National Security Watch 08-4, 3 October 2008) Describes a State Department initiative to create a body of civilian personnel dedicated to carrying out stabilization and reconstruction missions. The Civilian Response Corps (CRC) signals a belief in the value and efficacy of stabilization efforts, and a commitment to improving the U.S. ability to carry them out. The CRC will change the way stability operations are carried out and the relationship between the military and civilian components of them.

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