text: Chapter 6
  INITIAL RESPONSE PHASE
  6-65. The protection of natural resources and the environment may become tasks for the BCT during the
  initial response phase. In Iraq the willful burning of oil wells, damage to the oil pipeline infrastructure and
  the deliberate leaking of oil into the Persian Gulf are examples of incidents during the initial response phase.
  These incidents resulted in ground forces conducting reconnaissance and security missions over large areas
  to deter further incidents. The long-term macroeconomic recovery and development of a nation can depend
  on a small number of critical pieces of infrastructure.
  TRANSFORMATION PHASE
  6-66. Multiple external specialist agencies participate in this task during the transformation phase. The
  transformation phase aims to establish the foundation for sustainable economic development and begin to
  transition control of economic growth to U.S. Government civil agencies, international civil agencies, and
  host-nation economic officials and entrepreneurs. BCTs’ balance of effort switches to security missions to
  support specialists who do the detailed work to facilitate economic and infrastructure development. Cavalry
  units’ probable mission sets include—
  * Screen or guard critical infrastructure.
  * Screening of a border area to prevent external actors adversely affecting economic development.
  * Conducting zone or area reconnaissance with a reconnaissance focus on social and economic indicators.
  * Route security so economic activity can take place in a safe and secure environment.
  6-67. During the transformation phase, there may be an opportunity to expand the area of interest. Cavalry
  units continue to report infrastructure issues and economic activity in existing and new areas of operations.
  FOSTERING SUSTAINABILITY PHASE
  6-68. In the fostering sustainability phase, the goal is to institutionalize a long-term sustainable economic
  development program and to transition control of the economy to host-nation officials, entrepreneurs, and
  civil society. This phase includes follow-on steps, which develop and reinforce the successes of the initial
  response and transformation phase. Steps taken during this phase support sustainable economic growth based
  on healthy communities and neighborhoods supporting a healthy society.
  CONDUCT SECURITY COOPERATION
  6-69. Security cooperation is Department of Defense interactions with foreign security establishments to
  build relationships that promote specific United States security interests, develop allied and partner military
  and security capabilities for self-defense and multinational operations, and provide United States forces with
  peacetime and contingency access to allies and partners (JP 3-20). The U.S. military’s security cooperation
  organization often coordinates security cooperation in a country.