8-6. During the conduct of large-scale combat operations, the size of consolidation areas generally increase over time, as does the echelon of command responsible for those areas. For example, a division may initially assign a BCT responsibility for the division’s consolidation area. However, conditions could require the commitment of additional forces to conduct consolidate gains activities in multiple division consolidation areas. As division boundaries shift to better enable success in the deep and close areas, a corps may establish a corps consolidation area. Corps would then assign a division the responsibility for consolidating gains in the corps’ consolidation area. Eventually, most Army units can expect to conduct consolidate gains activities when large-scale combat operations are complete. Operations to consolidate gains represent a significant transition in focus for the echelon of command tasked with the mission.