The flow of sustainment and critical classes of supply to the most forward locations on a distributed battlefield requires an integrated system to support the linkage of sustainment to the operational scheme of maneuver. Army Field Manual 3-96, Brigade Combat Team, states that the brigade support battalion (BSB) commander is the brigade combat team's (BCTs) senior logistician, responsible for planning, synchronization, and execution across the BCT area of operations. The field manual also charges the BSB commander to retain the authority to mass, surge, and reallocate logistics capabilities to support the BCT commander's intent and concept of the operations.
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