A joint civil-military operations task force, or JCMOTF, is a task organized military unit with the functional purpose of conducting civil-military operations. A JCMOTF generally contains civil affairs type forces with specialists in areas such as nation building, humanitarian assistance, public works and utilities, public safety and health, public education, governance and economics. A military commander may form a JCMOTF during war or disaster relief to stabilize and rebuild an area. A commander may also employ a JCMOTF during peace to perform humanitarian or nation assistance. A JCMOTF may also contain civilian governance, development or stabilization specialists.
Footnotes
- "Joint Doctrine for Civil Affairs — Joint Publication (JP) 3-57.1" (PDF). Washington, DC: U.S. Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. April 14, 2003. p. IV-12. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 6, 2004. Retrieved 2008-10-17.
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