text: Chapter 6
  Stability
  Ultimately, stability is the set of conditions in which a local population regards its
  governance institutions as legitimate and its living situation as acceptable and
  predictable (see ADP 3-07). To achieve stability within all operational frameworks,
  BCTs must understand the operational environment, shape the operational environment
  through action, and engage local leaders to influence the population. During stability
  operations, commanders conduct multiple missions and efforts to seek a common goal
  and end state that nests with the higher command’s objectives.
  SECTION I – PRINCIPLES AND FRAMEWORK
  6-1. BCTs conduct reconnaissance and security operations during stability tasks to increase the commander
  and staff’s ability to understand the area of operations. Information collection confirms or denies assumptions
  made during planning and identifies sources of stability and instability. Reconnaissance and security
  operations contribute to mission command by answering information requirements, which enhances
  situational awareness and assists the BCT in applying the stability principles in an acceptable and predictable
  method. Ultimately, reconnaissance and security operations are vital to assisting the BCT in understanding
  their operational environment through the context of the stability principles. The four principles of stability
  tasks are—
  * Conflict transformation.
  * Unity of effort.
  * Legitimacy and host-nation ownership.
  * Building partner capacity.
  CONFLICT TRANSFORMATION
  6-2. Conflict transformation is the process for reducing the means and motivations for violent conflict while
  developing more viable, peaceful alternatives for the competitive pursuit of political and socio-economic
  aspirations (see ADP 3-07). Transformation aims to set the host nation on a sustainable, positive trajectory
  in which transformational processes directly address the dynamics causing instability. BCTs contribute to
  conflict transformation only if they achieve understanding of the causes and influences of conflict and
  instability within their area of operations.
  6-3. Reconnaissance and security operations assist in identifying the drivers of violent conflict and
  instability. Collected information impacts planning for future operations to help commanders and staffs
  identify opportunities linking tactical gains to sustainable strategic objectives. Transformation can occur only
  if the BCT understands the dynamics of conflict within their area of operations from an objective viewpoint
  and from the perspective of the local population.
  UNITY OF EFFORT
  6-4. Unity of effort is the coordination and cooperation toward common objectives, even if the participants
  are not necessarily part of the same command or organization, which is the product of successful unified
  action (JP 1, Volume 2). Reconnaissance and security operations require unity of effort and purpose to
  achieve situational awareness at echelon to enable successful operations throughout the BCT’s area of
  operations.