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Chapter V V-60 JP 3-0 c. Forces and Capabilities Mix. The JFC may need to realign forces and capabilities or adjust force structure to begin stability operations in some portions of the operational area even while sustained combat operations still are ongoing in other areas. For example, CA forces and HUMINT capabilities are critical to supporting stabilize phase operations and often involve a mix of forces and capabilities far different than those that supported the previous phases. Planning and continuous assessment will reveal the nature and scope of forces and capabilities required. These forces and capabilities may be available within the joint force or may be required from another theater or from the Reserve Component. The JFC should anticipate and request these forces and capabilities in a timely manner to facilitate their opportune employment. d. Stability Operations (1) As sustained combat operations conclude, military forces will shift their focus to stability operations. Force protection will continue to be important and combat operations might continue, although with less frequency and intensity than in the dominate phase. Of particular importance will be CMO, initially conducted to secure and safeguard the populace, reestablish civil law and order, protect or rebuild key infrastructure, and restore public services. US military forces should be prepared to lead the activities necessary to accomplish these tasks and restore Rule of Law when indigenous civil, USG, multinational or international capacity does not exist or is incapable of assuming responsibility. Once legitimate civil authority is prepared to conduct such tasks, US military forces may support such activities as required/necessary. A US Army soldier, assigned to provide security to a provincial reconstruction team in Afghanistan, greets the foreman of a local construction company during an inspection of a greenhouse project in eastern Afghanistan’s Nuristan province.