text: Chapter 2
  mission requirements (for example, mail transportation requirements) and requests additional support
  through the DSB SPO.
  HR COMPANY
  2-57. The HR company is assigned to a division STB in a DSB. The HR company is also assigned to a
  sustainment brigade for theater opening. It provides command and control and technical support for HR and
  postal platoons providing PASR capability, HR support to casualty operations, and postal operations. When
  executing MMT or TG PAT missions, it provides command and control to those technical sections. The HR
  company receives guidance from the STB to employ platoons where needed to best support personnel
  accountability, casualty tracking and reporting, and postal support.
  2-58. The HR company HQ is configured for personnel accountability, HR support to casualty operations,
  postal, and/or combined missions by task organizing the company with HR or postal platoons, MMT, and/or
  TG PAT. The HR company HQ has both long and short-range capability for—
  * Personnel accounting, HR support to casualty operations, and postal operations planning.
  * Current and future operations management.
  * Database integration.
  * Leadership and oversight of three to seven platoons.
  * Establishing HR squads performing casualty reporting and/or personnel accounting missions.
  * Transportation coordination through the STB SPO.
  2-59. The HR company HQ, and assigned or attached HR and postal platoons, TG PAT, and/or MMT are
  dependent upon the STB for field maintenance, religious, legal, health service support, finance, field feeding,
  logistics, supplemental transportation support, communications, and personnel and administrative services.
  The HR company HQ requires secure and non-secure web and voice digital communications to supported
  platoons, STB, sustainment brigade SPO and ESC DMC HROBs, G-1/AG and S-1 sections, TPOC, MMT,
  TG PAT, and other sustainment and joint elements. Refer to ATP 1-0.2 for detailed organizational functions
  and responsibilities of the HR company.
  HR PLATOON
  2-60. The HR platoon is a multi-functional platoon with the capability of providing squads for personnel
  accounting and/or casualty reporting support or as a supporting element of the TG PAT. The HR platoon
  consists of three HR squads capable of performing either a personnel accounting or a casualty reporting
  mission. This capability increases mission flexibility and its ability to support G-1/AG and S-1 sections.
  Human resources platoons support the TG PAT with responsibility for executing the personnel accounting
  portion of the RSOI mission.
  2-61. The platoon HQ section provides command and control, technical guidance, and leadership for each
  squad. The HR platoon requires secure and non-secure web and voice digital communications to the HR
  company, HROB, TG PAT, HR platoons/squads, supported G-1/AGs and S-1s, TPOC, and logistics support
  elements (for example, movement control team). Refer to ATP 1-0.2 for detailed organizational functions
  and responsibilities of the HR platoon.
  HR Squad (Multi-functional)
  2-62. If accomplishing the personnel accounting function, the HR squad captures personnel accounting data
  on personnel entering, transiting, or departing the APOD or from an intra-theater APOD. Each HR squad has
  the capability to process up to 600 personnel per day. The HR squad performing personnel accountability
  missions relies on the HR company/platoon or supporting organization for daily life support. Refer to ATP
  1-0.2 for specific duties and responsibilities of the personnel accounting elements.
  2-63. If supporting the casualty operations mission, the HR squad is responsible for providing accurate and
  timely casualty reporting and tracking information at Role 3 MTFs, mortuary affairs company HQ, General
  Officer-level commands, and the ASCC HROC. Human resources squads facilitate real-time casualty
  information for commanders. Human resources squads providing support to casualty operations provide