text: Chapter 2
  Civil Affairs Operations
  The DoD must maintain a capability to conduct a broad range of civil affairs operations
  necessary to support DoD missions and to meet DoD Component responsibilities to the
  civilian sector in the operational environment across the range of military operations.
  DODD 2000.13, Civil Affairs
  15 May 2017
  This chapter provides an overview of the civil component and then provides a detailed
  breakdown on the core competencies and missions nested within CAO to give supported
  commanders a better understanding of the capabilities that CA forces provide during
  operations.
  OVERVIEW
  2-1. Civil affairs operations are actions planned, coordinated, executed, and assessed to enhance awareness
  of, and manage the interaction with, the civil component of the operational environment; identify and mitigate
  underlying causes of instability within civil society; and/or involve the application of functional specialty
  skills normally the responsibility of civil government (JP 3-57).
  2-2. Army CA forces have the strategic objective of establishing and maintaining a secure and stable OE
  that is consistent with U.S. interests. In order to achieve their strategic objective, Army CA forces execute
  CAO across the range of military operations to—
  * Engage and leverage the civil component (people, organizations, and capabilities) in order to
  enhance, enable, or provide governance.
  * Increase situational understanding.
  * Identify and defeat threats within the civil component.
  * Consolidate gains.
  THE CIVIL COMPONENT
  2-3. The civil component consists of the populations, political institutions, infrastructure, economic
  capabilities, public and private civilian resources, and other features of the OE that are tied to the geographic
  areas and exclusive of the military apparatus of those areas. The civil component of the OE is largely
  consistent throughout the competition continuum. The civil component exists in the OE before, during, and
  after all conflicts. As such the civil component of the OE contains many capabilities, threats, and internal
  vulnerabilities that could affect the mission.
  CAPABILITIES
  2-4. The civil capabilities found within an OE depend on factors related to the IPI, government institutions,
  foreign actors, and natural resources encountered in specific geographic areas. The capabilities and associated
  resources are internal to all countries and allow for the support of a functioning society. Through proper
  coordination, U.S. and partner forces work locally to integrate capabilities within the commander’s plan.
  Capabilities include, but are not limited to, those unique to individual areas and—
  * Economic outputs.
  * Communication infrastructure.
  * Transportation infrastructure.
  * Local resources.