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  Figure 7-1. Example BCT using LOEs.
  CLEAR-HOLD-BUILD OPERATIONS
  7-2. In a clear-hold-build operation, stability operations are conducted in the “clear” phase, “hold”
  phase, and the “build” phase. In the “build” phase, which focuses on building HN capacity and capabilities,
  stability operations are primary, although offensive operations and defensive operations occur
  simultaneously. Stability operations address multiple COIN LOEs.
  Section II—FIVE PRIMARY STABILITY TASKS
  All five primary stability tasks are used during counterinsurgency operations, normally as individual lines
  of effort. However, since each counterinsurgency, each insurgency, and even individual units and leaders are
  different, how these five stability tasks are applied and managed as individual lines of efforts may vary
  considerably. The five stability tasks follow:
  • Establish civil security.
  • Establish civil control.
  • Support to governance.
  • Restore essential services.
  • Support to economic and infrastructure development.
  ESTABLISH CIVIL SECURITY
  7-3. Counterinsurgent forces seek to create a safe, secure, and stable environment for the local
  populace. Key to this is the development of security institutions, or in their absence performing the duties
  normally associated with those institutions until those capabilities are developed or transitioned to HN, UN
  or other US agencies. Ultimately, the Host Nation must secure its own people. Civil security involves
  protecting areas, resources, and the populace from both external and internal threats. Ideally, Army forces
  focus on the external threats while police and security elements address internal security threats by