The UMT must consider multiple contingencies. Within a theater many different operations are conducted simultaneously. Deployment may continue well after conflict begins. US forces may conduct tactical combat operations in one part of a theater while conducting OOTW in another. Defensive and offensive operations are always related.
Religious support planning at all echelons takes into account the variety of military operations.
At the battalion-level, the commander shifts mechanized infantry and armor companies to give the main attack force the needed firepower. When companies are attached or detached, UMTs in these units must exchange religious preference data to plan and provide adequate religious support.