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  strategic signal brigade includes strategic signal battalions that provide communications infrastructure
  capabilities, including fixed satellite communications facilities, the network enterprise center, and many other
  strategic capabilities. The theater signal brigades plan, engineer, install, operate, maintain, defend, and secure
  the Army portion of the global communications synchronization backbone in the form of terrestrial and
  satellite radio links and cable systems infrastructure. (See FM 6-02 for more information on network
  enterprise centers.)
  Theater Tactical Signal Brigade or Corps Signal Brigade
  3-64. Theater tactical signal brigades or corps signal brigades and expeditionary signal battalions are the
  Army signal formations optimized for deployment. The theater tactical signal brigade or corps signal brigades
  are deployable to support large-scale combat operations. Theater tactical signal brigade or corps signal
  brigades provide detailed planning, engineering, installation, maintenance, and defense of tactical networks.
  Theater tactical signal brigades or corps signal brigades are assigned to the corps and command one or more
  expeditionary signal battalions or expeditionary signal battalions-enhanced in large-scale operations.
  Expeditionary signal battalions provide line of sight and beyond line of sight communication links and
  DODIN operations capabilities to extend information services to supported headquarters. These battalions
  reinforce the DODIN operations capabilities of an Army corps, division, BCT, and multifunctional support
  brigade headquarters, and provide signal support to other Services components or multinational headquarters
  as required. (See FM 6-02 for more information on the theater tactical signal brigade.)
  Medical Command (Deployment Support)
  3-65. The MEDCOM (DS) serves as the senior medical command in a theater. The MEDCOM (DS)
  commands medical units that provide health care in support of deployed forces. The MEDCOM (DS) is a
  regionally focused command and provides subordinate medical organizations to operate under the medical
  brigade (support) or multifunctional medical battalion (medical battalion [multifunctional]). The MEDCOM
  (DS) includes a main command post and an operational command post. (See FM 4-02 for more information
  on the MEDCOM [DS].)
  Medical Brigade (Support)
  3-66. The medical brigade (support) is a subordinate organization of the MEDCOM (DS). It is tailored with
  multifunctional and specialized medical units. One or more medical brigades may support Army forces in a
  joint operations area. One medical brigade (support) may provide direct support to a division commander,
  another may provide Army Health System support on an area basis to another division and corps
  headquarters, and a third may provide area medical support to theater sustainment forces in the JSA.
  3-67. These organizations often provide simultaneous support to interagency organizations and
  multinational operations occurring in their areas of operations. The medical brigade provides all the control
  and planning capabilities necessary to deliver responsive and effective medical support. The medical brigade
  (support) can provide an early entry module, an expansion module, and a campaign module. It can be tailored
  to the operation. As the supported forces grow in size and complexity, the medical brigade (support) can
  deploy additional modules that build upon one another to support unified land operations. When required,
  the commander of a medical brigade (support) may exercise command and control for task-organized medical
  functional teams, detachments, and companies. (See FM 4-02 for more information on the medical brigade
  [support].)
  Military Intelligence Brigade-Theater
  3-68. The military intelligence brigade-theater (MIB-T) is the theater army’s collection and information
  analysis capability. An MIB-T is normally attached or OPCON to every theater army. The brigade provides
  regionally focused collection and analysis to support theater army daily operations requirements and limited
  contingency operations. In particular, the theater army headquarters relies heavily on the MIB-T for threat
  characteristics, intelligence estimates, threat and civil considerations, data files and databases, and all-source
  intelligence products. These products support theater army planning requirements, including development of
  Army plans supporting the theater campaign plan and maintenance of operation plans and contingency plans.