Support Operations Course Phase II Study Guide 2026–2027:
Complete Exam Prep, Practice Questions & Verified Answers
BSB SPO - correct answers -• 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 technical 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 commander 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.
BSB S-3 - correct answers -• 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.
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,BDE S-4 - correct answers -• Monitors field feeding, property book activities, maintenance operations,
unit basic loads (UBLs), equipment operational status and the status of requisitions for equipment and
supplies.
• 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 deployment of BSB
BDE Surgeon - correct answers -• 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 maneuver 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.
BSB XO - correct answers -• 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)
BDE XO - correct answers -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
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, 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 maneuver 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.
BSB CDR - correct answers -- 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 statement of intent.
• The BSB commander is the senior logistician & logistics commander in the BCT, senior sustainment
advisor to the commander.
Sustainment Brigade Support Operations - correct answers -• The brigade support operations balances
external sustainment support requirements with sustainment capabilities.
The SPO conducts distribution Ops, maintenance
mngt, operational contract support, and commodity mngt of all classes of supply minus CL VIII. The SPO
executes priorities established by the theater or expeditionary sustainment command's DMC IAW ASCC
policy and priorities.
CSSB Operations - correct answers -CSSB support operations synchronizes logistics
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Complete Exam Prep, Practice Questions & Verified Answers
BSB SPO - correct answers -• 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 technical 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 commander 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.
BSB S-3 - correct answers -• 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.
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,BDE S-4 - correct answers -• Monitors field feeding, property book activities, maintenance operations,
unit basic loads (UBLs), equipment operational status and the status of requisitions for equipment and
supplies.
• 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 deployment of BSB
BDE Surgeon - correct answers -• 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 maneuver 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.
BSB XO - correct answers -• 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)
BDE XO - correct answers -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
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, 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 maneuver 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.
BSB CDR - correct answers -- 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 statement of intent.
• The BSB commander is the senior logistician & logistics commander in the BCT, senior sustainment
advisor to the commander.
Sustainment Brigade Support Operations - correct answers -• The brigade support operations balances
external sustainment support requirements with sustainment capabilities.
The SPO conducts distribution Ops, maintenance
mngt, operational contract support, and commodity mngt of all classes of supply minus CL VIII. The SPO
executes priorities established by the theater or expeditionary sustainment command's DMC IAW ASCC
policy and priorities.
CSSB Operations - correct answers -CSSB support operations synchronizes logistics
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