Cover letter_JPR JOG_ACT approved - European Defence Agency

NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLICFORCE COMPONENTS17• Establishing communications among the recovery force elements according to theCommunication Plan (COMPLAN).• Relaying threat warnings and other information affecting mission progress.• Requesting additional assets as required and ensuring recovery and support forcesarrive at designated locations to accomplish the PR mission.• Managing logistic support for all PR assets.• Coordinating appropriate air space control means and fire support measures in theObjective Area (OA), and advising PRTF participants and the JPRC / PRCC of missionprogress.4.3.8 On-Scene Commander0415. The OSC directs operations in the vicinity of the isolated personnel until arrivalof the recovery force. All assets participating in a PR operation should contact the OSC /MC before entering the (restricted) zone of recovery operations. The OSC should continuouslymonitor isolated personnel frequency in case immediate actions are required toprevent isolated personnel capture. The OSC should be familiar with OSC responsibilitiesand should carry the appropriate PR report format as described in the CONOPS.4.3.9 Rescue Mission Commander0416. The Rescue Mission Commander (RMC) will be appointed by the appropriatelevel commander, through the JPRC / PRCC and is responsible for the planning and executionof the PR mission. The RMC is normally the asset with the best situation awarenessand capability to command the recovery mission. The RMC will normally have TACON ofassets tasked for the recovery mission. Once appointed, the RMC will lead the missionplanning process. This planning is an iterative process with the support of the JPRC /PRCC, who are to be fully informed to obtain launch and execute approval. During theexecution phase he coordinates his elements’ activities through the MC. The RMC shouldselect ingress or egress routes and objective area tactics based on hostile threat, terrainand the number and status of the isolated personnel being recovered. When in the OA,the RMC will assume OSC duties.4.4 Military assets0417. PR assets may range from a lone individual to a complex taskforce consisting ofany combination of conventional / unconventional, manned / unmanned fixed and / orrotary wing air / space assets, ground elements, surface or subsurface naval assets. Keyis to use the assets that are most suitable for the mission at hand. When planning for aparticular mission, limiting factors and (national) caveats (e.g. only used in humanitarianoperations, aircraft only used to transport own personnel, cannot operated outsideof designated area) may preclude available assets from being used and must thereforebe carefully considered. Limiting factors may also reduce the availability of assets (e.g.no night flying or Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC) capability).NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC