text: Responsibilities and Supporting Tools
  Introduction and General Guidance
  2-48. The personnel recovery portion of the unit SOP starts with the purpose of the document, the
  command’s personnel recovery policy, references, and applicable abbreviations, acronyms, and terms. It
  includes a template for personnel recovery guidance, ISG, and an evasion plan of action for the unit. While
  the template is not prescriptive, it routinely identifies those items of information that facilitate successful
  personnel recovery operations.
  Organization for Personnel Recovery
  2-49. This section of the SOP contains the structure of the command when responding to an isolating
  event, identifying the staff elements and the procedures for selecting and training the recovery force. It lists
  standard command and support relationships, including the reporting requirements for each echelon of
  command; for example, all commanders and leaders must immediately report an isolating event.
  Personnel Recovery Coordination Section Description
  2-50. The SOP includes the organization, staffing, and responsibilities of the PRCS at the command’s main
  command post and other command posts. The SOP states the training and qualification requirements for
  those assigned to the PRCS. It identifies procedures for personnel augmentation, depending on the
  situation, and specifies the physical location of the section. It identifies procedures for dividing the team if
  the headquarters is conducting split-based operations.
  Personnel Recovery Responsibilities for the Functional and Integrating Staff Sections
  2-51. This section of the SOP lists the tasks required of the other staff sections in support of the five
  personnel recovery tasks. This section addresses the five functional staff sections, the three integrating staff
  sections, and the personal and special staff elements. The SOP includes the composition, duties, location,
  and meeting schedule of any ad hoc personnel recovery working groups. The SOP should indicate the chair
  of the personnel recovery working group—whether it is the personnel recovery officer of the PRCS, the
  chief of staff, executive officer, the chief of operations, or some other staff leader.
  Personnel Recovery Responsibilities for Subordinate Commanders
  2-52. The SOP states the responsibilities of subordinate commanders. This section of the SOP should
  include the size of the force, the expected readiness level (on-call, on-order, and be prepared), the
  designated commander, and the command post identified to conduct the recovery operation.
  Recovery Force Operations
  2-53. This section of the SOP stipulates standard actions taken upon learning of an isolating event. It
  includes the notification procedures, the organization of the information, and the communications means
  acceptable. This section lists acceptable formats including the following reports: serious incident, casualty,
  operation, personnel status, search and rescue incident, search and rescue situation summary, or some other
  format (such as a spot report). This section also includes the staffing of the recovery force, required
  communications capabilities, expected coordination with HN officials and multinational partners working
  with the local population, the rules on the use of force, and the vertical and horizontal coordination. An
  element of this section contains any special instructions for working with civil authorities in DSCA. It also
  includes the procedures and formats for requesting external support for personnel recovery operations.
  Records Management Requirements
  2-54. Headquarters personnel accurately track and account for all documentation regarding isolating events
  and recovery operations. The unit saves all related records for historical purposes. These records facilitate
  the full accounting of all personnel involved in the isolating event. The command retains the information
  from any isolating event, determines the element to receive copies of the documentation, and determines
  the length of time to retain the records.