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4-1. In order for the AAMDC to efficiently perform its mission, a number of critical support functions must be performed. These support functions include personnel management, logistic management, special staff functions, and battery headquarters administration.

4-2. The personnel section (G1) is responsible for personnel administration and manpower management and is the focal point for all personnel-related matters. It ensures that the AAMDC and subordinate elements are manned at levels sufficient to accomplish their mission, provides health and personnel service support, and performs headquarters management functions. The section uses automated systems and personnel databases to support operations. The organizational structure is shown in Figure 4-1.

4-3. To ensure the AAMDC is adequately manned, the G1 monitors, collects, and assesses information affecting soldier readiness and continually monitors and analyzes personnel strength using information technology systems. It also projects future requirements and develops plans to maintain strength.

4-4. To maintain personnel strength, the G1 actively manages personnel replacement. This involves:

• Receiving, accounting, processing, and delivering personnel.
• Advising the commander and staff on matters concerning individual replacements and the operation of the replacement system.
• Preparing estimates for personnel replacement requirements based on estimated casualties, nonbattle losses, and foreseeable administrative losses.
• Requesting and allocating individual replacements according to G3 priorities.
• Integrating the personnel replacement plan with the equipment replacement plan from the G4 and with the operations plan from the G3.
• Coordinating and monitoring readiness processing and movement support.
• Planning and coordinating policies for personnel determined unfit for combat duty.

4-5. The G1 also manages casualty operations. This involves casualty reporting, notification, and assistance; line-of-duty determination; reporting of status of remains; and casualty mail coordination.

4-6. The G1 provides a variety of health and personnel support services. These include:

• Staff planning and supervision of morale support activities, community and family support activities, quality of life programs, medical treatment support, and awards programs.
• Personnel service support, including finance, record-keeping, postal services, religious support, legal services, and command information.
• Assessment of the status of morale and recommendation of programs to enhance morale.

4-7. The G1 performs several headquarters management tasks including managing the organization and administration of the headquarters, recommending manpower allocation and coordinating and supervising movement and administrative support.

4-8. The G1 plans and supervises:

• Administrative support for military and civilian personnel that includes leaves, passes, counseling, and personal affairs.
• Administrative support for augmentees (multinational forces, foreign nationals, civilian contractors, civilian internees).
• Administration of discipline and law and order, that includes absence without leave, desertion, courts martial offenses, requests for transfers, awards and punishments, and disposition of stragglers.

4-9. The logistics section (G4) is responsible for coordinating the logistic integration of supply, maintenance, transportation, and services for the command. The section uses automated systems and logistic databases to support operations. The organizational structure is shown in Figure 4-2.

4-10. The G4 develops the logistic plan to support operations and coordinates with the G3 and G1 to equip replacement personnel and units. The G4 provides the overall input on logistic requirements (less medical) to the theater support command. Current G4 structure does not support a logistic readiness center or logistic support operation functions and must be augmented to execute this mission.

4-11. The G4 section keeps track of the locations and numbers of ADA missiles (by type through total army asset visibility systems) and coordinates directly with the active defense cell to monitor current numbers. It also coordinates with supporting unit commanders on current and future support capability of those units and performs other tasks including:

• Performing logistic preparation of the battlespace (in coordination with the support command).
• Recommending information requirements to the G2.
• Recommending command policy for collection and disposal of excess property and salvage.
• Providing assessment of the threat's logistic capability based on G4 analysis of information provided the G2.

4-12. The G4 performs a variety of supply-related activities including:

• Determining, in conjunction with the support units and G3, the supply requirements (less medical).
• Coordinating all classes of supply, except class VIII (medical), with the theater support command.
• Coordinating the requisition, acquisition, and storage of supplies and equipment and the maintenance of materiel records.
• Ensuring that accountability and security of supplies and equipment are adequate.
• Calculating and recommending to the G3 basic and prescribed loads and assisting the G3 in determining the required supply rates.
• Coordinating and monitoring the collection and distribution of excess, surplus, and salvage supplies and equipment.
• Tracking of high priority missile parts on a case by case basis.

4-13. The G4 section monitors and analyzes the equipment readiness status and determines maintenance workload requirements with the theater support command and subordinate units. The section also coordinates maintenance, equipment recovery, and evacuation timelines.

4-14. The G4 section coordinates with the G3 to support strategic movements and conducts operational planning to support movement control and mode and terminal operations. The G4 section also performs the function of unit movement officer (UMO) for the AAMDC and intermediate UMO for subordinate units. It also coordinates with the G1 and G3 on transporting replacement personnel and enemy prisoners of war.

4-15. The G4 coordinates a variety of services including:

• Construction of facilities and installations.
• Field sanitation, food preparation, water purification, mortuary affairs, aerial delivery, laundry, shower, and clothing repair.
• Transportation, storage, handling, and disposal of hazardous materials and waste.

4-16. The G4 section performs the property book function for the AAMDC. It also has staff planning and supervision responsibilities over:

• Coordination with the resource management officer and finance officer in financial matters.
• Identification of requirements and restrictions for using local civilians, EPWs, and civilian internees and detainees in logistic support operations.
• Battlefield procurement and contracting.

4-17. The special staff sections include the headquarters commandant, inspector general, public affairs, and staff judge advocate. These sections are described below.

4-18. The headquarters commandant section has operational control over soldiers assigned to the AAMDC who are not assigned or attached to subordinate commands. This includes responsibility for the following areas and activities:

• Local headquarters security, to include construction of defensive positions.
• Arrangement and movement of the headquarters.
• Training and morale activity for headquarters personnel.
• Food service, quartering, medical support, field sanitation, and supply for headquarters personnel.
• Reception and accommodation of visitors.
• Motor transportation organic to or allocated for use by the headquarters.
• Maintenance of equipment organic to or allocated for use by the headquarters.

4-19. The inspector general (IG) section is responsible for advising the commander on the overall welfare and state of discipline of the command. Specific responsibilities include:

• Integrating the commander's organizational inspection program.
• Conducting inspections, surveys, and studies as the commander requires and monitoring corrective actions.
• Receiving allegations and conducting investigations and inquiries.
• Monitoring and informing the commander of trends, both positive and negative, in all activities.
• Determining the command's discipline, efficiency, economy, morale, training, and readiness.
• Assisting soldiers, family members, and others who seek help with Army-related problems.
• Providing the commander with a continuous, objective, and impartial assessment of the command's operational and administrative effectiveness.

4-20. The public affairs section is responsible for understanding and fulfilling the information needs of soldiers and the public. Specific responsibilities include:

• Planning and supervising a command public affairs program.
• Advising and informing the commander of the public affairs impact and implications of planned or implemented operations.
• Serving as the command's spokesman for all communication with the external media.
• Assessing the information requirements and expectation of the Army and public, monitoring media and public opinion, and evaluating the effectiveness of public affair plans and operations.
• Facilitating media efforts to cover operations by expediting the flow of complete, accurate, and timely information.
• Developing, disseminating, educating, and training the command on policies and procedures for protecting against release of information detrimental to the mission, national security, or personal privacy.

4-21. The staff judge advocate (SJA) section is responsible for advising the command on all matters affecting the morale, good order, and discipline of the command. Specific responsibilities include:

• Providing legal advice to the commander on military law, foreign and international law, the law of armed conflict (Geneva and Hague Conventions), rules of engagement and warfare, and other treaties.
• Supervising the administration of military justice.
• Ensuring that criminal law matters are handled in a manner that ensures the rights of individuals are protected and the interests of justice are served.
• Coordinating with representatives of the Army trial defense service to provide trial defense counsel to represent soldiers and with representatives of the Army trial judiciary to provide military judges for general and special courts martial.

4-22. The battery headquarters provides administrative, supply, food service, and maintenance support to the headquarters. This includes but is not limited to processing leaves and personnel actions; equipping soldiers with appropriate uniforms and supplies; feeding soldiers in both garrison and in the field; and maintaining assigned vehicles, weapons, communications items, and other required equipment. The organizational structure of the HHB is shown in Figure 4-3.

4-23. The commander and the first sergeant are responsible for the health, welfare, and training of soldiers assigned or attached to the battery. The commander exercises nonjudicial punishment over personnel assigned or attached unless reserved by the AAMDC commander. The battery commander works for the chief of staff and the commanding general and maintains close ties to each staff section to deconflict training requirements and mission support activities. The first sergeant works for the battery commander, but coordinates closely with the command sergeant major and other staff sergeants major. All other members of the battery headquarters work for the battery commander and the first sergeant.