The United States conducts modern peace operations to prevent, contain, or resolve regional conflicts that may pose threats to national interests. The facts upon which strategic decisions and agreements with involved parties are based may greatly differ from the realities the operational and tactical level commanders may find once they are deployed. Additionally the operations these commanders are tasked to perform may result from long-term, maturing crises, such as one in which a peacekeeping operation is needed.

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Mission. General -- Mandates -- Status-of forces agreement -- Terms of reference -- Mission analysis -- Fundamentals -- End state -- Rules of engagement -- Mission considerations for multinational forces -- Additional considerations /Civil-military relations. Interagency coordination -- Nongovernmental organizations, private voluntary organizations, United Nations relief agencies, and international organizations -- Civil-military operations center / Joint Task Force (JTF) Organization. Staff organization -- Special operations forces / JTF Command Responsibilities. Command, control and communication -- Negotiation and mediation -- Joint commissions -- Responsibilities to the local population / Transition planning. General -- Planning considerations / Logistics support. General -- Logistics authority -- Logistics organization -- Logistics considerations -- Transportation -- Logistics planning -- Multinational logistics -- UN logistics -- Contracting support -- Host-nation support -- Additional considerations -- Logistics boards, offices, and centers / Intelligence support. General -- Commander's direction -- Operational considerations --Joint Task Force J-2 organizations -- Multinational operations / Public affairs and media. General -- Public affairs -- Procedures in working with the media / Legal responsibilities. General -- International agreements -- Additional legal considerations / Force protection. General -- Force protection considerations -- Risk management / Training requirements. General -- Additional considerations/ Refugee, displaced person, or migrant camp operations. General -- Planning and operations / Appendix A: Summary and highlights of Presidential Decision Direction 25 -- Appendix B: Summary of UN Charter chapters Vi and VII -- Appendix C: Chain of Command structures -- Appendix D: Joint Task Force -- Appendix E: References.