text: Chapter 8
  8-87. As other organizations, nongovernmental organizations, U.S. Agency for International Development,
  and other interagency partners and the host nation assume responsibilities for restoring essential services, the
  BCT continues its partnership with those organizations. The BCT supports the efforts by ensuring that
  security exists, identifying needs that have been overlooked, facilitating the activities of these other partners,
  and continuing to provide critically needed humanitarian assistance.
  8-88. To achieve legitimacy in the eyes of the population host-nation authorities must demonstrate the ability
  to restore essential services. The BCT includes host nation legitimate authorities in assessments and in
  establishing priorities. The BCT transitions its relationship from direct support and coordination to coaching,
  teaching, mentoring, and facilitating unified action partners so they can continue to make progress toward
  essential services.
  8-89. The BCT scales activities to local capacity for sustainment. Proper scaling also creates opportunity for
  the local populace to generate small-scale enterprise to provide for services as much as possible. The BCT
  must not initiate large-scale projects until the necessary infrastructure is in place to support such efforts.
  FOSTERING SUSTAINABILITY
  8-90. Fostering sustainability tasks ensures the permanence of those efforts by institutionalizing positive
  change in society. Conditions for sustained social well-being depend on the ability of the legitimate authority
  to meet basic needs of the population, ensure right of return, address instances of civilian harm, promote
  transitional justice, and support peaceful coexistence.
  SUPPORT TO GOVERNANCE
  8-91. Governance is the state’s ability to serve the citizens through the rules, processes, and behavior by
  which interests are articulated, resources are managed, and power is exercised in a society (JP 3-24). Support
  to governance subtasks include—
  (cid:122) Support transitional administrations.
  (cid:122) Support development of local governance.
  (cid:122) Support anticorruption initiatives.
  (cid:122) Support elections.
  8-92. The BCT’s support to governance varies over the range of military operations and area of operations.
  Support to transitional authorities and development of local governance can be supported by the BCT as a
  primary or subordinate role with the partnering entities. The BCT’s support to anticorruption and elections
  does not change its role throughout the area of operations; instead, it varies depending on how it may be
  conducted when considering the mission variables of mission, enemy, terrain and weather, troops and support
  available, civil considerations (METT-TC). The establishment of civil security and civil control provide a
  foundation for transitioning authority to civilian agencies and eventually to the host nation. (See ATP3-07.5
  for additionalinformation.)
  INITIAL RESPONSE
  8-93. The initial response phase sets the conditions on how governance can be supported. Information
  collection during this phase must be continuous and leveraged through Soldier and leader engagements to
  identify sources of instability, understanding of unified action partners motivations and agendas, and
  identification of local civic leaders. The BCT commander and subordinate commanders and leaders apply
  adroit diplomatic and communications skills to build constructive relationships during this phase. The BCT
  focuses on providing a secure environment allowing relief forces to focus on the immediate local population
  humanitarian needs.
  8-94. The BCT sets the conditions for civic leaders and factions to address grievances and sources of
  instability peacefully and openly. The BCT can set conditions regarding:
  (cid:122) Identification of leaders of factions, legitimate authority, popular and minority support, or aligned
  with coalition forces political interests.
  (cid:122) Provide a safe and secure environment for these leaders to meet and communicate.