text: Civil Military Integration During Multinational Operations
  8-13. European and other allied partners leading a multinational command may employ a civil-military
  cooperation (CIMIC) concept of operations. Within the CIMIC concept of operations, CIMIC capabilities
  coordinate and develop communications networks between military and nonmilitary organizations. This
  activity is referred to as civil-military interaction (not to be confused with CMI). Commanders and staffs of
  a unit with Army CAO capabilities supporting multinational commands ensure they understand the
  differences and similarities of civil-military interaction and CMI.
  CIVIL MILITARY INTEGRATION
  8-14. Civil affairs forces conduct CMI as a core competency. Commanders and UAPs conduct CMI to
  achieve unity of effort and to integrate planning, preparation, and execution. To achieve unity of effort, CMI
  is essential to effective integration of operations with commanders and UAPs.
  8-15. Multinational or combined commands consist of two or more national forces or agencies of two or
  more allies or UAPs operating together. Civilian agencies, as well as some military partners, within the
  combined or multinational force may not possess the same information sharing access as some or most
  members. This presents a C2 dilemma for the commander. Civilian agencies may follow a different C2
  system from the multinational force. Some host nations or other military partners may also not possess the
  access to sensitive or classified information which is often shared within the command post or joint operations
  center. The commander can opt to mitigate these obstacles through several civil-military integrating
  mechanisms to include civil-military liaison, civil-military teaming, CMOCs, or a joint CMO task force.
  These mechanisms integrate, coordinate, and synchronize with intergovernmental organizations, indigenous
  populations and institutions, and UAPs operating in the AO. Some of these mechanisms may not be under
  the C2 system of the combined or multinational commander.
  CIVIL-MILITARY OPERATIONS CENTER
  8-16. The civil-military operations center is an organization, normally comprised of civil affairs, established
  to plan and facilitate coordination of activities of the Armed Forces of the United States within indigenous
  populations and institutions, the private sector, international organizations, nongovernmental organizations,
  multinational forces, and other governmental agencies in support of the commander (JP 3-57). The primary
  CMI mechanism is the CMOC. In allied or multinational commands, the CMOC may be referred to as a
  CIMIC center. Civil affairs forces are trained, manned, and equipped to establish a CMOC at every echelon.
  The CMOC provides with an alternate operations center to the commander. This center includes partners
  who may not possess the commensurate information access authorities to permit entry to the command post
  or joint operations center. An Army civil affairs unit (from a civil affairs command to company levels)
  possesses the organization, manning, and equipment necessary to establish a CMOC to support units from a
  geographic combatant command to brigade levels. The CMOC provides the structure, equipment, and
  manning to establish the appropriate information sharing architecture to share information with UAPs who
  lack the required information access.
  8-17. The CMOC enables the commander to integrate, synchronize, coordinate, and collaborate with
  multinational forces, indigenous populations and institutions, nongovernmental organizations, international
  organizations, the private sector, and interagency forces when conducting multinational operations.
  Commanders create and sustain shared understanding and purpose through collaboration and dialogue within
  their organizations and with UAPs to facilitate unity of effort. Through this collaboration of the civil
  component and multinational forces, the CMOC becomes the location to collect, process, and share
  information, synchronize actions, and enable unified action in an operational environment. The CMOC
  supports mission command by providing commanders an integrating venue and capability. Civil affairs forces
  conducting CMI enable commanders to interface, collaborate, and inform the various elements of the civil
  component as well as synchronize these efforts with the military forces in the AO.
  8-18. CMOCs are tailored for each mission. When a unit establishes a CMOC, the supported command
  should invite representatives of other entities. These entities might include the following:
  • U.S. Agency for International Development.
  • Department of State, country team, and other U.S. Government departments and agencies.
  • Military (including foreign military) and civilian liaison personnel from participating countries.