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  [CLASSIFICATION]
  APPENDIX 13 (PERSONNEL RECOVERY) TO ANNEX E (PROTECTION) TO OPERATION
  PLAN/ORDER [number] [(code name)]—[issuing headquarters] [(classification of title)]
  5. (U) Command and Signal.
  a. (U) Command. Describe the command structure for the personnel recovery operation if not
  addressed in the base order and other annexes. Include the personnel recovery organization—joint
  personnel recovery center, component cells, and Army personnel recovery coordination section—at
  senior levels of command, and information about the personnel recovery staff officers at lower echelons.
  State the location of key personnel recovery leaders, including the recovery force commander. Identify
  the personnel recovery liaison requirements not covered in the unit’s standard operating procedure.
  Include liaison requirements for host-nation, multinational, and lower, adjacent, and higher echelons
  involved in personnel recovery operations.
  b. (U) Control. Describe the commander’s intended location during any personnel recovery
  operation, including necessary support and recovery tasks. Describe the employment of personnel
  recovery-specific command posts. Discuss the location of the recovery force commander during the
  transitions, as the formerly isolated person or persons are handed over to higher echelons of command.
  c. (U) Signal. Describe the concept of communications support, echelonment of signal nodes, and
  movement of signal assets in support of personnel recovery operations. List signal instructions and
  practices that are not specified in the unit’s standard operating procedure. List the reports germane to
  personnel recovery included in the unit standard operating procedure, FM 6-99, or other sources. The
  most common reports include the Accident/Serious Incident Report, Search and Rescue Incident Report,
  Search and Rescue Situation Summary Report, Personnel Status Report, and Casualty Report. Refer to
  Annex H (Signal) as required.
  ACKNOWLEDGE: Include only if the appendix is distributed separately from the base order.
  [Commander’s last name]
  [Commander’s rank]
  [Authenticator’s name]
  [Authenticator’s position]
  Either the commander or coordinating staff officer responsible for the functional area may sign
  attachments.
  ATTACHMENTS: Include tabs if required to expand the discussion of the appendix. List tabbed
  attachments.
  DISTRIBUTION: Show only if distributed separately from the base order of a higher-level personnel
  recovery appendix. Distribution may be restricted if there are issues of operational security.
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  Figure 3-1. Personnel recovery appendix example (continued)
  ISOLATED SOLDIER GUIDANCE
  3-24. Commanders translate the personnel recovery guidance into recommendations known as ISG. At the
  brigade level, where there are no dedicated personnel recovery staff officers and noncommissioned officers,
  the guidance is a part of the general protection guidance relayed to unit members. Higher echelon
  headquarters may identify personnel recovery guidance. At the small-unit level, it is normally a part of
  troop leading procedures.
  3-25. ISG is a not a fixed set of rules. The commander gives guidance for developing ISG during initial
  planning. Tactical commanders establish ISG for operations in any area with a risk of isolation. Effective
  guidance addresses the challenges of isolation within a unit’s AO. It is concrete enough for Soldiers to
  implement. ISG applies to the entire command since the uncertainty and complexity of military operations
  expose everyone to risk of isolation, regardless of rank. ISG anticipates the potential situation. As with