text: Considerations for Stability
  executive and other agreements; statutory law; and federal and agency regulations. Often joint and Army
  headquarters can pre-negotiate some of the personnel recovery tasks with the host nation before a major
  exercise or operation. These may include authority to conduct medical evacuation, conduct immediate
  search and rescue, and use blue force tracking, personal locater beacons, or preventive and protective
  measures.
  5-43. In stability, the DOD conducts many of the personnel recovery activities with the cooperation of
  nonmilitary entities. The DOD coordinates with the DOS and the host nation to ensure that necessary
  response capabilities are available. This underscores the need to establish a broad network of relationships
  in an AO with not only the host nation’s security forces, but also with the diplomatic, humanitarian, and
  political organizations. Establishing and nurturing these relationships are the responsibilities of the DOS
  and other representatives of the USG. The DOD supports unified action.
  5-44. The largest U.S. military entity in a host nation is the Office of Defense Cooperation. All DOD
  personnel in a U.S. diplomatic mission fall under the leadership of the senior defense officer, including
  those in the military group and the defense attaché office. Present in embassies where the United States has
  an agreement to provide military assistance, the Office of Defense Cooperation is a DOD organization that
  provides security assistance and advice to the host nation, supervises programs that strengthen
  interoperability, serves as the primary point of contact for foreign military sales, and manages other
  defense-related issues. It is one of the contact points between the DOS and DOD.
  5-45. In some personnel recovery operations overseas, a special representative of the President or special
  envoy of the United Nations Secretary General may be involved. Stability in the host nation remains the
  responsibility of the chief of mission, who works closely with the geographic combatant commander to
  plan, prepare, execute, and assess all efforts. Generally, the geographic combatant commander coordinates
  with HN forces to execute mutually beneficial operations, while USG representatives implement the
  nonmilitary aspects of the broader plan or directive.
  COOPERATION AGREEMENTS
  5-46. For the protection of U.S. diplomatic facilities abroad, 22 USC 4865 directs the DOS and DOD to
  develop a memorandum of agreement on rapid response procedures. This agreement provides the
  framework for cooperation between the two departments. The geographic combatant commander performs
  assigned tasks, per the agreement between the DOS and DOD, and activities coordinated with the chief of
  mission in a host nation. Generally, the geographic combatant commander exercises command authority
  through subordinate joint task force commanders or Service and functional component commanders. The
  responsibilities of the DOS and DOD overlap. The DOD executes certain programs under the operational
  control of the DOS, such as security cooperation activities. Chiefs of mission and country teams look to the
  host nation and other partners, such as intergovernmental organizations and nongovernmental
  organizations, for personnel recovery activities. They also look to the geographic combatant command’s
  JPRC and its joint personnel recovery coordinating cells. The JPRC looks to the JPRA and other entities at
  the DOS and DOD for assistance.
  INTERACTION WITH OTHER PARTNERS
  5-47. Effective interaction with partners for personnel recovery requires commanders to understand both
  the levels of responsibility and complex support relationships. Table 5-1 on page 5-10 outlines general
  entities with primary, secondary, and coordinating responsibilities and the typical support relationships
  among various partners (entities and individuals) conducting personnel recovery in stability operations.
  5-48. In addition to coordination within the host nation, the embassy and its various representatives
  conduct reachback coordination with the departments and agencies of the USG. Organizations such as the
  Central Intelligence Agency, the Drug Enforcement Administration, Customs and Border Protection, U.S.
  Secret Service, and the Coast Guard can provide intelligence collection capabilities and contacts in the host
  nation.
  5-49. Certain groups and individuals may be willing to assist on humanitarian grounds when persons
  become isolated, even if they normally avoid direct contact with the USG and U.S. military forces. For any
  number of reasons, independent actors in the host nation often accept some responsibility to assist. They