text: Chapter 1
  Note. Combat engineer companies shown are generic. Add the appropriate organizational icon to the basic
  function symbol for the brigade combat team affiliation.
  Legend:
  BEB brigade engineer battalion
  CMD command
  CP command post
  MI military intelligence
  OPS operations
  Figure 1-1. Brigade engineer battalion
  The BEB is responsible for administrative, logistical, training, and protection support of subordinate
  units. The BEB has a typical functional staff; however, the staff is predominantly engineers. The typical staff
  is as follows:
  * S-1—Personnel. The personnel section is responsible for the personnel administration of the
  many specialized military occupational skills of the battalion.
  * S-2—Intelligence. The military intelligence officer in the intelligence section is primarily
  responsible for providing intelligence to the BEB and assisting the military intelligence company.
  The military intelligence company receives administrative and sustainment support from the BEB.
  * S-3—Operations. The operations section includes combat, general, and geospatial engineers who
  are at the center of technical planning and estimating. The operations section is responsible for
  training, operations, and plans for the battalion.
  * S-4—Logistics. The logistics section is responsible for coordinating the integration of supply,
  maintenance, transportation, and services for the battalion.
  * S-6—Signal. The signal section is primarily responsible for network management, knowledge
  management, and information assurance to the BEB. The signal company receives administrative
  and sustainment support from the BEB.
  * CBRN reconnaissance platoon. The CBRN reconnaissance platoon provides reconnaissance and
  surveillance of CBRN hazards to protect the force during decisive action and is responsible for
  providing technical advice to the BEB. The CBRN reconnaissance platoon may be detached to
  other units within the brigade to provide early warning in the deep areas or provide CBRN route