text: Contents
  Medical Support.......................................................................................................9-25
  Section III – Echelon Support ............................................................................... 9-27
  Echelon of Support..................................................................................................9-27
  Echelons Above Brigade Sustainment....................................................................9-31
  Brigade Support Area..............................................................................................9-37
  SOURCE NOTES................................................................................Source Notes-1
  GLOSSARY................................................................................................Glossary-1
  REFERENCES........................................................................................References-1
  INDEX................................................................................................................Index-1
  Figures
  Figure 1-1. Infantry brigade combat team......................................................................................1-3
  Figure 1-2. Infantry battalion..........................................................................................................1-4
  Figure 1-3. Infantry brigade combat team Cavalry squadron.........................................................1-5
  Figure 1-4. Engineer A company....................................................................................................1-7
  Figure 1-5. Engineer B company....................................................................................................1-8
  Figure 1-6. Brigade signal company..............................................................................................1-8
  Figure 1-7. Military intelligence company.....................................................................................1-10
  Figure 1-8. Stryker brigade combat team.....................................................................................1-12
  Figure 1-9. Stryker brigade combat team Infantry battalion.........................................................1-13
  Figure 1-10. Stryker brigade combat team Cavalry squadron.....................................................1-14
  Figure 1-11. Armored brigade combat team................................................................................1-16
  Figure 1-12. Combined arms battalion.........................................................................................1-17
  Figure 1-13. Armored brigade combat team Cavalry squadron...................................................1-18
  Figure2-1. Competition continuum and the range of military operations......................................2-2
  Figure 2-2. Notional corps and division areas of operations........................................................2-18
  Figure 2-3. Deep, close, rear, support, and consolidation areas.................................................2-26
  Figure 2-4. Decisive and shaping operations...............................................................................2-28
  Figure 4-1. Combat power model...................................................................................................4-8
  Figure 4-2. The operationsprocess.............................................................................................4-10
  Figure 4-3. Military decision-making process overview................................................................4-14
  Figure 4-4. Decision points (planning options).............................................................................4-21
  Figure 4-5. Achieving understanding...........................................................................................4-22
  Figure 4-6. Rapid decision-making and synchronization process................................................4-27
  Figure 4-7. Parallel planning........................................................................................................4-30
  Figure 4-8. Intelligence preparation of the battlefield and the military decision-making process 4-32
  Figure 4-9. Development of understanding..................................................................................4-34
  Figure 4-10. Relationship between priority intelligence requirements, indicators, and specific
  information requirements..........................................................................................4-35
  Figure 4-11. Planning requirements and assessing collection functions.....................................4-37
  Figure 4-12. Notional information collection overlay....................................................................4-39