Support Operations Course Phase II (2026) – Lecture Summary and Exam Preparation Notes

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Support Operations Course Phase II
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1. BSB SPO • The principal staff officer for coordinating support for all units assigned
or attached to the brigade.
• Provides planning, preparation, and MC of the execution of all BSB
sustainment operations in the brigade's AO.
• Coordinates and directs external support requirements, provides techni-
cal expertise to supported units, and synchronizes support requirements.
• Is the key interface between supported units and the sustainment
brigade.
- Performs logistics preparation of the battlefield and advises the com-
mander on the relationship of support requirements to support assets
available.
• Provides the status of SPO tracked systems and materiel as required to
update the BSB Logistics Report.
- Assists the BCT S-4 and Surgeon in planning support for the BCT.

2. BSB S-3 • The S3 officer is the operations, security, and training officer. responsible
for internal BSB operations.
• Advises and assists the BSB commander in tactical planning, coordinating
and supervising the communications, operations, training and security
functions of the battalion.
- Writes and issues orders as part of MDMP; monitors implementation of
orders; and works closely with the BSB support operations officer to assist
in the development of the concept of support for the brigade.
• Recommends a location for the BSA and positions of units within the BSA.
Plans BSA security.
• Directs the traffic circulation plan for the BSA
• Coordinates for combat, general, and geospatial engineering support.
ICW the SPO, recommends & develops the unit task organization.

3. BDE S-4 • Monitors field feeding, property book activities, maintenance operations,
unit basic loads (UBLs), equipment operational status and the status of
requisitions for equipment and supplies.


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• Acquires and assigns facilities, and develops the Logistics Report for the
battalion.
• Coordinates transportation for administrative moves and internal supply
functions.
• The S4 plans the coordination and execution of internal logistic support
requirements for the battalion. Coordinates strategic & operational deploy-
ment of BSB

4. BDE Surgeon • Publishes medical portion of BCT orders (Annex F).
• Coordinates with the BSMC; the battalion medical platoons and sections;
the BSB medical operations section; and other staff elements.
• Plans, integrates, and synchronizes the AHS support with the BCT maneu-
ver plan to include medical IPB, patient tracking, and medical reporting.
-Personal staff officer responsible for Army Health Service Support in the
BCT.
-Exercises technical control and staff oversight over medical activities in the
BCT.

5. BSB XO • Synchronizes staff during the MDMP, establishing and maintaining the
staff planning guidelines.
• Supervises the creation of and approval of Logistics Report status, the BSB
command post, its operations, and positioning within the BSA.
• Manages CCIR, organization of the staff into functional and integrating
cells and working groups when required.
-The XO directs, coordinates, supervises, trains, and synchronizes the work
of the staff and ensures effective and prompt staff actions. (Cdr's Chief of
Staff)




6. BDE XO


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The executive officer (XO) is the commander's principal assistant and directs
staff tasks, manages and oversees staff coordination, and special staff
officers. The commander normally
delegates executive management authority to the XO. The XO provides
oversight of sustainment planning and operations for the BCT commander.
As the key staff integrator, the XO
frees the commander from routine details of staff operations and the
management of the headquarters and ensures efficient and prompt staff
actions. The XO may be second in command.
The XO's primary sustainment duties and responsibilities in relation to
sustainment operations
include:
Ensuring the concept of support is synchronized with the scheme of ma-
neuver in-depth.
Providing oversight over the maintenance status of the BCT.
Setting priorities for the BCT staff sustainment cell (personnel staff officer
[S-1], logistics staff officer [S-4], surgeon, and chaplain).
Supervising contract operations for the BCT.

7. BSB CDR - Must synchronize sustainment assets to support the BCT with support
provided by the Sustainment Brigade (execution).
- Must be responsive to both the BCT Cdr's tactical plan and the higher
Sustainment Cdr's support plan.
• Provides subordinate elements with clear missions, tasking, and state-
ment of intent.
• The BSB commander is the senior logistician & logistics commander in
the BCT, senior sustainment advisor to the commander.

8. Sustainment Brigade • The brigade support operations balances external sustainment support
Support Operations requirements with sustainment capabilities.
The SPO conducts distribution Ops, maintenance
mngt, operational contract support, and commodity mngt of all classes