text: Stability Tasks in Military Operations
  * Army support to security cooperation.
  * Peace operations.
  * Foreign humanitarian assistance.
  * Counterinsurgency.
  * Foreign internal defense.
  INFORMATION-RELATED CAPABILITIES
  1-39. Stability operations depend heavily on keeping audiences informed to minimize noncombatant
  interference, countering adversary and enemy information, and shaping their support of local transitional
  civil or military authorities. Information-related capabilities are integrated to directly influence the
  perceptions and increase support among key populations. An information-related capability is a tool,
  technique, or activity employed within a dimension of the information environment that can be used to
  create effects and operationally desirable conditions (JP 3-13). Synchronizing information-related
  capabilities—such as Soldier and leader engagement and military information support operations—can
  amplify positive actions, counter enemy information activities, and increase support. Commanders use
  received information and actions to shape analyzed information and operational environments to multiply
  the effects of friendly successes.
  1-40. During operations, commanders and staffs synchronize information-related capabilities and tasks to
  produce complementary and reinforcing actions, themes, and messages. Army forces make every effort to
  reduce the potential for conflicting information that could interfere with achieving objectives. Commanders
  inform and influence audiences inside and outside their organizations. Commanders—
  * Provide their commander’s intent, the mission narrative, and their vision of the desired end state.
  * Establish and synchronize themes and messages to inform and influence audiences inside and
  outside their organization.
  * Incorporate cultural awareness, relevant social and political factors, and informational
  considerations into the operations process.
  * Guide the integration of information-related capabilities during the operations process.
  * Assess how the staff and subordinate units use information-related capabilities to support
  operations.
  * Understand their audiences, ranging from the audiences in the United States to indigenous
  civilians in the area of operations.
  1-41. A critical information-related capability is Soldier and leader engaging with key leaders and the
  population. Soldier and leader engagement is interpersonal interactions by Soldiers and leaders with
  audiences in an area of operations (FM 3-13). Soldiers and leaders conduct engagement to provide
  information or to influence attitudes, perceptions, and behavior. Engagement is critical to understanding
  host-nation population concerns, explaining how Army units are pursuing stability along with other
  objectives, and gaining the cooperation with other actors. Engagements with adversaries may at times be
  appropriate to improve stability efforts. Soldier and leader engagement provides a venue for building
  relationships, solving conflicts, conveying information, calming fears, and refuting rumors, lies, or
  incorrect information.
  1-42. Army leaders account for effective engagement that includes females in the population. Leaders
  consider how gender norms differ by culture. They plan and prepare to include female teams and
  interpreters, which are critical to effectiveness. In some situations, a trained female team can interact with
  the population, develop an understanding of gender and family issues, provide care to victims, and
  influence a significant but often inaccessible part of the population. Female teams require special training
  as these functions will likely differ from their normal responsibilities. Female teams have been known to
  experience difficulties with integration into military units; therefore, commanders emphasize their
  importance and integration to avoid problems.
  1-43. Army units will have to engage actors who are in competition with each other. Soldiers must be
  careful to maintain their impartiality and avoid manipulation by actors with ulterior motives. Additionally,
  some actors may be perpetrators or otherwise have questionable legitimacy. Some actors will use