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  (ADP3-0)—are key components of operations focused on stability. The BCT staff incorporates personnel
  from these organizations into the operations process as soon as possible.
  8-29. By building relationships, the BCT reinforces the legitimacy of the BCT operation. Legitimacy is of
  great importance with stability operations. Military activities must sustain the legitimacy of the operation and
  of the local emerging or host government. Having a just cause, and establishing and sustaining trust affects
  several relationships: trust with the American people; trust within the unified force; trust with allies,
  governmental and nongovernmental organizations, and coalition partners; trust with the host nation
  government; and trust with the indigenous population. Restraint in the disciplined and ethical application of
  lethal force has a significant influence on those relationships of trust and legitimacy of the operation. There
  is a direct relationship between restraint, protection of noncombatant civilians and legitimacy in any military
  operation, but especially in stability operations.
  MILITARYPOLICE
  8-30. Mission tailored military police support to the BCT integrates police intelligence operations (see
  ATP3-39.20) throughout the offense, the defense, and operations focused on stability. Police intelligence
  operations address the reality that, in some operational environments, the threat is more criminal than
  conventional in nature. In those environments, it is not uncommon for members of armed groups, insurgents,
  and other belligerents to use or mimic established criminal networks, activities, and practices to move
  contraband, raise funds, or generally or specifically further their goals and objectives. Police intelligence can
  provide relevant, actionable police information or police intelligence to the BCT through integration into the
  operations process and fusion with other intelligence data. U.S. Army criminal investigations division and
  provost marshal staffs provide police intelligence analysis to the commander that identifies indicators of
  potential crimes and criminal threats against facilities or personnel.
  SPECIAL OPERATIONS FORCES
  8-31. BCT will typically coordinate with a Special Operations Task Force or a Joint Special Operations Task
  Force. Army special operations forces operating in a BCT’s area of operations must coordinate their activities
  with the BCT regardless of command or supporting relationships. To best support integration efforts, and
  generate and sustain interdependence, the BCT and the special operations units should exchange a variety of
  liaison and coordination elements. This is especially important for the intelligence and fires warfighting
  functions. They range in size from individual liaisons to small coordination elements. Whatever their size or
  location, these elements coordinate, synchronize, and deconflict missions in the other unit’s area of operation.
  By exchanging liaisons, conditions are created that foster interdependence. The exercise of interdependence
  facilitates shared understanding between the BCT and special operations forces and provides a conduit by
  which the two units can provide each other relevant, useful and timely information during the operations
  processes. Liaisons should attend and participate in all planning efforts, update briefs, and working groups.
  (See ADP 3-05 for additional information.)
  8-32. Civil affairs operations are essential to the conduct of operations focused on stability. The full
  capability of the civil affairs force manifests itself in the conduct of stability operations tasks in every
  environment across the range of military operations. Civil affairs support to stabilityoperations tasks include
  the execution of all five civil affairs core tasks, employment of civil affairs functional specialists, and
  continuous analysis of the civil component of the operational environment in terms of both operational and
  mission variables by civil affairs staff elements. Civil affairs activities are civil reconnaissance, civil
  engagement, civil-military operations center, civil information management and civil affairs operation staff
  support. Civil affairs forces also conduct military government operations that include transitional military
  authority and support to civil administration and provide support to civil affairs supported activities such as
  populace and resources control, foreign humanitarian assistance, and civil foreign assistance
  8-33. Civil affairs support to operations focused on stability depends on the nature of the operation and the
  condition of the affected indigenous population and institutions. The civil affairs staff continually monitors
  the condition of the host nation throughout the operation, applies available resources to affect the civilian
  component, and recommends functional skills required to support this critical phase of the operation. Civil
  affairs support the BCT, U.S. Government agencies, and the host-nation civil administration in transitioning
  power back to the local government. During the transition from offense or defense to operations focused on