| S-1, S-2, S-3, and S-4 Jobs and Responsibilities |
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| COORDINATING STAFF Coordinating staff officers are the commander's principal staff assistants. Each officer is concerned with one (or a combination) of the broad fields of interest. They assist the commander by coordinating the plans, activities, and operations of the command. PERSONNEL (S1) The S1 aids the brigade commander and staff in personnel matters and provides staff supervision to two sections: the administrative services section and the audio-visual (AV) and reproduction section. The administrative services section-- Handles all personnel services. Coordinates directly with the theater personnel service company to ensure proper personnel services support. Has OPCON over personnel organic to the brigade and has oversight responsibilities over the theater personnel service company's support to the brigade. Provides recommendations to the S1 on personnel assignments and placement and assists subordinate units with records, files, and publication management. The AV and reproduction section-- Handles the brigade's support reproduction services. Provides administrative and AV services to the brigade. INTELLIGENCE (S2) The brigade S2 is the principal staff assistant for formulating, developing, implementing, and supervising security policies and procedures in support of theater operations. The S2 staff element consists of an S2 section, which is responsible for personnel and document security, and a security section. The S2 section has a CI officer who develops plans for implementing brigade CI programs. The personnel and document security section is responsible for personnel security administration and classified document accountability. The physical security section contains military police (MP). This section works with the brigade SSO to control access to the SCIF established by the SSO. OPERATIONS AND TRAINING (S3) The S3 manages field operations and formulates plans for the brigade. The S3-- Coordinates and resolves taskings with appropriate authorities. Stays abreast of unit operations and current capabilities. Evaluates unit performance. Develops and implements the unit OPSEC program. Develops and oversees the unit language maintenance program. The S3 establishes a brigade operations center, from which the commander exercises C2 of subordinate units. The operations center communicates with the theater Army main CP and the EACIC. The S3 coordinates closely with the EACIC . The brigade S3 allocates resources required to accomplish the tasking. Close, continuous coordination between the EACIC and the S3 ensures that-- Taskings are within the current capability of the units. Priorities are consistent and reasonable. Operational deficiencies are quickly identified and corrected. Units are optimally positioned to accomplish assigned tasking. Additional assets are requested, as required. The S3 apprises the commander of the state of intelligence operations and unit readiness and is responsible for all the brigade's operation plans (OPLANs) and operation orders (OPORDs). The S3 is staffed with MI personnel with functional expertise in all intelligence disciplines. As training manager for the brigade, the S3 establishes command training policies and guidance; monitors the conduct of training; and informs the commander of the brigade's training readiness. The S3 determines types and quantities of equipment (common and intelligence property items) needed to accomplish planned operations. The S3 also establishes the priorities for distribution and redistribution of assets and prepares OPLANs and OPORDs for the brigade to include the TECHINT appendix of the OPORD. The S3 has an NBC section and a communications-electronics (C-E) section. The NBC section provides defensive NBC expertise to the brigade and ensures that the brigade is adequately trained to function under NBC conditions. (See FM 3-101 <ref.htm> for information on chemical staffs and units.) The C-E section has staff supervision over the communications section in the HHC or HHD (depending upon theater organization of the brigade). The C-E section is responsible for all brigade communications and ECCM. Based on the concept of operations developed by the brigade commander, the C-E section-- Determines communication support requirements. Ensures that the brigade is electronically tied into theater EACIC and Theater Army Communications System (TACS). Prepares C-E OPLANs and OPORDs. Provides technical supervision and training. Provides input to the brigade signal operation instructions (SOI). SUPPLY (S4) The S4 is the principal staff officer responsible for-- Supply. Intelligence property accountability. Automotive maintenance. Electronic and SIGINT systems maintenance. Transportation and movement. Medical service. Food service. Contracting. Procurement. Other logistics support to the brigade. The S4 section prepares logistic plans and provides input to the brigade OPORD. The food service technician, located in the S4, supervises all dining facilities within the brigade. The staff supply technician-- Coordinates the assignment of units to appropriate ration breakdown points and water points. Oversees the operation of dining facilities, sanitation, and food preparation and serving. Handles the collection and accountability of funds, as necessary. Plans requirements. Monitors regulation enforcement. Supervises receipt and storage of all supplies and supply-related items. Supervises receipt, storage, distribution, and redistribution of all supplies within the brigade. Tests and assures that all consumables, including water, are not degraded or contaminated. The S4 has three subordinate sections: The intelligence property book section (IPBS), which accounts for all property including intelligence-peculiar property and hand receipts of operational property to users. A mechanical equipment maintenance section, which supervises and coordinates all automotive and generator maintenance within the brigade. Electronic warfare/intercept system (EW/IS) maintenance section, which oversees the EW/IS maintenance of all assigned brigade units. This section coordinates with INSCOM and other MACOMs to provide assistance to subordinate commands. |