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BR-1000 Business Roles
The Business Roles represent the skills, competencies, and the behaviour (and by extension: its responsibilities) to interact with people or equipment to perform the activities in a business process. Subsequently, roles are associated with business processes and the set of business entities (such as information products) they consume and produce. Roles are in essence the "interfaces" to the activities with which they interact. A role in the business model is equated to the business-level behaviour of an actor that interacts with the system. Normally, roles will be expressed as nouns. A role should reflects its specific business activity interaction. The taxonomical norms of the defence and security environment should be deferred to where appropriate. In the context of the C3 Taxonomy, business roles are focussed on their relevance to deliver decisive performance in military missions. The second layer of the associated taxonomy specifies five main categories: • Military Staff Roles – about how the roles contribute to command and control through specialized staff functions. • Functional Military Roles – about what operational effect the roles deliver. • Structural Military Roles – about where in the military framework the roles operate. • Civilian Roles – about governance, public service, humanitarian action, economic activity, societal stability, and knowledge advancement. • Organizational Roles – about organizational change and transformational adjustments.
BR-1057 Functional Military Roles
The Functional Military Roles describe duties to enable the commander to plan, direct and coordinate towards achieving a desired effect, depending on the specific military functions that are fulfilled in these roles. These roles are mission-oriented and designed to integrate capabilities from multiple components to achieve the commander’s intent. These roles allow the commander and other actors conducting the operation to share a common understanding of what is required to be done; that helps to "operationalize" analysis and planning, and assists with decision support. It has utility across all levels of command.
BR-1021 Command Roles
The Command Roles describe duties to execute authority (vested in an individual of the armed forces) for the direction, coordination, and control of military forces. It typically includes oversight and approval of mission analyses and materiel requirements; analysis of the utilization of resources; and, assessments of those infrastructure operations that directly relate to operational planning and control to include strategic and business. These roles also require oversight, direction and control of subordinate organizations responsible for the evaluation of military forces (e.g. readiness), war plans, strategies, development planning, emergency preparedness, and mobilization planning.
- BR-1132 Strategic Commanders
The Strategic Commanders constitute business roles that describe duties to assume the overall command of operations and responsibility for planning, preparing, conducting, executing and sustaining all operations, determining the C2 arrangements and designating those who will exercise operational and tactical authority. The commanders provides a framework used to assign forces and leads all military operations of assigned forces.
BR-1071 Operational Commanders
The Operational Commanders constitute business roles that describe duties to direct and orchestrate the activities of the components, and to allgin efforts when necessary to achieve synergy between them. Once execution is underway, these commanders maintain a clear perspective of the underlying purpose of activities and the desired effects to create. This, in turn, will allow them to respond rapidly and effectively to events.
- BR-1025 Component Commanders
The Component Commanders constitute business roles that describe duties to command operations within a specific environmental or functional area. These commanders are assigned an area of operations and may receive guidance based on political, diplomatic and legal, physical and operational considerations. The commanders may receive guidance on any necessary conditions regarding movement into and out of it, relationships with adjacent joint operations areas, and pertinent agreements with other actors.
- BR-1165 Joint Commanders
The Joint Commanders constitute business roles that describe duties to achieve efficiency, effectiveness and synergy of the force components under their command, conducting actions to create the intended effects as described in the operations design. This is achieved through operations management, aided by the Joint Commander's staff.
- BR-1137 Tactical Commanders
The Tactical Commanders constitute business roles that describe duties to command a tactical force element by providing appropriate direction to subordinates through application of appropriate decision cycle processes. While tactical commanders possess the means to conduct military activities at their level, their capabilities are most effective when integrated and synchronized across the joint force.
BR-1110 Principal Advisory Roles
The Principal Advisory Roles describe duties to advise the commander and staff to facilitate coordination of forces as a unified team, and provide political legal and other functional advice in support of operations.
- BR-1010 Chief of Staff Roles
The Chief of Staff (COS) Roles describe duties to coordinate the work of the staff divisions by giving clear direction and setting priorities, to fuse the work of the wider headquarters including the joint force elements, and to ensure the staff pulls together as a team and has good esprit de corps.
- BR-1109 Political Advisor Roles
The Political Advisor (POLAD) Roles describe duties to advise on policy, on local, national, regional and international political issues (including those related to the force, contributing nations and host nation (HN)), and on the relationships with international organizations (IOs), non-governmental organizations (NGO), and other actors.
- BR-1074 Legal Advisor Roles
The Legal Advisor (LEGAD) Roles describe duties to advise on international law and mandates, rules of engagement (ROE), operational law issues and any other legal matters.
- BR-1027 Cultural Advisor Roles
The Cultural Advisor Roles describe duties to provide commanders and staffs with expert information about the cultural aspects, implications, consequences, and when appropriate, possible courses of action to address requirements and events that affect accomplishing the mission. They have detailed knowledge of and field experience with people, cultures, religions and concerns in the area in which an operation is taking place.
- BR-1054 Gender Advisor Roles
The Gender Advisor Roles describe duties to advise, assist and support the implementation of policies on gender perspectives within the headquarters functions and processes. They serve as a cross-functional staff enablers, incorporating gender analysis and perspectives into all planning for an operation or mission and thereby enhancing effectiveness.
- BR-1128 Special Operations Advisor Roles
The Special Operations Advisor Roles describe duties to advise the joint force commander and staff, on the proper employment of special operations forces (SOF) capabilities. To ensure that SOF activities are synchronized between the joint force headquarters and the special operations component command, they maintain appropriate coordination with the special operations component command and any SOF liaison elements established to support the joint force.
BR-1102 Personnel and Administration Staff Roles
The Personnel and Administration Staff Roles describe duties to advise on manpower structure for roles and missions, and sustainment for protracted operations, including CIS and headquarters support personnel. These roles include the responsibility to make decisions on a case-by-case basis taking into account, timescales, clear lines of communication, the general strategic situation and other commitments. The roles are equivalent with level 1 in the Continental Staff System.
- BR-1078 Manpower Audit Roles
The Manpower Audit Roles describe duties to conduct the systematic evaluation of an organization or functional area, or manage manpower surveys, to ensure that the mission is authorized, the manpower establishment is appropriate for the tasks and that the organization recognizes and complies with manpower management guidance and procedures.
- BR-1101 Personnel Administration Roles
The Personnel Administration Roles describe duties to provide human resources management (recruitment and discharge) and personnel management (pay, leave, allowances, accounting, entitlements and benefits, discipline, health, recreation, postal services, safety, prisoners of war administration, tour of duty, qualifications, and casualty reporting).
- BR-1103 Personnel Welfare Roles
The Personnel Welfare Roles describe duties to provide the necessary functions to deliver against an organization's legislative or administrative duty of care requirements, such as national employment law or employment and social directives. These form the first point of contact for staff when matters affect their welfare.
- BR-1114 Religious Welfare Roles
The Religious Welfare Roles describe duties to provide the spiritual welfare of members of an organization. These include working with human resources to ensure that there are no constraints with respect to religion when filling posts. In relation to humanitarian assistance, the role may overlap with other types of welfare provision alongside Host Nation (HN) civil authorities, International Organizations (IOs), Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) and other non-military actors.
BR-1065 Intelligence Staff Roles
The Intelligence Staff Roles describe duties to contribute to a continuous and coordinated understanding in a complex global environment, by providing predictive and actionable intelligence products to enable the commander to make appropriate decisions and take action to maintain security. The intelligence staff develops products from the directed collection and processing of information regarding the environment and the capabilities and intentions of actors, to identify threats and offer opportunities for exploitation by decision-makers. The roles are equivalent with level 2 in the Continental Staff System.
- BR-1267 Intelligence Collection and Analysis Roles
The Intelligence Collection and Analysis Roles describe duties to gather information from various sources such as HUMINT, SIGINT, imagery, and open-source intelligence. These roles involve analyzing the collected data to produce actionable intelligence products that support operational decision-making. The section ensures that commanders have a clear understanding of the enemy, environment, and own forces’ status.
- BR-1268 Situational Awareness and Reporting Roles
The Situational Awareness and Reporting Roles describe duties to maintain a comprehensive understanding of the operational environment through continuous monitoring of enemy activity, civil factors, and own forces. These roles involve providing regular situation reports and intelligence updates to ensure the command remains informed and prepared. This ongoing monitoring supports adaptive decision-making during operations.
- BR-1269 Targeting and Threat Assessment Roles
The Targeting and Threat Assessment Roles describe duties to identify, prioritize, and evaluate potential threats and targets. These roles support planning and execution by providing threat evaluations, identifying vulnerabilities, and recommending measures to mitigate risks. The intelligence section helps ensure that operational efforts are focused on the most significant threats.
- BR-1272 Intelligence Planning Support Roles
The Intelligence Planning Support Roles describe duties to assist in developing operational plans by providing timely intelligence assessments and conducting risk analysis. These roles involve offering insights on enemy capabilities, civil factors, and environmental conditions that influence operational success. The section ensures that plans are informed by accurate and current intelligence.
- BR-1270 Intelligence Distribution and Coordination Roles
The Intelligence Distribution and Coordination Roles describe duties to ensure the rapid and secure distribution of intelligence products to all relevant units and agencies. These roles involve coordinating collection efforts and sharing critical information across the command structure to optimize situational understanding. Effective dissemination ensures that all operational elements have the intelligence needed for mission success.
- BR-1271 Counterintelligence and Security Roles
The Counterintelligence and Security Roles describe duties to identify and counter espionage, sabotage, and internal threats to force safety and operational security. These roles involve maintaining strict security protocols, conducting investigations, and protecting sensitive information. The section’s efforts help safeguard operations and personnel from internal and external threats.
BR-1099 Operations Staff Roles
The Operations Staff Roles describe duties to act as the focal point through which the commander directs the conduct of an operation, ensuring unity of effort and the most effective use of resources supporting immediate and planned operations. The operations staff may comprise sections/cells that cover maritime, land, and air operations plus sections/cells to cover special operation forces operations, force protection, military police functions, countering improvized explosive devices, personnel recovery, space operations, cyber activities, information activities, psychological operations (PsyOps), chemical biological, radiological, and nuclear activities, and targeting coordination. The roles are equivalent with level 3 in the Continental Staff System.
- BR-1260 Current Operations Roles
The Current Operations Roles describe duties to oversee and coordinate the immediate execution of ongoing operations, ensuring synchronization among component commands, and facilitating real-time updates and dissemination of critical information to maintain operational cohesion.
- BR-1261 Future Operations Roles
The Future Operations Roles describe duties to assess the capabilities and status of assigned forces, supporting the commander’s decision-making process for upcoming courses of action (COA), developing concepts of operations (CONOPS), and recommending force structures and organization to meet future operational requirements.
- BR-1259 Operations Support and Advice Roles
The Operations Support and Advice Roles describe duties to advise commanders on rules of engagement (ROE), military operational considerations, and operations assessments. It also involves organizing the headquarters, deploying necessary support elements, and providing expert guidance to facilitate effective planning, decision-making, and execution.
- BR-1028 Operations Plan and Order Roles
The Operations Plan and Order Roles describe duties to develop, produce, and distribute operational plans, branch plans, and fragmentary orders based on the concept of operations (CONOPS). This includes specifying tasks for component commands, ensuring clarity, and aligning resources to achieve strategic objectives.
BR-1076 Logistics Staff Roles
The Logistics Staff Roles describe duties to assess the logistics required for achieving the operational objectives, to integrate logistics planning into the operations planning process, and to ensure that these support requirements are met throughout the operation. Based on the assessment, the logistics staff develops the logistic concept and plans in support of operations and coordinates the overall logistic effort. The roles are equivalent with level 4 in the Continental Staff System.
- BR-1262 Materiel and Supply Roles
The Materiel and Supply Roles describe duties to ensure the timely provision of all necessary supplies to sustain forces, emphasizing interoperability and visibility in a multinational environment. These roles involve managing logistic information, stock levels, and flow of materiel along established lines of communication and main supply routes. Special focus is placed on high-risk items such as petroleum, oils and lubricants (POL) and ammunition and explosives (A&E), with an emphasis on supporting the entire materiel life cycle. Early awareness of support requirements, capabilities, and constraints is essential for effective logistics.
- BR-1263 Maintenance Roles
The Maintenance Roles describe duties to retain and restore equipment to operational condition through preventive, corrective, and recovery actions, executed under the responsibility of the equipment owner. These duties aim to sustain the technical capability of forces and ensure readiness for ongoing missions. Maintenance activities are coordinated to optimize equipment performance and availability.
- BR-1264 Movement and Transformation Roles
The Movement and Transformation Roles describe duties to plan and coordinate the relocation of units, personnel, and materiel using military and civilian transport agencies. These roles involve routing, scheduling, and controlling movements, often requiring external resources to ensure efficiency. Proper management of movement processes supports operational mobility and sustainment.
- BR-1265 Engineering and Services Roles
The Engineering and Services Roles describe duties to provide logistic support such as manpower, housing, laundry, canteen, map distribution, postal, courier services, and equipment recovery. These roles focus on enhancing support efficiency, with multinational and contractor solutions considered from the planning stage. They help ensure all supporting services are available to sustain force operations effectively.
- BR-1266 Logistics Staff Medical Support Roles
The Logistics Staff Medical Support Roles define the duties and responsibilities to plan and deliver health-related logistics services, supporting illness prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation, throughout all deployment phases, including logistics coordination, medical evacuation, and supply of resources to healthcare facilities, and to protect force health and ensure personnel operational readiness. The roles support health-related logistics across the full spectrum of military duties.
BR-1107 Plans Staff Roles
The Plans Staff Roles describe duties to assists the joint commander in preparing the operation plan and the planning for future operations. The staff coordinates these planning efforts within the headquarters and with higher, subordinate and adjacent commands and civil authorities. The roles are equivalent with level 5 in the Continental Staff System.
- BR-1053 Future Operations Planning Roles
The Future Operations Planning Roles describe duties to develop plans for future operations with influence from assessments and operational feedback, to gain a commander’s decision on a chosen Coarse of Action (COA) and then refine this COA as the future core of the concept of operations (CONOPS). These roles are focused on the next important change in objectives and priorities for subordinate forces. Additionally, the roles look at objectives and priorities for the force as a whole.
- BR-1131 Strategic Assessment Roles
The Strategic Assessment Roles describe duties to analyze and assess the initiating directive and higher command planning directives, which set out the boundaries of the problem to be solved and the conditions that must be met to achieve the objectives. These roles are also responsible for reviewing historical studies and analysis, which may provide lessons to aid understanding of the current strategic context and how to deal with it.
BR-1023 CIS Staff Roles
The Communications and Information Systems (CIS) Staff Roles describe duties to ensure that adequate CIS support is provided for operations, and that interoperable CIS procedures are used at all levels in the joint force. Furthermore, in order to enable the command and control (C2) requirements, the CIS staff is included in the planning, coordinating and executing command, control, and communications architectures and in Joint Operating Area CIS systems. The CIS staff is usually responsible for establishing a joint command, control and communication support centre to facilitate CIS management and network control. The roles are equivalent with level 6 in the Continental Staff System.
- BR-1320 CIS Plan and Order Roles
The CIS Plan and Order Roles describe duties to develop, publish, and distribute communications system plans, annexes, and operating instructions to support the joint mission. The J-6 works closely with subordinate commands and planning staff to ensure that communications requirements are clearly defined and coordinated across all levels of command. These roles ensure that communication support is synchronized and aligned with operational objectives, facilitating effective command and control.
BR-1333 CIS System Management Roles
The CIS System Management Roles describe duties to oversee and maintain the overall operation of the joint communications network supporting the JFC. The J-6 establishes and manages a joint network operations control center (JNCC) to monitor, control, and optimize network performance within the operational area. This role ensures reliable, secure, and available communication links to support ongoing operations.
- BR-1122 CIS Service Provision Roles
The Service Provision Roles describe duties to provide a set of related software and/or hardware functionalities, both user facing capabilities and technical services, that can be reused for different purposes together with the policies that should control their usage.
- BR-1121 CIS Service Consumption Roles
The Service Consumption Roles describe duties to consume relevant services in line with organizational policy and Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). Services express the functionalities that business processes offer to the user, saving the user from the need to understand or deal with the specific circumstances or characteristics required for the service to be offered.
- BR-1334 CIS Coordination and Advice Roles
The CIS Coordination and Advice Roles describe duties to evaluate and coordinate communications system plans prepared by subordinate commands, ensuring they meet operational needs and technical standards. These roles involve harmonizing plans to promote interoperability, prevent conflicts, and optimize the use of communication assets across the joint force. Such coordination is vital to achieving an integrated and effective communication environment.
- BR-1335 CIS Interoperability Support Roles
The CIS Interoperability Support Roles describe duties to facilitate and promote interoperability among the various components of the joint communication network. The J-6 supports joint planning and operational activities by ensuring that incompatible systems are integrated through technical solutions, standards, and procedures. This promotes seamless information exchange and command communication, regardless of the diversity of systems and contributors involved.
- BR-1336 Frequency Management and Support Roles
The Frequency Management and Support Roles describe duties to support the planning, coordination, and control of electromagnetic spectrum (EMS) resources. The J-6 manages the joint frequency control office to allocate and regulate spectrum use, prevent interference, and ensure secure and reliable communication channels. These roles underpin effective joint operations by maintaining a coordinated and interference-free communication environment.
BR-1145 Training and Exercise Staff Roles
The Training and Exercise Staff Roles describe duties to advise and manage in-theatre training during the joint force work-up period prior to starting the operation, and to conduct training for augmentation forces added to an ongoing operation. The training staff would also liaise with a relief force to ensure a smooth transition and that lessons learned in-theatre are passed to the incoming force. The staff is also responsible for collecting and disseminating good practices and solutions to identified problems throughout a lessons identified/lessons learned process. The roles are equivalent with level 7 in the Continental Staff System.
BR-1144 Training Roles
The Training Roles describe duties to manage the training soldiers, NCOs (non-commissioned officers), and officers. It also extends this to training small and large units, both individually and collectively for both the regular and reserve organizations. Military training, especially for officers, also concerns itself with general education and political indoctrination of the armed forces. To gain proficiency at the collective level, joint and/or combined forces must have the ability to engage as one force quickly to integrate their capabilities across domains, echelons, geographic boundaries and other organizational affiliations. Since the individual's preparation leads directly to collective effectiveness, individual training and collective training must be viewed as closely connected.
- BR-1031 Education Design Roles
The Education Design Roles describe duties to prepare individual and collective training material to enable fulfilment of missions, operational and transformational objectives.
- BR-1146 Training Participation Roles
The Training Participation Roles describe duties to conduct training in line with relevant training directives and instruction. These roles deliver an improved capability for the defence enterprise at both the individual and collective level.
- BR-1147 Training Provision Roles
The Training Provision Roles describe duties to deliver the schedule of activities such as training events and activities, scenario modules, simulation support, real-life support, communications, exercise control and exercise analyses and reports.
BR-1040 Exercises Roles
The Exercises Roles describe duties to bring together new methods, procedures and techniques into exercises. These roles creates exercises of all types and forms.
- BR-1036 Evaluation Roles
The Evaluation Roles describe duties to deliver programmes to provide assurance that all declared forces and/or capabilities are ready and prepared to meet current and contingent operational priorities in accordance with organizarional standards. These roles apply standards as defined in a published standard set, which will establish a baseline for training, exercise and employment of forces allocated to organizational tasks. A critical aspect to all ETEE activities is the requirement to capture and incorporate Lessons Identified in order that they become Lessons Learned.
- BR-1037 Exercise Direction Roles
The Exercise Direction Roles describe duties to control all the participants who are not in the training audience. These include among other entities: the Exercise Direction support staff; the evaluation and analysis teams (under supervision of the Director of Evaluation); the experimentation teams, the real life support, including Communications and Information Systems (CIS), visitors bureau and public information; the training teams and mentors; the situation control elements (scenario, Request for Information (RFI) and Main Events List / Main Incidents List (MEL/MIL) management); and the response cells (higher, lower, situational forces and other entities).
- BR-1038 Exercise Participation Roles
The Exercise Participation Roles describe duties to work collaboratively together within the constraints of an organization's training and exercise framework to improve readiness and interoperability.
- BR-1039 Exercise Planning Roles
The Exercise Planning Roles describe duties to provide detailed instructions to exercise participants and supporting commands, centres, agencies or other activities for the preparation, conduct, support, evaluation and reporting of the exercise. These roles support exercise process responsibilities, activities and steps.
BR-1046 Finance and Resources Staff Roles
The Finance and Resources Staff Roles describe duties to prepare and execute the common funded mission budget for the operation. It includes the functional supervision of component commands. The staff is responsible for procurement and fiscal issues, and it is therefore usually with the first in and last out of a joint operating area, while coordinating closely with nations. The other functional areas need to cooperate closely with budget and finance staff through appointed fund managers to provide appropriate funding for the requirements of the mission. The roles are equivalent with level 8 in the Continental Staff System.
BR-1116 Resource Analysis Roles
The Resource Analysis Roles describe duties to conduct cost/benefit analysis and risk assessment to set up an in-house internal audit function or to outsource the required internal audit capability.
- BR-1186 Cost-Benefit Analysis Roles
The Cost-Benefit Analysis (CBA) Roles describe duties to evaluate the financial viability and value of decisions, investments or changes by comparing expected costs and anticipated benefits.
- BR-1187 Resource Analysis Risk Assessment Roles
The Resource Analysis Risk Assessment Roles define the duties and responsibilities to identify, measure, qualify, report on and strategies to mitigate resource-related risks in support of governance, compliance, and informed decision-making.
- BR-1005 Audit Roles
The Audit Roles describe duties to undertake internal audit activities in order to evaluate risk exposures and the effectiveness of internal controls in managing risk within the organization’s governance, operations and information systems.
BR-1045 Finance and Budget Roles
The Finance and Budget Roles describe duties to ensure an organization's activity is conducted in accordance with an integrated financial management process. These roles include the management and control over: medium and/or long term planning; annual budgets; performance reports on financial management; financial execution reports; and auditable annual financial statements.
- BR-1001 Account Management Roles
The Account Management Roles describe duties to control the accounts and financial activities: reconciliation of accounts, preparation of payrolls and examination of vouchers; records and controls commitment, obligation and expenditure of funds, preparation of reports of financial position and conducting cost accounting and analysis.
- BR-1044 Finance Administration Roles
The Finance Administration Roles describe duties to ensures that detailed rules and procedures are followed to attain effective financial administration.
- BR-1047 Financial Planning Roles
The Financial Planning Roles describe duties to establish an integrated financial management process. These roles include the planning of: medium and/or long term plans; annual budgets; performance reports on financial management; financial execution reports; and auditable annual financial statements.
BR-1119 Resourcing Roles
The Resourcing Roles describe duties to ensure the most cost efficient, cost effective and economic use of resources incorporating, following principles of propriety, sound governance with accountability and transparency, with risk management and internal control, and internal audit.
- BR-1117 Resource Approval Roles
The Resource Approval Roles describe duties to ensure formal approval processes and authorization for transactions for internal control activities, contracts and budgets.
- BR-1118 Resource Management Roles
The Resource Management Roles describe duties to establish and maintain accountability for resource management practices.
- BR-1019 Civil-Military Cooperation Staff Roles
The Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Staff Roles describe duties to support the mission objectives through interaction with appropriate non-military actors. CIMIC staff takes a leading role in gathering, assessing and reporting information regarding the civil environment in cooperation with other military functions. They are capable of explaining military requirements to non-military actors and vice versa. The roles are equivalent with level 9 in the Continental Staff System.
BR-1002 Advisors and Liaison Roles
The Advisors and Liaison Roles describe duties to deliver expert advise to commanders and headquarters staff and to liaise within the force and with external actors. Within the force, exchange from liaison elements between the functional components is critical to facilitate whole force coordination. External liaison is exchanged with the task force command, higher command, adjacent units, Host Nation, contributing nation, non-alliance contributing nation, International Organizations (IOs) involved in the operation and supporting forces assigned to the commander.
BR-1085 Military Engineering Advisor Roles
The Military Engineering (MILENG) Advisor Roles describe duties to advise the commander and staff in all aspects of the military engineering function. Priorities for MILENG activities and associated allocation of resources will be determined in the operational-level planning process in which the military engineering advisor and staff play a full part. They exercise coordination on behalf of the commander over the allocation of MILENG resources, such as engineer and Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) assets.
- BR-1007 Building and Civil Engineering Advisors
The Building and Civil Engineering Advisors constitute business roles that describe duties to support on science, technology and techniques of assembling, erecting and maintaining public, commercial, industrial and residential structures and their fittings. They provide input to planning, designing, testing and directing the construction of large scale buildings and structures, including systems for transport, water supply, sewage etc.
- BR-1080 Mechanical Engineering Advisors
The Mechanical Engineering Advisors constitute business roles that describe duties to provide support on the design, construction and maintenance of machinery. They may provide essential mechanical engineering support including facility construction, structural repair, debris clearance, emergency repairs to restore utilities, and camp construction for deployed forces and dislocated civilians.
- BR-1032 Electrical Engineering Advisors
The Electrical Engineering Advisors constitute business roles that describe duties to develop, implement and maintain electrical infrastructure and assets. They may provide essential electrical engineering support to restore utilities, and camp construction for deployed forces and dislocated civilians.
- BR-1134 Structural Engineering Advisors
The Structural Engineering Advisors constitute business roles that describe duties to perform infrastructure assessments, and to inspect materials used during construction, where columns, beams, girders and other support systems have been used. They are responsible for managing infrastructure with respect to assessing its strength in cases where structural repairs, emergency repairs to restore utilities and camp construction may be required to ensure their reliability, for example pre or post weapons effects.
- BR-1111 Provost Marshal Roles
The Provost Marshal (PM) Roles describe duties to coordinate all police activities and the provision of specialist advice to the commander and staff. The PM is the senior Military Police officer and may in addition be afforded a command function.
- BR-1081 Medical Advisor Roles
The Medical Advisor (MEDAD) Roles describe duties to ensure appropriate medical planning and medical support for the forces under command, and to undertake medical estimates and produce appropriate medical plans, coherent with the overall operational plan, in a multinational environment. They are responsible for ensuring commanders and staff are informed and aware of the health and medical implications of their potential courses of action. As specialist staff officers, the MEDADs maintain direct access to the commander.
BR-1130 Strategic Communications Roles
The Strategic Communications (Stratcom) Roles describe duties to direct, coordinate, and synchronize the overall communication effort and to integrate the communication capabilities and information staff functions - including Public Affairs (PA), Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) and Information Operations (Info Ops) - with other military activities. This effort is undertaken to understand and shape the information environment.
- BR-1112 Public Affairs Roles
The Public Affairs (PA) Roles describe duties to communicate accurate information in a timely manner to audiences to improve public awareness and understanding of military aspects, thereby undermining adversary propaganda and enhancing the ability to meet strategic and operational objectives by strengthening organizational credibility and public support. Audiences can be allied, international, regional, local or internal, depending on the issue or activity. These roles advise the commander on all media and internal communications-related matters, and remain the lead function responsible for external communication - interfacing with the international and local press and implementing the public information strategy. The roles maintain a close liaison with CIMIC.
- BR-1104 Psychological Operations Roles
The Psychological Operations (PSYOPS) Roles describe duties to plan activities using methods of communication and other means directed at approved audiences to influence perceptions, attitudes and behaviour, affecting the achievement of political and military objectives.
BR-1062 Information Operations Roles
The Information Operations Roles describe duties to provide advice and coordinate military information activities to create desired effects on the will, understanding and capability of adversaries, potential adversaries and other identified parties in support of mission objectives. Information activities are designed to affect information and or information systems and can be performed by any actor and include protective measures.
- BR-1113 Publishing and Media Production Roles
The Publishing and Media Production Roles describe duties to advise on and deliver external communications. These roles are embedded in headquarters and coordinate with associated non-military actors, the international and local press. They are responsible for implementing the public information strategy, where the speed with which information is communicated and its potential impact are essential elements to decision making.
- BR-1060 Information Operations Planning Roles
The Information Operations Planning Roles describe duties to assist in the planning of activities using methods of communication and other means directed at approved audiences to influence perceptions, attitudes and behaviour, affecting the achievement of political and military objectives. The roles support relevant staff planning subgroups at all levels and work in collaboration with other information and specialist staff.
- BR-1073 Journalism and Reporting Roles
The Journalism and Reporting Roles describe duties to focus on the wording and content of messages for the development of news reporting, and the writing commentaries and feature stories of public interest etc.
- BR-1152 Web Development Roles
The Web Development Roles describe duties to develop web collaboration portals as well as workflows and other media used for sharing information.
- BR-1075 Liaison Officer Roles
The Liaison Officer (LO) Roles describe duties to represent the interests of the sending commander to the receiving commander, which can greatly promote understanding of the commander’s intent at both the sending and receiving headquarters. The LOs have the authority to speak for their commander and be of sufficient rank to influence the decision-making process at the level they are assigned.
BR-1154 Coordinating Military Roles
The Coordinating Military Roles describe duties to support the commander through specialized staff functions, often following an organizational structure of headquarters as defined in the continental staff system. These include command, operations, intelligence, logistics, personnel and manpower, and plans, as well as other branches such as communications, medical, engineering, cyber, and legal support. The associated staff directorates provide staff supervision of related processes, activities, and capabilities associated with the basic joint functions. These roles ensure that the commander has the information, resources, and coordinated actions needed to lead the force effectively.
BR-1156 Manoeuvre Coordination Roles
The Manoeuvre Coordination Roles describe duties to deliver effects in time and space, decline or joins combat or exploit emerging developments. The principal purpose is to gain positional advantage in respect to the adversary from which force can be threatened or applied. The roles ensure that assets are moved in line with the commander's directive and combat power is focused where it can have decisive effect, to pre-empt, dislocate, or disrupt adversary operations.
- BR-1089 Movement Coordination Roles
The Movement Coordination Roles describe duties to conduct the relocation of units, personnel and materiel. The concept of movements includes the three following main elements: the movement organization, military and civilian transport agencies and the stakeholders. Moreover, military units, their personnel and materiel may also be involved in the movement process and civilian organizations may also take part.
- BR-1149 Transport Coordination Roles
The Transport Coordination Roles describe duties to coordinate the conveyance of personnel and materiel. This process is planned, routed, scheduled and controlled by the movement organization.
- BR-1194 Strategic Asset Management Roles
The Strategic Asset Management Roles describe duties to plan, deliver and manage strategic assets that will be temporarily made available to the mission in support of manoeuvre operations.
BR-1141 Joint Fires Coordination Roles
The Joint Fires Coordination Roles describe duties to create effects on a target, applied directly or indirectly to achieve a wide range of physical and psychological damages by degrading capability and shattering cohesion. Fires are often delivered by joint assets and may be used in isolation, but it is preferable to integrate them with manoeuvre to achieve optimal results.
- BR-1049 Fires Coordination and Deconfliction Roles
The Fires Coordination and Deconfliction Roles describe duties to manage and facilitate joint fire support efforts by deconflicting attacks, avoiding fratricide, and reducing duplication of effort. These roles include establishing coordination procedures that are flexible and responsive to dynamic operational conditions, and ensuring fire support personnel understand the commander's intent. Effective coordination involves identifying potential fratricide risks and implementing measures to control and positive manage target engagements.
- BR-1282 Fires Synchronization and Control Roles
The Fires Synchronization and Control Roles describe duties to synchronize joint fire support operations, ensuring the right attack means are employed against correctly identified targets at the right time. These roles involve employing permissive and restrictive Fire Support Coordination Measures (FSCMs) to facilitate or restrict engagement, protect forces and infrastructure, and enable future operations. Proper positioning and adjustment of these measures help streamline fire support, protect assets, and maintain operational security.
- BR-1283 Fires Assessment and Effect Roles
The Fires Assessment and Effect Roles describe duties to monitor the outcomes of joint fires, assess their impacts on the adversary and operational environment, and refine fire support planning accordingly. These roles include evaluating effects on enemy capability, cohesion, and morale, as well as mitigating risks such as collateral damage or unintended fratricide. Continuous assessment ensures fire support remains aligned with operational goals and adapts to evolving combat conditions.
BR-1234 Joint Targeting Coordination Roles
The Joint Targeting Coordination Roles describe duties to aid decision-making linking strategic and operational objectives with effects through the appropriate prosecution of prioritized targets and the assessment of any effect generated. The joint targeting process determines the effects necessary to achieve the commander's objectives, identifies the actions necessary to create the desired effects based on means available, selects and prioritizes targets, and liaises with fires and other military capabilities.
- BR-1279 Target Prioritization and Coordination Roles
The Target Prioritization and Coordination Roles describe duties to produce and manage the Joint Prioritized Target List (JPTL), de-conflict target nominations at various command levels, and oversee the targeting process to ensure target selection supports operational effects. These roles include coordinating with component commands and liaising with the targeting coordination entities for review and approval, as well as managing related lists such as the Restricted Target List (RTL) and No-Strike List (NSL).
- BR-1280 Target Development and Collection Roles
The Target Development and Collection Roles describe duties to recommend high-payoff targets, develop JISR collection requirements, and monitor time-sensitive and critical targets. These roles support the creation of precise and effective effects through joint fires coordination, and include procedures to ensure targets are engaged with minimal collateral damage, all aligned with the commander’s operational objectives.
- BR-1281 Targeting Impact Assessment Roles
The Targeting Impact Assessment Roles describe duties to assess the physical, environmental, and civil impacts of targeting actions, ensuring effects are consistent with higher-level guidance and lawful constraints. These roles include integrating legal advice into the targeting process, evaluating the effects on infrastructure and populations, and conducting post-engagement assessments to inform future targeting and operational planning.
BR-1158 Command Support Roles
The Command Support Roles describe duties to support the command and control (C2) over assigned and attached forces to accomplish the mission.
BR-1096 Operational Control Roles
The Operational Control Roles describe duties to control all forces within a Joint Operating Area (JOA) and to provide unity of command and unity of effort using clear coordination arrangements.
- BR-1095 Operational Authorization Roles
The Operational Authorization Roles describe duties to manage operational limitations and authorizations on the basis of clearly articulated delegated roles, responsibilities and limitations for battlespace management within the Joint Operating Area (JOA).
- BR-1097 Operational Coordination Roles
The Operational Coordination Roles describe duties to perform Battlespace Management to enable the planned and dynamic coordination, synchronization and prioritization of activities across all dimensions of an assigned area of operations within the battlespace.
BR-1018 CIS Security Roles
The Communications and Information Systems (CIS) Security Roles describe duties to perform activities inside the CIS Security community. Measures include, but are not limited to communications security, emission security, and computer systems security. The associated activities include: • CIS security and INFOSEC, including security measures to protect information processed, stored or transmitted in communication. • Protection of information and other electronic systems against loss of confidentiality, integrity, or availability, whether accidental or intentional. • Prevention of loss of integrity or availability of the systems themselves, including the prevention of unauthorized use of storage media such as flash drives and other universal serial bus (USB) devices.
- BR-1016 CIS Protection Management Roles
The Communications and Information Systems (CIS) Protection Management Roles describe duties to define CIS Security policies, to organize CIS Security, and to coordinate and communicate information external to the organization.
- BR-1017 CIS Response Management Roles
The Communications and Information Systems (CIS) Security Response Management Roles describe duties to address identified CIS Security incidents in order to prevent a threat occurring and to mitigate any effects.
BR-1015 CIS Operations Roles
The Communications and Information Systems (CIS) Operations Roles describe duties to facilitate coordination of collective CIS operations, taking into account differences in doctrine, organization, training materiel, leadership and education, facilities, and personnel skill sets, and implementation policies.
- BR-1012 CIS Administration Roles
The Communications and Information Systems (CIS) Administration Roles describe duties to ensure that that strict technical and management standards are imposed throughout the network to support delivery of successful CIS integration. A significant responsibility is the administration of security domain compartmentalization in relation to the sensitivity of the information that the CIS domain will process, store, and forward. That information sensitivity dictates the implementation and operation policies that have to be followed in order to be allowed to deal with the level of information sensitivity. Military networks typically follow a "system-high" approach, meaning that a given security domain can contain all types of information up to the authorized sensitivity level, all users need to be cleared to that level of sensitivity, and the "need-to-know" is not technically, but administratively, enforced.
- BR-1014 CIS Management Roles
The Communications and Information Systems (CIS) Management Roles involve coordinating the information management and communication plans to ensure all essential command and control (C2) services are identified and adequately supported for operational missions. Responsibilities include establishing effective CIS support for the joint C2 structure, determining the primary systems for operational use, publishing plans, annexes, and instructions to support missions, and managing all CIS activities supporting the joint force or organization. They also oversee the review and coordination of CIS plans developed by subordinate commands and ensure interoperability within the joint force or organization. Additionally, these roles involve establishing a battlespace spectrum management plan and integrating procedures into operations to ensure continuity in the event of cyber attacks or serious incidents affecting mission success. This includes developing business continuity plans, disaster recovery prioritization, and procedures to maintain operational resilience. Organizing command and control of CIS infrastructure is also key, ensuring seamless, secure, and resilient communication channels to support mission execution and strategic objectives.
BR-1013 CIS Infrastructure Roles
The CIS Infrastructure Roles describe duties to plan, coordinate and execute CIS architectures and Joint Operations Area (JOA) CIS, as well as participate in the establishment of strategic guidelines. The CIS Infrastructure roles should provide the commander with relevant and timely information required to support the decision-making process, and the staff with sufficient data to effectively manage assigned resources in the achievement of mission objectives. Furthermore, joint C2 CIS architectures must be able to adjust in support of changes to the command support structure.
- BR-1093 Network Management Roles
The Network Management Roles encompass duties essential for supporting effective information exchange, enabling sharing among mission participants, and establishing robust network relationships to facilitate comprehensive operational activities. These responsibilities include identifying, installing, and maintaining network upgrades, troubleshooting issues, overseeing user access, and developing backup and disaster recovery plans to ensure network resilience during emergencies. They also involve planning infrastructure for new applications and services, training staff to support end users, and managing the procurement and maintenance of networking equipment and infrastructure. Additionally, these roles include the integration of mobile devices into the organization's networks, whether organizational or personal devices, to support mobility and flexibility in operations. The network management team is tasked with ensuring continuous network performance, security, and availability while enabling secure, reliable, and scalable information sharing to meet current and future operational needs.
- BR-1136 System Management Roles
The System Management Roles describe duties to manage the IT infrastructure and resources required to plan for, develop, deliver and support IT services and products. These rules include responsibilities for change management, maintenance, performance, service management and continual service improvement.
BR-1123 Situational Awareness Roles
The Situational Awareness (SA) Roles describe duties to gain and maintain understanding of the operational environment, the status of forces and the opportunities and contraints across the Joint Operational Area (JOA) at each level and within and between headquarters. Shared situational awareness allows friendly forces the knowledge of each other’s location is, where adversary forces are, and the location of neutral agencies and bystanders, as well as their intentions and the freedoms and constraints they are operating under.
- BR-1151 Watchkeeper Roles
The Watchkeeper Roles describe duties to record and maintain the real-time command and control (C2) status of the headquarters and subordinate units. These roles are usually situated within the Ops Room, in the Command Post, or on the Bridge.
- BR-1106 Picture Management Roles
The Picture Management Roles describe duties to collate situational data and information into standardized formats, to manage the update of these collated situational pictures, and to control the dissemination of these pictures to approved recipients. The Common Operational Picture (COP) may show information such as boundaries, last reported locations and the operational effectiveness of force elements, and assessed locations of opponents and other actors against a common geospatial and temporal reference. Operational commanders should understand the limitations of the data sources that feed a COP and that significant latency may exist with individual tracks, particularly in the maritime environment. Understanding the limitations of the COP will enable effective decision making and enhance situational awareness.
BR-1159 Intelligence and JISR Coordination Roles
The Intelligence and Joint Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (JISR) Coordination Roles describe duties to contribute to a continuous and coordinated understanding of the operating environment, to support commanders by identifying conditions required to achieve objectives. These roles are supported by a series of specific responsibilities of the intelligence staff, including: inform the commander; describe the operating environment; identify and define adversary objectives; and support planning, execution and assessment of operations.
- BR-1026 Counter-Intelligence Roles
The Counter-Intelligence (CI) Roles describe duties to deliver activities that identify and counter the threat to force security. Particularly that directed against allied personnel, facilities or equipment from foreign intelligence services, organizations or individuals engaged in espionage, sabotage, subversion, terrorism or organized crime. A critical counter-intelligence function supports deploying forces during both peacetime and crisis operations. Counter-intelligence units can provide accurate and timely information relating to the threats to the deployment operation and to the forces once they are deployed. Commanders increasingly require counter-intelligence (CI) activities to address multi dimensional and asymmetric threats. CI roles will coordinate and oversee the activities, briefings and debriefings conducted in support of the counter-intelligence mission. It is crucial to deny the adversary an opportunity to conduct terrorism, espionage, subversion, sabotage, organized crime or computer network attacks against friendly force. To achieve this requires identification of friendly force’s vulnerability to an adversary’s intelligence gathering operations. This information is used to inform OPSEC, counter surveillance and deception planning including Protective Security policy.
BR-1068 Intelligence Requirements Management Roles
The Intelligence Requirements Management (IRM) Roles describe duties to ensure that all intelligence requirements are clearly defined, validated, and prioritized to support effective decision-making within the operational framework. The IRM staff is responsible for assessing the validity of requirements, determining whether information can be obtained through existing data, external sources, or requires active collection, and then developing appropriate collection plans. They coordinate with command elements to ensure requirements align with operational priorities and manage the flow of Requests for Information (RFIs) across different levels of command and intelligence sources. Additionally, they identify key indicators relevant to the operation, which guide collection efforts and help anticipate potential threats or opportunities.
- BR-1273 Intelligence Requirement Validation Roles
The Intelligence Requirement Validation Roles describe duties to assess whether intelligence requirements are valid, feasible, and aligned with operational needs. This involves analyzing if the required information is already available, obtainable from external sources, or necessitates new collection efforts. The roles also include prioritizing requirements based on their importance and supporting the development of collection plans accordingly.
- BR-1274 Intelligence Requirement Coordination Roles
The Intelligence Requirement Coordination Roles describe duties to manage, distribute, and ensure timely responses to RFIs across the command and external sources. These roles involve tracking the progress of RFIs, facilitating communication between collectors and consumers, and ensuring requirements are effectively translated into collection activities to fill intelligence gaps.
- BR-1275 Intelligence Indicator Selection Roles
The Intelligence Indicator Selection Roles describe duties to identify suitable indicators that reflect adversary intentions or capabilities, categorized into horizon scanning, warning indicators, tactical indicators, and identification indicators. These roles involve selecting indicators tailored to the operational situation, which inform and guide the collection plan, anticipate threats, and support continuous assessment during the operation.
BR-1020 Intelligence Collection Management Roles
The Intelligence Collection Management (CM) Roles describe duties to effectively match validated and structured intelligence requirements with the available collection assets, considering factors such as asset availability, sensor coverage, and communication capabilities. The objective is to develop a comprehensive Intelligence Collection Plan (ICP) that specifies how each requirement will be satisfied through appropriate means, timing, and delivery of products. ICM ensures that collection efforts are aligned with operational priorities and resources, enabling targeted and efficient intelligence gathering.
- BR-1276 Intelligence Collection Planning Roles
The Intelligence Collection Planning Roles describe duties to create the detailed ICP, outlining which collection assets will satisfy each requirement, the frequency of coverage, and the expected product type. These roles involve organizing collection tasks in a matrix or table format, indicating the best methods for fulfillment, and listing the responsible organizations or assets suited for specific tasks. The plan sets the foundation for systematic collection efforts aligned with operational needs.
- BR-1277 Intelligence Collection Coordination Roles
The Intelligence Collection Coordination Roles describe duties to oversee the execution of the ICP by converting requirements into specific collection tasks and assigning them to sources or agencies. These roles include managing and adjusting collection activities, especially in time-sensitive situations, and developing procedures for fast-tracking urgent or unexpected requirements, including requests for information (RFIs) passed to higher or adjacent formations.
- BR-1278 Intelligence Asset Allocation Roles
The Intelligence Asset Allocation Roles describe duties to assign ISR assets based on their suitability, availability, and capability to meet specific collection requirements. These roles involve considering multi-collection options for complex targets or deception scenarios, modifying requirements as necessary, and coordinating the re-allocation of assets to prioritize demands while maintaining coherence across multi-role or dual-role platforms.
BR-1160 Information Coordination Roles
The Information Coordination Roles describe duties to help commanders and staff applying (or using) information, while integrating with other functions, to influence relevant-actor perceptions, behaviour, action or inaction and decision making. Coordination is required to ensure that other activities by the joint force do not undermine activities in the information environment and vice versa.
- BR-1290 Information Coordination Management Roles
The Information Coordination Management Roles define the duties and responsibilities not already covered by other Information Management roles to collect, organize, store, and distribute accurate, timely, and relevant data and information to support decision-making and operational needs. These roles include establishing systems for data collection, ensuring secure and efficient data access, and facilitating information sharing and distribution across units or organizations. Their goal is to enhance the availability, accessibility and usability of information for all stakeholders involved.
BR-1059 Knowledge Management Roles
The Knowledge Management Roles describe duties to create, share, and apply organizational knowledge, insights, and expertise to improve processes, foster innovation, and enable informed decision-making. These roles involve capturing best practices, promoting collaboration, and facilitating learning within the organization. Effective knowledge management ensures that valuable know-how is retained and accessible to support strategic and operational goals.
- BR-1058 Information Administration Roles
The Information Administration Roles describe duties to implement the Information Management (IM) processes and procedures in line with an organization's IM policy and strategy. These roles support access rights to data / information with respect to the classification and releasability.
- BR-1061 Knowledge Information Management Roles
The Knowledge Information Management (KIM) Roles define the duties and responsibilities to manage an organization's knowledge information resources (including but limited to explicit, tacit, procedural and posteriori, etc) so that these may be used by one or many different systems, individuals, and organizations in a way that optimizes access by all who have a share in that data or a right to that information. In addition, the roles need to provide a timely flow of relevant information that supports all aspects of planning, decision making, and execution; to include all activities involved in the identification, collection, filtering, fusing, processing, focusing, disseminating, and using information.
- BR-1291 Ontology Management Roles
The Ontology Management Roles describe duties to develop, maintain, and update formal representations of concepts, categories, and relationships within a domain. These roles ensure consistent understanding and communication of domain-specific knowledge, supporting interoperability and semantic clarity across systems and stakeholders. Ontology management underpins effective data integration and information exchange.
- BR-1292 Archive Management Roles
The Archive Management Roles describe duties to systematically store, preserve, and retrieve historical data, records, and documents for long-term reference and compliance purposes. These roles involve establishing archival standards, ensuring data integrity, and facilitating access to archived information for investigations, audits, or knowledge reuse.
- BR-1293 Terminology Management Roles
The Terminology Management Roles describe duties to develop and maintain standardized vocabularies, glossaries, and data definitions to ensure consistent use and understanding of terms across systems and organizations. These roles improve clarity, reduce misunderstandings, and support interoperability by promoting common language and precise terminology.
BR-1161 Sustainment Coordination Roles
The Sustainment Coordination Roles describe duties to ensure the comprehensive provision of personnel, logistics, medical, and general military engineering (MILENG) support required to maintain combat power throughout all phases of an operation.
BR-1063 Infrastructure Roles
The Infrastructure Roles describe duties to provide the basic physical structures (for example, buildings, roads, power supplies) within the joint operations area upon which the organization's deployed assets rely on for the prosecution of its mission through the sustainment and exercise of deployed military capability. The roles may be required to manage some local, indigenous infrastructure such as a Sea Port of Debarkation (SPOD). However, it is highly likely that additional infrastructure will be required. The roles will likely be required to deliver both equipment infrastructure and infrastructure that has been constructed in-situ.
- BR-1189 Equipment Management Roles
The Equipment Management Roles describe duties to plan, control and manage all the equipment which, collectively, make up the operational estate.
- BR-1043 Facilities Management Roles
The Facilities Management Roles describe duties to plan, control and manage all the facilities which, collectively, make up the operational estate. This involves provision and management of the physical environment, including space and power allocation, and environmental monitoring to provide statistics on energy usage. It encompasses physical access control, and adherence to all mandatory policies and regulations concerning health and safety at work.
- BR-1033 Engineering Roles
The Engineering Roles describe duties to implement the planning, maintenance and disposal of the infrastructure works required to support the logistic mission and the survival of the joint force as a whole. The roles are responsible for the management of the development and coordination of military engineering support plans, and the development and implementation of policy, plans, guidance and procedures related to all aspects of military engineering. It is the focal point for all aspects of engineer intelligence, operations, policy/plans and infrastructure and as such, infrastructure engineering is an element of force support engineering.
BR-1135 Supply Roles
The Supply Roles describe duties to optimize the use of available Host Nation Support (HNS), contractor support to operations, troop contributing nation supplied materiel, in-country or regional resources and should also support agreements between allies and nations to achieve economies of scale and consistency of quality possibly through multinational solutions.
- BR-1004 Asset Management Roles
The Asset Management and Stock-Keeper Roles describe duties to manage the lifecycle of assets and the sustainment stocks as well as the re-supply flow.
- BR-1098 Operational Stores Provision Roles
The Operational Stores Provision Roles describe duties to execute the sustainment and provisioning of operational-level support services.
BR-1084 Sustainment Coordination Medical Support Roles
The Sustainment Coordination Medical Support Roles define the duties and responsibilities to plan, coordinate and manage medical support functions and elements assigned to the force command, and for the integration of those functions and elements with the overall command and control (C2) structure in theatre. The roles are responsible for the medical C2 and support the development of medical plans, policies and procedures in support of operations. This includes medical reach-back for the assigned deployed staff elements for medical operations and planning, preventive medicine, and the coordination of environmental health. It also assesses medical/health related preparedness of nations and assigned forces for joint operations, monitoring and de-conflicting as necessary and it provides medical oversight of the respective area of operation. Planning and coordination of medical services and capabilities is a medical responsibility, while integrating medical support into the operations environment and implementing/enforcing recommended preventive medicine policies are part of force protection and led by the operations staff. A deployed military force requires an appropriate level of medical representation in order to collaborate in the coordination and integration of the overall logistic support plan. This includes specific medical responsibilities with respect to the theatre's medical C2 structure, the coordination of patient evacuation, medical input to the Reception, Staging, and Onward Movement (RSOM) of patients out of theatre; the coordination and possible control of medical assets assigned to the JLSG; and medical resupply.
- BR-1083 Medical Services Coordination Roles
The Medical Services Coordination Roles describe duties to participate in the overall planning, organizing, and directing of programmes, services, and support activities carried out through all medical functions. This includes the development of plans and policy guidance to implement medical management programs and the direction and administration of a positive management-oriented medical management programme. Planning and coordination of medical services and capabilities is a medical responsibility, while integrating medical support into the operations environment and implementing/enforcing recommended preventive medicine policies are part of force protection and led by the operations staff.
- BR-1150 Veterinary Support Roles
The Veterinary Support Roles describe duties to prevent, diagnose and treat diseases and injuries in animals, and their general care.
BR-1052 Force Protection Roles
The Force Protection (FP) Roles describe duties to minimize the vulnerability of personnel, facilities, equipment, materiel, operations and activities from threats and hazards to preserve freedom of action and operational effectiveness thereby contributing to mission success.
BR-1284 Tactical Area of Responsibility Control Roles
The Tactical Area of Responsibility (TAOR) Control describe duties to establish and maintain control over the Tactical Area of Responsibility, ensuring friendly forces can operate freely while denying the adversary the same. These roles include executing counter-surface-to-air, surface-to-surface, and indirect fire actions to prevent enemy engagement of forces and assets, as well as countering threats like IEDs, reconnaissance, and unauthorized intrusions. The objective is to create a secure environment that enables sustained operations and protects forces from interference or attack.
- BR-1306 Counter-Force Roles
The Counter-Force Roles describe duties to employ specific measures such as counter-surface and counter-air fires, as well as defense against submarines, mines, and fast inshore attack craft, to defend maritime forces and critical infrastructure. These actions focus on preventing enemy attacks from sea or air platforms and mitigating underwater threats, supporting naval and littoral security, and ensuring freedom of maneuver in the maritime domain.
- BR-1305 Force Defensive Action Roles
The Force Defensive Action Roles describe duties to implement measures against threats like illicit activity, monitoring and reducing the effectiveness of reconnaissance, and defending against intrusions or unauthorized access to NATO installations and port facilities. These roles support perimeter security, harbor defense, and underwater safety, collaborating closely with port and maritime security to maintain operational integrity.
- BR-1304 Influence and Security Control Roles
The Influence and Security Control Roles describe duties to take actions aimed at shaping the operational environment, causing adversaries or other entities to change their thoughts or actions, and preventing unauthorized access or hostile activity. These roles include influence activities to alter character or behavior and implementing interdiction or preventative measures to secure personnel, assets, and territory against diverse threats.
BR-1285 Force Air Defence Roles
The Force Air Defence Roles describe duties to develop, coordinate, and execute integrated air defense plans that protect friendly forces, critical assets, and infrastructure from air and missile threats. These roles include establishing weapons control procedures, coordinating with regional and host nation systems, and supporting civil defense activities through information exchange. The air defense effort encompasses both active measures, such as intercepting or destroying attacking threats, and passive measures, including protection and concealment of forces and assets to minimize enemy effectiveness.
- BR-1307 Force Active Air Defence Roles
The Force Active Air Defence Roles describe duties to employ direct defensive actions, such as surface-based and airborne missile systems, to intercept and neutralize enemy air and missile attacks before they reach their targets. These roles also involve managing theatre missile defense and maritime air defense, ensuring timely engagement of threats and coordination with joint forces to maintain air superiority and protect maritime forces.
- BR-1308 Force Passive Air Defence Roles
The Force Passive Air Defence Roles describe duties to implement measures that reduce the vulnerability of forces and assets through individual and collective protection, camouflage, and electronic measures. These roles focus on minimizing damage and maintaining operational continuity by fortifying critical points, reducing the likelihood of successful enemy strikes, and supporting civil defense efforts.
- BR-1309 Force Specialized Air Defence Roles
The Force Specialized Air Defence Roles describe duties to operate and manage specific defense systems such as C-RAM for rocket, artillery, and mortar threats, and all-arms air defense using small arms and fire control measures at the unit level. These roles ensure protection from indirect fire and low-level air threats, providing immediate response capabilities to safeguard personnel and equipment in a variety of operational scenarios.
BR-1286 Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence Roles
The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Defence Roles describe duties to prevent, protect against, and recover from CBRN incidents, ensuring forces can maintain operational effectiveness and freedom of action in a contaminated environment. These roles include implementing active and reactive measures, such as detection, identification, monitoring, physical protection, hazard management, and medical countermeasures, to minimize risks and impacts from CBRN hazards. CBRN defence does not encompass offensive elimination of CBRN weapons but provides the capabilities necessary for commanders to prevent incidents and mitigate their consequences.
- BR-1314 CBRN Detection, Identification, and Monitoring Roles
The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Detection, Identification, and Monitoring Roles describe duties to detect and characterize CBRN incidents, identify the agents and hazards involved, and delineate areas of contamination. These roles include monitoring environmental changes, tracking the progression of hazards, and providing situational awareness to support timely decision-making. Accurate detection and assessment are essential for effective response and mitigation efforts in a contaminated environment.
- BR-1313 CBRN Information Management Roles
The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Information Management Roles describe duties to manage all forms of CBRN-related information efficiently, enabling rapid collection, evaluation, and dissemination. These roles include establishing systems for hazard prediction, threat assessment, and warning reporting in accordance with standards such as STANAG 2103. Effective information sharing across units and with cooperating organizations ensures coordinated responses and minimizes risks to NATO forces.
- BR-1312 CBRN Physical Protection Roles
The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Physical Protection Roles describe duties to implement measures that enable personnel and assets to survive and operate effectively amid CBRN hazards. This includes designing and hardening facilities, equipment, and protective clothing, as well as managing individual and collective protective actions. Proper physical protection sustains operational capability by reducing vulnerability to weapon effects and hazards.
- BR-1311 CBRN Hazard Management Roles
The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Hazard Management Roles describe duties to execute measures aimed at limiting the operational impact of CBRN hazards through avoidance, containment, decontamination, and control of hazards. These include pre-hazard precautions, controlling the spread of hazards, and managing exposure risks, especially from toxic industrial chemicals (TIHs). Proper hazard management mitigates the consequences of CBRN incidents, safeguarding personnel and assets.
- BR-1310 CBRN Medical Countermeasures Roles
The Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Medical Countermeasures Roles describe duties to provide medical treatment and evacuation capabilities to reduce vulnerability to CBRN hazards. These include developing protocols for casualty treatment, supporting decontamination, and advising commanders on medical response measures. Effective medical countermeasures sustain personnel health and operational readiness in contaminated environments.
BR-1287 Force Resilience Roles
The Force Resilience Roles describe duties to increase the ability of friendly forces to continue operations despite threats or hazards by implementing measures to reduce vulnerabilities. These include dispersing personnel and materiel, establishing redundancy to ensure continued effectiveness if assets are denied, and applying physical protections to safeguard forces and facilities. Counter-surveillance measures are used to detect, deceive, or evade enemy observation, protecting forces from hostile surveillance and manipulation. Together, these roles ensure sustained operational capability and force endurance in adverse or complex environments.
- BR-1317 Force Dispersal Roles
The Force Dispersal Roles describe duties to spread or separate troops, materiel, establishments, or activities in order to minimize vulnerabilities and reduce the likelihood of targeted destruction or disruption. These roles involve organizing forces and assets across multiple locations to prevent a single attack from incapacitating critical elements. Dispersal enhances survivability by complicating enemy targeting efforts and preserving operational capabilities. It is an essential component of force resilience in hostile or complex environments.
- BR-1318 Force Redundancy Roles
The Force Redundancy Roles describe duties to establish arrangements so that, despite asset denial or destruction, the desired operational effects can still be achieved. These roles include developing backup systems, alternate plans, and overlapping capabilities to ensure continued functionality. Redundancy ensures that key activities can be maintained even if primary resources are incapacitated, supporting operational continuity and resilience. It is vital for sustaining operations during adverse or contested conditions.
- BR-1315 Force Counter-Surveillance Roles
The Force Counter-Surveillance Roles describe duties to employ active and passive measures to counter hostile surveillance efforts. These include camouflage, concealment, and deception techniques using natural or artificial materials to protect personnel, equipment, and positions. The goal of counter-surveillance is to confuse, mislead, or evade enemies, or to manipulate their actions by falsifying or distorting information, thereby protecting forces from observation and exploitation. Effective counter-surveillance helps maintain tactical secrecy and operational security.
- BR-1316 Force Physical Protection Roles
The Force Physical Protection Roles describe duties to achieve protection against weapon effects or hazards through physical means. This includes safeguarding personnel, facilities, and equipment with protective barriers, armor, hardening measures, and safety protocols. Physical protection measures help mitigate the impact of enemy attacks, hazards, or accidents, ensuring continued force capability and safety. These protections are critical to maintaining operational resilience in high-threat environments.
BR-1288 Military Engineering Support Roles
The Military Engineering Support Roles describe duties in support of Force Protection (FP) to provide engineering solutions that enhance the security and resilience of forces, infrastructure, and facilities against threats. These roles include designing and constructing protective infrastructure, fire safety systems, and implementing consequence management measures such as EOD disposal and restoration of essential services. Military engineers also coordinate across various FP specialist areas to ensure comprehensive protection and hazard mitigation aligned with operational requirements.
- BR-1319 Protective Infrastructure Roles
The Protective Infrastructure Roles describe duties to plan, design, construct, and maintain facilities that enhance force protection by incorporating blast and ballistic protections. These roles include establishing safety distances within camp layouts, such as obstacles and fences, and hardening individual sleeping areas to reduce vulnerability. The overall aim is to create resilient infrastructure that can withstand threats and support continued operations.
- BR-1048 Fire Protection Roles
The Fire Protection Roles describe duties to develop, implement, and monitor fire prevention and suppression systems within infrastructure and facilities. These roles include establishing fire safety programs, conducting training for personnel, and coordinating fire response capabilities with logistics and other FP elements. The goal is to minimize fire-related hazards and ensure rapid, effective responses to fire incidents in operational environments.
- BR-1321 Support to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Roles
The Support to Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Roles describe duties to assist EOD units by disposing of large quantities of munitions and explosive hazards, reducing the threat to forces and civilians. Military engineers are responsible for providing awareness training on mines and explosive hazards, with the training policy issued by the Joint Force Commander (JFC). EOD support also contributes significantly to consequence management within the overall force protection effort.
- BR-1322 Support to Counter-IED Roles
The Support to Counter-Improvised Explosive Devices (C-IED) Roles describe duties to leverage engineering expertise - such as military search, Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD), and geospatial engineering—to support counter-IED operations. These roles include identifying, neutralizing, and defeating devices, thereby reducing the threat posed by IEDs and enhancing mobility, safety, and operational effectiveness across the battlespace.
- BR-1323 Camouflage, Concealment and Deception Roles
The Camouflage, Concealment and Deception Roles describe duties to plan, design, construct, and maintain measures that conceal and deceive enemy observation efforts. These activities aim to confuse, mislead, or evade hostile surveillance, thereby protecting forces, assets, and operations from detection and targeting by adversaries.
- BR-1324 Military Search Roles
The Military Search Roles describe duties to conduct thorough searches of bases, high-value targets, and operational areas to detect and neutralize threats such as mines, IEDs, and other explosive hazards. These search operations are essential for safeguarding personnel and enabling freedom of movement, especially during pre-planned events or routine patrols.
- BR-1325 Route and Area Clearance Roles
The Route and Area Clearance Roles describe duties to detect, identify, mark, neutralize, or remove mines, IEDs, booby traps, and other explosive hazards from designated routes and areas. These tasks facilitate safe mobility for military units, reduce residual risks, and support uninterrupted operational movements, ensuring mission success with minimized threats to personnel and equipment.
BR-1289 Consequence Management Roles
The Consequence Management Roles describe duties to mitigate the impact of catastrophes, disasters, or hostile actions through various activities. These include conducting post-attack reconnaissance to evaluate damage and contamination, supporting EOD and recovery efforts to dispose of unexploded ordnance, and restoring essential services and facilities quickly. The roles also involve implementing fire prevention, firefighting, and crash rescue measures to protect personnel and infrastructure. Additionally, consequence management encompasses personnel recovery efforts to locate, retrieve, and reintegrate isolated personnel, ensuring safety and operational continuity.
- BR-1326 Post-Attack Reconnaissance Roles
The Post-Attack Reconnaissance Roles describe duties to conduct timely and safe assessments of attack sites to determine the extent of damage, contamination, and unexploded ordnance (UXO). These roles include reporting findings quickly and taking appropriate actions to safeguard personnel and assets, as well as preventing further hazards such as CBRN contamination. The reconnaissance efforts are essential for informing subsequent response and recovery operations.
- BR-1327 Explosive Ordnance Disposal Roles
The Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Roles describe duties to detect, identify, evaluate, render safe, recover, and dispose of UXO to reduce threats to friendly forces and civilian populations. EOD forces also support C-IED activities, particularly in response to incidents involving damaged or deteriorated explosives. Their work enhances resilience by preventing unintentional detonation and minimizing the effects of mines, IEDs, and UXO hazards.
- BR-1328 Services and Facilities Restoration Roles
The Services and Facilities Restoration Roles describe duties to execute immediate repairs on critical infrastructure including airfields, ports, and other facilities to ensure that normal operations can resume swiftly. These roles involve repairing runways, aircraft surfaces, and port infrastructure to restore mobility and sustain operational capabilities in degraded environments.
- BR-1329 Fire Firefighting and Crash Rescue Roles
The Firefighting and Crash Rescue Roles describe duties to implement fire safety measures, operate firefighting resources, and develop response procedures to prevent and mitigate fires. Fire personnel provide expert advice during planning, construction, and response efforts, including the ability to deploy off-base and address toxic industrial hazards. These functions are vital to protecting personnel and maintaining operational continuity in all environments.
- BR-1330 Personnel Recovery Roles
The Personnel Recovery Roles describe duties to undertake efforts - military, diplomatic, and civil - to locate, recover, and reintegrate isolated personnel. These roles include executing various recovery options and capabilities at the joint force level, ensuring personnel safety, and reintegration after incidents. Despite limited resources, forces must be capable of performing any required personnel recovery task within their means, emphasizing the importance of preparedness and flexibility.
BR-1051 Force Medical and Health Protection Roles
The Force Medical and Health Protection Roles describe duties to maintain the health, combat readiness, and operational effectiveness of the force by proactively countering environmental, occupational, environmental hazards, and disease. These roles involve implementing preventive measures, conducting assessments, and monitoring health status before, during, and after deployment to minimize preventable casualties. Medical and force protection staff work together to ensure personnel are prepared, protect systems, and respond effectively to health threats, thereby preserving the fighting potential of the force.
- BR-1331 Medical Force Protection Roles
The Medical Force Protection Roles describe duties to ensure the health and readiness of forces by integrating medical considerations into the overall force protection planning process. This includes conducting assessments, supporting pre-deployment medical preparation, and monitoring personnel health during and after deployment. The role also involves implementing preventive medicine measures, conducting morbidity surveillance, and supporting mass casualty response and consequence management activities to minimize impact from health threats and maintain operational capability.
- BR-1332 Force Health Protection Roles
The Force Health Protection Roles describe duties to implement comprehensive efforts aimed at reducing the incidence of disease and non-battle injuries to sustain operational health and combat effectiveness. This includes conducting health and disease surveillance, applying preventive medicine, and managing occupational, environmental, and industrial health hazards. The role also encompasses addressing CBRN health threats, ensuring field sanitation, food and water hygiene, and veterinary support, as well as promoting health and readiness initiatives to maintain a healthy and effective force.
BR-1120 Force Security Coordination Roles
The Force Security Coordination Roles describe duties to enhance operational security by limiting vulnerabilities to hostile activities and threats, thereby protecting personnel, information, equipment, and installations. These roles include implementing physical, procedural, and technical measures such as access control, OPSEC, counterintelligence, cyber defense, and protective security systems. They also involve coordinating security efforts across various domains like personnel, information, cyber, and physical security to ensure comprehensive protection throughout the threat spectrum. Ensuring safety and security remains a collective responsibility to sustain operational effectiveness.
- BR-1294 Force Access Control Roles
The Force Access Control Roles describe duties to regulate entry and exit points to ensure that only authorized personnel, equipment, and supplies gain access to secure areas. These measures help prevent unauthorized access, espionage, theft, and sabotage, thereby protecting personnel and resources. Access control may also include exit procedures for counterintelligence or counter-crime efforts to track and manage movement in and out of sensitive zones.
- BR-1295 Force Counterintelligence Roles
The Force Counterintelligence Roles describe duties to identify, assess, and counteract threats posed by hostile intelligence services, organizations, or individuals engaged in TESSOC (Terrorism, Espionage, Subversion, Sabotage, and Organized Crime). These activities include surveillance detection, monitoring for insider threats, and implementing measures to safeguard national security and force integrity. The goal is to prevent adversaries from gathering intelligence or disrupting operations through espionage or covert activities.
- BR-1303 Road Safety Roles
The Road Safety Roles describe duties to maintain safe traffic operations, prevent accidents, and minimize injuries or deaths on the roads. These roles include enforcing driving standards, conducting driver education, managing fatigue, and promoting safe driving practices to sustain force mobility and operational effectiveness during deployments.
- BR-1296 Force Computer Security Roles
The Force Computer Security Roles describe duties to protect computer networks against attack and exploitation through prevention, detection, reporting, and incident response. These roles include establishing resilient cybersecurity measures, monitoring networks for threats, assessing cyber incidents, and enabling quick reaction and recovery to maintain information integrity and operational continuity in the cyber domain.
- BR-1297 Force Protective Security Roles
The Force Protective Security Roles describe duties to implement proactive measures at all command levels to guard against Terrorism, Espionage, Subversion, Sabotage, and Organized Crime (TESSOC) threats through physical, personnel, information, and operations security. Physical security involves safeguarding personnel and assets from intrusion and sabotage; personnel security ensures personnel are trustworthy and properly vetted; information security protects data used in intelligence and operations; and operations security aims to deny the enemy knowledge of friendly capabilities and plans.
- BR-1298 Air Transport Security Roles
The Air Transport Security Roles describe duties to safeguard air transport operations by screening passengers and cargo, preventing sabotage, damage, and theft. These measures include controlling dangerous goods, preventing unauthorized carriage, and deploying specialized personnel to enforce security standards, thereby ensuring the safety and integrity of air mobility for NATO and allied forces.
- BR-1299 Port Security Roles
The Port Security Roles describe duties to protect maritime operations against sabotage, damage, theft, and unauthorized access. Measures include screening passengers and cargo, securing ships at port or anchorage, and implementing security protocols consistent with international standards such as the International Ship and Port Security Code to safeguard port and maritime assets.
- BR-1300 Basing Operations Security Roles
The Basing Operations Security Roles describe duties to evaluate, train, and integrate host nation security forces to ensure the physical security of military bases and surrounding areas. These roles include conducting assessments, providing additional training, and coordinating security operations to validate and sustain base security postures.
- BR-1301 Underwater Force Protection Roles
The Underwater Force Protection Roles describe duties to defend friendly ships and waterside infrastructure against threats such as torpedoes, naval mines, divers, submersibles, and underwater IEDs. Measures include active anti-submarine warfare, mine countermeasures, harbor protection, and the use of sonar and physical barriers like booms and nets to prevent underwater attacks.
- BR-1302 Counter-Crime and Policing Roles
The Counter-Crime and Policing Roles describe duties to prevent organized and petty crime that could undermine force cohesion, discipline, or operational capability. This involves enforcing military laws and regulations, conducting investigations, and implementing measures to protect the force from criminal activities that could compromise mission success.
- BR-1108 Military Policing Roles
The Military Policing Roles describe duties to provide essential operational assistance to combat elements and the force commander. These roles are fulfilled through the five Military Police (MP) doctrinal functions and their respective activities: • Mobility support. • Security. • Detention. • Police. • Stability policing. Unique to the MP profession are specialized police certifications, training and equipment that increases the commander's ability to conduct operations. MP perform similar functions in all components (maritime, land, air and SOF) which allows seamless transition into joint and multinational operations. While component MP forces deployed in support of an operation may not be joint at their respective level, in order to achieve multinational unity of effort there must be a coordinating authority that synchronizes MP activities to maximize interoperability.
BR-1162 Civil-Military Cooperation Roles
The Civil-Military Cooperation (CIMIC) Roles describe duties to enable the commander to create, influence and sustain conditions that will promote the achievement of objectives through close cooperation, harmonization and de-confliction, aiming for the full cooperation of the civilian population and institutions to create conditions that offer the greatest possible moral, material, environmental and tactical advantages.
- BR-1242 CIMIC Information Sharing Roles
The Civil-Military Coordination (CIMIC) Information Sharing Roles describe duties to establish and maintain effective communication channels at all levels between military and non-military actors, even in environments with limited infrastructure. These roles involve proactive engagement with civil-military liaison officers and civilian participants to facilitate understanding of military objectives, gather in-depth knowledge of the civil environment, and build stable relationships that support information sharing and mutual understanding. Additionally, they emphasize the creation of collaborative networks that allow for the wide dissemination, pooling, analysis, and validation of information among civilian and military organizations. These efforts foster a shared knowledge base, enhance collaboration, reduce duplication, and ensure that critical civil and military information is effectively managed throughout the operation.
- BR-1243 CIMIC Planning Roles
The Civil-Military Coordination (CIMIC) Planning Roles describe duties to integrate civil environment considerations into all operational planning processes by representing CIMIC within command planning groups, participating in reconnaissance missions, and engaging with civil organizations and government officials. These roles ensure that civil-related factors such as governance, local culture, and host nation capabilities are fully part of the operational environment, contributing to comprehensive and effective mission planning.
- BR-1244 CIMIC Coordination Roles
The Civil-Military Coordination (CIMIC) Coordination Roles describe duties to align activities among military and non-military actors to prevent conflicting objectives and maximize operational effectiveness. These roles involve internal coordination across all staff branches and functions, ensuring that civil-military efforts are mutually reinforcing and contribute to the overall success of the mission.
BR-1042 CIMIC Facilitation Roles
The Civil-Military Coordination (CIMIC) Facilitation Roles describe duties to enable and support civil-military cooperation at various levels by bringing together appropriate military and civilian actors, adapting coordination efforts to the focus and responsibilities of each command level, and fostering an environment of cooperation that promotes common goals and effective civil-military relations. These roles promote cooperation, reciprocal information sharing and unity of purpose as a desired method to achieve overall strategic aims, end state and objectives.
- BR-1092 Negotiation Roles
The Negotiation Roles describe duties to facilitate negotiation processes between actors, making them dependent political processes, economic and societal interests, which may change over time. These include a responsibility to negotiate support in the form of materiel, facilities and services and includes area security and administrative support in accordance with those arrangements between the various authorities, actors and parties in the area of operations.
- BR-1148 Translation and Interpretation Roles
The Translation and Interpretation Roles describe duties to work in the field of language, and terminology in particular, as required by both military and non-military organizations. The different use of terms can cause misunderstanding and create loss of efficiency. Awareness and communications training provides civil-military cooperation (CIMIC) personnel with the tools needed to avoid many difficulties in this area and enables them to function as a force multiplier.
- BR-1245 CIMIC Assessments Roles
The Civil-Military Coordination (CIMIC) Assessments Roles describe duties to conduct and support civil environment and operations assessments by providing detailed civil environment pictures through CIMIC estimates and contributing to ongoing assessments of mission progress. These roles help the commander understand the civil dimension of the operational environment and ensure that civil factors are incorporated into decision-making and future planning.
BR-1050 Structural Military Roles
The Structural Military Roles describe duties to organize and operate at defined positions within the military structure, including headquarters, formations, units, and command echelons. These roles establish the framework for decision-making, planning, and execution by linking command authority with the assets and forces assigned at various levels of the mission. Military success relies on a joint effort, usually with components and other force elements brought together under a unified command structure and a single campaign plan. Few modern operations are carried out, let alone successfully completed, by one component alone. A holistic understanding is required of the mutually supporting capabilities.
BR-1056 Headquarters Roles
The Headquarters Roles describe duties to establish and maintain continuity of command, both for commanders and other headquarters. The aim is to provide a broad, coherent and consistent approach to planning and execution performed by well-organized, well-trained and efficient staff. A headquarters can be static or manoeuvring, dependent on the longevity of an operation, and is created to provide understanding of the operating environment through provision of continuity for command, control, planning, coordination, and administration of assigned forces.
- BR-1133 Strategic Headquarters Roles
The Strategic Headquarters Roles describe duties to provide strategic direction and guidance to initiate planning and provide authority to conduct operations to other headquarters and commanders.
- BR-1072 Operational Headquarters Roles
The Operational Headquarters Roles describe duties to exercise command and control over multinational joint forces in order to successfully deliver military operations. The operational level of command is normally exercised by a commander joint force command, supported by the battle staff from the headquarters deployed as the joint task force headquarters (JTF HQ), or, when the operational conditions permit, from their static location.
- BR-1024 Component Command Headquarters Roles
The Component Command Headquarters Roles describe duties to exercise command and control of one of the domain components of a multinational joint force for the execution of an operation. The commands contribute to development and transformation, engagement and liaison within their area of expertise and the commad headquarters for maritime, land and air may each be involved.
- BR-1138 Tactical Headquarters Roles
The Tactical Headquarters Roles describe duties to prioritize tasks, which should include setting the initial conditions for use of the battlespace, without being overly prescriptive as to management. The headquarters is responsible for organizing staff, and coordinating with components and other sub-units to fuse their detailed knowledge of environment-specific considerations and potential frictions to formulate generic battlespace management plans and procedures to suit the operation. Subordinate unit staff can then address tactical battlespace management issues, at increasing levels of resolution, pertaining to their respective component or sub-unit.
BR-1164 Military Command Roles
The Military Command Roles describe duties to exercise authority, direction, and control over assigned formations, units, and assets at defined hierarchical levels. They ensure that responsibilities, reporting relationships, and decision-making authority are clearly established from the highest strategic headquarters to the lowest tactical command. The roles contribute to the effects required to achieve a commander's objectives with the units and formations under their command.
- BR-1087 Strategic Command Roles
The Strategic Command Roles describe duties to plan, prepare, conduct, execute and sustain all defence enterprise operations. The command will usually comprise of task-organized groupings of forces (multinational) comprising multiple warfighting functional groups equivalent to multi-corps, enhanced air force, or expanded task force scale.
- BR-1086 Operational Command Roles
The Operational Command Roles describe duties to organize forces and execute operations with multiple warfighting functional groups up to the equivalent to corps, enhanced air task force and/or expanded task force scale. This command may be held by a single service, which needs to contribute to development and transformation, engagement and liaison within their area of expertise.
- BR-1124 Tactical Command Roles
The Tactical Command Roles describe duties to organize forces and execute operations with multiple warfighting functional groups up to the equivalent of divisional, enhanced air group and/or task force scale. The command operates with a fluid approach, often within a wider multi-agency and multi-national context, to bring specific skills and capability to fulfil a mission or operation with military-strategic objectives.
- BR-1233 Military Formation Roles
The Military Formation Roles describe duties to organize and lead a grouping of multiple units or sub-formations under a single command, enabling the coordinated employment of combined capabilities. They focus on aligning force structure, resources, and operational tasks to achieve assigned objectives within a broader plan.
BR-1140 Military Unit Roles
The Military Unit Roles describe duties to execute missions and tasks at an operationally self-contained level, delivering combat power, support, or specialist capabilities in line with a commander's orders and direction in order to accomplish their missions. These roles may engage with other relevant actors in theatre, and may be a force element at battalion, battle group or squadron equivalent scale. They form the building blocks of larger formations.
- BR-1166 Air Unit Roles
The Air Unit Roles describe duties to deliver effect in the air domain. These units are responsible for timely delivery of specific types of air capabilities, e.g. timely execution of air combat, surveillance or air liaison with other components.
- BR-1168 Maritime Unit Roles
The Maritime Unit Roles describe duties to deliver effect in the maritime domain. These units are responsible for following flexible organizational guidelines, with smaller ships and specialist capabilities being grouped into squadrons, while larger ships can be occasionally deployed independently.
- BR-1167 Ground Unit Roles
The Ground Unit Roles describe duties to deliver effect in the land domain. The basic scale of ground units is the battalion, however, specialist units may be smaller or larger depending on requirements, e.g. unmanned air system, attack helicopter, lightly armoured unit, and each is responsible for delivering combat or other functions to generate specific effects during land operations.
- BR-1339 Space Unit Roles
The Space Unit Roles describe duties to provide space-based effects, including satellite communications, navigation, and reconnaissance. These units support joint operations by ensuring space domain situational awareness and enabling allied forces through space-based capabilities.
- BR-1340 Cyberspace Unit Roles
The Cyberspace Unit Roles describe duties to conduct defense, exploitation, and offensive operations within the cyber domain. These units provide network security, disrupt adversary communications, and support command and control in the digital environment.
- BR-1342 Special Operations Forces Unit Roles
The Special Operations Forces (SOF) Unit Roles describe duties to conduct special operations, including reconnaissance, unconventional warfare, counterterrorism, and personnel recovery. These units operate with high flexibility and precision, often behind enemy lines, to achieve strategic effects with minimal footprint, supporting broader campaign objectives.
- BR-1341 Electromagnetic Warfare Unit Roles
The Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) Unit Roles describe duties to control, disrupt, or defend against enemy electromagnetic systems. These units conduct electronic attack, support, and protection to ensure spectrum dominance, disrupt adversary command and control, and maintain electromagnetic superiority in complex environments.
- BR-1343 Amphibious Unit Roles
The Amphibious Unit Roles describe duties to project power from sea to land, conducting sea-based assaults, landings, and establishing tactical footholds in littoral zones. These units execute joint assaults, reconnaissance, and sustainment operations, facilitating the movement and support of forces in amphibious environments.
- BR-1344 Firing Unit Roles
The Firing Unit Roles describe duties to deliver precision and area fires across domains to support joint operational objectives. These units operate missile systems, artillery, or gun-ships, executing strikes, suppression, and area denial to neutralize threats and shape the battlespace effectively. They coordinate closely with command to ensure timely and accurate fire support.
BR-1139 Military Asset Roles
The Military Asset Roles describe duties to employ specific platforms, equipment, systems, or resources that provide defined capabilities in support of missions. They may be physical, such as vehicles, aircraft, or weapons systems, or non-physical, such as information systems or specialized teams, and are tasked according to operational needs. The operation plan/order describes the way forces and assets are used together to perform joint functions and tasks. A single force or asset can perform multiple functions simultaneously or sequentially while executing a single task. The asset constitutes a single-domain force element at company, squadron or small naval vessel and below.
- BR-1003 Air Asset Roles
The Air Asset Roles describe duties to support the air campaign and possibly extend support other components at the tactical level. The assets are tactical air force elements (four ship and below) assigned to the air component commander.
- BR-1079 Maritime Asset Roles
The Maritime Asset Roles describe duties to achieve sea control using maritime assets, including unmanned systems with multiple combat and support capabilities at the tactical level. The assets are single maritime elements.
- BR-1055 Ground Asset Roles
The Ground Asset Roles describe duties to support land operations at the tactical level in conjunction with other capabilities such as artillery or air assets. The assets are tactical ground force elements (platoon or troop and below).
- BR-1171 Space Asset Roles
The Space Asset Roles describe duties to support missions from the space domain. The assets are elements that provide effect in the space domain, including satellites of various types, space planes, and associated support and enabling capabilities.
- BR-1337 Cyberspace Asset Roles
The Cyberspace Asset Roles describe duties to protect, defend, and exploit networks and information systems, conducting activities such as cyber defence and offensive operations to maintain operational security and disrupt adversary capabilities at the tactical level.
- BR-1127 Special Operations Forces Asset Roles
The Special Operations Forces (SOF) Asset Roles describe duties to support transportation, force protection, CIS functions, section enforcement, insertion/infiltration and extraction/exfiltration. This may require interaction with other assets at the tactical level to fulfil the objective. The assets are tactical SOF force element (platoon and below) with specialized capabilities.
- BR-1338 Electromagnetic Warfare Asset Roles
The Electromagnetic Warfare (EW) Asset Roles describe duties to conduct operations that disrupt or defend against enemy electronic systems, including communications and radar, to support battlefield dominance through electronic attack, support, and protection at the tactical level.
- BR-1077 Logistics Asset Roles
The Logistics Asset Roles describe duties to provide sustainment to operations at the tactical level, often in part of a supply chain or by providing movement and transportation for other functions.
- BR-1034 Engineering Asset Roles
The Engineering Asset Roles describe duties to provide engineering services at the tactical level, such as infrastructure provision and force protection. The assets are single engineering task elements (platoon and below).
- BR-1082 Medical Asset Roles
The Medical Asset Roles describe duties to provide medical support at the tactical level. The assets are single medical task elements (platoon and below) with comparable mobility and agility as the units/headquarters they are supporting. Medical assets and facilities need protection by combat units, particularly when operating in austere or hostile environments.
BR-1228 Civilian Roles
The Civilian Roles describe duties to fulfil positions, functions, and responsibilities within non-military sectors that contribute to governance, public service, humanitarian action, economic activity, societal stability, and knowledge advancement. These roles vary by organizational type but share the characteristic of operating outside the formal command structure of armed forces, while often interacting with them in areas such as crisis response, policy-making, and security cooperation.
BR-1094 Civil Government Roles
The Civil Government Roles describe duties to create, implement, and enforce laws, regulations, and public policies; deliver public services; and represent civilian authority in domestic and international matters at the national, regional, or local level. These governments have the responsibility of providing good governance, health care services and support, economic development, infrastructural reconstruction and development, education and political capacity building. Theis support of military missions are dependent on their sponsoring nations to mandate those efforts.
- BR-1223 Civil Governance Roles
The Civil Governance Roles describe duties to establish and strengthen local institutions that promote rule of law, transparency, and accountability. This involves working with local authorities to develop transparent administrative processes, support anti-corruption measures, and facilitate the rule of law, ensuring stability and continuity beyond military presence. They support the military missions dependent on their sponsoring nations to mandate their efforts.
- BR-1224 Government Healthcare Roles
The Government Healthcare Roles describe duties to deliver basic health services and rebuild medical infrastructure by restoring clinics, training medical personnel, and ensuring access to essential medicines. These efforts improve public health, reduce mortality, and support the well-being of local populations.
- BR-1225 Government Economic Roles
The Government Economic Roles describe duties to stimulate and support local economies through micro-financing, vocational training, and in some cases, facilitating trade and investment. These activities aim to create jobs, reduce poverty, and promote economic stability, thereby lessening the likelihood of future conflicts.
- BR-1227 Government Education Roles
The Government Education Roles describe duties to rebuild and develop local educational systems by restoring schools, training teachers, and providing access to quality education for diverse populations. This effort aims to empower communities, foster social cohesion, and support long-term stability and development.
- BR-1226 Infrastructure Reconstruction Roles
The Infrastructure Reconstruction Roles describe duties to rebuild critical infrastructure such as roads, water supply, electrical grids, and communication networks. This establishes the foundational services necessary for economic activity, health, and daily life, enabling post-conflict recovery and resilience.
- BR-1235 Political Capacity Roles
The Political Capacity Roles describe duties to enhance local governance and political participation by supporting electoral processes, political education, and civil society development. This builds the capacity of local institutions and communities to effectively manage governance and sustain peace efforts over time.
BR-1229 International Organization Roles
The International Organization Roles describe duties to coordinate multinational efforts in diplomacy, security, humanitarian aid, and sustainable development, working through intergovernmental entities such as the United Nations, NATO civilian staff, or European Union bodies.
- BR-1236 IO Coordination Roles
The International Organization (IO) Coordination Roles describe duties to facilitate communication and coordination between the International Organization and military forces by establishing clear channels of contact, sharing information, and aligning operational objectives. These roles ensure that both entities understand each other's missions and activities, reducing the risk of misunderstandings and enhancing joint operational efficiency.
- BR-1237 IO Planning and Integration Roles
The International Organization (IO) Planning and Integration Roles describe duties to collaborate in the development of operational plans and activities that harmonize the efforts of the International Organization and military forces. This involves coordinating humanitarian assistance, stabilization efforts, and civil-military operations to ensure activities are complementary, avoid duplication, and promote cohesive action in the mission area.
- BR-1238 IO Deconfliction and Safety Roles
The International Organization (IO) Deconfliction and Safety Roles describe duties to identify, communicate, and resolve potential conflicts or overlaps in activity between the International Organization and military forces. These roles include implementing operational security measures, sharing real-time updates on movements, and adjusting plans as necessary to maintain the safety of personnel, prevent interference with ongoing operations, and foster a secure environment for civilian and humanitarian efforts.
BR-1230 Non-Governmental Organization Roles
The Non-Governmental Organization Roles describe duties to provide humanitarian assistance, advocate for human rights, protect the environment, deliver development aid, and respond to crises, often in conflict or disaster zones, while remaining independent of state control.
- BR-1239 NGO Coordination Roles
The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Coordination Roles describe duties to establish effective communication channels with military forces to align activities, share information, and ensure that humanitarian and development efforts are integrated with broader mission objectives. These roles facilitate planning, prevent duplication of efforts, and promote a unified approach to aid and stabilization efforts in the operational area.
- BR-1241 NGO Deconfliction and Support Roles
The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Deconfliction and Support Roles describe duties to identify potential overlaps or conflicts in activities and address them proactively through consultation and adjustment of operational plans. These roles involve working closely with military forces to deconflict activities, avoid interference with military operations, and provide logistical or security support where needed to effectively carry out humanitarian missions while respecting the sovereignty and safety of all actors involved.
- BR-1240 NGO Security and Safety Roles
The Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) Security and Safety Roles describe duties to assess and mitigate risks to NGO personnel and assets by sharing operational updates with military forces, adhering to security protocols, and coordinating movements. These responsibilities help maintain a secure environment for aid delivery, reduce exposure to potential threats, and ensure the safety of both NGO staff and the populations they serve.
- BR-1231 Media and Press Organization Roles
The Media and Press Organization Roles describe duties to gather, analyze, and disseminate information to the public, influence policy debates, and shape public perception in domestic and international contexts.
- BR-1232 Academic and Research Institution Roles
The Academic and Research Institution Roles describe duties to advance knowledge, develop policy analysis, and drive innovation in areas relevant to governance, security, technology, and societal development.
BR-1090 Security Forces and Agencies Roles
The Security Forces and Agencies Role describes duties to collectively maintain national security, public safety, and societal stability through a range of functions that include law enforcement, border control, intelligence gathering, emergency response, maritime security, cybersecurity, and the enforcement of laws and regulations. These agencies operate in accordance with civilian authority to enforce the rule of law, protect critical infrastructure, respond effectively to emergencies, and counter threats across land, air, sea, and cyberspace domains. Their integrated efforts ensure the safety of citizens, safeguard national sovereignty, and support the stability of the nation’s social, economic, and environmental systems. Ultimately, their coordinated actions provide a comprehensive security framework essential for protecting the population and enabling the country’s ongoing stability and resilience.
- BR-1346 Police Services Roles
The Police Services Roles describe duties to maintain public order, enforce laws, prevent crime, and safeguard citizens and property within civilian jurisdictions. These responsibilities include patrolling communities, conducting investigations, and engaging with the public to uphold the rule of law and ensure community safety.
- BR-1347 Emergency Response Unit Roles
The Emergency Response Unit Roles describe duties to respond swiftly and effectively to natural disasters, accidents, or CBRN incidents, providing rescue, medical aid, and incident management services. These units operate under civilian authority to minimize harm and restore normalcy in crises.
- BR-1348 Border Security Agency Roles
The Border Security Agency Roles describe duties to monitor, control, and secure national borders against illegal crossings, smuggling, and unauthorized entry, thereby protecting the sovereignty of the nation. These activities support national security by preventing illicit border crossings and ensuring lawful movement.
- BR-1349 Intelligence Agency Roles
The Intelligence Agency Roles describe duties to gather, analyze, and evaluate information related to security threats, supporting counter-terrorism and threat assessments. These tasks aim to identify risks early and provide critical intelligence to support decision-makers.
- BR-1350 Cybersecurity Agency Roles
The Cybersecurity Agency Roles describe duties to defend critical digital infrastructure, monitor cyber threats, and conduct offensive cyber operations to disrupt or neutralize adversary activities. These efforts ensure the integrity, confidentiality, and availability of information systems vital to national security and operational effectiveness.The
- BR-1351 Customs and Immigration Service Roles
The Customs and Immigration Service Roles describe duties to regulate trade, inspect cargo, and monitor the movement of people and goods across borders, ensuring compliance with laws and preventing illegal activity. Their work supports economic security and lawful migration.
- BR-1345 Coast Guard Roles
The Coast Guard Roles describe duties to safeguard maritime borders, conduct search and rescue missions, enforce maritime laws, and protect coastal environments and resources. These activities support national security and environmental stewardship along the coastlines.
BR-1022 Private Sector Roles
The Private Sector Roles describe duties to conduct commercial activities, contribute to economic growth, deliver infrastructure and technological development, and support national or international objectives through contracting, innovation, or logistical services. Any interaction of from military missions is based on relevant legal assessments and frameworks.
- BR-1195 Operational Service Roles
The Operational Service Roles describe duties to deliver operational capabilities directly to meet specific functional needs, whether for-profit or mission-driven. These roles are defined by their utility in performing tasks or providing services. Examples are: private security firms ensuring infrastructure safety; or NGOs delivering water and sanitation services.
- BR-1196 Advisory and Support Roles
The Advisory and Support Roles describe duties to provide expertise, strategic guidance, or indirect support to enable other operational capabilities. These roles often operate behind the scenes, enhancing effectiveness, efficiency, or compliance. Examples are: policy advisors working for NGOs or commercial consultancies; risk assessment experts from for-profit or non-profit organizations; or training specialists for public safety or healthcare.
- BR-1197 Emergency Response and Resilience Roles
The Emergency Response and Resilience Roles describe duties to design a rapid deployment in response to crises, disasters, or conflict scenarios. These roles are distinguished by their focus on time-sensitive, high-impact interventions. Examples are: search-and-rescue teams; emergency medical providers; or disaster logistics coordinators from commercial entities or humanitarian organizations.
- BR-1198 Infrastructure Development and Maintenance Roles
The Infrastructure Development and Maintenance Roles describe duties to support long-term development, restoration, or management of critical infrastructure essential for societal functioning. These roles include technical and operational expertise, regardless of organizational type. Examples are: construction firms rebuilding roads or bridges; non-profits deploying renewable energy solutions in underserved areas; or utilities management contractors.
- BR-1199 Sector Coordination Roles
The Sector Coordination Roles describe duties to coordinate the collaboration across multiple sectors (government, private, and non-profit) to deliver integrated solutions. These roles often act as intermediaries, facilitators, or aggregators. Examples are: public-private partnerships for healthcare infrastructure; NGOs coordinating with commercial entities for food distribution; or logistics firms managing supplies for multi-stakeholder operations.
BR-1170 Organizational Roles
The Organizational Roles describe duties to perform organizational change and to plan and manage the necessary transformational adjustments to an enterprise to allow it to deliver its objectives and goals.
BR-1008 Capability Management Roles
The Capability Management roles describe duties to identify, develop, and sustain organizational capabilities to meet current and future operational needs. These roles involve assessing existing capabilities, defining requirements, and overseeing their development and deployment to ensure strategic objectives are achieved effectively and efficiently. They are supposed to maintain a balance between current operational requirements, sustainable use of capabilities and the development of future capabilities.
- BR-1255 Capability Planning Roles
The Capability Planning Roles focus on analyzing organizational needs and defining the required capabilities to support mission success. This includes conducting gap analyses, setting capability development priorities, and aligning resources with strategic goals to ensure readiness.
- BR-1219 Capability Development Roles
The Capability Development Roles involve designing, acquiring, and integrating new skills, technologies, and resources to enhance organizational performance. These roles encompass project management, procurement, and training activities necessary to build or upgrade capabilities.
- BR-1256 Capability Sustainment Roles
The Capability Sustainment Roles describe duties to maintain and optimize existing capabilities through regular assessments, upgrades, and maintenance activities. These roles ensure that capabilities remain operational, relevant, and capable of adapting to changing environments.
- BR-1257 Capability Evaluation Roles
The Capability Evaluation Roles focus on monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of capabilities through testing, exercises, and feedback. This allows for continuous improvement, validation of capability performance, and recalibration to meet emerging requirements.
BR-1174 Requirements Management Roles
The Requirements Management Roles describe duties to systematically identify, document, analyze, and control stakeholder requirements throughout the project lifecycle. This involves ensuring that requirements are clear, complete, and aligned with project objectives, as well as maintaining traceability to track their development from inception to implementation. These roles also include managing changes to requirements by assessing their impact, obtaining approval, and updating documentation accordingly. The overall goal is to ensure that stakeholder needs are effectively captured, communicated, and fulfilled, thereby supporting successful project delivery and stakeholder satisfaction.
- BR-1251 Requirements Elicitation Roles
The Requirements Elicitation Roles describe duties to gather stakeholder needs, expectations, and constraints through interviews, workshops, surveys, and research. These roles focus on identifying and documenting what is essential for project success, ensuring a clear understanding of all stakeholder requirements.
- BR-1252 Requirements Analysis and Validation Roles
The Requirements Analysis and Validation Roles describe duties to evaluate, prioritize, and validate requirements for clarity, feasibility, and alignment with project objectives. These roles involve reviewing requirements for completeness, consistency, and potential conflicts, and obtaining stakeholder approval to ensure shared understanding and agreement.
- BR-1253 Requirements Traceability and Documentation Roles
The Requirements Traceability and Documentation Roles describe duties to establish and maintain links between requirements and their sources, design, implementation, and testing artifacts. These roles ensure that each requirement can be traced throughout the project lifecycle, supporting change management and verification activities.
- BR-1254 Requirements Change Management Roles
The Requirements Change Management Roles describe duties to monitor, control, and document changes to requirements throughout the project. These roles involve assessing the impact of proposed changes, obtaining necessary approvals, and updating documentation to reflect modifications, ensuring requirements remain aligned with evolving stakeholder needs and project scope.
BR-1009 Change Management Roles
The Change Management Roles describe duties to ensure the correct preparation for change, by defining the change management strategy. In addition, the roles have responsibility for developing change management plans and, once the change is implemented, reinforce it effectively.
- BR-1206 Change Strategy Roles
The Change Strategy Roles describe duties to develop overarching approaches and objectives for managing change initiatives, aligning them with organizational goals, and ensuring a clear vision for successful change adoption.
- BR-1207 Change Planning Roles
The Change Planning Roles describe duties to design detailed plans for executing change, including stakeholder analysis, communication strategies, resource allocation, and risk management to facilitate smooth transitions.
- BR-1258 Change Implementation Roles
The Change Implementation Role describe duties to execute change activities, coordinate efforts across teams, communicate effectively with stakeholders, and support individuals through the transition process to ensure effective adoption.
- BR-1208 Change Evaluation Roles
The Change Evaluation Roles describe duties to monitor and assess the effectiveness of change initiatives by collecting feedback, measuring outcomes, and making adjustments as necessary to reinforce success and sustain improvements.
BR-1176 Quality Management Roles
The Quality Management Roles describe duties to establish, maintain, and improve processes, standards, and procedures to ensure that products, services, and outputs meet specified requirements and stakeholder expectations. These roles involve continuous monitoring, assessment, and enhancement of quality practices to deliver consistent, reliable, and high-quality results throughout the project or operational lifecycle.
- BR-1214 Quality Planning Roles
The Quality Planning Roles describe duties to define quality objectives and determine the processes and standards necessary to achieve those objectives. This includes developing quality policies, setting measurable quality criteria, and integrating quality considerations into project plans to align expectations and establish a foundation for quality assurance and control.
- BR-1215 Quality Assurance Roles
The Quality Assurance Roles describe duties to implement systematic activities to evaluate whether project processes conform to established standards and procedures. These roles involve conducting audits, reviews, and process assessments to identify deviations early and ensure continuous improvement of quality practices.
- BR-1216 Quality Control Roles
The Quality Control Roles describe duties to monitor and measure specific outputs and deliverables to verify compliance with quality standards. This includes inspecting products, reviewing work outputs, and identifying defects or issues that require corrective actions to maintain quality levels.
- BR-1217 Continuous Improvement Roles
The Continuous Improvement Roles describe duties to analyze quality data and feedback for opportunities to enhance processes, reduce defects, and increase efficiency. This involves implementing lessons learned, corrective actions, and process improvements to foster a culture of quality excellence and adaptability.
BR-1172 Risk Management Roles
The Risk Management Roles describe duties to conduct activities that generate, manage and implement an enterprises risk and issue management processes.
- BR-1246 Threats Identification Roles
The Threats Identification Roles describe duties to analyze the mission and determine what could possibly go wrong by listing potential hazards and threats across various domains such as enemy activity, accidents, environmental conditions, health, sanitation, materiel, and equipment. These roles involve identifying underlying causes of hazards and threats to establish a comprehensive understanding of risks, serving as the first step in the risk assessment process.
- BR-1247 Risk Management Risk Assessment Roles
The Risk Management Risk Assessment Roles define the duties and responsibilities to evaluate the probability and severity of potential adverse events by comparing asset value against vulnerabilities exploited by threats and hazards but also the opportunities they may present. These roles focus on systematically identifying the likelihood of incidents occurring and assessing their potential impact on mission success, personnel, equipment, or property, thereby establishing a standardized method to determine the level of risk, and the opportunities and plans to exploit, mitigate or avoid them.
- BR-1248 Risk Control Development Roles
The Risk Control Development Roles describe duties to analyze potential risk treatment options, selecting the most effective and affordable measures while determining if residual risks are acceptable. These roles involve re-assessing hazards after implementing controls, ensuring that risks are reduced to acceptable levels or that benefits outweigh potential costs, with decision-making based on residual risk.
- BR-1250 Risk Control Implementation Roles
The Risk Control Implementation Roles describe duties to operationalize controls and measures by integrating them into Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), orders, briefings, and staff estimates. These roles include establishing clear authority and accountability, converting controls into simple, actionable instructions, and providing the necessary support to ensure effective execution of risk mitigation strategies.
- BR-1249 Risk Evaluation Roles
The Risk Evaluation Roles describe duties to continuously monitor and assess the effectiveness of risk controls and to determine if adjustments or updates are necessary. These roles emphasize maintaining oversight throughout all phases of the operation, ensuring controls are properly enforced, and establishing feedback mechanisms to adapt risk management efforts as operational conditions evolve.
BR-1175 Stakeholder Management Roles
The Stakeholder Management Roles describe duties to deliver the process by which enterprises organize, monitor and improve relationships with their stakeholders. It involves systematically identifying stakeholders; analyzing their needs and expectations; and planning and implementing various tasks to engage with them.
- BR-1200 Stakeholder Strategy Management Roles
The Stakeholder Strategy Management Roles define the duties and responsibilities to create a stakeholder strategy based on individual stakeholder groups with focus on their level of influence, involvement, and importance. They define the type of communication relevant to each individual stakeholder.
- BR-1222 Stakeholder Engagement Management Roles
The Stakeholder Engagement Management Roles define the duties and responsibilities to develop and maintain stakeholder engagement plans in accordance with stakeholder interest, influence/impact.
- BR-1201 Stakeholder Communication Management Roles
The Stakeholder Communication Management Roles define the duties and responsibilities to create Stakeholder Communication Plans, to determine which team or individual should be responsible for which aspect of stakeholder engagement, and to monitor and control the execution of those plans.
BR-1115 Research and Development Roles
The Research and Development Roles describe duties to develop new products, new concepts and theories in support of transformational activities and future doctrine development. These roles are responsible for ensuring the removal of bias and promotion of alternative thinking by including Concept testing. This is a complimentary activity to evidence-based decision-making.
- BR-1169 Business Analysis Roles
The Business Analysis Roles describe duties to use a disciplined approach for introducing and managing change to organizations, whether they are for-profit businesses, governments, or non-profit organizations.
- BR-1030 Economic Analysis Roles
The Economic Analysis Roles describe duties to conduct research in economic policy, economic theory and economic decision making. These roles research how combinations of economics and other factors may introduce issues and challenges, which require better solutions to be developed using morphological analysis to break down complex problems.
- BR-1126 Socio-Political Analysis Roles
The Socio-Political Analysis Roles describe duties to perform research into social and behavioural science, political science, and international relations. These roles apply analytical techniques to defence problems and conduct applied research to acquire a deeper understanding of defence and solutions related to socio-technical issues. These roles are also responsible for research into strategic defence analysis, modelling, simulation, geopolitics and future operations.
- BR-1105 Physical Science Research Roles
The Physical Science Research Roles describe duties to perform research in physics, chemistry, earth sciences, geography, meteorology, hydrology and oceanography. The topics are all instrumental in realizing innovation in all DOTMLPFI (Doctrine, Organization, Training, Materiel, Leadership, Personnel, Facilities) elements and technological solutions. The roles have the responsibility to research ways and means of reacting to and rapidly anticipating new mission demands and tasks.
- BR-1006 Biological Science Research Roles
The Biological Science Research Roles describe duties to perform research in biology, forensics and virology. Using interdisciplinary research and refined experimentation techniques, these roles are responsible for advances in emergency services and medical devices amongst other items.
- BR-1035 Enterprise and Business Architecture Roles
The Enterprise and Business Architecture Roles describe duties to conduct enterprise analysis, design, planning, and implementation, using a holistic engineering approach at all times, for the implementation of strategy. These roles apply principles and practices to guide organizations through the business/mission, information, application and technology changes necessary to implement their strategies. The roles are also responsible for developing a standardized way to develop architecture artefacts.
- BR-1177 Modelling and Simulation Roles
The Modelling and Simulation (M&S) Roles describe duties to use models (e.g., physical, mathematical, or logical representation of a system, entity, phenomenon, or process) as a basis for simulations to develop data utilized for managerial or technical decision-making.
- BR-1220 Capability Sustainment Manager
The Capability Sustainment Manager is responsible for sustaining capabilities as developed based on organizational requirements