text: Chapter 1
  Figure 1-3. United States Government personnel recovery options
  Develop and Disseminate the General Personnel Recovery Guidance
  1-24. Commanders develop and disseminate general personnel recovery guidance. They periodically revise
  it as conditions change. Subordinate leaders build and develop their personnel recovery guidance based on
  that of the higher headquarters.
  Produce Isolated Soldier Guidance Based on the Personnel Recovery Guidance
  1-25. The commander and staff personnel recovery focal group produce isolated Soldier guidance (ISG)
  based on the personnel recovery guidance. ISG is more developed and refined than the commander’s
  personnel recovery guidance. It may exist for an AO, but leaders at all echelons force tailor the ISG for
  each specific mission within the AO.
  Maintain Personnel Accountability at All Times
  1-26. The commander and staff personnel recovery focal group maintain personnel accountability at all
  times. Accurate accountability and reporting narrow the focus of search operations and save time and
  resources. Success of personnel recovery operations generally depends on how rapidly a recovery force can
  respond. Constant and redundant communications are important in maintaining accountability.
  Identify and Provide Guidance and Tasks to the Recovery Force
  1-27. The commander and staff personnel recovery focal group identifies and provides guidance and tasks
  to the recovery force. The recovery force may be designated in the execution document and given a
  personnel recovery mission (the force will execute at a set time) or an on-order mission (the force will
  execute at a time to be determined). Commanders sometimes give a be-prepared mission to a designated
  recovery force. A unit with a be-prepared mission trains, obtains resources, and remains ready to execute
  the mission. All three instances require guidance and preparation.
  Exercise Mission Command of Personnel Recovery Tasks
  1-28. Commanders—supported by their staffs—exercise mission command of personnel recovery tasks:
  report, locate, support, recover, and reintegrate. This means that commanders are familiar with the tasks
  and have adequately resourced the staff to conduct operations.