Cover letter_JPR JOG_ACT approved - European Defence Agency

PR OPERATIONNATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC55Delineation of responsibility0512. Particular attention is to be given to the delineation of the responsibility forrecovery in case of an isolation incident. The default responsibility for recovery lieswith the commander of the isolated personnel. However, in some cases (e.g. in thecase of downed aircrew) this may not be the best or most logical approach. In caseof downed aircrew, the aircrew may have come down in the AOR of a land component(sub)commander. In such cases it may be more appropriate to transfer the primaryresponsibility for recovery to the ground force commander as he may have the betterSituational Awareness (SA) and will most likely have recovery assets available in closevicinity of the isolated personnel, thus facilitating a quick recovery. Clear details ondelineation of responsibilities must therefore be put into the CONOPS.5.3.3 PR SPINS0513. PR SPINS are issued in order to provide forces that are prone to capture or isolationwith instructions on actions to take to evade the enemy and the mandatory proceduresto be followed for subsequent recovery. Although SPINS are normally associatedwith aviation operations they are equally applicable to all participants in an operationwho are at a high risk to become isolated. They are focused primarily for people trainedand equipped for CSAR recovery.0514. In principle SPINS should be minimised and contain classified perishable andtime-sensitive information, with general standing guidance promulgated as part of thetheatre PR SOP. However, historically, all PR information has been included and the JPRCshould determine the most appropriate format taking into account the composition andexpectations of the JFC. The SPINS format is given in Annex J.5.4 Daily operations0515. During daily operations JPRC / PRCC staff are to run and hand-over their shiftsand are to maintain their documentation. A checklist for the JPRC / PRCC director’s dailyactivities is given in Annex F. A template for a shift hand-over brief is given in AnnexL. Besides updating the PR SOP and SPINS the JPRC / PRCC staff is also to maintain aPOC list as given in Annex K.5.5 Report0516. Initial notification can come from any source. Key in this phase is verification ofthe notification received. Upon verification of the reliability of the notification the informationis to be spread to the JPRC, PRCC and unit or organisation the isolated personnelbelongs to. If the initial alert is triggered by an Emergency Location Transmitter (ELT),the JPRC / PRCC may expect an “ELT notification message” through an Airborne EarlyWarning (AEW) asset in accordance with Annex O.5.6 Locate0517. The aims of the location phase are to fix, find and, if possible, to authenticatethe isolated person. The requirement to know the location of isolated personnel mayNATO UNCLASSIFIED RELEASABLE TO THE PUBLIC