text: Religious Support and the Operations Process
  tools for advisement to the command on indigenous religious practices and potential impact upon operations.
  The potential for small custom tailored force packages requires chaplains and religious affairs specialists
  capable of fulfilling the required capabilities of RS and advisement without additional chaplain section or
  UMT support and limited technology.
  Religious Support During Operations to Prevent
  4-29. The purpose of operations to prevent is to deter adversary actions contrary to U.S. interests. They are
  typically conducted in response to activities that threaten unified action partners and require deployment or
  repositioning of credible forces in a theater to demonstrate the willingness to fight if deterrence fails. The
  theater army enables the GCC to employ land forces within the area of responsibility and into specific
  operational areas. Corps headquarters may deploy into an operational area as a tactical headquarters with
  subordinate divisions and brigades as a show of force.
  4-30. RS for operations to deter involve the planning of support for entire formations. Chaplain sections and
  UMTs can expect to operate without resupply for the first 60 – 90 days and need to prepare for operations
  under austere conditions as the theater likely does not have basic life support activities established. Providing
  briefings and counseling to families and Service members can be challenging due to the unpredictable nature
  of the deployment and uncertainty regarding follow-on missions and duration of the deployment. Due to the
  larger scale of deploying forces, there is a higher likelihood that chaplain sections and UMTs will be co-
  located at the forward operating site. The flow of forces and potential failure of deterrence might necessitate
  rapid deployment and immediate employment which means chaplain sections and UMTs must remain
  prepared for rapid deployment with the capability to conduct RS tasks immediately upon arrival into theater.
  RS personnel assigned to sustainment units could find themselves working at a reception, staging, onward
  movement, and integration site. This requires a unique capability to counsel personnel from outside the
  organization with whom there is not a pre-existing relationship. The local population is likely already
  impacted, which necessitates accurate and relevant external advisement for the command. The flow of
  personnel into theater also requires deliberate planning on the flow of chaplain section and UMT personnel
  within the force package movement plan in order to provide RS at the forward operating site as quickly as
  possible and throughout the duration of the operation.
  Religious Support During Large-Scale Defensive Operations
  4-31. Large-scale combat operations defensive operations provide commanders time to build combat power
  and establish conditions for transition to the offense. The strengths of a defense include the defender’s ability
  to occupy positions before an attack and use available time to prepare those defenses. The three primary
  defense tasks are area defense, mobile defense, and retrograde.
  4-32. RS during steady state operations requires the ability to rapidly transition to defense operations. RS
  during the defense requires plans focused on immediate transition to the offense during defensive operations.
  In the defense, the chaplain section or UMT has more time to synchronize its RS plan and apply maximum
  RS assets to critical areas. Chaplains and religious affairs specialists must be prepared to adapt to the
  changing tactical situation. For example, in a mobile defense, the commander combines offensive, defensive,
  and retrograde actions. Proper analysis and planning enhance the synchronization of the delivery of RS during
  the different phases and increase the effectiveness of RS tasks. During defense operations, maneuver plans
  should consider the potential loss of geographic lines of communication. Higher echelons require situational
  awareness regarding the movement of RS assets during both steady state and defense operations. Defense
  operations might commence with little warning thereby isolating RS assets within a given AO. This
  situational awareness creates viable options for delivery of RS to isolated units without co-located RS assets.
  Chaplain sections and UMTs need established SOPs or battle drills addressing the inventory and security of
  sacred items and religious literature in the event of rapid retrograde operations.
  Religious Support During Large-Scale Offensive Operations
  4-33. Offensive operations seek to defeat and destroy enemy forces and seize terrain, resources, and
  population centers. Offense is characterized by audacity, concentration, surprise, and tempo. The offense
  emphasizes the requirement for a balance of high tempo and synchronization to mitigate current capabilities
  gaps (fires, electronic warfare, cyberspace, CBRN, mobility, and sustainment).