Cover letter_JPR JOG_ACT approved - European Defence Agency

PR OPERATIONNATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC235.4.2 Locate0515. After notification, the priority is to locate the isolated personnel. Verificationof the location information is of utmost importance. Time, effort and lives can be lostif this is not accomplished. A thorough threat assessment is essential to PR planningand execution. To locate isolated personnel, use all available resources as required (e.g.Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) means or eyewitness reports). Someof these capabilities are nationally controlled, and access should be coordinated wellprior to requesting support in an actual PR event.0516. Even with precise coordinates that can pinpoint the isolated personnel’s location,recovery forces still have to authenticate the isolated personnel’s identity prior to supportand recovery operations. An effective authentication system is essential to preventthe compromise of vital information and minimise risk to isolated personnel and therecovery force. This holds true because PRTF assets are extremely vulnerable during theexecution phase and need exact and reliable authentication information. Accordingly,isolated personnel and recovery forces should take extreme care not to compromise authenticationinformation.0517. Some of the ways that PRTF forces authenticate isolated personnel in hostileenvironments include PR code words, letters, numbers, and visual signals, as well asISOPREP data. The details of these will be included in the PR CONOPS and SPINS and/ or detail promulgated to non-CSAR trained personnel (via JCO, Fragmentation Order(FRAGO), etc.). It is important that the JPRC actively tracks the use and / or compromiseof authentication means in order to promulgate required changes.5.4.3 Support0518. Support is the planned effort necessary to ensure the physical and psychologicalsustainment of isolated personnel and the morale of their next of kin and their unit.Support measures begin before an individual becomes isolated. This includes homestationarrangements, training and equipping personnel prior to entering a specific JOA,and the establishment of the JOA PR architecture and theatre PR CONOPS.0519. Support to the isolated personnel may include establishing two-way communications,providing morale building support, aerial resupply, or aerial escort to a cache.Support may also encompass the suppression of enemy threats to the isolated personnel.This may preclude capture for the isolated person and disrupt the adversary’s responseto PR efforts. When necessary, extraction forces and/or equipment may be pre-positionedto support the isolated personnel until the recovery phase.0520. Besides support to the isolated personnel, support includes physical and psychologicalassistance to the isolated personnel’s family and unit. Support to the isolatedpersonnel next of kin is a national responsibility. However, this process may be initiatedby the JPRC through established channels.5.4.4 Recover0521. This task reflects activities by commanders, staffs, recovery force, and isolatedpersonnel to physically recover the isolated personnel. This includes the planning,launch and execution stages. As information of a potential isolating incident becomesavailable, the PRCC should assess the situation quickly, determine mission feasibility,and disseminate data to units that may participate in the recovery mission. Once missionexecution appears feasible, units may be tasked to initiate/continue planning orNATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC