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Appendix A A-14 FM 3-81 09 November 2021 Vehicle and equipment safety or security constraints. Personnel recovery actions and control measures. Force protection condition status. FHP measures. Mission-oriented protective posture guidance. Environmental guidance. Information environment guidance. Explosive ordnance and hazard guidance. Ordnance order of battle. OPSEC risk tolerance. Fratricide avoidance measures. Rules of engagement, standing rules for the use of force, and rules of interaction. Escalation of force and nonlethal weapons guidance. Operational scheme of maneuver. Military deception. Obscuration. Radiation exposure status. Contractors in the AO. A-38. While each protection task and system has its own operational consideration, each must be synchronized and integrated within the scheme of protection to ensure synergistic protection efforts. For example, AMD without survivability is less effective. Area security without AT, OPSEC, and physical security is also less effective. To ensure this synergy, the protection working group develops a scheme of protection around which MOPs and MOEs can be monitored and evaluated. See FM 6-0 for additional information on MOPs and MOEs. A-39. Individuals are protected at the lowest level by awareness, personal protective equipment, an understanding of the rules of engagement, and fratricide avoidance measures. By implementing additional protection measures in the area surrounding an individual (fighting positions, vehicles, collective protection, and FHP measures taken against accidents and disease), the force then provides a layering of protection. Enhancing survivability measures, applying active and passive defense operations, and implementing AT and physical security measures add to the next layer of a comprehensive, integrated, layered scheme of protection. Implementing protection tasks and utilizing protection systems in a comprehensive, layered scheme of protection preserve the protected priorities throughout the range of military operations in any operational environment. PROTECTION COORDINATOR A-40. The protection coordinator works with the protection working group to integrate and synchronize protection tasks and systems for each phase of an operation or major activity. The MEB commander designates a senior staff officer to serve as the protection coordinator and to lead the protection working group. The protection working group at a minimum should consist of (see ADP 3-37): CBRN personnel, engineer personnel; personnel recovery; brigade surgeon; and provost marshal. The protection working group coordinates with the signal staff section to further facilitate the information protection task. A-41. While the planning cell develops plans, the protection working group attempts to minimize vulnerability based on the developing COAs. The intent is to identify and recommend refinements to the COAs that are necessary to reduce vulnerability and ensure mission success. The protection working group provides vulnerability mitigation measures to help reduce risks associated with particular COAs and conducts planning and oversight. Representatives from the protection working group may provide input to plans and future operations, depending on the operational environment and the commander’s preference. A-42. The protection working group membership does not require representatives from every functional element of protection. However, dedicated members should coordinate with other personnel and special staff elements as required. Primary members of the protection working group typically include the chief of