Cover letter_JPR JOG_ACT approved - European Defence Agency

PR OPERATIONNATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC21an individual (e.g. the JOC chief or the JPRC director), but must be clearly delineatedin the PR CONOPS. However, in the interest of timeliness, launch authority is usuallypassed to the JPRC or the PRCC. The JFC normally retains execute authority, but mayalso choose to delegate it.5.3 Mission specific5.3.1 Risk analysis0508. PR subject to high visibility and to costs/benefits considerations. The risk analysisis conducted in the same manner as other military operations taking into considerationthat a typical PR mission is executed at the tactical level but may have an operationalor even a strategic impact. The means to conduct the PR mission will spanthe whole PR spectrum. The JFC must weigh his course of action against the outcomeand assure that the desired outcome is beneficial to the overall operation. PR operationsshould therefore not:a. Add unnecessary risk to the isolated personnel.b. Add unnecessary risk to the personnel involved in the recovery mission.c. Preclude execution of higher priority missions.d. Divert critically needed forces from ongoing operations.e. Allow the overall military situation to deteriorate.f. Allow the unnoticed, gradual change to the mission’s goal, which sometimes isreferred to as “Mission creep”.0509. The actual assessed level of risk should drive the type and amount of assets andtheir capabilities to ensure economy of force.0510. The psychological impact of the effort on remaining personnel should be weighedagainst the risk to PR resources and the effect of diverting resources from the ongoingoperations. Commanders at all levels should evaluate these factors before ordering orauthorising a PR mission.5.3.2 PR response optionsImmediate. Recovery may be conducted by accompanying, on-scene assets that can bequickly diverted to execute the recovery (e.g. “buddy recovery”) or by the individualwho self recovers. Given the nature of this kind of recovery, the JPRC / PRCC willnot be involved in the execution of the mission. The JPRC / PRCC are to be informedafterwards for lessons learned purposes.Alert. Response missions commence from a dedicated ground or airborne alert posture.In order to decrease en-route time to the anticipated recovery area, PR forces maybe located on the ground at a forward location or in the case of aviation assets,loitering in anticipation of an execution order. Additionally, these forces may beembedded in missions to further reduce response time.NATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC