vehicles
  and numbers of personnel assigned; however, the mission remains the same for all health service support
  units or elements and they execute their mission in a similar fashion. (See ATP 4-02.5, ATP 4-02.2, and
  FM4-02 for additional information.)
  6-62. BCT planners must consider protection requirements to protect sustainment units against bypassed
  enemy forces. Planners must also factor time and distance when developing the offensive plan. The BSB and
  its supporting sustainment units must balance maintaining manageable distances to resupply the maneuver
  battalions and squadron and receiving resupply from their next higher sustainment echelon. The BSB
  commander must articulate to the BCT commander any potential sustainment shortfall risks as the BCT’s
  offensive movement extends logistic lines of communication. The BSB receives its resupply from the
  supporting divisionsustainment support battalion(known as DSSB)within the division sustainment brigade.
  During the offense, the BSB must synchronize the operational plan with supporting higher sustainment
  echelons to ensure that echelons above brigade sustainment support is responsive as the maneuver plan is
  incorporated. (See chapter 9for a detailed discussion.)