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Looking at the host and not the interpreter.<br />

Focusing on the objective.<br />

Promising only what can be delivered.<br />

Installing local ownership.<br />

Concluding the meeting by clarifying agreements.<br />

Preparing debrief/reports, which includes.<br />

Conducting after action review.<br />

Submitting report per SOP.<br />

Entering report into a troop/squadron continuity file.<br />

AREA SECURITY MISSIONS<br />

Stability Operations<br />

5-21. The troop may be tasked to conduct an area security mission as part of stability operations. Most area<br />

security missions are focused on securing the local population. The focus may be on the population centers<br />

in the DRT AOs and establishing a secure environment for the population. The same urban centers will also<br />

be the focus of the enemy to counter the <strong>Army</strong> and host nation presence and to influence the local<br />

population.<br />

5-22. The following are area security-related tasks that the DRT conducts during stability operations:<br />

Liaison/negotiation.<br />

Joint military and/or civilian commission meetings.<br />

Compliance inspections.<br />

Support presence operations.<br />

Tactical questioning.<br />

Local security.<br />

Fixed site security.<br />

High-value target security.<br />

5-23. The DRT commander considers the following when establishing local area security in a stability<br />

operation:<br />

Establishing and defending combat outposts and overt observation points.<br />

Rotating one platoon that conducts security operations while the other platoon provides combat<br />

outpost security, convoy escort, and QRF. The platoons rotate on a random schedule.<br />

Using the mortar section to support the QRF or attaching it to a platoon unless mortar firing<br />

missions are to be expected.<br />

Requesting tactical vehicle augmentation.<br />

Requesting <strong>Army</strong> aviation support to deliver patrols to outer areas of the AO where they can<br />

patrol back to the combat outpost.<br />

Establishing checkpoints and roadblocks.<br />

Conducting patrols. Patrols can accomplish the following:<br />

Gathering information on the threat, on the terrain, or on the populace.<br />

Regaining contact with the threat or with adjacent friendly forces.<br />

Engaging the threat in combat to destroy them or inflict losses.<br />

Reassuring or gaining the trust of a local population.<br />

Preventing public disorder.<br />

Deterring and disrupting insurgent or criminal activity.<br />

Providing unit security.<br />

Protecting key infrastructure or bases.<br />

Conducting searches.<br />

Conducting cordon and searches.<br />

Countering IEDs.<br />

16 November 2010 ATTP 3-20.97 5-5

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