text: Chapter 2
  protection of medical personnel, patients, facilities, supplies, and transports. The command judge advocate
  advises the commander and its staff on the eligibility of care determinations, policies, and procedures.
  Company Headquarters
  2-111. The company headquarters, MEDBDE (SPT) organizes, resources, trains, sustains, deploys,
  exercises command and control to supported forces.
  Unit Ministry Team
  2-112. The unit ministry team provides two capabilities: first, they provide religious support and pastoral
  care ministry for assigned or attached Service members, Family members, and authorized civilians, patients,
  and casualties. Second they advise on real and potential impacts of religion, morals, ethics, and morale in
  operations. Brigade unit ministry teams supervise and coordinate the provision of these religious support
  functions by subordinate unit ministry teams, and provide these capabilities directly for subordinate
  commands as needed.
  Clinical Operations Responsibilities
  2-113. The chief, professional services, has the responsibility to monitor the impact of all of the medical
  functions on the clinical services provided within the command. The chief, professional services
  accomplishes this mission through the activities of the staff and coordinating and synchronizing clinical
  requirements with other MEDBDE (SPT) staff sections. The chief, professional services coordinates with—
  * The S-1 for all personnel matters relating to clinical staff personnel. The chief, professional
  services, recommends the priority of fill and assignment of all clinical personnel to subordinate
  MTFs. As required, he requests augmentation support for medical specialties not represented on
  the TOE.
  * The S-2 for medical intelligence support. The clinical operations section develops, recommends,
  and submits priority intelligence requirements and essential elements of friendly information for
  information impacting clinical operations (to include the potential enemy use of CBRN weaponry
  and toxic industrial material releases). This includes health threats within the operational area,
  potential diseases present in the multinational force, and the health status of enemy forces who
  may become detained personnel (to include new or exotic diseases in enemy forces).
  * The S-3 for operational planning and medical regulating support. The clinical operations section
  monitors current operations and assists in planning future operations by providing clinical input
  into the development of AHS estimates and plans. They must evaluate proposed courses of action
  for their impact on clinical capabilities and activities and recommend whether they are feasible
  from a clinical viewpoint. Further, the clinical operations section must closely monitor medical
  regulating activities, bed status, and/or operating room delays, if any, of subordinate hospitals,
  patient movement items requirements, delays in the timely evacuation of patients to and from
  MEDBDE (SPT) MTFs, and requirements for providing medical attendants for en route patient
  care on USAF evacuation assets, if critical care air transport team support is not available. The
  clinical operations section recommends clinical capabilities (task-organized) required to be
  deployed forward to support EAB personnel deployed in the operational area to provide direct
  support. The patient administration officer assigned to the intratheater patient movement center
  serves as a consultant to the clinical operations section when issues concerning medical record
  management arise.
  * The S-4 for MEDLOG support of critical Class VIII items required for patient care, to include
  medical supplies, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment, and blood. The clinical operations section
  monitors the blood distribution and reporting processes (Technical Manual [TM] 8-227-12) to
  determine the impact on clinical operations of shortages and delays. Further, they monitor the
  status of medical supplies, medical equipment, and medical equipment maintenance and repair to
  ensure that sufficient quantities are on hand and/or on order to sustain patient care activities within
  the command. They also work closely with the S-4 in identifying and obtaining pharmaceuticals
  to treat diseases (to include biological warfare agents) not usually present in U.S. forces (such as
  for detainees). This section also advises the command on the management and disposition of