text: Civil Affairs Operations
  * Generate broad-spectrum information regarding the civil component, which commanders use to
  develop an understanding of their OE.
  * Support the commander and associated S-9, G-9, and J-9 staff elements by enabling consolidation
  of gains through planning and conduct of the minimum-essential stability operations tasks to
  establish civil security and provide immediate needs where they exist as a result of combat
  operations.
  2-118. The ability of the CMOC to coordinate directly with local government is often limited to the tactical
  level. When coordinating with the local government, CMOCs initiate PRC measures, humanitarian
  assistance, stability operations tasks, and other stabilization activities designated by the commander.
  Coordination with the civil component (such as IPI, international organizations, NGOs) the private sector,
  and the interagency, is minimized given the urgency of defeating lethal threats.
  2-119. During conditions that favor primarily defensive operations, CMOCs become static, much like the
  units they support. When static, CMOCs—
  * Can focus on the civil conditions within a specific area.
  * Increase the amount of civil information gleaned from civil network nodes and ground forces
  operating in the area, the longer the CMOCs remain static.
  * During mobile defense, work to establish, maintain, or hand off communication with civil entities
  to ensure the planning for and conduct of minimum-stability tasks.
  * Support the commander and associated S-9, G-9, and J-9 staff elements by enabling consolidation
  of gains through planning for and conduct of minimum-essential stability operations tasks to
  establish civil security and provide immediate needs where they exist as a result of combat
  operations.
  * Coordinate with entities within the civil component (such as IPI, international organizations,
  NGOs, and the interagency) to—
  Identify threats to the civil populace.
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  Execute TG.
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  Coordinate civil capabilities and resources to support the commander’s mission.
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  2-120. Developed and integrated civil networks allow the commander to maintain influence over those
  areas that might need to be bypassed or vacated during mobile defense. CMOCs also plan and direct
  minimum-essential stability operations where the need exists because of combat operations. During defense,
  coordination with civil components (such as IPI, international organizations, NGOs, and the interagency) is
  essential and urgent. This is due to the importance of defeating lethal threats within the civil component, and
  the need to rapidly and effectively consolidate gains to free resources for prosecuting the enemy in other
  areas of the OE.
  2-121. CMOCs continuously plan for and reinforce stability during operations to enable consolidation of
  gains. During conditions where stability operations tasks prevail, a combination of offensive and defensive
  operations will continue, but in lesser proportion than support to stabilization. In such conditions, CMOCs—
  * Gain the time necessary to establish and reestablish civil networks through CA units of action
  within the civil component.
  * Plan for civil component assessments.
  * Recommend initial procedures necessary for commanders to expand beyond the minimum-
  essential stability operations tasks and conduct the full range of stability operations tasks.
  * Provide greater visualization of the civil component of the OE to the commander to enable
  effective mission planning.
  2-122. CMOCs orchestrate assessments and recommend initial procedures necessary for commanders to
  expand beyond the minimum-essential stability operations tasks to conduct the full range of stability
  operations tasks. CMOCs plan and direct the implementation of PRC measures, SCA, FHA, and nation
  assistance to achieve stability in the civil component of an OE. Through the commander, the CMOC has the
  latitude and freedom of action (that is necessary during stability-oriented operations) to exercise all its
  capabilities. When fully operational, the CMOC provides commanders with greater visualization of the civil