text: Support to Host Nation Security Forces
  Additional Training
  8-79. In addition to tactical skills, commissioned officers should be trained in accountability,
  decision-making, delegation authority, values, and ethics. Special COIN training should address—
  • Intelligence collection and legal considerations.
  • Day and night patrolling.
  • Site security.
  • Cordon and search operations.
  • Operations with—
  (cid:131) Other US Forces.
  (cid:131) Other HN governmental agencies.
  (cid:131) Intergovernmental organizations.
  (cid:131) Nongovernmental organizations.
  • Treatment of detainees and prisoners.
  • Psychological operations.
  • Civil military operations.
  • Negotiations.
  • Ethnic and religious sensitivity.
  Noncommissioned Officers
  8-80. Professional and effective security forces all have a professional NCO Corps. NCOs need training
  in tactical skills, accountability, values, and ethics. Relations and responsibilities between the Officer
  and NCO Corps should be clearly defined, and should empower the NCO Corps. Units often create special
  NCO academies to train NCOs from partner Host National units.
  Civilian Leaders
  8-81. Additionally, Host Nation civilian leaders may need specific training to improve their skills
  and performance. These key representatives might include—
  • City mayor.
  • Officials from public works, utilities, transportation, and communication.
  • Local police chief.
  • Fire-fighting officials.
  • Superintendent of schools.
  • Religious leaders.
  • Health and medical officials and leaders.
  • Judicial representatives.
  • Editors of local news media.
  • Business and commercial leaders.
  Augmenting
  8-82. This is an arrangement where the Host Nation provides either individuals or elements to US units
  or vice versa. Augmentation can occur at a number of levels and in many different forms. For example, a
  US squad can be augmented with HN individuals, a US company can be augmented with an HN platoon,
  and a US battalion can be augmented with an HN company. The benefit of this type of training strategy
  is that Host Nation security forces can emulate US forces in actual combat operations. In addition, US
  forces can gain valuable cultural, language, and intelligence-gathering skills. Typically a chain of
  command will be agreed upon prior to execution, however, command may be executed as a partnership.
  Figure 8-7 shows an example of how augmenting a unit can be implemented.