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  civil administration until civilian programs have taken effect. A composite view of the shape-clear-hold-
  build-transition framework is provided in figure 9-2.
  9-40. Transitions can also occur within the shape-clear-hold-build-transition framework. Soldiers and
  Marines will have different tasks when an operational environment changes. For example, a unit must
  understand when it transitions from eliminating the combatants in an area to creating an environment for
  host-nation control. Units will change their mix of offensive, defensive, and stability tasks. More
  importantly, they will have to change their mindsets. Figure 9-2 provides the changes of capacity over time,
  the changes in the mix of tasks units could perform, and finally when a transition may occur. This graph
  provides a snapshot of the shape-clear-hold-build-transition framework. In it, counterinsurgents are moving
  from clearing, to holding, and then to building. During this movement, the local population is becoming
  more supportive of the counterinsurgency, and the insurgency is losing capabilities and moving from being
  in a possible war of movement back to being in phrase I. As insurgent capacity decreases and
  counterinsurgent capabilities increase, several transitions take place that involve a different mindset and
  performing different tactical tasks. This is in addition to the final transition to the host-nation lead, which is
  the end point for the U.S. when it acts as the primary counterinsurgent. (See figure 9-2.) (See chapter 4 for
  more information on the phases of an insurgency and chapter 7 for more information on transitions.)