21st Century Military Documents: Civil-Military Operations (Joint Publication JP 3-57) - 2013 Edition, Civil Affairs, Host Nation Coordination, Planning and Forces, Nongovernmental, Private Sector

This publication provides joint doctrine for planning and conducting civil-military operations (CMO) by joint forces, employing civil affairs forces, conducting civil affairs operations, and coordinating with departments, agencies, or other organizations during the execution of CMO.

CHAPTER I - INTRODUCTION * General * Civil-Military Operations and Levels of War * Components of Civil-Military Operations * Civil-Military Operations, Civil Affairs, and Unified Action * CHAPTER II - ORGANIZATION AND COMMAND RELATIONSHIPS FOR CIVIL-MILITARY OPERATIONS * General * Responsibilities * Civil-Military Operations Forces and Capabilities * Organizing for Civil-Military Operations * CHAPTER III - PLANNING * General * Planning Considerations * Other Planning Considerations * CHAPTER IV - CIVIL AFFAIRS FORCES AND CIVIL AFFAIRS OPERATIONS * General * Civil Affairs Responsibilities * Civil Affairs Forces * Characteristics of Civil Affairs Operations * Civil Affairs Operations and the Range of Military Operations * Civil Affairs Participation in the Joint Operation Planning Process * Other Civil Affairs Considerations in Support of Joint Operations * CHAPTER V - COORDINATION * General * Host Nation and Foreign Nation * Multinational * Interagency Coordination * Intergovernmental Organizations * Nongovernmental Organizations * The Private Sector * APPENDIX * A Service Capabilities * B Planning Considerations for Civil Affairs Operations * C Civil Information Management * D References * E Administrative Instructions * GLOSSARY * Part I * Abbreviations and Acronyms * Part II * Terms and Definitions

Civil-military operations (CMO) are the activities of a commander performed by designated civil affairs or other military forces that establish, maintain, influence, or exploit relationships between military forces and indigenous populations and institutions (IPI), by directly supporting the attainment of objectives relating to the reestablishment or maintenance of stability within a region or host nation (HN). At the strategic, operational, and tactical levels of war, and during all military operations, CMO are essential to the military instrument to coordinate the integration of military and nonmilitary instruments of national power, particularly in support of stability, counterinsurgency, and other operations dealing with asymmetric and irregular threats.