text: Stability Considerations for Transitions
  perspective. However, handling remains is not a medical function. Preventive medicine specialists, working
  with civil affairs personnel, provide the capability to exercise public health policy.
  Other Considerations
  2-85. During operations focused on stability, Army leaders and Soldiers become governors in a much
  broader sense, influencing events and circumstances normally outside the bounds of the military. They
  become the executors of international and national policy. They are often required to reconcile long-
  standing disputes between opposing parties. These are responsibilities more suited to civilian expertise.
  Army forces are frequently called up to restore host-nation civil authority and institutions so national and
  international order can be restored. The burdens of governance on a transitional military authority require
  culturally astute leaders and Soldiers.
  Respect for Religious Customs and Organizations
  2-86. Religious and political factors often interact within a society, reflecting the motivations and
  perceptions of the local populace. The religious conventions and beliefs of a society may significantly
  influence the political dimension of conflict. The methods leaders use to manage religious factors can
  determine whether conflict and instability give way to peaceful outcomes. International law mandates that
  military forces respect the religious convictions and practices of members of the local populace. The
  military force should, consistent with security requirements, respect the religious celebrations and the
  legitimate activities of religious leaders. Places of religious worship should remain open unless they pose a
  specific security or health risk to the military force or the local populace.
  Archives and Records
  2-87. Military forces secure and preserve archives and records, current and historical, of all branches of the
  former government. These documents are of immediate and continuing use to the military force as a source
  of valuable intelligence and other information. They are even more important to the transitional military
  authority by providing invaluable information in running the government. Therefore, the military force
  must seize, secure, and protect archives and records.
  Shrines and Art
  2-88. Military forces protect shrines and art. Except in cases where military operations or military
  necessity prevents it, the force protects and preserves all historical and cultural monuments and works,
  religious shrines and objects of art, and any other national collections of artifacts or art.
  Atrocities
  2-89. Under certain circumstances, the transitional military authority may be required to contend with the
  aftermath of atrocities, including war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide. To the greatest extent
  possible, the transitional military authority should assist in establishing commissions and with identifying,
  processing, and memorializing remains of victims. These are especially sensitive matters. The transitional
  military authority performs these tasks with appropriate sensitivity and respect for local culture and
  customs.
  Corruption
  2-90. Often, the transitional military authority contends with corruption in certain sectors of the host
  nation. Transparent, legitimate processes are fundamental to effective anticorruption programs. Therefore,
  the transitional military authority needs appropriate anticorruption measures to counter the influence of
  corrupt officials in host-nation institutions. However, the military authority should not dismiss corrupt
  officials before considering the effect of their prestige and influence.