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  counterparts on determining what capabilities they have at hand to observe those named areas of interest.
  Can they establish permanent outposts or temporary observation posts that overlook these named areas of
  interest? Can they establish or improve relations with local police forces or tribal networks to establish
  hotlines linking the local population and the host-nation security force? Host-nation security force
  personnel may often imagine U.S. or multinational technological or logistic capabilities as more powerful
  than they truly are, and they may also fail to consider or neglect their own capabilities that can ultimately
  create the same effect.
  RELATIONSHIPS
  11-20. Counterinsurgency operations require well-defined and understood relationships between U.S. and
  multinational forces and a host-nation security force. Insurgent forces will quickly identify and exploit gaps
  in counterinsurgents’ leadership and cohesion. Clearly defined relationships that evolve as a host-nation
  security force’s operational capabilities grow are essential for effective mission command and facilitate a
  smooth transition to a host-nation security force lead for security. Broadly stated, five possible command
  relationship types are worth considering for each specific counterinsurgency operation. These relationships
  are parallel, lead nation, partnered, integrated, and advisory. Each of these relationships requires U.S. or
  multinational forces to modify or adapt their organizations for combat to complement combined U.S. or
  multinational and host-nation security force counterinsurgency goals. (See figure 11-2.)
  Figure 11-2. Counterinsurgency command relationships
  11-21. These relationships are useful for tactical and operational forces to understand. However, they are
  also somewhat different than the relationships found in JP 3-16. While JP 3-16 outlines a command
  structure in which the joint force can integrate multinational partners, paragraphs 11-22 through 11-26
  provide information for understanding how to integrate forces at the tactical and operational level.