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governed by Department of Defense Instruction (DODI) 8523.01, “Communications
Security (COMSEC).” Detailed guidance outlining criteria for release of information
security products, services, and information to foreign governments is provided in CJCSI
6510.06, Communication Security Releases to Foreign Nations.
g. Under CJCSI 6510.06, Communications Security Releases to Foreign Nations, the
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (CJCS) validates CCMD interoperability requirements
to release COMSEC products or associated COMSEC information to any foreign
government. These secure C2 interoperability requirements originate from the theater
Service components.
h. Release of COMSEC to foreign governments is permitted when there is a validated
interoperability requirement. Specifically, the GCC and the MNFC should have or develop
agreements on cryptographic, communications and/or automated data processing (ADP)
security issues among all multinational components and understand where “capability gaps”
exist, along with the implication of those gaps.
14. Operational Environment
a. Land Operations. In most multinational operations, land forces are an integral, and
central, part of the military effort. The level and extent of land operations in a multinational
environment is largely a function of the overall military objectives, any national caveats to
employment, and the forces available within the MNF.
(1) National doctrine and training will normally dictate employment options within
the MNF. Nations with common TTP will also experience far greater interoperability.
Effective use of SC activities may significantly reduce interoperability problems even for
countries with widely disparate weapons systems.
(2) The MNFC may assign the responsibility for land operations to an overall
multinational force land component commander (MNFLCC) or a task force (TF) within the
MNF command structure (for example: TF South, TF North). Such TFs may include
elements from a single nation or multiple nations depending on the situation and the
interoperability factors of the nations involved. In addition, the MNFC may also assign an
area of operations (AO) to the MNFLCC or TF based upon concept of the operations. Figure
III-4 contains a representative sample of MNFLCC responsibilities.
(3) The MNFC will also establish supported and supporting relationships between
the land component command or TF and other MNTF components (maritime, air, and
special operations) based upon mission requirements to assist in prioritizing actions, assist in
establishing the main effort, and to establish formal command/coordination channels
between the components for a specific operation, mission, or phase.
(4) A fundamental consideration for planning and executing land operations is
sustainability. The following factors impact the sustainability of land operations:
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