text: Chapter 4
  theater CAPT is to provide a dedicated CAO planning capability. At geographic combatant commands that
  have an established J-9, the theater CAPT is a critical capability that serves to strengthen the directorate’s
  efforts. The J-9 and theater CAPT develop, integrate, synchronize, and coordinate CAO plans, policies,
  programs, and operations with theater-aligned CA forces and interagency entities. These are integrated with
  and enhance the geographic combatant command’s strategic plans, campaigns or operations, and theater
  security cooperation initiatives. Responsibilities of the theater CAPT include—
  * Developing, integrating, synchronizing, and coordinating strategic and operational-level CAO into
  theater campaign and contingency plans in all phases of operations.
  * Developing—from civil knowledge—the strategic-level civil component factors that inform
  operational variables (PMESII-PT) and incorporating them into the joint planning process.
  * Advising and assisting combatant and Service component commanders to develop, implement,
  assess, and execute theater-level, population-centric policies, strategies, and plans for confronting
  challenges to U.S. national security interests across the competition continuum.
  * Providing theater-level analysis and evaluation of civil strengths and vulnerabilities based on
  operational variables.
  * Liaising across military and civilian organizations.
  * Participating with and supporting the joint interagency coordination group or joint interagency
  task force if either is part of the joint staff.
  * Assisting the CCDR and staff to—
  Integrate stability activities and considerations into their theater campaign plans, theater
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  strategies, and applicable DOD-directed plans.
  Incorporate stability activities and concepts into training, exercises, and experimentation.
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  Incorporate military government operations into training, exercises, experimentation, and
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  planning.
  CIVIL AFFAIRS PLANNING TEAM
  4-28. CA forces, from battalion through CACOM, organic CAPTs. These dedicated planning elements are
  designed to meet specific mission requirements. They are also designed to be assigned or attached to the
  commander and staff to assist with CMO planning; develop and incorporate CA plans, policy, and programs,
  and to assist with CAO planning (including planning for stability activities and military government).
  CAPTs support the CMO staff of the joint force commander (JFC) and other military planners throughout
  the joint planning process and are normally assigned or attached for operations. Responsibilities of the CAPT
  include—
  * Integrating civil knowledge—derived from analysis and evaluation of civil networks and civil
  information affecting the civil component of the AO—into planning.
  * Developing, from civil knowledge, the strategic-level civil component factors that inform the
  operational variables of PMESII-PT and incorporating it into the MDMP or the joint planning
  process.
  * Developing annexes in support of current operations and contingency plans.
  * Developing, integrating, synchronizing, and coordinating strategic and operational-level CAO into
  theater campaign and contingency plans in all phases of operations.
  * Advising and assisting combatant and Service component commanders to develop, implement,
  execute, and assess theater-level and population-centric policies, strategies, and plans for
  confronting challenges to U.S. national security interests across the competition continuum.
  CIVIL AFFAIRS OPERATIONS WORKING GROUP
  4-29. Commanders may establish a CAO working group for bringing all the stakeholders together to focus
  and synchronize their efforts in achieving the priorities of the commander. In addition to the CAO working
  group, CAO planners ensure that they are actively involved in the IO working group; the intelligence
  fusion working group; the targeting board; and other boards, cells, or working groups relevant to the
  current operation.