The brigade commander moves support battalion units to provide responsive support to the brigade and to provide security for support battalion units. Units make forward moves during an offensive operation and rearward moves during a retrograde. They move to maintain appropriate distances from the FLOT and from supported units. Support battalion elements that stay in place for long periods of time do so at great risk.
Movement is a key component of support battalion security.
BSA units prepare to move every 24 hours, if required. The support battalion commander does the actual determination when to move. He does so in close coordination with the brigade commander. The support battalion commander does not move just for the sake of moving. The brigade commander understands that support operations are disrupted by moves.