Cover letter_JPR JOG_ACT approved - European Defence Agency

NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLICFORCE COMPONENTS154.3 C2 nodes4.3.1 JFC0406. PR is a JFC’s responsibility and may be conducted within an JOA. JFC exercisesOPCON over assigned PR forces; however, certain national PR forces may be made availableunder TACON only, due to national caveats. Integration of contributing nations’military forces which could be used to achieve the PR objective will be attained by establishinga JPRC in a designated operations centre. Other national forces may be allocatedfor specific PR operations through the JPRC. The JPRC / PRCC should be staffed by specialistsfrom contributing nations and the component commands. The JFC may directother components to support a given PR operation.Coordination0407. PR operations must be an integral part of any operational planning. Coordinationshould be both vertical and horizontal and should be conducted continuously duringall phases of a PR operation. Principle nodes where coordination takes place are withinthe JPRC / PRCC, between the JPRC / PRCC and PRCCs, between the JFC and externalagencies, and through liaison officers.JFC’s PR responsibilities0408. JFC has responsibility for PR operations and should:• Establish a PR organisation within the JOA.• Establish and maintain command procedures for PR.• Ensure that PR is an integral part of planning and training.• Identify PR requirements, to include intelligence, apportion and allocate assignedPR forces.• identify shortfalls in PR capabilities.from national forces not assigned.If necessary, request additional PR assets• Establish clear and direct lines of communication between the command and higherNATO authorities.• Conduct a preliminary assessment of circumstances surrounding the incident andmake a recommendation concerning the individual’s status.• Conduct recovery operations to undertake safe recoveries.• Define mission abort criteria and procedures in the PR Concept of Operation (CONOPS)and Special Instructions (SPINS).• Identify personnel at risk, to include level of risk.• Establish and coordinate clear reintegration procedures.• (1)Establish procedures to maintain records on PR organisations and activities toprovide data for lessons learned.NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC