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This is a leadership issue. A very important principle of leadership is monitoring your soldier's health and welfare. I could go on for pages about it but simply put; as a leader your are responsible for your soldiers' well being.
Not ensuring things like water and nourishment intake, as well as sleep and rest are adequate can result in injuries and deterioration of a person ability to function.
Leaders must take these things into consideration when planning. Having people stay awake when it is not needed is unacceptable. Inspections of your soldiers gear (to ensure they have enough water and food as well as acceptable clothing, etc. for the conditions you expect to encounter)) before starting the OP should be an SOP.
For leaders during a long session sleep is paramount to making sound and timely decisions. At all levels there should be both an IC as well as a 2IC who (when in a defensive posture for example) take turns resting so you always have commander present and alert.
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