text: Chapter 7
  COORDINATION CRITERIA
  7-5. Multinational and bilateral relationships with other nations’ special operations forces often play a critical
  part for Army special operations forces executing their role during multinational operations. Shared doctrine,
  such as AJP-3.5, facilitates interoperability, integration, and interdependence among these forces.
  Commanders carefully coordinate existing relationships between countries’ forces when creating a
  multinational force.
  7-6. To prepare for large-scale combat operations, the multinational force focuses its training and priorities
  on armed conflict against peer and near-peer adversaries. Within the multinational force, special operations
  forces fulfill unique requirements to support government agencies, combatant commanders, allies, and
  partners across the range of military operations. Special operations forces provide support by preparing
  environments for successful large-scale combat operations. Special operations conducted during military
  engagement, security cooperation, and deterrence are critical for success when an operational environment
  demands crisis response, limited contingency operations, or armed conflict.
  7-7. Commanders consider five basic operational mission criteria when determining whether special
  operations forces are the appropriate force for their operational requirement:
  • The mission is an appropriate special operations force mission or task.
  • The mission or task should support the combatant commander’s campaign or operation plan.
  • The mission or task is operationally feasible.
  • Required resources are available to execute and support the mission.
  • The expected outcome of the mission justifies the risk.
  (Refer to ADP 3-05 for a full discussion on operational mission criteria.)
  COMMAND AND CONTROL FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
  DURING MULTINATIONAL OPERATIONS
  7-8. The command structure for Army special operations forces strongly resembles the structure for U.S.
  joint operations. The multinational force commander may establish a special operations component command
  as a component of the multinational force. Those Army units capable of establishing a special operations
  joint task force (known as SOJTF) or joint special operations task force (known as JSOTF) can lead a
  multinational force special operations component command. It is likely that the 1st Special Forces Command
  is tasked to establish the core of a special operations’ joint tasks force. The 1st Special Forces Command is
  a scalable element organized to establish a special operations joint task force. This capability allows the
  command to execute joint, multinational, or combined force special operations component responsibilities
  for the operation or theater. The combatant commander must establish appropriate command relationships
  among special operations units, such as the theater special operations command, the joint force special
  operations component, the special operations joint task force, the joint special operations task force, and the
  special operations task force.
  7-9. An established special operations joint task force improves interoperability and interdependence among
  special operations forces, other joint forces, multinational forces, allies, and partners. The special operations
  joint task force can plan and coordinate all special operations in the joint operations area, to include
  employing and sustaining U.S. and multinational special operations forces. The special operations joint task
  force increases synergies in intelligence, communications, and information sharing; improves manpower
  efficiency; improves integration of conventional forces and special operations forces; and enhances
  coordination between all special operations forces in theater.
  7-10. The most versatile special operations task force is the joint special operations task force. It is a scalable
  element organized around a single special operations group or regiment-sized unit, and it is commanded by
  a colonel, brigadier general, or Service equivalent. It is a joint task force comprised of special operations
  units from more than one Service and may serve as the joint, multinational, or combined force task force
  special operations component in deterrence, crisis response, and limited contingency operations. This task
  force may serve as a subordinate, tactical headquarters during security cooperation, deterrence, crisis
  response, limited contingency operations, or large-scale combat operations. (For more information on Army
  special operations forces, refer to ADP 3-05.)