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Stability operations (United States Armed Forces)
Stabilization operations (United States Armed Forces)
United States Armed Forces Stabilization operations

Work cat.: 2006005431: Yates, Lawrence A. The US Military's experience in stability operations, 1789-2005. c2006: Ch. 1 ("The current working draft of the Army field manual for stability operations contains the following generalization: A stability operation is an operation executed outside the United States and its territories to establish, preserve, and exploit security and control over areas, populations, and resources. They may occur before, during, and after offensive and defensive operations; however, they also occur separately, usually at the lower end of the spectrum of conflict. Army forces engaged in stability operations establish, safeguard, or restore basic civil services. They act directly and in support of government agencies. Stability operations involve both coercive and cooperative actions. They lead to an environment in which the other instruments of national power can predominate.")
Air War College Military Index to the Internet, Feb. 21, 2006.