text: Civil Affairs Operations
  2-33. TG executed by CA forces can be different within the same AO or joint operations area based on mission
  requirements, the desired end states of the commander, and the capabilities and resources of the established
  local civil networks. At the operational level, CA units inside the theater of operations for large-scale combat
  operations may be conducting different TG requirements than CA units outside the theater of operations.
  At the tactical level, CA units in the division consolidation area may be at a different point on the SCA graph
  performing different missions than a CA unit in the corps consolidation area.
  2-34. During the competition phase, CA units are primarily providing governance expertise to their
  supported military commander and conducting SCA to—
  * Establish assessments of the civil component.
  * Create situational understanding.
  * Compete with adversaries to gain positions of advantage.
  * Build partner capacity to deny freedom of maneuver or action to near peer adversaries.
  * Set conditions in theater through persistent and episodic engagement.
  2-35. As the joint force quickly transitions to armed conflict, CA forces mobilize civil networks and partners
  to enable joint reception, staging, onward movement and integration; populace and resources control (PRC);
  and FHA all in support of SCA.
  2-36. During the commencement of offensive operations, CA units focus on establishing or reestablishing
  contact with civil authorities or civil networks. This enables situational understanding (which enhances the
  decision making of the commander), targeting, execution of effects, and reduction of civil interference (which
  preserves combat power). CA units can also be allocated or task-organized to engage, assess, and evaluate
  the civil components of bypassed population centers to begin the stabilization processes.
  Note: These bypassed population centers must meet the bypass criteria established by the ground
  force commander.
  2-37. CA forces engage, assess, and evaluate the civil components of bypassed population centers through
  building and mobilizing of friendly civil networks. These actions lead to preservation of combat power and
  extend the operational reach of the supported commander. As units establish area security and designate
  consolidation areas, the balance of tasks should shift more heavily towards stability operations tasks aimed
  at consolidation of gains and focused on the control of populations and key nodes. The primary stability
  operations tasks are—
  * Establish civil security.
  * Establish civil control.
  * Restore essential service.
  * Provide support to governance.
  * Provide support to economic and infrastructure development.
  * Conduct security cooperation.
  2-38. The frequency, magnitude, and concentration of TG performed increases as consolidation area
  boundaries extend. The President has the authority to implement transitional military authority and the
  SecDef and joint forces commander exercise that authority. At the culmination of offensive operations (when
  transitional military authority is authorized) the commander must make the decision whether to exercise that
  authority or support a local civil administration that still has the capability to conduct governance.
  2-39. The Joint Chiefs of Staff formulate broad policies and conduct initial planning for transitional military
  authority. However, CACOM commanders, CAO staff of combatant commanders (CCDRs), theater Civil
  Affairs planning teams (CAPTs), and CAO staff of Army Service Component Command should begin
  transitional military authority planning prior to the initiation of armed conflict.
  2-40. If transitional military authority is exercised, CA commanders establish military government or
  provide advice and expertise to the commander and the governor. The commander and governor require this
  advice and expertise to exercise functions of civil administration until established transition criteria are met
  and/or until the arrival of the designated civil control transfer date.