text: Responsibilities and Supporting Tools
  subordinate Army headquarters in the joint force, the theater army, corps, and division to establish a PRCS.
  The joint and Army elements have complementary responsibilities.
  The Joint Personnel Recovery Center
  2-39. The JPRC serves as the fusion point at the joint force level and maintains staff connectivity to the
  PRCS. Personnel recovery officers from each Service and functional component of the joint force staff the
  center. The JPRC responsibilities are similar to those in other combatant command staff elements:
  * Implement personnel recovery policies at the joint force level.
  * Develop personnel recovery SOPs for the joint force.
  * Support personnel recovery planning in the combatant command’s area of responsibility.
  * Exercise communication networks with higher, adjacent, and lower personnel recovery entities.
  * Coordinate external supported recoveries with appropriate organizations, agencies, militaries,
  and governments.
  * Coordinate with national and theater assets to support personnel recovery.
  * Participate in the decision-making processes for joint personnel recovery situations.
  * Assist Service component personnel recovery coordination cells with their responsibilities.
  * Establish which recovery coordinator has the authority should the JPRC go offline for any
  reason.
  * Provide information to the personnel recovery management system.
  * Serve as POC with the unconventional assisted recovery coordination cell for unconventional
  assisted recovery and nonconventional assisted recovery.
  2-40. The number of personnel assigned to the JPRC varies based on the size of the operation and the level
  of risk of isolation. See JP 3-50 for further information on staffing and training requirements for a JPRC.
  The Personnel Recovery Coordination Section
  2-41. The PRCS is the staff section in division, corps, or theater army headquarters that serves as the focal
  point for all personnel recovery actions. It is responsible for synchronizing and integrating all personnel
  recovery actions horizontally within the headquarters and vertically within the chain of command. The
  commander must adequately staff and resource the PRCS. The PRCS requests augmentation if its
  responsibilities increase to exceed the ability of the section to handle them. Typical augmentation includes
  aviation, intelligence, ground operations, maritime operations, medical, behavioral health, human
  resources, or communications expertise.
  2-42. The location of the PRCS is a command decision. It typically is a section of the protection cell at
  echelons above brigade headquarters. It maintains connectivity with the command post. Multiple PRCSs
  can exist in the same command at multiple locations. Whether they report to a senior PRCS or are
  independent organizations depends on the situation and the direction of the commander. During an isolating
  event, the PRCS may become the focus of planning, preparation, and execution. It has to contend with the
  time-sensitive actions taken by the command to respond to the isolation and recover the personnel. The
  PRCS’s responsibilities increase during an isolating event. Regardless of where the section is located, the
  commander and staff seek advice and task the section to provide expertise as the command performs the
  five personnel recovery tasks. The PRCS participates in planning and preparation, provides liaison, and
  accompanies the commander.
  2-43. Specific PRCS responsibilities consist of the following:
  * Advise the commander on the available personnel recovery forces and their capabilities and
  limitations.
  * Assist subordinate units and personnel to develop and maintain digital ISOPREP and evasion
  plan of action data.
  * Conduct or support recovery operations or other recovery-related activities, as directed or
  requested.