Command and staff service

No. 10/5

The logistic and medical support service

during C2 operations.

Course objectives:

to clear up of responsibilities and duties of S-1,S-4 and health assistant at

the CP,

to learn the possible medical preventive measures and their impact on

combat operations,

learn the planning of a medical support at the battalion level.

Summary:

Preface

1. Organization and location of S-1, S-4 and health care assistant at the CP.

2. The S-1, S-4 and health assistant responsibilities and duties into the

command and control.

3. Responsibilities of sustainment cell during MDMP.

Conclusion

List of tasks for students

References and further reading

PREFACE:

The main CP is the battalion commander’s principal command and

control facility.

Within the CP, commanders organize elements of staff sections into CP cells.

A command post cell is a grouping of personnel and equipment organized

by warfighting function or by planning horizon to facilitate the exercise of

command and control.

The coordinating staff consists of the

following positions:

Assistant chief of staff (ACOS),

(S-1)-personnel.

(S-2)-intelligence.

(S-3)-operations.

(S-4)-logistics.

(S5)-plans.

(S-6)-signal.

(S-8)-financial management.

(S-9)-civil affairs operations.

Chief of fires.

Chief of protection.

Surgeon

1. The S-1, S-4 and health assistant responsibilities and duties into the

command and control

The S-1:

Assistant S-1 is the principal battalion staff officer for all matters concerning

human resources support (military and civilian).

The S-1 also serves as the senior adjutant general officer in the command.

Specific responsibilities of the S-1 include manning, personnel services,

personnel support, and headquarters management.

The S-1 has coordinating staff responsibility for the civilian personnel officer

and the equal opportunity advisor.

The S-1 prepares a portion of Annex F (Sustainment) to the operation order or

operation plan.

The S-4 prepares Annex F (Sustainment), Annex P (Host-Nation Support) and

Annex W (Operational Contract Support) to the operation order or operation

plan.

Assistant S-4-logistics:

The S-4 is the principal staff officer for sustainment plans and operations,

supply,

maintenance, transportation, services, and operational contract support.

At battalion level the S-4 serves as the principal staff officer coordinating

sustainment.

The S-4 helps the support unit commander maintain logistics visibility with the

commander and the rest of the staff.

As the chief of sustainment, the S-4 has coordinating staff responsibility for

the S-1, S-8, transportation officer, and the surgeon.

Sustainment Plans and Operations (General)

The S-4 responsibilities for sustainment plans and operations include, but are not

limited to:

Developing the logistic plan to support operations (with the S-3).

Coordinating with the S-3, S-2, and engineer officer to requisition catalogued

topographic foundation data and existing mission-specific data sets from the

Defense Logistics Agency.

Coordinating with the S-3 and S-1 on equipping replacement personnel and

units.

Coordinating with the support unit commander on the current and future support

capability of that unit.

Coordinating the selection of main supply routes and logistic support areas (with

the engineer officer) and recommending them to the S-3.

Performing logistic preparation of the battlefield (with the support command).

Recommending command policy for collecting and disposing of excess property

and salvage.

Maintenance

The S-4 responsibilities for maintenance include, but are not limited to—

Monitoring and analyzing the equipment readiness status.

• Determining maintenance workload requirements, except medical (with the

support command).

• Coordinating equipment recovery and evacuation operations (with the

support command).

• Determining maintenance timelines.

Transportation

The S-4 responsibilities for transportation include, but are not limited to:

Conducting operational and tactical planning to support mode and terminal

operations, and movement control.

• Planning administrative troop movements (with the S-3).

• Coordinating transportation assets for other Services.

• Coordinating with the S-9 for host-nation support.

• Coordinating special transport requirements to move the command post.

• Coordinating with the S-1 and the provost marshal to transport replacement

personnel and enemy prisoners of war.

• Coordinating with the G-3 (S-3) for sustainment of tactical troop

movements.

Services

The S-4 responsibilities for services include, but are not limited to:

• Coordinating the construction of facilities and installations, except for fortifications

and signal systems.

• Coordinating field sanitation.

• Coordinating organizational clothing and individual equipment exchange and

replacement.

• Coordinating unit spill-prevention plans.

• Coordinating or providing food preparation, water purification, mortuary affairs,

aerial delivery, laundry, shower, and clothing and light textile repair.

• Coordinating the transportation, storage, handling, and disposal of hazardous

material or hazardous waste.

Staff Planning and Supervision

The S-4 has the following staff planning and supervisory responsibilities:

• Identifying requirements the unit can meet through contracting.

• Identifying requirements and restrictions, in conjunction with the staff judge

advocate, for using local civilians, enemy prisoners of war, civilian internees, and

detainees in sustainment operations.

• Coordinating with the staff judge advocate on legal aspects of contracting.

• Coordinating with financial managers on the financial resources availability.

• Coordinating real property control and fire protection for facilities.

Health care:

The health care assistant coordinates health care activities within the battalion

command.

The health care assistant responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

Coordinating dental activities with the health care .

Exercising staff supervision over and providing technical assistance to surgeon

activities.

Planning and supervising health care functions.

Developing a program for health care support of foreign humanitarian

assistance.

Providing advice and technical assistance in constructing, rehabilitating, and

using health care facilities.

2. Responsibilities of sustainment cell during MDMP

STEP 1–RECEIPT OF MISSION

As soon as a unit receives a new mission (or when the commander directs),

the current operations integration cell alerts the staff of the pending planning

requirement. Unit standard operating procedures (SOPs) should identify

members of the planning staff who participate in mission analysis. In addition,

the current operations integration cell also notifies other military, civilian, and

host-nation organizations of pending planning events as required.

STEP 2–MISSION ANALYSIS

The MDMP continues with an assessment of

the situation called mission analysis. The

battalion staff informs by subordinate and

adjacent commanders and by other partners)

gather, analyze, and synthesize information

to orient themselves on the current

conditions of the operational environment.

The staff conduct mission analysis to better

understand the situation and problem, and

identify what the command must accomplish,

when and where it must be done, and most

importantly why—the purpose of the

operation.

STEP 3–COURSE OF ACTION DEVELOPMENT

By analyzing force ratios and determining and comparing each force’s strengths and

weaknesses as a function of combat power, planners can gain insight into:

Friendly capabilities that pertain to the operation.

The types of operations possible from both friendly and enemy perspectives.

How and where the enemy may be vulnerable.

How and where friendly forces are vulnerable.

Additional resources needed to execute the mission.

How to allocate existing resources.

STEP 4–COURSE OF ACTION ANALYSIS AND WAR-GAMING

War-gaming results in refined COAs, a completed synchronization matrix, and decision

support templates and matrixes for each COA.

A synchronization matrix records the results of a war game. It depicts how friendly forces

for a particular COA are synchronized in time, space, and purpose in relation to an

enemy COA or other events in stability or defense support of civil authorities operations.

The decision support template and matrix portray key decisions and potential actions that

are likely to arise during the execution of each COA.

Sustainment Responsibilities

During the war game, the assistant of personnel S-1 assesses the personnel aspect

of building and maintaining the combat power of units. The S-4 assistant assesses

the logistics feasibility of each war-gamed COA. This officer determines critical

requirements for each logistics function and identifies potential problems and deficiencies.

The S-4 assesses the status of all logistics functions required to support the COA,

including potential support required to provide essential services to the civilians, and

compares it to available assets.

This officer identifies potential shortfalls and recommends actions to eliminate or

reduce their effects.

While improvising can contribute to responsiveness, only accurately predicting

requirements for each logistics function can ensure continuous sustainment. The

logistics officer ensures that available movement times and assets support each COA.

STEP 5–COURSE OF ACTION COMPARISON

STEP 6–COURSE OF ACTION APPROVAL

Based on the commander’s decision and final planning guidance, the staff issues a

WARNORD to subordinate headquarters. This WARNORD contains the information

subordinate units need to refine their plans. It confirms guidance issued in person

or by video teleconference and expands on details not covered by the commander

personally. The WARNORD issued after COA approval normally contains:

STEP 7–ORDERS PRODUCTION, DISSEMINATION, AND

TRANSITION

4. (U) Sustainment.

Describe the concept of sustainment, including priorities of sustainment

by unit or

area. Include instructions for administrative movements, deployments,

and transportation—or references to applicable appendixes—if

appropriate. Use the following subparagraphs to provide the broad

concept of support for logistics, personnel, and health service support.

Provide detailed instructions for each sustainment subfunction in the

appendixes to Annex F (Sustainment).

a. (U) Logistics. Refer to Annex F (Sustainment) as required.

b. (U) Personnel. Refer to Annex F (Sustainment) as required.

c. (U) Health Service Support. Refer to Annex F (Sustainment) as

required.

ANNEXES: List annexes by letter and title. Army and joint OPLANs or

OPORDs do not use Annexes I and O as attachments and in Army

orders label these annexes “Not Used.” Annexes T, X, and Y are

available for use in Army OPLANs or OPORDs and are labeled as

“Spare.” When an attachment required by doctrine or an SOP is

unnecessary, label it “Omitted.”

Annex A–Task Organization

Annex B –Intelligence

Annex C –Operations

Annex D–Fires

Annex E –Protection

Annex F –Sustainment

Annex G–Engineer

Annex H–Signal

Annex I–Not Used

Annex J–Public Affairs

Annex K–Civil Affairs Operations

Annex L –Information Collection

Annex M–Assessment

Annex N–Space Operations

Annex O–Not Used

Annex P –Host-Nation Support

Annex Q–Knowledge Management

Annex R –Reports

Annex S –Special Technical Operations

ANNEX F–SUSTAINMENT (Chief of Sustainment [S-4])

Appendix 1–Logistics S-4

Tab A–Sustainment Overlay

Tab B–Maintenance

Tab C–Transportation

Exhibit 1–Traffic Circulation and Control (Provost Marshal)

Exhibit 2–Traffic Circulation Overlay

Exhibit 3–Road Movement Table

Exhibit 4–Highway Regulation (Provost Marshal)

Tab D–Supply

Tab E–Field Services

Tab F–Distribution

Tab G–Contract Support Integration

Tab H–Mortuary Affairs

Appendix 2–Personnel Services Support (G-1 [S-1])

Tab A–Human Resources Support (G-1 [S-1])

Tab B–Financial Management (G-8)

Tab C–Legal Support (Staff Judge Advocate)

Tab D–Religious Support (Chaplain)

Tab E–Band Operations (G-1 [S-1])

Appendix 3–Health Service Support (Surgeon)

Overlay order graphic

Conclusion:

List of tasks for students:

To study next questions:

Organization and location of S-1, S-4 and health care assistant at the CP.

The S-1, S-4 and health assistant responsibilities and duties into the command and

control.

Responsibilities of sustainment cell during MDMP.

References and further reading:

1. FM-6. Commander and staff organization and

operatiopns. 2014

2. The Battle Staff SMAERTbook. Plan design.

Prepare execute. Assess.Smart book. USA

2014.

3. The leaders. SMARTbook. Guide to the Army

Profession, leadership and training. Army

doctrine 2015. Army of USA.

4. The Battle Staff. SMARTbook. Guide to the

Army Plan design and prepare execute. Army

doctrine 2015. Army of USA.