text: Stability
  maintained a guard along the Syrian border to deny foreign fighters the ability to influence
  Tall Afar, and they began rebuilding the Iraqi Border Police Brigade. With security
  reestablished, 3rd ACR then worked to reestablish essential services, and they reconstituted
  a legitimate, Iraqi local government and security force. ISF inside and outside Tall Afar
  gained confidence and eventually took the lead in operations across the province. The
  development of legitimate ISF facilitated increased HUMINT from the local population,
  which enabled ISF to action quickly on local tips of false passport shops, weapons
  smugglers, and other activities supporting the nontraditional enemy threats. With little
  assistance from coalition forces, the ISF successfully denied the enemy threat freedom of
  maneuver throughout the Ninewa Province.
  During stability tasks, Cavalry units operate within the BCT’s area of operations. BCTs
  employ their Cavalry units to conduct route, area, and zone reconnaissance, as well as
  screen, guard, and area security (including route security) operations. This activity secures
  the affected population and answers BCT and higher PIRs. Cavalry units assist the
  commander and staff in visualizing and understanding the area of operations, and the
  external factors that may affect the area of operations
  6-18. While BCTs can assign Cavalry squadrons to their own area of operations for a period, the use of
  Cavalry as a maneuver unit instead of as a reconnaissance and security organization incurs risk of incomplete
  or inadequate reconnaissance and security operations. When assigned their own area of operations, Cavalry
  squadrons conduct tasks to support stability in the same manner as other maneuver units. However, the
  capabilities within the Cavalry squadron and its size make it ideal for employment as an economy of force
  for the BCT.
  CAVALRY UNIT’S ROLE
  6-19. The BCT commander relies heavily on the Cavalry squadron to conduct reconnaissance and security
  missions throughout all phases of stability operations. Force organization plays an integral part in stability
  operations and the commander uses force tailoring and task organization to get the right military force to
  conduct sustainment task operations.
  SQUADRON
  6-20. The Cavalry squadron can conduct reconnaissance and security operations to support stability tasks.
  The Cavalry squadron achieves these goals during all phases of stability tasks within the entirety of the higher
  echelon’s area of operations. Additionally, the BCT can assign the Cavalry squadron its own area of
  operations where it could be placed upon a border or boundary having enemy infiltration routes, which allows
  the squadron to conduct screen or guard tasks for the main body.
  TROOP
  6-21. The Cavalry troop conducts reconnaissance and security missions during stability tasks to answer PIRs,
  develop the commander’s understanding of the operational environment, and enable the squadron to shape
  the environment in the area of operations. The troop focuses reconnaissance efforts on gaining a detailed
  understanding of the operational environment’s sources of instability, and the capability and intentions of
  key actors as the unit moves from the initial response phase to the transformation phase of stability tasks.
  Specifically, the scout platoons collect information on civil considerations using areas, structures,
  capabilities, organizations, people, and events and operational variables (PMESII-PT). Scout platoons work
  directly with unified action partners to assist in their efforts.
  SUPPORT DURING STABILITY TASKS
  6-22. Maneuver units require attachments to be optimally effective during stability operations. The nature of
  stability operations is complex; therefore, it requires diverse organizations with specialties to conduct
  reconnaissance and security operations.